Reader Engagement Project: A Library Scavenger Hunt for Book Clubs, Summer Reading, Library Sleep Overs, Vacation Programs, Library Orientation, and Catalog Lessons. Do you believe in the unbelievable? The acclaimed middle grade novel, The Water Castle follows three kids as they attempt to unravel the clues that may lead to the fabled Fountain of Youth. …
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Why not listen to lit? SYNC YA Literature into Your Earphones Curious City is proud to partner with AudioFile Magazine each summer to create and manage SYNC, an audience building literacy project for Young Adult and Classic/Required Reading audiobooks. For the 4th summer, 24 audiobooks will be available as free downloads in the Summer of 2013. …
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Reader Engagement Project: A Story Hour Kit with Read Aloud Activities for Libraries, Classrooms, and Families Encouraging Readers to Listen, Sing, Search, Create, Pair, and Count Ever wonder what’s going on in the mind of a dog? The Book The picture book Doggone Feet! written & Illustrated by Leslie Helakoski (Boyds Mill Press) is an entertaining look …
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Reader Engagement Project: Building the Audition Skills of Your Talented Patrons “This is the ultimate Teen Program in a Box, highly recommended.” –Karen Jensen, Teen Librarian’s Toolbox “This is super rad!” –Justin Hoenke, Teen Librarian, Portland Public Library The Drama and Chorus kids often hang out in our libraries. Whether those talented patrons are planning …
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Reader Engagement Project: Counting Activities for Indoors or Outdoors In the picture book, Around the Neighborhood: A Counting Lullaby (Amazon Children’s Publishing), the popular lullaby “Over in the Meadow” is reimagined with neighborhood families–including a mother and her child, a dog and his puppies, a spider and his spiderlings, and a mallard and her ducklings. …
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Reader Engagement Project: Turn Readers into Puppeteers In the non-fiction picture book, Balloons Over Broadway: The True Story of the Puppeteer of Macy’s Parade by Melissa Sweet (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt), readers meet the brilliant and playful inventor / artist / puppeteer, Tony Sarg. The young boy that made puppets and other clever creations became the one of …
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Reader Engagement Project: Nature Exploration Activities for Indoors or Outdoors In the picture book, Gobble, Gobble, Jenny follows arrow-shaped footprints and discovers the antics of wild turkeys. Throughout the seasons, this curious girl watches and explores the Northern woods near her home. Rich in detail, the book encourages curiosity about the natural world. Gobble, Gobble: …
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Reader Engagement Project: Create an Event with an Interactive Read Aloud and Game Based on Chinese Myth Starry River of the Sky by Grace Lin (Little, Brown Books for Young Readers) follows the boy Rendi as he evolves from an angry runaway stranded in a forsaken Chinese village without friends (or the desire to make …
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Reader Engagement Project: A Series of Activities from Art to Math to Engage Readers Post Read Starry River of the Sky by Grace Lin (Little, Brown Books for Young Readers) is the story of the boy Rendi, who runs away from his family only to find himself in a village where the moon has disappeared. …
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Reader Engagement Project: Read, Review, Win! Readers win a free map of Into the Trap‘s fictional setting when they review the book on the book’s website. Until 12/1/12, young book reviewers can also be entered to win a $50 L.L. Bean Gift Certificate when they review the book! (Reader’s Privacy Always Protected!) The Story Continues… …
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