Bayou Black Elementary School
January 1, 2020S.T.E.A.M. Craft | Popsicle Stick Catapult
January 1, 2020Here are a couple of my favorite books about birthdays to get you in a festive mood. All three books are available through the Terrebonne Parish Library System, and you can reserve a copy today at www.mytpl.org.
Preschool
When Grandma Gives You a Lemon Tree
Written by Jamie L. B. Deenihan
Illustrated by Lorraine Rocha
Your birthday is quickly coming up, and you can’t wait! You’ve carefully prepared your wish list, and it includes all the coolest new gadgets. Only there’s one problem with the gift from Grandma. It’s not on the list. It’s not a gadget. It’s not cool. It’s. A. Lemon. Tree. UGH. You don’t want your grandma to think you are disappointed with the tree, so now you have to find a way to turn this lemon tree into lemonade.
K-3rd
The Princess and the Pony
Written and Illustrated by Kate Beaton
Princess Pinecone is growing up in a kingdom surrounded by super tough warriors. On their birthdays, they receive fantastic gifts that make them even more fierce. Gifts like gauntlets and eagles and magnificent shields. Pinecone’s birthday is coming up fast, and she can’t wait to see what she receives. Much to her surprise, instead of the brave warrior horse she wished for, she gets an adorable pony. Will she have time to train it to be tough enough for the upcoming warrior battle?
4th-6th
Ereth’s Birthday
Written by AVI
Illustrated by Brian Floca
Today is Ereth the Porcupine’s birthday! And, just like he suspected, no one remembered. Determined to make the best of his birthday, Ereth travels deep into Dimwood Forest in search of his favorite treat–salt! Along the way he meets a young fox mother in trouble and finds himself now in charge of the care and keeping of three young and boisterous fox kits. Will Ereth ever be able to find a way to right his topsy turvy birthday?