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: 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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A StoryWalk is a series of signs featuring an individual spread or page of a book (often a children’s picture book). The signs or pages are spread through an indoor or outdoor space in sequence allowing for a reader to follow the story by walking. The StoryWalk™ concept was created by Anne Ferguson and developed …
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