We had several classes and students who read the required number of books and were able to vote for their favorite Sequoyah nominee. Here is our voting booth:
Students were very excited to make their own choice! At our school there was a near tie between Saving Audie and this book, which won our school's vote:
Sadly for Kate Messner, her book didn't win the state vote this year. Since I had so many kids vote this year, we decided to celebrate the actual winner with a small celebration. I made an information slide show about him, and the students learned all about...
Dan Santat, and his book that won, Sidekicks! Here is a link to his wonderful website. He has written many different books and even done some work for the Disney companies!
We watched book trailers for Sidekicks and Beekle, as well as snacked on juice and cookies!
All of the students wanted to check out Sidekicks after the presentation, so we had a drawing and this kiddo won! He was so excited to be the next person to check out the book! Dan Santat even Tweeted his approval of our drawing with a fun comment for Alberto!
We are all ready for Dan Santat's new book, Beekle, to come out so we can read some more of his books. Congratulations, Dan Santat!
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