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Fri, Jul 30 2010
Author Birthday - Emily Bronte
It's the birthday of the novelist Emily Brontë, born in Thornton, England, in 1818. She is most famous for her novel, Wuthering Heights.
Sat, Jul 31st 2010
Author Birthday - J.K. RowlingJ.K. Rowling was born Joanne Rowling in Yate, England, in 1965. She is the author of the popular fantasy Harry Potter series.
Sun, Aug 1st 2010
Author Birthday - Herman MelvilleHerman Melville, noted author of Moby Dick and Billy Budd, was born on this date in New York City, in 1819. He died Sept. 28, 1891.
Fri, Aug 6th 2010
Artist Birthday - Andy Warhol
Fri, Aug 6th 2010
Author Birthday - Alfred, Lord TennysonAlfred, Lord Tennyson was born in Somersby, Lincolnshire on this date in 1809. He is regarded as the chief representative of Victorian Poetry and served as Poet Laureate in England for 42 years. He died October 6, 1892 and is buried in Westminster Abbey.
Sun, Aug 8th 2010
Author Birthday - Marjorie RawlingsMarjorie Rawlings, author of The Yearling, was born today in Washington, D.C., in 1896. She died December 13, 1953 in St. Augustine, Florida.
Mon, Aug 9th 2010
Author Birthday - P.L. TraversPamela Lyndon Travers, pen name of Helen Lyndon Goff - author of Mary Poppins, was born on this date in 1899 in Queensland, Australia. She died April 23, 1996.
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Welcome to the Stargate Library
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Library Information Library News About Our Librarian
The Stargate Library catalog is accessible from any computer, any time of day. Click here to visit the catalog, featuring pictures of many titles and Lexile levels for most books.
Browse the headings on the lefthand side to conduct searches by title, author or genre. The "Recommendations" link has a listing of the most popular topics, including Parenting Gifted Children, award winners, and favorites subjects.
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Welcome to Stargate Charter School.
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Start your search by selecting one of the search methods below
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Listen to the Wind by Greg Mortenson and Susan L. Roth
This is the children's version of Three Cups of Tea, the true story of Dr. Mortenson who went to Pakistan as a mountain climber and became a builder of schools. This is a heartwarming story of family, friendship, education and hope. The beautiful paper collage illlustrations add a sense of enchantment to this wonderful story. I would recommend this book for all ages!
Peak by Roland Smith
Some teenagers go through a vandalism phase, but few have thought to tag a New York City skyscraper 600 feet off the ground. When Peak (yes Peak, not Pete) Marcello is arrested after climbing and spray painting the Woolworth building he faces some tough choices. Go to a jevenile detention facility until his 18th birthday or leave the country to live with his father the professional climber. Soon after choosing option number two, Peak realizes the father he barely knows has an alterior motive for inviting Peak to stay with him. Now Peak is in a whirlwind race against time, the Chinese government, a local Tibetan boy and nature itself to become the youngest person to ever climb Mount Everest. It's no longer about looking for the biggest thrill, when it comes down to life and death, it's about knowing what's worth that risk.
Leo the Late Bloomer by Robert Kraus, Illustrated by Jose Aruego
Is your child nervous or intimidated by school? This is the book for a child who hasn't quite hit his or her stride yet. Leo is a tiger cub who can't read or write or do many of the things that the other kids can. His father nervously watches and hopes for his son "to bloom." Like all children, when the time is right, Leo learns to do all of the things he couldn't do before. This is an adorable story to remind children that it's okay to learn at your own pace!
http://www.windows.ucar.edu/windows.html
This website provides information on astronomy, the solar system, scientists, space exploration, and weather in a great format that is easy and fun for kids to use. The site has great basic facts, interesting games and goes way beyond with cross-curricular information such as folk-tales, history and mythology as it pertains to space and the universe. Another great feature, is that there is a Beginner-Intermediate-Advanced button at the top of each informational artricle. The articles default to Intermediate and selecting the Beginner or Advanced button will adjust the depth of information, vocabulary level and font size.
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Mrs. Rebecca Gates is the new Library Media Specialist, however, she doesn’t have the typical librarian background. She graduated from the University of Colorado at Boulder with her B.S. in Aerospace Engineering and spent the past five and one half years as an Officer in the United States Air Force. While she enjoyed her time in the military, she realized she wanted something different and found herself spending all her free time volunteering to coach, teach, and mentor at the surrounding schools. Finally, she realized this wasn't a hobby for her and decided to pursue her true passion for education. Mrs. Gates went back to school and is completing her M.A. in School Library and Information Science from the University of Colorado at Denver. She currently resides near downtown Denver with her husband and two dogs. In her free time she enjoys reading, swimming, hiking, traveling and playing rugby.
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Research Links
There is more to research than Google or Wikipedia! Here are reliable, on-line resources available to the Stargate community. Check in the Library, or e-mail me for passwords.
EBSCO - available through Adams 12 (contact the Library for password to use from home): this is a great research tool, which searches magazines, newspapers, books and encyclopedias, TV transcripts, primary source documents and much more.
WorldBook Online - available through Adams 12 (contact the Library for password to use from home) - the classic World Book Encyclopedia - online!
Ask Colorado - State Library program - 24 hour live chat with a Librarian and many other homework help and research links.
Enchanted Learning - Great resource for many elementary homework projects. Has over 20,000 web pages containing activities, pictures and information for a wide variety of subjects.
Resources for Suggested Reading
ALA: Young Adult Library Services Association - Best Books for Young Adults award winning booklists .
Books for Children, About Gifted Children - on Hoagies Gifted Education page
California Reading List- a searchable database with books listed by difficulty level.
Carol Hurst's Children's Literature Site - great site with reviews of great books for children and ideas on how to use them.
GT World Reading Lists - books listed on a continuum, rather than by age or grade, from an online support community.
Literature Map - a graphic way to get reading ideas. Fill in the name of an author, get names of authors that other readers have also read. Fun and interesting!
Reading is Fundamental - searchable database of books and suggestions for activities to promote reading.
Libraries
Search catalogs or take advantage of research links
Broomfield - Mamie Doud Eisenhower Public Library
Brighton/Thornton/Northglenn - Rangeview Libraries
Westminster - College Hill Library
Colorado Virtual Library - access to all Colorado libraries.
Stargate Library Affiliations
Colorado Association for Gifted and Talented (CAGT)
National Association for Gifted Children (NAGC)
American Library Association (ALA)/American Association of School Librarians (AASL)
Colorado Association of Libraries (CAL)/Colorado Association of School Librarians (CASL)
Colorado Young Adult Advocates in Libraries (C'YAAL)
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