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Tinker Tuesday Craft: Celebrating Library Week! Tuesday, April 8, 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM Celebrate the Library with a variety of different crafts during National Library Week. Make your own bookmarks, do some coloring sheets, and decorate the Library with paper chains. For ages 3-10. |
Tinker Tuesday Craft: Celebrating Earth Day: Collage Crowns! Tuesday, April 22, 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM Make your own crown with recycled materials to celebrate Earth Day. We'll decorate them with recycled paper, pages from damaged books, newspaper, and tangled-up yarn. For ages 3-10. |
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Up and Adam
by Debbie Zapata
With kindness in his heart and a smile on his face, Adam, a young boy with Down syndrome, and his dog, Up, help make a difference in their community when they help clean up the town after a big storm.
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Swimming toward a dream : Yusra Mardini's incredible journey from refugee to Olympic swimmer
by Reem Faruqi
"Growing up in Damascus, the pool was Yusra Mardini's happy place. She learned to swim before she could walk. And with swimming came a dream--to compete in the Olympic games. But when war came to Syria, Yusra's home--and her pool--were no longer safe. Yusra and her sister set out on a harrowing journey, crossing the sea in search of safety." *Arab American Heritage*
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A map for Falasteen
by Maysa Odeh
"At school, Falasteen and her classmates are tasked with finding their families' home countries on a map, but no matter how hard she looks, Falasteen can't find Palestine. Can a place exist if it's not on a map? Confused, Falasteen turns to her family for answers." *Arab American Heritage*
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Bitsy Bat, team star
by Kaz Windness
After Bitsy Bat is outflown by a new, non-speaking student, Enzo Owl, Bitsy decides to beat Enzo in a race, but when a friend needs help, Bitsy must choose between helping and winning. *Autism Acceptance*
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Bat and the business of ferrets
by Elana K. Arnold
Bixby Alexander Tam (nicknamed“Bat”) is starting fourth grade, and he and his best friend, Israel, want to convince the teacher to have a class pet, in a story featuring an unforgettable boy on the autism spectrum. *Autism Acceptance*
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Wildflower Emily : a story about young Emily Dickinson
by Lydia Corry
Emily Dickinson, one of America's greatest and most original poets of all time, was known as a famous recluse whose withdrawal from society became legendary, but this book introduces a new side of Emily that reveals her as the powerful, adventurous and joyful girl she truly was. *National Poetry Month*
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Rumi : poet of joy and love
by Rashin Kheiriyeh
"Even the greatest poet was once a child. And so it was with Rumi. When he was young he was enchanted by birds and books. He later became a scholar, but it was the loss of his best friend, Shams, that inspired Rumi to his most important realization: Loveis in us and everywhere. The Persian mystic and poet Rumi is one of the best known and most widely read poets in the world. The renowned illustrator Rashin Kheiriyeh herself comes from Iran. With this picture book she creates a touching memorial to Rumi's wisdom and warmth. The strong colors and ornamental details transport us to the Persian Empire in the 13th century. Yet Rumi's story and his poetry are timeless." *National Poetry Month*
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Green promises : girls who loved the earth
by Jeannine Atkins
Meet Mary Agnes Chase, Marguerite Thomas Williams and Sophie Mack Lutterlough, each of whom followed their love of the natural world, in a biographical novel written in verse about three women who paved a path for women in science. *Earth Month*
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The ever-changing Earth
by Grahame Baker-Smith
"In this spellbinding journey through the evolution of the Earth's surface, Kûn imagines life on the planet millions of years ago, while thousands of miles away, Solveig admires the beauty of the northern lights, and somehow, these two children are connected despite the distance." *Earth Month*
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