South Mountain Elementary School

What is Battle of the Books?

• Team-based competition to answer questions about books the team has read from a given list

• Team members read the books on the list and compete against their classmates in a class battle

Grade 3 Battle of the BooksSpring 2011

• Case of the Mummy Mystery

• Clarice Bean Spells Trouble

• Esio Trot• The Good, the Bad and the

Goofy

• Hidden Stairs and the Magic Carpet

• On the dog• Sheep• Shoeshine Girl• Sloppy Copy Slipup• What’s the Big Idea,

Ben Franklin?

The Case of the Mummy Mystery by James Preller

Second-grade detective Jigsaw Jones and his partner, Mila, have an eerie case to wrap up when a mummy is spotted at the class Halloween party. (Jigsaw Jones Mystery series)

Clarice Bean Spells Troubleby Lauren Child

Clarice Bean, aspiring actress and author, unsuccessfully tries to avoid getting into trouble as she attempts to help a friend in need by following the rules of the fictional, "exceptionordinarily" spy,

Ruby Redfort.

Esio Trotby Roald Dahl

Shy Mr. Hoppy devises a plan to win the heart of his true love by teaching her a spell to make her tortoise grow bigger.

The Good, the Bad and the Goofyby Jon Scieszka

When Joe, Fred, and Sam are sent back in time by a magic book, they find themselves face-to-face with cowboys and Indians. (Time Warp Trio series)

Hidden Stairs and the Magic Carpet

by Tony AbbottEric and his friends

find entry into the world of Droon by using a staircase in Eric's basement. (Secrets of Droon series)

On the Dogby J C Greenburg

Ten-year-old inventor Andrew Dubble decides to test his latest creation, the Atom Sucker, and accidentally shrinks himself, his robot Thudd, and his cousin Judy down to the size of specks--unfortunately lodged near the nose of the neighbor's dog. (Andrew Lost series)

Sheep by Valerie Hobbs

After a fire destroys the farm where he was born, a young border collie acquires a series of owners and learns about life as he seeks a home and longs to fulfill his life's purpose of shepherding sheep.

Shoeshine Girl by Clyde Robert Bulla

Determined to earn some money, ten-year-old Sarah Ida gets a job at a shoe shine stand and learns a great many things besides shining shoes.

Sloppy Copy SlipUp by DyAnne DiSalvo

Fourth-grader Brian Higman worries about how his teacher Miss Fromme--nicknamed The General--will react when he fails to hand in a writing assignment, but he ends up being able to tell his story, after all.

What’s the big idea, Ben Franklin? by Jean Fritz

A brief biography of the eighteenth-century printer, inventor, and statesman who played an influential role in the early history of the United States.

Borrowing procedures for Battle of the Books

• Each student is expected to ALWAYS have a Battle book checked out.

• Battle book is in addition to any other books you may have checked out.

• Student are expected to return battle books as soon as they are finished reading it, and to borrow another immediately.

Borrowing procedures for Battle of the Books - continued

• Students will be given a zipper seal bag and a tracking bookmark. Battle book must be kept in the bag when you are not reading it. It needs to be kept in good condition, and keeping it in the bag helps protect it.

• Students will record the barcode number of the book they have checked out on their bookmark.

Participation in the Battle

• Students must read at least 3 books to participate in the class battle.

• Students will receive prizes based on the number of books they read. Prizes not determined yet, but students will earn prizes for reading 3 (or more), 5 (or more) or 8 (or more) of the titles.

Are there any questions?