Our 2nd through 5th graders had such a fun time with acclaimed author, Aaron Blabey. Mr. Blabey read from his Bad Guys books, talked to the kids about why he became an author and even sketched out a few of his characters during the Q&A session at the end.
Kirkus reviews says of The Bad Guys: this book instantly joins the classic ranks of Captain Underpants and The Stinky Cheese Man. We challenge anyone to read this and keep a straight face.” …
Three students from PS 372 will be representing the school at the upcoming District 15 science fair, the first districtwide event of its kind.
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On March 28, third and fifth graders were treated to a visit by the 2017 Caldecott award winning author Javaka Steptoe.
Jean-Michel Basquiat and his unique, collage-style paintings rocketed to fame in the 1980s as a cultural phenomenon unlike anything the art world had ever seen. But before that, he was a little boy who saw art everywhere: in poetry books and museums, in games and in the words that we speak, and in the pulsing energy of New York City. Now, award-winning illustrator Javaka Steptoe’s vivid text and bold artwork echoing Basquiat’s own introduce young readers to the powerful message that art doesn’t always have to be neat or clean–and definitely not inside the lines–to be beautiful.
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