Make a Splash READ

2010 School Library
Partner Manual
Make a Splash
READ/
Make Waves at *our Library
Summer Reading at New York Libraries is a program of the Office of Cultural Education at the New York State Education Department and is
funded through the Federal Library Services and Technology Act, with funds awarded to the New York State Library by the Federal Institute
of Museum and Library Services.

School Library Partner Manual
Contents
The Summer Reading Program at the Local Library:
What Happens All Summer Long ...........................................................................................1
Summer Reading at New York Libraries Websites...............................................................4
Partner with Summer Reading at New York Libraries........................................................5
Promotional Materials..............................................................................................................8
Children’s Resources .............................................................................................................12
Wow! Wonders of Water............................................................................................13
An Ocean of Fun .........................................................................................................19
High Seas Adventures.................................................................................................24
Splish Splash Summer ................................................................................................28
Freshwater and Wetlands ..........................................................................................32
Teen Resources .......................................................................................................................39
Rock the Boat ..............................................................................................................40
Ocean Commotion ......................................................................................................43
Water Your Imagination............................................................................................46
Dive In..........................................................................................................................48
Liquid Lit.....................................................................................................................50
Water Under the Bridge.............................................................................................54
Attachment A
New York State Public Library Systems .............................................................................57
Attachment B
Youth Services Consultants, Coordinators and Directors .................................................58

School Library Partner Manual
The Summer Reading Program at Your Local Public Library:
What Happens All Summer Long?
Goals of Summer Reading at New York Libraries:
! To motivate children to read
! To develop positive attitudes about reading and books
! To enable children to maintain their reading skills during summer vacation
! To encourage family reading
! To encourage regular use of the library and attract new library users
! To foster cooperation between community agencies, schools, and the public
library
! To provide access to library programs and materials for the entire
community
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The 2010 theme is
WATER
The slogan for the children’s summer reading
program is
“Make a Splash, Read!”
Children of all ages can participate in reading library activities related
to water and the environment.
Read-To-Me Many public libraries offer a Read-to-Me program for preschoolers,
which introduces the summer reading concept to young children. A parent or caregiver
reads aloud to the child and keeps a record of their shared reading.
Independent Readers Children read on their own, report what they’ve read to the
librarian or record the information for the librarian, and receive a reward or certificate at
the end of the program.
Families Children join the summer reading program alone or participate with their
families. Family participation encourages reluctant readers who may be more willing to
join with a family reading partner. It also encourages visits to the public library as a
family activity.
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The slogan for the teen summer reading program is
“Make Waves at Your Library”
Teens are encouraged to explore all areas of water,
science, and the environment.
Young Adults Many children stop using libraries when they reach the teen years. A
summer program designed with teen interests in mind keeps them involved in the public
library. Teens are given the opportunity to take charge of their own library program.
This ownership translates into pride in the program and has a direct influence on teen
library usage.
Events and Activities for all at the local public library
Events and Activities Concerts, craft programs, computer workshops, battle of the
books, and author visits are some of the programs offered by public libraries during the
summer. Encourage your students to check with their local libraries all summer long for
reading materials as well as special programs and activities geared towards a variety of
interests and age levels.
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Summer Reading at New York Libraries
Websites
The official site of Summer Reading at New York Libraries is
www.summerreadingnys.org.
The New York State Library website includes flyers, fact sheets, resources
and research about literacy and summer reading:
www.nysl.nysed.gov/libdev/summer.
Be sure to visit the New York State Performers and Programs Database to
locate educational programmers in your area of New York State:
www.performersandprograms.com.
The Collaborative Summer Library Program (CSLP) website,
www.cslpreads.org, includes outlines of the 2010 library manuals for
children and teens.
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Partner with
Summer Reading at New York Libraries
! Collaborate with your local public library:
! Collaborate with your public library on the 2010 summer reading
program. They can share the CSLP programming manual, official art
work, and materials for the Summer Reading at New York Libraries.
! Invite your public librarian for a school visit.
! Have your class visit the local public library.
! Publicize to increase awareness of Summer Reading at New York
Libraries.
o in your school library newsletter
o in school newspaper/newsletter
o on library and school web pages
o place announcements on computer screen savers
o put bookmarks in books as students check out
! Plan fall follow-up recognition for those who participated in the
public library summer reading program.
! Encourage children who participate in a State Assembly and/or State
Senate “Summer Reading Challenge” to use the public library all
summer long.
! Visit the New York State Library’s Summer Reading Program
website for reproducible flyers and fact sheets promoting summer
reading www.nysl.nysed.gov/libdev/summer.
! Visit www.summerreadingnys.org for information, and art and
reading related activities for educators, families, and children
! There are 23 public library systems serving all regions of New York
State. Please visit
http://www.nysl.nysed.gov/libdev/youthsvs/links.htm#yspages for
information on youth services and programs in your area of the state.
Public library youth services experts at each system will be happy to
help connect you with your local library and its summer reading
program.
o Map of the 23 Public library Systems (attachment A)
o List of Youth Services Consultants, Coordinators, or Director
for each library system (attachment B).
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! Begin activities in your school library related to water and
the slogans “Make a Splash, Read!” and “Make Waves at Your
Library”:
! Promote the summer reading program and theme with faculty
throughout the school.
! Use this as an opportunity to work with the science and social studies
faculty in your school to link library and their subject area resources
and activities to aquatic themes (e.g. creating a map of NYS
waterways, a class presentation on the effects of water pollution,
research on fish and aquatic life forms).
! Work with your school administration to encourage participation in
the State Senate and State Assembly summer reading programs. Both
houses of the legislature are encouraging participation in Summer
Reading at New York Libraries as a way to receive all the benefits of
reading during the summer months.
! Display student/local artist aquatically-related art work in your school
library media center.
! Cover a bulletin board with blue paper to look like the ocean. Use
die-cut or hand made paper shapes with ocean-themes-water drops,
shells, starfish, dolphins, sharks, fish, etc.
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! Write trivia facts or questions about water and water science on water
drop shapes and affix them to a bulletin board. Hurricanes Have Eyes
but Can’t See and Other Amazing Facts about Wild Weather and Can
it Really Rain Frogs? and The weather Dude’s Web site:
www.wxdude.com, are great sources.
! Display nautically-themed books: Pirates, Sailing, Ocean Life, Sharks,
Fishing, Lakes & Streams, Rivers, Beaches, Submarines, Ocean
Exploration, Navy, Marine Life, Boats, Tropical Islands, Whales,
Seals, Coral Reefs, Ocean Liners.
! Decorate the school library media center to look like the bottom of the
ocean. Use streamers and blue-tinted plastic wrap to make water on
the walls. Hang green tissue paper strips or crepe paper from the
ceiling to look like seaweed.
! Create a beach display using: Beach chairs, beach towels, surfboard,
diving mask, flippers, beach balls, suntan lotion, or an inflatable raft.
! Display a Treasure Map directing children to different parts of the
collection.
! Encourage children and teens to start a play, poetry, or journal writing
group.
! Form book discussion groups.
o Offer a “book pass,” where students gather to discuss the books
they have read.
o Or start a more “formal” group where students have all read the
same book.
o Create a Wiki or Blog to share ideas about reading over
summer vacation .
! “Booktalk” to groups of teens. For guidance and tips visit these
websites:
o www.nancykeane.com/booktalks/tips.htm,
o www.thebooktalker.com.
! Have children and teens write book reviews and to keep in a binder
for others to peruse. This could carry over into the fall as a follow-up
activity.
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Promotional Materials to Download and Print can
be found at the New York State Library Website:
http://www.nysl.nysed.gov/libdev/summer/facts.htm
Two examples of downloadable materials from the website are on pages
9, 10, 11:
! A flyer to share with parents (2 sided, pages 9 and 10)
! A flyer to share with educators (page 11)
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Summer
A T N E W Y O R K L I B R A R I E S
Parents: Help your kids
succeed in school!
2010 Summer Reading Program for Children 2010 Summer Reading Program for Teens
2010 Summer Reading at New York Libraries
When children read what they enjoy, they learn to love reading and become better
readers. The free summer programs at your public library will help your child keep
reading and have fun all summer long.
For more information
Talk to the School Library Media Specialist at your
child’s school or the librarian at your public library.
Need books in languages other than English?
Ask the librarian!
Or visit www.summerreadingnys.org
Summer Reading at New York Libraries is a program of the Office of Cultural Education in the New York State Education Department and is funded through the
Federal Library Services and Technology Act, with funds awarded to the New York State Library by the Federal Institute of Museum and Library Services.

