Wednesday, November 10, 2010

rms booktalks 11/11/2010

  • Davis, Jill.ORANGUTANS ARE TICKLISH : FUN FACTS FROM AN ANIMAL PHOTOGRAPHERNew York : Schwartz & Wade, 2010IL K-3, RL 3.2ISBN 0375858865Look at some of these photographs in this book. Have you ever wondered how great pictures happen. Do the photographers just wait around until the animal does something they like? Or do they just keep shooting and hope they come up with a great photograph? Or is it something else?

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  • Collins, Suzanne.MOCKINGJAYNew York : Scholastic, 2010IL YAISBN 0545310601The final part of the Hunger Games trilogy doesn't fail to excite. Katniss has survived the games two times and is now living in Distict 13. Gale is also living in District 13 but Peeta has been captured and is being held prisoner in the Capital. He has been programmed to speak against Katniss who is working with the rebels to mount a revolution against President Snow. But Katniss finds herself being used as propaganda by the rebels. She has assumed the role of the Mockingjay but the rebels keep her away from any real fighting for fear she will be killed. Katniss is determined to be more than a poster child for the revolution. She is determined to be the one who executes President Snow.

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