Authors Who Write About Animals - Dogs

When one does an "advanced Boolean search" in Alexandria for "dogs" and "fiction," one will find 189 results in the Bastion Learning Commons (aka Library).

Not surprisingly, we find some of Canadian Gordon Korman's books (7 in the series).

 

The Swindle Series

Meet Gordon Korman and hear his description about Swindle

Book 2

Book 3

Book 4

Book 5

Book 6

Book 7

The Bastion Learning Commons presently has 76 titles by Gordon Korman.

A few other dog books in the Bastion Learning Commons:

Ginger from Dog Diaries Series by Kate Klimo

Lassie and  by Eric Knight

Irish Red by Jim Kjelgaard

 Outlaw Red

Check out the results Alexandria link for other titles ...



Shuswap Bike Month of May, 2015

"Be Kind to Animals Month," SPCA

So what is the best way to take care of animals: both domestic and wild?  Check out our local SPCA for their ideas.

Watch the Kitty Cam from the South Okanagan/Similkameen Branch  

Click on the picture for the Kitty Cam

Pet On the Net - Animals available for adoption at the Shuswap Branch

BC SPCA

• Become an expert on pet care
• Sign up for SPCA summer camp.
• Read to Rover. Why not practice your reading aloud while spending some quality time with your cat, dog or small animal? Pets make great reading buddies, so long as they are comfortable sitting with you. Choose a book (the spring issue of Bark! has some great recommendations) and try it out!
• Tell a friend about SPCA and what you have learned about animal care
• Report animal abuse. If an animal needs help, tell the SPCA! The BC SPCA has an Animal Cruelty Reporting Hotline (1-855-622-7722). Post the number on your fridge and ask your parents to put it in their cell phones. Then, if you see an animal in distress*, you’ll know where to call.

What is the best way to look after your pets?  Click Below image



Poetry About Feet!

I found this poem printed out on the table by the Learning Commons (I think from Mme Weir's class who is studying poetry) and had to share it with you all:

Smelly Feet

by SnappledApples

Stinky feet, stinky toes
They smell so bad I hold my nose.
What is wrong with you today?
Can't you make the stench go away?
You haven't washed your feet in a week
I'll tell you again: they clearly reek.
Whenever you take off your shoes...
People flee and pray on pews!
We're praying that your stinky feet
Stop sending dogs running down the street.
Stinky feet, stinky toes
Your ignorance clearly shows.


Yes, I have smelly feet, I know
But your accusations are all-time low.
Whenever children run from me
They're running to a friend they see.
And just because my feet aren't clean
Doesn't give you reason to scream.
I realize that my feet smell
I promise soon I'll wash them well.
See? My listening skills will show
When I wash my feet...tomorrow.


Here is a couple more poems about feet:

My Feet

From the book The Aliens Have Landed at Our School!

My feet, my feet, I love my feet. I think they're great, I think they're neat. They're pretty, pink, and picturesque. They look so perfect on my desk. Unfortunately, sad to tell, they also have a funny smell. So though I'm fast, and though I'm fleet, and though at sports I can't be beat, no team will pick me to compete, because they always smell defeat. --Kenn Nesbitt My feet are quite attached to me, Yet seem so far away, When I was just a little boy, My feet were very close you see, and never went astray, Now their much more distant, But whats that awful smell, Emanating from below my waist, is it something I just stepped in, as I was rushing down the path, I take my shoes and socks off, I think I need a bath. I run the water in the tub, the stench I cannot stand. Its coming from my glowing feet, is a bucket close to hand. I peg my nose, and dunk them in, Its like an unexploded bomb. My dogs rolled over on its back, It really must be strong. Extractor fan is working, the air is nice and clear, I'll try dunking them in Good old Harpic perhaps they'll disappear! Ken Anstiss Please send me some more!  Enjoy s'more scrumptious poetry today!

Poetry Writing - Acrostic Poetry

Today we're exploring writing poetry through acrostic poetry: "...a type of poetry where the first, last or other letters in a line spell out a particular word or phrase. The most common and simple form of an acrostic poem is where the first letters of each line spell out the word or phrase" (Young Writers, UK)

Example – An acrostic poem using the beginning of lines

Example - An acrostic poem using the end of lines

Example - An acrostic poem using the middle of the lines

Source: Young Writers


- Try writing one: "Acrostic Poems"
- Poetry types (scroll down)
- Poetry terms



Poesie en Acrostiche