Below is a collection of resources for each of the 3-5th grade nominated titles.
Additionally, Teaching Books has partnered with us to give access to their collection for 3-5th grade LYRC nominated resources as well, https://www.teachingbooks.net/ql9bubc.
1. Bigfoot is Missing! by J. Patrick Lewis
- Discussion Guide
- Brief Teacher Guide including several Chronicle Books Titles: http://www.chroniclebooks.com/landing-pages/pdfs/PoetryPicture_TeachersGuide3.pdf?siteID=TnL5HPStwNw-A_zf5aXoZeNFCIAmxTDzbQ
2. Crenshaw by Katherine Applegate
- Discussion Guide: http://images.macmillan.com/folio-assets/teachers-guides/9781250043238TG.pdf
- Book Trailer (Official): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=23bB4QtK68Q
3. The Doublecross: (And Other Skills I Learned as a Superspy) by Jackson Pearce
4. Ellie’s Story: A Dog's Purpose Novel by W. Bruce Cameron
- Discussion Guide
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Fun Classroom Activity Kit from Macmillan: http://images.macmillan.com/folio-assets/activity-guides/9780765374691AG.pdf
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Teacher's Guide from Macmillan for all three books in the series: https://images.macmillan.com/folio-assets/teachers-guides/9780765374691TG.pdf
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Book Trailer (Official): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ESQVx5PY5s
5. Finding Serendipity by Angelica Banks
- Discussion Guide: https://www.perma-bound.com/static/teaching-materials/downloads/macmillan/Finding%20Serendipity.pdf
- Book Trailer (Unofficial): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CWiOPNDGv1k
6. Finding Winnie: The True Story of the World’s Most Famous Bear by Lindsay Mattick
- Discussion Guide: http://media.hdp.hbgusa.com/titles/assets/reading_group_guide/9780316324908/EG_9780316324908.pdf
- Book Trailer (Official): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q5crtUwQl9Y
7. Flunked by Jen Calonita
- Discussion Guide
- Fun Classroom Activity Kit from Sourcebooks: http://www.sourcebooks.com/images/Flunked-ActivityKitWeb.pdf
8. Fort by Cynthia DeFelice
- Discussion Guide
- Book Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=klUStIH4LDc
9. The House That Jane Built: A Story About Jane Addams by Tanya Lee Stone, illustrated by Kathryn Brown
- Discussion Guide: http://www.storylineonline.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/TheHouseThatJaneBuilt_ATeachersGuide.pdf
- Family Activity Kit: http://www.storylineonline.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/TheHouseThatJaneBuilt_FamilyActivityGuide.pdf
- Book Trailer (Official): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0gY8sC_1sDs
- Lesson Plans for older grades about Hull House: http://researchguides.uic.edu/c.php?g=252236&p=1682966
- Helpful Additional Resource about Hull House: http://hullhouse.uic.edu/hull/urbanexp/
10. Luna & Me: The True Story of a Girl Who Lived in a Tree to Save a Forest by Jenny Sue Kostecki-Shaw
- Discussion Guide
- Additional Resources: http://dancingelephantstudio.com/visualart/portfolio-items/the-redwoods-inspiring-educational-links/?portfolioID=11822
11. Marvelous Cornelius: Hurricane Katrina And the Spirit of New Orleans by Phil Bildner, illustrated by John Parra
- Discussion Guide: http://www.chroniclebooks.com/landing-pages/pdfs/marvelous_cornelius_teachers_guide_updated.pdf
- Book Trailer (Official): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3aZ8_u4poNA
12. Queen of the Diamond: The Lizzie Murphy Story by Emily Arnold McCully
13. Ratscalibur by Josh Lieb
- Discussion Guide
- Book Trailer (Unofficial): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TQrfSqlV7_Y
14. The Terrible Two (Book 1) by Mac Barnett and Jory John
- Discussion Guide
- Fun Classroom Activity Kit from Abrams: http://www.abramsbooks.com/pdfs/academic/terrible_two_activities.pdf
- Book Trailer (Official): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=simJG3Omyvw
15. Trombone Shorty by Troy Andrews, illustrated by Bryan Collier
- Discussion Guide with activities: http://www.theclassroombookshelf.com/2015/11/trombone-shorty/
- Book Trailer (Official): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hY8UoWxsha4
