Most preschoolers seem to be interested in basic astronomy, and want to learn about planets and stars. Bay area kids may have visited the Chabot Science Center, so having a storytime on the sun and moon [continue reading]
November 2015
Rain and Snow Storytime Ideas (2015)
For many of our storytime attendees, rain and snow are relatively unfamiliar sights. A storytime focusing on these two weather events is a great way to incorporate some simple science into our storytimes. For a [continue reading]
Mars Evacuees
McDougall, Sophia. Mars Evacuees. Fiction. Mars Evacuees Series, Bk. 1. HarperCollins, 02/2015. 404p. $16.99. 978-0-06-229399-2. OUTSTANDING. GRADES 5-8 Narrated with entertainingly British self-deprecation and sangfroid by twelve-year-old Alice Dare, this intelligent and thought-provoking middle grade [continue reading]
Sleepless Knight
Sturm, James, Andrew Arnold, and Alexis Frederick-Frost. Sleepless Knight. Graphic novel. First Second, 04/2015. [29]p. $14.99. 978-1-59643-651-0. OUTSTANDING. GRADES K-3. A young knight with a trusty horse sets off on a camping trip, only to [continue reading]
Bay Area Through Time
Cunningham, Laura. Bay Area Through Time, The. Laura Cunningham, Illus. Non-fiction. Heyday, 07/2015. [26]p. $16.00. 978-1-59714-301-4. ADDITIONAL. GRADES 2-5. For those interested in the paleontological past of the area they live in, this title is [continue reading]
Iron Rails, Iron Men, and the Race to Link the Nation
Sandler, Martin W. Iron Rails, Iron Men, and the Race to Link the Nation: The Story of the Transcontinental Railroad. Non-fiction. Candlewick, 09/2015. 212p. $22.99. 978-0-7636-6527-2. OUTSTANDING. GRADES 7-12. An expansive, dramatic photo-filled book design [continue reading]