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Wed, Sep 8th 2010
Author Birthday: Jon Scieszka
Born in Flint, Michigan on September 8, 1954 - author of The Stinky Cheese Man, Time Warp Trio series, Math Curse and many, many other books.
Thu, Sep 9th 2010
Author Birthday - Leo TolstoyLeo Tolstoy, author of War and Peace and Anna Karenina, was born on this date near Moscow, in 1828. He died November 20, 1910.
Mon, Sep 13rd 2010
Author Birthday - Roald DahlRoald Dahl, author of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and James and the Giant Peach among others, was born on September 13, 1916 in Llandaff, Wales. He died November 23, 1990
Mon, Sep 13rd 2010
Author Birthday: Mildred D. TaylorAuthor Mildred Taylor ("Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry" and several others) was born in Jackson, Mississippi on September 13, 1943
Wed, Sep 15th 2010
Author Birthday - Agatha ChristieAgatha Christie, author of several mystery novels, was born on this date in Torquay, Devon, England in 1890. She died on 12 January 1976 in Wallingford, Oxfordshire.
Wed, Sep 15th 2010
Author Birthday - James Fenimore CooperJames Fenimore Cooper, author of The Last of the Mohicans, was born on this date in 1789 in Burlington, NJ. He died on 14 September 1851 in Cooperstown, New York.
Wed, Sep 15th 2010
Author Birthday - Robert McCloskeyRobert McCloskey the author and illustrator of many children's books, including Make Way For Ducklings and Blueberries for Sal, was born on this date in Hamilton, Ohio, in 1914. He died June 30, 2003.
Wed, Sep 15th 2010
Author Birthday: Tomie dePaolaTomie dePaola, author, illustrator and award winner of many children's books, was born on this date in 1934 in Meriden, Connecticut.
Thu, Sep 16th 2010
Author Birthday - H.A. Rey"Curious George" author and illustrator H.A. Rey, born Hans Augusto Reyersbach in Hamburg, Germany, in 1898. He died in 1977.
Fri, Sep 17th 2010
School Schedule - Constitution DayIt was on this day, at the old State House in Philadelphia, that the final draft of the Constitution was signed in 1787.
Tue, Sep 21st 2010
Author Birthday: H.G. WellsH.G. Wells born September 21, 1866 in Bromley, England. Died August 13, 1946.
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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. Doubrava graduated from the University of Arizona, in Tucson with a B.S. degree in Accounting. She worked as an accountant for 7 years in Virginia, New Mexico and Colorado. After having her second child, she decided to stay home with her kids. While she was at home, Mrs. Doubrava enjoyed making clothes, coaching her kid’s soccer teams and getting involved with community events. She also got involved in her children’s schools; as a pre-school substitute teacher and as a volunteer at Stargate in the classroom, in the library and with the Finance Committee. She currently resides in Brighton with her husband and two daughters, Chloe and Kyra, who are both students at Stargate. In her free time, she enjoys reading, running, traveling, camping and most of all spending quality time with family and friends.
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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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