Imagination Library Special Dedication – Dolly Parton at the Library of Congress Today!!!

27 Tuesday Feb 2018

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Who doesn’t know Dolly Parton? A country singer and actress… but did you know she is a HUGE supporter of early childhood literacy program? In 1995, she established the Imagination Library in her home county in East Tennessee. A book gifting program that has grown to huge proportions and has donated over 100 million books internationally!

Dolly Parton To Dedicate Imagination Library’s 100 Millionth Book To Library Of Congress

Check out the live stream today February 27th at 10 a.m. eastern at the following link as Carla Hayden joins Dolly in dedicating the Imagination Library 100 millionth book donated to the Library of Congress!

After The Fall: How Humpty Dumpty Got Back Up Again

30 Saturday Dec 2017

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YouTube – reading of “After The Fall”

What happened to Humpty Dumpty after his fall? Author/illustrator Dan Santat has created a good book to discuss disabilities and fear with children – great ending!

After The Fall book Website

  • Age Range: 4 – 8 years
  • Grade Level: Preschool – 3
  • Hardcover: 40 pages
  • Publisher: Roaring Brook Press (October 3, 2017)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1626726825
  • ISBN-13: 978-1626726826

Author Dan Santat website

Interview with Dan Santat about After The Fall

P. S. Just an interesting side note… the old 18th century English nursery rhyme Humpty Dumpty never actually mentions that he/she is an egg!!!!

Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall,
Humpty Dumpty had a great fall.
All the king’s horses and all the king’s men
Couldn’t put Humpty together again.

MakerSpace

18 Monday Dec 2017

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Makerspace Word Graph (2)

Makerspace, Maker Movement, Thinkers & Tinkers, Arts and Crafts, Creative Realization Place, DIY Makers, FabLab, Hacker Space, Hacker Movement, Library Laboratories, Library Makers, Colaboratory, Maker Kids, Maker Works, Maker Faire, Maker Education, Makerbot, Recycle Shop, Studio, Tinker Studio, Tinkering Space, TechShop, Workshop…

So many labels for learning through exploration and play – good old fashioned imagination and creativity. I recently came across Diana Rendina’s blog about “rethinking, remaking and renovating learning and how we create learning experiences” which I really enjoyed –  Renovated Learning Blog

The following YouTube videos are also very interesting:

How the Maker Movement Inspires Kids to Learn

What is a Makerspace

 

“Not to be Reproduced”

17 Sunday Dec 2017

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Still a very current topic!

Painting by the Belgian surrealist René Magritte. It is currently owned by the Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen in Rotterdam.

Artist: René Magritte
Location: Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen
Created: 1937
Subject: Edward James
Period: Surrealism
Medium: Oil paint

What Do You Do With a Tail Like This?

15 Friday Dec 2017

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What Do You Do With a Tail Like This? by Steve Jenkins

Here’s a wonderful non-fiction picture book… It received the 2004 Caldecott Honor Medal and is well worth the addition to any collection.

  • Age Range: 4 – 7 years
  • Grade Level: Preschool – 3
  • Lexile Measure: 510
  • Paperback: 32 pages
  • Publisher: HMH Books for Young Readers; Reprint edition (March 18, 2008)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 061899713X
  • ISBN-13: 978-0618997138

How Steve Jenkins illustrates his books – great video to watch!

Steve Jenkins Website