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Red Clover
Award Books for 2008-2009 |
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Red Clover
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The Red Clover Award is Vermont's children's choice award, designed to help kindergarten through fourth graders develop an appreciation of the writing and illustration of picture books. Here are this year's nominees with some Internet activities:
| Book Cover | Author/Illustrator Information | Grades K-2 | Grades 2-4 |
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When Dinosaurs Came
With Everything Written by Elise Broach Illustrated by David Small or http://davidsmallbooks.com |
1.Dinosaur Gallery 2.Dino Viewer 3.Dinosaur Playground 4. Dinosaur Jigsaw Puzzles 5. Draw a Dinosaur |
Discovering Dinosaurs Activity GuideDinosaurs: Facts and FictionZoom Dinosaurs |
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White Owl, Barn Owl Written by Nicola Davies Illustrated by Michael Foreman |
Barn Owl Videos and Photos
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Barn Owl Coloring Page |
Barn Owl Information and Pictures (Format pictures for collage.) |
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Sky Sweeper Written by Phillis Gershator Illustrated by Holly Meade |
Montreal's Botanical Garden
1. Your Name in Japanese |
Montreal's Botanical Garden Use Google Earth to "travel" to above gardens and the Ritsurin Koen garden in Takamatsu, Japan. Then travel to school and home. |
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Scaredy Squirrel Makes
a Friend Written and Illustrated by Melanie Watt |
Using HyperStudio, draw a few things you are afraid of like in http://scaredysquirrel.com/. (Use line tools.) | Using HyperStudio, draw a few things you are afraid of like in http://scaredysquirrel.com/. (Use line tools.) Or use Kidspiration to make web of fears. |
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The Chicken-Chasing
Queen of Lamar County Written by Janice N. Harrington Illustrated by Shelley Jackson |
Draw chicken(s) in HyperStudio. Create sections and fill with patterns like in book. |
Draw chicken(s) in HyperStudio. Create sections and fill with patterns like in book. |
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Dadblamed Union Army
Cow Written by Susan Fletcher Illustrated by Kimberly Bulcken Root |
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Cow Jigsaw Puzzle 2. Cow Concentration 3. Cow Coloring Page 4. Cow Connect the Dots 5. Cow Word Search (hard!) |
2nd Grade-Copy and paste cow pictures to new Word
document. (From
this page.) Use WordArt for title. 3rd Grade-Create "cow" folder inside your 3rd Grade folder. Use Google Safe Search to locate cow pictures and save in appropriate folder. |
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Glass Slipper, Gold
Sandal Written by Paul Fleischman Illustrated by Julie Paschkis |
Elements of a Cinderella story in Kidspiration. | |
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Wind Flyers Written by Angela Johnson Illustrated by Loren Long |
Learn more about the
Tuskeegee Airmen. Explore The Wonder of Flight. Create paper airplanes using this site. |
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Henry's Freedom Box Written by Ellen Levine Illustrated by Kadir Nelson or http://www.kadirnelson.com/ |
Learn more about The Underground Railroad here. | |
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Fred Stays with Me! Written by Nancy Coffelt Illustrated by Tricia Tusa |
Drawing of pet in HyperStudio. | Drawing of pet in HyperStudio. |
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