The 1997-1998 travels of Looney Larry, Looney Lester,
Looney Lisa, and Looney Lee.
Looney Larry, Lester, Lisa and Lee
have completed their travels for the 1997-1998 school year (Looney98). They will continue to reveal adventures to their primary caretakers in Boston,
MA
Looney Larry traveled 47 miles from Boston to Bourne, MA.
Read aloud titles
and varied
contributions
including our
apple survey 
from Karen Mensinger,
Librarian, and
Diane Wilcox's 2nd graders,
Belfair Elementary, Belfair, WA (in Mason
County)
Looney Larry traveled 2,554 miles from Bourne, MA. Larry's
cumulative mileage is 2,601 miles.
Read aloud titles
and varied
contributions
from 4/5 graders of Hilary Cahn,
at Madison Elementary School, Redondo Beach, CA
Looney Lester traveled 2,612 miles from Boston, MA to
Redondo Beach, CA.
Larry I - Lester - Larry II - Lisa - Lee - Lewis - Lilly - 4 box 1998 total miles:
This "first generation"
of Looneys will retire this year to be replaced by "younger"
Looneys.
Larry II - Lisa - Lee - Lewis - Lilly - Cumulative "retiring
mileage"
1996 - 1997: 22,762 miles 1997 - 1998: 26,831 miles 1996 - 1998: 49,593
miles
Primary caretakers: Marjorie Duby, Joseph Lee School,
Boston, MA 02124
Read aloud titles
from Hawaii and varied
contributions from Hauula School 4th graders of
Ilima Stern, Sherry Kahawaii, and Kate Castle, Hauula School, Hauula, HI
Looney Larry traveled 966 miles from Belfair, WA to Redondo
Beach CA and 2,550 miles
from Redondo Beach to Honolulu, Hawaii.
Larry's cumulative mileage is 6,117 miles.
Read aloud titles
and varied
contributions from Bylynda Venuti's 5th
graders,
Cross Hollows School, Cedar City, Utah
including our clogging
survey.
Looney Lester traveled 398 miles from Redondo Beach CA to
Cedar City, Utah.
Lester's cumulative mileage is 3,010 miles.
Read aloud titles
and varied
contributions from Linda
Mosbacker
and Natalie Day's 5th graders, Backman Elementary, Salt
Lake City, UT
Looney Lisa traveled 2,103 miles from Boston, MA to Salt
Lake City, Utah.
Read aloud titles
for the Kansas visit and varied
contributions from Lou Brewer,
Librarian,
and Mrs. Schmidt's 3rd graders, Nickerson Elementary School, Nickerson,
KS
Looney Lee Ladybug traveled 1,454 miles from Boston, MA to
Nickerson, KS.
Read aloud titles
and varied
contributions
from Jeanette Saltzberg's
4th graders,
Prairie School, Buffalo
Grove, IL
Looney Lester traveled 1,364 miles from Cedar City, Utah to
Buffalo Grove, IL.
Read aloud titles
and varied
contributions from the 5th graders of Ruth Petsel,
Arcadia Valley Middle School, Ironton,
MO
Looney Larry traveled 4,111 miles from Haaula, HI to
Ironton, MO.
Lee traveled 409 miles from Nickerson, KS to Ironton, MO.
Iowa read aloud titles
and varied
contributions
for Sharon Hansen's 3rd graders
and Lori Lewis' Kindergarteners,
Cornell Elementary, Des Moines, IA
Looney Lester traveled 294 miles from Buffalo Grove,
IL to Des Moines, IA.
Indiana read aloud titles
and varied
experiences
from the 5th graders of Suzanne
Tyler and Ms. Bir, Spencer Elementary School, Spencer, IN
Looney Larry traveled 240 miles from Ironton, MO to Spencer,
IN.
