Wednesday, April 17, 2013

Upcycling

Upcycling is the process of using useless products to make products of better quality. It's recycling with a twist!

- Junk Drawer Jewelry
- Green Crafts
- Cool Crafts With Old Jeans

Tuesday, April 16, 2013

Spring Chickens

Learn more about these interesting birds at the library. Here are some great stories:

The Trouble with Chickens by Doreen Cronin
Interrupting Chicken by David Ezra Stein
The Secret Chicken Society by Judy Cox
Prairie Evers by Ellen Airgood

Monday, April 15, 2013

Explore America!

 

National parks were established to conserve parts of nature. They are a symbol of national pride. Explore them:

Friday, April 5, 2013

Jazz Appreciation Month


 

April is Jazz Appreciation Month. Check out these books on Jazz or pick up a CD to listen:

- Why Jazz Happened
- What a Wonderful World
- I Walked With Giants
- CDs by John Coltrane, Miles Davis & Central PA's own Jazz Me

Wednesday, April 3, 2013

Tuesday, April 2, 2013

Spring Brings Change

In the United States and Canada, more than 750 species of butterflies and 11,000 species of moths have been recorded. Check out these great books about butterflies and moths.

Waiting for Wings by Lois Ehlert
Don't Worry Bear by Greg Foley
Monarch and Milkweed by Helen Frost
Velma Gratch & the Way Cool Butterfly by Alan Madison

Monday, April 1, 2013

Never Again



Holocaust Remembrance Day is April 8th. Use these materials to learn about this devastating event: