Meet the Author: C.S. Lewis and Caralyn and Mark Buehner

(3rd - 6th Grade)
C.S. Lewis, Clive Staples Lewis, was born in Belfast, Ireland in 1898.  He nicknamed himself, Jack, at the age of four after a beloved dog named Jacksie passed away. At the age of nine his mother died of cancer.  As a teenager he became atheist. He was privately tutored by his father's tutor and received a scholarship to Oxford University.  He enlisted in the British Army to fight during World War I and was injured at the Battle of Arras. He was part of a literary group called "The Inklings". J.R.R. Tolkein (The Hobbit, Lord of the Rings) was a part of this group as well. Tolkein helped C.S. Lewis convert to Christianity.  C. S. Lewis wrote over thirty books.  He is considered an intellectual giant of the 20th century and the most influential Christian writer of his day.  His greatest contribution to children's literature are the seven books in The Chronicles of Narnia: The Magician's Nephew; The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe; The Horse and His Boy, Prince Caspian, Voyage of the Dawn Treader, The Silver Chair, The Last Battle. HE married at the age of fifty-eight in 1956.  His wife died four years later.  He died at his home "The Kilns" in 1963.  www.cslewis.com 
C.S. Lewis was introduced during story time then some pages from The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe were read about the time when Father Christmas visited Peter, Susan and Lucy in Narnia. In conclusion, the students viewed the movie trailer of The Lion The Witch and The Wardrobe.  

(Kindergarten - 2nd Grade)
Caralyn and Mark Buehner are married and make children's books together.  They live in Draper, Utah.  They have nine children.  Caralyn writes the books and Mark makes the illustrations.  Caralyn was a book worm as a child.  Mark learned to walk with a pencil in his hand.  Today they are successful in bringing many smiles to children with their many delightful children's books. Snowmen at Christmas was read to the students in the library during story time. www.buehnerbooks.com

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Dewey Decimal System

In the Month of November, we learned about the Dewey decimal classification system. The Dewey decimal classification system is named after the man Melvil Dewey who published his system in 1876.  Before Melvil Dewey came up with his system, every library was organized diferently.  This made it difficult to find books. The Dewey decimal classification system is a way to organize non-fiction books.  The books are organized according to one of ten groups (listed below).  The groups range from the Zero hundreds to the 900's.  If you know the general subject of your book, you can find the general location of where the book is located in the Library.

We also read the book "Bob the Alien Discovers the Dewey Decimal System" by Sandy Donoyan, Illustrations by martin Haake.  This book helped reinforce the categories of the Dewey decimal system and how to use a call number.

Dewey Decimal System

000 Generalities

          Computer Science, Information, General Works & Encyclopedias

100 Philosophy and psychology

          Books on how People Think and Feel

200 Religion

          Religion and Mythology

300 Social Sciences

          Government, Money, Jobs, holidays and Armed Forces

400 Language

          English and Foreign Languages

500 Natural Sciences and Mathematics

          Stars, Planets, Electricity, Dinosaurs, Plants, and Animals

600 Technology (Applied Sciences)

          Technology, Cooking, Health, Farming, and Cars

700 The Arts

          Drawings, Paintings, Music, and Sports

800 Literature and Rhetoric

          Literature, Poems, Plays and Jokes

900 Geography and History

          History, Biographies, and States