KGUN9 visited Nash Elementary School in Midtown to meet some of the students taking four books home as part of this year’s winter Scholastic Book Fair.
Thanks to donors and community support for the ‘If You Give a Child a Book’ campaign, Ms. Annabelle Fine’s 3rd-grade class will get to fly with dragons and solve scary mysteries.
Student Pablo MartÃnez was excited to show off his brand new books. One was about sports and famous athletes, but his other choices revealed his favorite genre: scary stories.
“I like scary movies!” he said. “My mom doesn’t, though. (I’m like) ‘Mom! You want to watch a scary movie?’ She’s like, ‘No.'” For someone like Pablo, having all this choice is a big deal. Ms. Fine said he and his peers are in a very important stage in their education.
“In third grade, that’s when that big shift comes when you’re reading to learn,” Fine said. So, what better way to learn than by losing yourself in your favorite genre?
If a kid feels overwhelmed by the dozens of titles, Fine said she’s done the homework to give each student a personal recommendation.