Underground Railroad
Jip is an orphan boy who lives on a "poor farm" in Vermont, in the 1850s. Jip practically runs the farm on behalf of the lazy manager and his wife. After building a cage for a newly arrived "lunatic" he befriends this unusal person. ... [... more]
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Welcoming Parents In Your Library
Each day make certain the library is clean, decorated, and welcoming. Welcome all parents and give a brief description of what happens when their child comes to the library. If you know that some students will not have a parent attending ... [... more]
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Native American Literature
Have students discuss their dreams (be careful not to push). List the good dremas and the bad dreams on the chalkboard. As a follow-up project, have students make mini-dreamcatchers from a folded piece of paper. Trace a circle on top of a folded ... [... more]
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Native American Stories & Activities
Patrons can look more closely at the illustrations and use them to describe the inhabitants of each kiva (ceremonial chamber) as he entered and exited. Patrons can create thier own sunbursts. Encourage the use of geometric shapes and patterns. ... [... more]
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Air - Books And Activities
Air is always moving. We can't see air moving, though we can watch it push clouds across the sky, or shake the leaves of a tree. We call moving air the wind. In this enlarged edition, find out about the wind - what causes it, how it can be used ... [... more]
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Biker Saints - A Worm In The Hand
Sebastian thught of the smell of hair chemicals that hung around the building. He missed their old parish in Pennsylvania. It was a great old church with stained glass windows, statues, and a big choir every Sunday. Behind the altar stood a ... [... more]
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Biker Saints - Alien Heads
One nice thing about moving was that he could now ride his bike around the neighborhood. In their old home he had to be very careful just circling the block. People had used their street as a short cut from one main road to the next. They barely ... [... more]
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Biker Saints - Seeing Stars
"Yes. It was a good time," the Rev. Miller said. "I admire what Munson did. He was offered a chance to go up to the major leagues in the middle of last season, but he asked to stay with the Barons. They had a chance to win the southern ... [... more]
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Book Announcement - Biker Saints
Sebastian's situation is intensified by the fact that he is a religious minority in his new community. He is a Catholic. His parents are opening a mission church to serve the handful of Catholic families in the county. In a state where Catholics ... [... more]
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Bread : Story & Activity
The team behind Everybody Cooks Rice, returns to the same multiethnic neighborhood on a rainy day when everyone is inside baking bread. Carrie and her little brother are fighting, so their mother sends Carrie out to borrow "a three-handled ... [... more]
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Butterflies : Story And Activity
In the cleanest, clearest prose he's written to date, Howe tells a simple fable that deserves to stay in print a long, long, time. The littlest cricket is so miserable that he refuses to make music because the frog called him ugly. He wishes he ... [... more]
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Christmas Carol Quiz
Sorry, he's the author of the book, A Christmas Carol.St. Francis originated caroling. He set up the first Nativity scene near Greccio, Italy, and sang the story of the first Christmas to the villagers. Other churches began to set up Nativity ... [... more]
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