Mr. Butler’s LRC Book Blog

Dear Parents: We’d Love to Hear from You!

OK, parents.  Now it’s your turn.  The students of Central School have shared an abundance of ideas about really good books for kids.  How about sharing your favorite books that you read as a kid?  When I think of my childhood reading experiences, I think of adventures galore and my imagination working double overtime.   I loved to read historical fiction, science fiction and fantasies.  How about you?  Please take a minute and tell the reading fanatics at Central School about your most memorable stories, authors, or series.  If you can’t think of any specific titles that you read as a child, how about books that you’ve read with your kids.  Either way, the readers of Central would love to hear from you.

Quotes About Books and Reading

Books and reading have always been a wonderful part of my life.  Describing the special feelings that you experience while reading can be hard to do.  Take a few minutes and read some of the noteworthy quotes that I’ve gathered below.  If you feel inspired to create your own quote or share your thoughts about how reading has impacted your life, comment away, and I’ll add it to the list.  Mr. B

The more that you read,
the more things you will know.
The more that you learn,
the more places you’ll go.
~ Dr. Seuss ~

I must say that I find television very educational. 
The minute somebody turns it on, I go to the library and read a book. 
~ Groucho Marx  ~

 When I discovered libraries, it was like having Christmas every day.
~ Jean Fritz ~

The person who deserves most pity is a lonesome one
on a rainy day who doesn’t know how to read.
~ Benjamin Franklin ~

There is more treasure in books than
in all the pirate’s loot on Treasure Island.
~ Walt Disney ~

A library is a hospital for the mind.
~ Anonymous ~

“When I look back over the past eighty years for times of greatest pleasure and enjoyment, it is possible to remember only a few such experiences that didn’t involve other people. Reading is one exception, of course, but much of the satisfaction of these quietest of times is the later sharing of ideas and discoveries with others. This applies to almost anything I’ve learned from newspapers, magazines, and books, which seems to be greatly enriched when I discuss the subject with Rosalynn or one of my friends.”
~Jimmy Carter~

Mystery 4th Grade

mys·tery- as defined by Merriam Webster’s Student Dictionary: a work of fiction dealing with the solution of a mysterious crime.  Central School has 463 mysteries in the LRC!  Tell us about your favorite titles or series.

Fantasy 4th Grade

fan·ta·sy- as defined by Merriam Webster’s Student Dictionary: a work of literature set in an unreal world often with superhuman characters and monsters.  Central School has 161 fantasy titles in the LRC.  Tell us about your favorite titles or series.

General Fiction 4th Grade

fic·tion- as defined by Merriam Webster’s Student Dictionary: a made-up story.  Central School has a whopping 3018 fictional titles of all kinds in the LRC!  Tell us about your favorite titles or series.

General Nonfiction 4th Grade

non-fic·tion- as defined by Merriam Webster’s Student Dictionary: something told or written that is a fact.  Central School has about 5,000 non-fiction titles of all kinds in the LRC!  Tell us about your favorite titles or series.

5th Grade Book Reviews

The 5th grade students of Central School have created a huge number of excellent book reviews over the first two weeks of this book blog.  Now that we’re getting the hang of this blogging concept, I’ve decided to clean things up a bit and better organize your fabulous comments.  Listed below will be posts on a number of genres.   In the future, please select the genre that you’d like to comment on and post your comment there.  Hopefully, this will help kids find the specific type of book ideas that they need quickly and efficiently.  Mr. B

General Non-fiction 5th Grade

non-fic·tion- as defined by Merriam Webster’s Student Dictionary: something told or written that is a fact.  Central School has about 5,000 non-fiction titles of all kinds in the LRC!  Tell us about your favorite titles or series.

Welcome to Mr. Butler’s LRC Book Blog!

Welcome to year two of Mr. Butler’s LRC Book Blog!   This purpose of this blogging website is to give the students of Central School a place to share their reading experiences with other students.  Students can post comments about favorite books that they’ve read as well as read comments posted by their classmates. 

To read comments or to make one yourself, pick one of the categories listed on the right and find the genre that you need.  When making a comment, use your first name or a screen name.  Last names are not needed.  An e-mail address is required but a web address is not.   

I hope to hear from you soon, Mr. B:)

General Fiction 5th Grade

fic·tion- as defined by Merriam Webster’s Student Dictionary: a made-up story.  Central School has a whopping 3018 fictional titles of all kinds in the LRC!  Tell us about your favorite titles or series.