Thursday, August 16, 2012
Montgomery County librarians pick their favorites and popular selections from the public library system.
Each week, librarians from Montgomery County Public Libraries will pick a few books they think should be added to your summer reading list. Take a look and let us know what you think of the read! EVERYTHING ON IT: POEMS AND DRAWINGS by Shel Silverstein For fans and new comers alike, this collection of 130 poems and drawings look at the difficulties and joys of being young and growing up. Clever word play and humor make this a great read-aloud. Section: Juvenile Nonfiction Call Number: J 811 SIL Age recommendation: Grades 4-Up Demolition by Sally Sutton Section: Juvenile Fiction, Picture Book Published by Candlewick Press, 2012 Age recommendation: 3 to 5 Illustrations and rhyming text show the enormous and powerful machines used to …
Wednesday, August 15, 2012
Montgomery County librarians pick their favorites and popular selections from the public library system.
Each week, librarians from Montgomery County Public Libraries will pick a few books they think should be added to your summer reading list. Take a look and let us know what you think of the read! Recommendations for kids: Everything on It: Poems and Drawings, by Shel Silverstein For fans and newcomers alike, this collection of 130 poems and drawings looks at the difficulties and joys of being young and growing up. Clever word play and humor make this a great read-aloud selection. Section: Juvenile Nonfiction Call number: J 811 SIL Age recommendation: grades 4-Up Demolition, by Sally Sutton Illustrations and rhyming text show the enormous and powerful machines used to demolish a building so that a playground can be built. Section: …
Tuesday, July 31, 2012
Montgomery County librarians pick their favorites and popular selections from the public library system.
Each week, librarians from Montgomery County Public Libraries will pick a few books they think should be added to your summer reading list. Take a look and let us know what you think of the read! Chitty Chitty Bang Bang Flies Again by Frank Cottrell Boyce Published by Candlewick, 2012 Section: Juvenile Fiction, ages 8 to 12 The Tooting family fits an old engine they find into their camper van, unaware that the engine once belonged to an extraordinary car and sends the family on an adventure across the world to rebuild the original Chitty. Best-selling, award-winning author Frank Cottrell Boyce picks up where Ian Fleming left off and tells the story of a modern, bi-racial family who inherit adventure, magic and humor as they are chased …
Sunday, July 29, 2012
Montgomery County librarians pick their favorites and popular selections from the public library system.
Each week, librarians from Montgomery County Public Libraries will pick a few books they think should be added to your summer reading list. Take a look and let us know what you think of the read! Chitty Chitty Bang Bang Flies Again by Frank Cottrell Boyce Published by Candlewick, 2012 Section: Juvenile Fiction, ages 8 to 12 The Tooting family fits an old engine they find into their camper van, unaware that the engine once belonged to an extraordinary car and sends the family on an adventure across the world to rebuild the original Chitty. Best-selling, award-winning author Frank Cottrell Boyce picks up where Ian Fleming left off and tells the story of a modern, bi-racial family who inherit adventure, magic and humor as they are chased by…
Sunday, July 15, 2012
Montgomery County librarians pick their favorites and popular selections from the public library system.
Each week, librarians from Montgomery County Public Libraries will pick a few books they think should be added to your summer reading list. Take a look and let us know what you think of the read! The Reading Promise: My Father and the Books We Shared, by Alice Ozma Section: Adult Nonfiction Call number: 028.9 OZM When Alice Ozma was in 4th grade, she and her father decided to see if he could read aloud to her for 100 consecutive nights. On the hundredth night, they shared pancakes to celebrate, but it soon became evident that neither wanted to let go of their storytelling ritual. So they decided to continue what they called "The Streak." Alice's father read aloud to her every night without fail until the day she left for college. Kite Day…
Thursday, July 5, 2012
Montgomery County librarians pick their favorites and popular selections from the public library system.
Each week, librarians from Montgomery County Public Libraries will pick a few books they think should be added to your summer reading list. Take a look and let us know what you think of the read! Hey, America, Your Roots are Showing: Adventures in discovering news-making connections, unexpected ancestors, long-hidden secrets, and solving historical puzzles by Megan Smolenyak Section: Adult Nonfiction Call Number: 929.1 SMO A noted genealogist reveals what it is like to be a history detective using 21st-century techniques and technology, and discusses some of the cases she has solved, including the families of celebrities and work for the Army and the FBI. The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate Section: Juvenile Fiction Publisher…
Thursday, June 21, 2012
Montgomery County librarians pick their favorites and popular selections from the public library system.
Each week, librarians from Montgomery County Public Libraries will pick a few books they think should be added to your summer reading list. Take a look and let us know what you think of the read! Baby Mammoth Mummy: Frozen in Time! by Christopher Sloan Section: Juvenile Nonfiction Call Number: J 569.67 SLO Grades: 5-7 A prehistoric animal’s journey into the 21st century, this National Geographic title presents the surprising discovery of a 42,000-year-old, well-preserved mummy of a baby mammoth named Lubya, dislodged from the Siberian ice. High quality photographs and illustrations enhance the story of this “tiny tusker,” as one reviewer called this baby. The Reformed Vampire Support Group, by Catherine Jinks Section: Young Adult …
Wednesday, June 20, 2012
Montgomery County librarians pick their favorites and popular selections from the public library system.
Each week, librarians from Montgomery County Public Libraries will pick a few books they think should be added to your summer reading list. Take a look and let us know what you think of the read! Baby Mammoth Mummy: Frozen in Time! by Christopher Sloan Section: Juvenile Nonfiction Call Number: J 569.67 SLO Grades: 5-7 A prehistoric animal’s journey into the 21st century, this National Geographic title presents the surprising discovery of a 42,000-year-old, well-preserved mummy of a baby mammoth named Lubya, dislodged from the Siberian ice. High quality photographs and illustrations enhance the story of this “tiny tusker,” as one reviewer called this baby. The Reformed Vampire Support Group, by Catherine Jinks Section: Young Adult …
Tuesday, June 19, 2012
My grandmother would be so pleased to see her timeless book included in the Patch summer reading lists.
Summertime, and the reading is easy...or challenging, depending on our mood, right? I have just submitted my latest YA manuscript to my agent, so I am gearing up for a reading frenzy, a veritable feast of other people’s words. And I love them all, from picture books to the classics. (Right now I am reading The Mysterious Benedict Society aloud to my daughter (age 7) at the urging of my boys (ages 10 and 12) and I am LOVING it.) For myself I am currently reading A Discovery of Witches. When I was a child, summertime meant getting lost in other worlds created by amazing authors, JUST FOR ME. (Right?) This summer, Patch has teamed up with James Patterson to create a reading list to encourage literacy: Read Kiddo Read. I was very pleased to …
Thursday, June 14, 2012
Jumping into the pool is one thing, but diving into a book this summer could change a kid's life.
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Thursday, June 14, 2012
You'll see summer reading lists for kids of all ages across Patch starting this week. Here's the reason why: Patch, AOL’s leading platform of local news, information and engagement sites, and ReadKiddoRead.com, the website founded by No. 1 best-selling author James Patterson, announced on Wednesday a partnership designed to encourage kids’ passion for reading and to support parents’ efforts to interest their kids in books—throughout the year, and especially during the summer months, when school is out. Patch and James Patterson's ReadKiddoRead’s Summer Reading List—the first program in the partnership—launched this week on all 850-plus Patch sites. Aimed at parents, teachers, librarians, and, of course, kids, the sites feature a video …
