This week 3rd grade students heard The Rough-Face Girl by Rafe Martin.

This is a beautiful Native American tale with an important moral:  judge people by their heart, not their appearance.  Students were  mesmerized by the moving story and illustrations.  Definitely a must-read for people of all ages!

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This week students in every grade were introduced to a variety of books illustrated by Paul O. Zelinsky, the Caldecott Award-winning illustrator who will be visiting Little Dalton on Thursday, November 5th.

Visit Paul O. Zelinsky.com to read more about him and his work!

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This week 3rd graders were in for a shock hearing the non-fiction book The Wild Boy by Mordicai Gerstein.

This is definitely the most incredible true story you could imagine: a baby is left alone in the woods to fend for himself and becomes a “wild boy.”  Will his life change when people find him and try to teach him the ways of human society?

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This week 3rd grade students heard Marianthe’s Story: Painted Words and Spoken Memories by Aliki.

It’s a marvelous picture book about being different and not quite fitting in.  The students were absolutely intrigued.

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