Tennessee read aloud titles
and varied
experiences
from Judy Nocifora's 5th graders,
CLUE program,
Grahamwood Elementary, Memphis,
TN
Looney Lester traveled 487 miles from Des Moines, IA to
Memphis, TN.
Read aloud titles
and varied
experiences
from Donna Hopper
and Mrs. Stewart's 2nd graders, Starkville
Academy, Starkville, MS
Looney Larry II traveled 418 miles from Spencer, Indiana to
Starkville, MS.
Florida read aloud titles
and varied
experiences
from Molly Godley's 5th graders, SeaGate Elementary, Naples, FL
Looney Lester traveled 787 miles from Memphis, TN to Naples,
FL.
Read aloud titles
and varied
experiences from Martha Taylor,
SLMS, and Steven Crisp's class of 4th
graders,
Starr
Elementary School, Starr, SC
Looney Larry II traveled 358 miles from Starkville,
MS to Starr, SC.
Looney Lester took a side trip of 570 miles from Naples, FL and showed up
in Starr, SC.
Read aloud titles
and varied
experiences from Angie
Rainwater's 3rd graders, Pair Elementary, West Columbia, SC
Looney Lisa traveled 794 miles from Boston, MA to West
Columbia, SC and 794 miles back to Boston, MA.
North Carolina read aloud titles
and varied experiences
for Nancy Gordon, Fred Olds Media Center, Raleigh, NC
Looney Lester traveled 187 miles from Starr, SC to Raleigh,
NC.
In Raleigh, cousins Looney Lewis and Lilly climbed into the
box!
Read aloud titles
and varied
experiences
from Virginia for Jean Reid, Cora Kelly Magnet School, Alexandria, VA
Looney Larry II traveled 437 miles from Starr, SC to
Alexandria, VA.
Read aloud titles
and varied
experiences
shared with Stacy Richards'
1st graders, Walton Elementary, Walton, WV
Looney Lester traveled 246 miles from Raleigh, NC to Walton,
WV.
Ohio read aloud titles
and varied
experiences
shared by Jill Grieser's Kindergarteners, Archbold Elementary School, Archbold, OH
Looney Larry II traveled 425 miles from Alexandria, VA to
Archbold, Ohio.
Pennsylvania read aloud titles
and varied
experiences
shared by Ruth Roberts, Kelly Elementary
School, Lewisburg, PA
Looney Lester traveled 289 miles from Walton, WV to Lewisburg,
PA.
Louisiana titles
for read alouds and varied
experiences shared by with Anne
Guilbeaux, Librarian at Herod Elementary School, Abbeville, LA
Looney Larry II traveled 908 miles from Archbold, OH to
Abbeville, LA.
At Herod, he had a family reunion with Lagniappe and
Laissez.
Read aloud titles
and varied
experiences
with Ken Larkin's 1st graders,
Fort Montgomery Elementary School, Highland Falls, NY
Looney Lester traveled 155 miles from Lewisburg, PA to
Highland Falls, NY.
Looney Lewis took a side trip of 928 miles to
Chapel Hill, NC
Connecticut titles
and varied
experiences
with Jennifer Cote's 3rd graders,
West District School, Unionville, CT
Looney Larry II traveled 1,346 miles from Abbeville, LA to
Unionville, CT.
Maine titles
and varied
experiences
shared with Chris Graves' 5th graders, Mt. Desert Elementary School, Northeast Harbor, ME
Looney Lester traveled 352 miles from Highland Falls, NY to
Northeast Harbor, ME.
their total 1997-1998 cumulative mileage
was:
10, 468 miles
7, 171 miles
3,638 miles
3,691 miles
1,863 miles
1, 042 miles
1, 042 miles
26,831 miles
18,256 miles
12,853 miles
3,638
miles
12,983 miles
1,863
miles
1,042
miles
1, 042 miles
for 1st generation Looneys
49,593
miles
Travel mileage:1996 - 1998
(class website was at http://lee.boston.k12.ma.us/d4/d4.html)
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