| News from the Children's Room
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| Greetings for the Manchester-by-the-Sea Children's Room! I hope this finds you taking comfort in our less-hectic lives...perhaps the opportunity to read a book with someone special or take a walk outdoors. Please know that I am here and would love to hear from you. Is there something you are looking for that I can help you with? Please email me at cbender@manchesterpl.org to help you sign up for a Library Card, access digital downloads and offer book recommendations. I hope you join our virtual story times and find some joy in the offerings below! Warm wishes from Ms. Carol
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| Don't delay! Share your Diorama by April 10! Manchester Public Library’s 2020 New Normal Peep Show!
Share your creativity with a Peeps* Diorama Virtual Display Calling all ages! Create a diorama of your favorite book or movie using those deliciously sweet, marshmallow Peeps. Did you already eat your Library Peeps? *No worries, we invite you to get creative and use whatever you have at home! Go HERE for more information.
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| Virtual Children's Programs at the Manchester Library We are excited to offer the following virtual story times on Manchester by the Sea FaceBook Live. We hope you are able to join the fun! Stay at Home Story Time starts every Monday, April 13 @ 10AM Story time fun for preschoolers & their families Email Ms. Carol your name by Sunday night and we will sing your name: cbender@manchesterpl.org PJ Story Time Fun starts every Tuesday, April 14 @ 6:30PM Remember to wear your PJs and bring your special animal friends
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| Fun & Free On-Line Offerings...Here's what I've found this week: TumbleBookLibrary offers an amazing selection of streaming eBooks and eAudiobooks and National Geographic videos for kids. You will also want to make sure and check out their Audio BookCloud,a database of streaming audiobooks for listeners of all ages.
And for a limited time we are pleased to offer TumbleMath: the most comprehensive collection of math picturebooks available on-line!
If prompted please use the following: Username: matumbles Password: trial You will want to check out Authors Everywhere, a Youtube Channel created and run by children's book writers and illustrators. You'll find workshops, readings, activities, art projects, writing games, writing advice, and more. Staying In? Families can have super-powered fun at DC Kids Camp! Tune In to DC Comics Kids Social Channels for Kid-Friendly, Downloadable Activity Kits and Graphic Novel Previews, Plus Interactive Author/Artist Videos. Get creative and have fun with Dav Pilkey's Friday Fun Videos where you will learn how to draw some of your favorite characters from DogMan and Captain Underpants! Pom Pom Fun is HERE! Create pom-poms in bulk in this fun and easy tutorialwith Anne Weil of Flax & Twine Then head over to Left Brain Craft to learn how make 3 styles of pom-pom shooters from materials you have at home. Physics has never been so much fun! Remember to look for more great resources in our On-Line Offerings for Kids
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| Especially for Parents On the Ten Percent Happier Podcast Dan Harris interviewed Susan Kaiser Greenland, author of Mindful Games and Mindful Games Acitivity Cards, for meditation practices the whole family can do in this excruciatingly stressful time. Listen to Parenting in a Pandemic Enjoy 19 creative activities from The Artful Parent by Jean Van't Hul that use supplies you already have at home...really! Prepare to be inspired! More resources are available at Web Resources for Parents & Caregivers
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| Digital Streaming & Downloads Now is a great time to take advantage of our digital media, always available from your home computer, tablet or phone. All you need is your Library Card Number and PIN to get started! Overdrive for Kids offers eBooks and eAudiobooks through the LIbby app TumbleBookLibrary offers an amazing selection of streaming eBooks and eAudiobooks and National Geographic videos for kids. You will also want to make sure and check out their Audio BookCloud, a database of streaming audiobooks for listeners of all ages.
And for a limited time we are pleased to offer TumbleMath: the most comprehensive collection of math picturebooks available on-line!
