Library
Seeking Online Access to Resources
Frazier International Magnet School Library Catalog of Materials and Electronic Resources
is now available anywhere in the world, at anytime of any day.
In the address cell URL type the following address: www2.youseemore.com/cps/school.asp?branch=5850
Students will select books from SOAR Seeking Online Access to Resources and respond to the literature. Students will respond to literature using the Review this Book section located in SOAR. Countries of Origin and the Learner Profiles are addressed in the recommended readings.
· The Online Public Access Catalog (OPAC) contains 15,000+ resources that can be found in the Frazier International Magnet School Library, and has links to educator endorsed CPS electronic databases and e-books.
· Students can search from any computer with web access. Search at school or home, make favorite lists, send lists to friends, and post comments on books. Stop in with your Searched List and enjoy the library. Save this web page in Favorites for easy access.
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Recommended books for For MYP and PYP
How I Learned Geography by Uri Shulevitz
Farrar Straus Giroux, 2008, RL 2.7, 32p
As he spends hours studying his father's world map, a young boy escapes the hunger and
misery of refugee life. Based on the author's childhood in Kazakhstan, where he lived as
a Polish refugee during World War II.
Material World: A Global Family Portrait by Peter Menzel
Sierra Club Books, 1995, 255p
A photo-journey through the homes and lives of 30 families, revealing culture and
economic levels around the world.
The Good Lion by Don (Donald) Brown
Houghton Mifflin, 2005, RL 4.2, 32p
Presents the author's first-hand account of her childhood in Kenya when she was attacked
by a lion that her neighbors kept as a pet.
Planting the Trees of Kenya by Claire A. Nivola
Farrar, Strauss and Giroux, 2008, RL 4-6, 32p
Nobel Peace Prize winner and founder of the Green Belt Movement ,Wangari Maathai,
who grew up in Kenya, returns after years abroad to find the beautiful landscape of her
youth has disappeared. She starts a trend of planting in her village that has great
repercussions. The story of how each human and tree can make a difference in the
quality of life of the world.
Nonfiction
Red Scarf Girl by Ji-li Jiang
Harper Teen, 2008, Young Adult, 304p
This autobiography details the author’s experience as a teenager during the Cultural
Revolution. Though wanting the devoted followers of Chairman Mao, Jiang and her
family are subjected to many indignities because her grandfather was a landlord. She
must choose between her family and the Communist Party. The family endures endless
atrocities, which Jiang comes to understand are the result of unscrupulous leaders.
Uglies by Scott Wersterfield
San Val, 2005, Young Adult, 425p
Tally Youngblood lives in a futuristic society that makes all its citizens believe they are
ugly. As they turn 16, they have an operation to wipe out the physical differences among
them—becoming ‘pretty.’ Living on the fringe between ugly and pretty, Tally learns that
pretty is not necessarily something she wants to become. The story becomes a learning
process about free choice and nonconformist ideals.
Please Stop Laughing at Me: One Woman's Inspirational Story by Jodee Blanco
Adams Media, 2003, 276p
The author, a victim of bullying, provides an account of her miserable school career,
telling how her experiences as an outcast affected her life, and sharing her perspective on
the events as an adult.
