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270 Reading: The Sport of Champions!
Aaron Shepard’s Reader’s Theater Page
www.aaronshep.com/rt/RTE27.html
Author Aaron Shepard provides original readers theater scripts, stories, and more for use by
teachers, librarians, and kids.
Books to Share
Go for the Gold (and Silver)
America's Champion Swimmer: Gertrude Ederle by David Adler.
Bicycle Man by Allan Say.
Gus and Gertie and the Lucky Charms by Joan Lowery Nixon.
Mirette on the High Wire by Emily Arnold McCully.
The Mud Flat Olympics by James Stevenson.
Books to Show or Booktalk
The Chicken Doesn’t Skate by Gordon Korman.
Loser by Jerry Spinelli.
Roller Skates by Ruth Sawyer.
Summerland by Michael Chabon.
Taking Sides by Gary Soto.
The View from Saturday by E. L. Konigsburg.
Bulletin Board
Winning Titles
Because the activities in the section focus on award-winning authors and illustrators, decorate
the bulletin board to spotlight some favorites. Upstart, www.highsmith.com, sells posters in a
“Meet the Authors” series. Purchase posters that feature photographs and information about
award-winning authors and illustrators. Put the posters on the bulletin board and add sheets of
paper and pencils for the kids to write the titles of their favorite books and authors.
Displays
Pick a Winner!
Display stuffed dolls representing classic and award-winning book characters. Check with local
schools and community members to borrow some for the summer. Junie B. Jones, Paddington,
the Berenstain Bears, Captain Underpants, and Harry Potter are just a few of the dolls available.
Dolls are available from Merrymakers, which in spite of the web address,
www.captainunderpantsdoll.com, carries a wide variety of characters, and through Amazon,
www.amazon.com. Browse “Toys” and search for “character dolls” or the name of the
character. Many dolls are also available from The Library Store, www.thelibrarystore.com.