If prompted please use the following: Username: matumbles Password: trial Hoopla offers on-line streaming of audiobooks, movies, tv shows and music for the entire family (up to 10 downloads per card / per month). And during this difficult time of sheltering at home, we are proud to announce the hoopla Bonus Borrows Collection with more than 1,000 top titles and hoopla favorites. Borrowing from this special collection will not count towards you monthly borrowing total! Kanopy is a video streaming service that provides instant access to thousands of critically acclaimed movies, documentaries and Kids favorites. We partner with studios like A24, The Criterion Collection, PBS and more to bring your library access to thoughtful entertainment. PLEASE NOTE: Kanopy Kids streaming is unlimited and does not impact your monthly play credit balance!
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| A Few Favorite Books...currently available on OverDrive:
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| | Rescue and Jessica
By Kensky, Jessica
Author Downes, Patrick
Illustrator Magoon, Scott
2018-04 - Candlewick Press (MA)
9780763696047 Check Our Catalog Awards:
Schneider Family Book Award (2019)
A 2019 Schneider Family Book Award Winner Based on a real-life partnership, the heartening story of the love and teamwork between a girl and her service dog will illuminate and inspire. Rescue thought he'd grow up to be a Seeing Eye dog -- it's the family business, after all. When he gets the news that he's better suited to being a service dog, he's worried that he's not up to the …More
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| | The One and Only Ivan
By Applegate, Katherine
Illustrator Castelao, Patricia
2012-01 - HarperTorch
9780061992254 Check Our Catalog Awards:
Black-Eyed Susan Award (2014), Bluebonnet Awards (2013), Bluebonnet Awards (2014), Capitol Choices: Noteworthy Books for Children and Teens (2013), Charlie May Simon Children's Book Award (2015), Christopher Awards (2013), Cybils (2012), Dorothy Canfield Fisher Children's Book Award (2014), E.B. White Read Aloud Award (2013), Flicker Tale Children's Book Award (2013), Golden Archer Award (2014), Grand Canyon Reader Award (2015), Great Stone Face Book Award (2013), Kentucky Bluegrass Award (2014), Louisiana Young Readers' Choice Award (2015), Maine Student Book Award (2014), Massachusetts Children's Book Award (2016), Nene Award (2014), Nene Award (2015), Nene Award (2016), Newbery Medal (2013), North Carolina Children's Book Award (2016), Nutmeg Book Award (2016), Pennsylvania Young Reader's Choice Award (2014), Rebecca Caudill Young Readers Book Award (2015), Rhode Island Children's Book Awards (2014), Sequoyah Book Awards (2015), Sunshine State Young Reader's Award (2014), Virginia Readers Choice Award (2014), Volunteer State Book Awards (2015), West Virginia Children's Book Award (2014), Young Reader's Choice Award (2015)
Bestselling author Applegate presents an unforgettable and uplifting tween animal fantasy that explores the power of friendship, art, and hope with humor and touching poignancy. Illustrations. …More
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| | Ban This Book
By Gratz, Alan
2017-08 - Starscape Books
9780765385567 Check Our Catalog An inspiring tale of a fourth-grader who fights back when her favorite book is banned from the school library by starting an illegal library in her own locker. …More
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| | What Elephants Know
By Dinerstein, Eric
2016-05 - Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
9781484728543 Check Our Catalog Abandoned in the jungle of the Nepalese Borderlands, two-year-old Nandu is found living under the protective watch of a pack of wild dogs. From his mysterious beginnings, fate delivers him to the King's elephant stable, where he is raised by unlikely parents-the wise head of the stable, Subba-sahib, and Devi Kali, a fierce and affectionate female elephant. When the king's government …More
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| | The Line Tender
By Allen, Kate
2019-04 - Dutton Books for Young Readers
9780735231603 Check Our Catalog Funny, poignant, and deeply moving, The Line Tender is a story of nature's enduring mystery and a girl determined to find meaning and connection within it. Wherever the sharks led, Lucy Everhart's marine-biologist mother was sure to follow. In fact, she was on a boat far off the coast of Massachusetts, collecting shark data when she died suddenly. Lucy was seven. Since then Lucy …More
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