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Volume 1, Issue 2 July/August 2013

Parkersburg & Wood Co. Public Library's Young Reader's Room

Summer Reading Program

We are now one month into the summer reading program and have been having lots of fun. The opening with Leonardo was a hit, the kids had lots of fun and heard some really good music. herb garden kits. They had lots of fun digging! Michael Albert came to visit and was really a big hit! He talked to the kids about art and his history in finding art. He then talked the kids through making their own cerealism artwork as well as designing a piece just for the library!

Inside this issue:

Summer Reading Program contd New Graphic Novel New Fiction New Non-Fiction New Easy Reader 2 2 3 3 3

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Then the 3-5 age group learned about gardening, dug in dirt for prizes, started their own sunflower and

The 6-8 and 9-11 groups learned about fossils and were presented with a nice talk and examples of local fossils by Pavanne Pettigrew from WVU-P. After that they got to do their own fossil digs for mini-dinosaurs, gems, sharks teeth and more! We have lots of exciting things coming up to finish off the summer.

Special Points of Interest

Summer Reading Program Awards Ceremony on August 14th!! Friday Story Hours will resume in September! Check out the new books inside! Check out our blog too: http:// parkwoodlibyrr.blogspot.com

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The Young Readers Room

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July 3rd we will have the Theatre de Jeunesse coming in to present excerpts from their presentation of Pirates of Penzance. We will also be checking off time logs and having a drawing for a really nice pirate ship kite! They will be performing several different songs and parts of the play that will amuse you and give you music to think about. On July 10th the 3-5 group will meet for Know Your Dinosaurs where they will hear stories, make a red brontosaurus booklet, make a dinosaur, have a snack and some games/songs. On July 17th the 6-8 group will meet for Know Your Dinosaurs where they will hear stories, Do a dinosaur puzzle/game, sing some songs and get a take home craft. On July 31st the Oglebay Park Zoo-To-You program will be visiting us with live animals that dig and burrow! Make sure to come in and see these wonderful animals. On August 7th we will be having our final meeting in which the great childrens ventriloquist , Mark Wade, will be performing for us!! Mark teaches the kids about ventriloquism and then On July 24th the 9-11 group will be meeting for Gnomes Rock where the kids will paint their own pet rock gnome, act out the book Gomeo & Juliet with gnomes and watch the movie!! uses magic and puppets to entertain the kids. He is always a hit!!

Then on that same day we will be showing Jurassic Park 3D to the 80 lucky people with tickets that show up. There will be popcorn, snacks and fun!!

New Graphic Novel: Sybil the Backpack Fairy #4Princess Nina

"When Nina is assigned a history report, she and Sybil decide that the only proper way to research is to travel through time and see history for themselves! Though they have a great time meeting Ramses II, Leonardo da Vinci, and Napoleon, the evil fairy Amanite is observing from the sidelines. While Amanite schemes to turn their adventure against them, Nina and Sybil have to figure out a way to stop her . . . or risk being lost in time forever. " -- Amazon.com.

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New Fiction: The Magicians Tower

Despite her extraordinary magical abilities and sleuthing skills, Oona Crate's detective agency has failed to take off. But a new challenge captures her attention-- The Magician's Tower Contest. Held every five years, no one has ever completed the array of dangerous tasks (such as racing on flying carpets or defeating a horde of angry apes). As the competition commences, a case emerges. A rare punchbowl--one with unparalleled magical powers--has disappeared from the carnival surrounding the Magician's Tower. If Oona can find the culprit, she could use the bowl to answer her question about her mother's and sister's tragic deaths so many years ago--was she really at fault? Full of magic, mystery, and fun, THE MAGICIAN'S TOWER continues the wonderful adventures of Oona Crate. Amazon.com

New Non-Fiction: The Big Book of Things to Make

A compendium of cool projects, exciting games, and fun quizzes kids can do inside or outside, The Big Book of Things to Make is the perfect activity book to cure boredom and inspire creativity. With more than 200 activities, including building a castle, learning to juggle, building a birdhouse, magic trips and sinking a pirate ship, plus sports quizzes, animal quizzes, film quizzes, and more. This book will keep kids entertained, active, and engaged. Amazon.com

New Easy Reader: Ol Mama Squirrel

Caldecott Honor winner David Ezra Steins lively tale is a fantastic read-aloud, and feisty Mama Squirrel will have fierce mamas everywhere applauding! Ol Mama Squirrel has raised lots of babies, and she knows just how to protect them. Whenever trouble comes nosing around, she springs into action with a determined Chook, chook, chook! and scares trouble away. Her bravery is put to the test, however, when a reallybig threat wanders into town and onto her tree. But no matter what, Mamas not about to back down! - Amazon.com

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The Parkersburg Library Yo ung Readers Room strives to get books into as many childrens hands as possibl e and promote reading as much as possibl e. We work to encourage, motivate an d educate children, families and ever yone about the joys and benefits of re ading.

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