Summer
A T N E W Y O R K L I B R A R I E S
8 Easy Ways to
Get Children to Read
this Summer
Children who read do better in school — so make sure
your child is a reader!
1. Get your child a library card at your local public library. It’s free!
2. Sign your child up for Summer Reading at the local public library and enjoy free programs
with fun activities, storytelling, reading contests, crafts and more.
3. Read with your child every day. Take advantage of “waiting” time to share books: on trips,
at the doctor’s office, in line at the grocery store.
4. Take a basket of books for reading breaks from the sun, water, and sand at the beach, lake, or pool.
5. Read on your own and talk to your child about what you’re reading. Families who share
reading experiences raise children who read well.
6. Visit the library every week and bring the whole family. Need books in languages other than
English? Ask a librarian!
7. Use the closed captioning during TV shows so children see the words as they hear them.
8. Keep a list on the refrigerator of the books everyone has read during the summer.
For more information
Talk to the School Library Media Specialist at your
child’s school or the librarian at your public library.
Or visit www.summerreadingnys.org
Summer Reading at New York Libraries is a program of the Office of Cultural Education in the New York State Education Department and is funded through the
Federal Library Services and Technology Act, with funds awarded to the New York State Library by the Federal Institute of Museum and Library Services.

Summer
A T N E W Y O R K L I B R A R I E S
Educators: Help your students improve skills
through reading during the summer months.
“ ‘Summer Reading at New York Libraries’ gives teachers and parents a
proven learning tool that engages and excites youngsters as it raises
literacy levels. This is a critically important experience that keeps
children learning — and engaged in the wonderful act of reading —even
when the school year is over.” —New York State Education Commissioner David Steiner
8 Ideas to Get Students Reading this Summer
1. Encourage your students to get a library card at their local public library. It’s free!
2. Invite a public librarian to your class to introduce this year’s summer
reading program and theme: Make a Splash – Read!
3. Collaborate with your school library media specialist to introduce
fun reading about water related themes to your students.
4. Show your class a beach bag of books and magazines that
you plan to read during summer vacation.
5. In your classroom post a list of favorite books. Encourage
students and parents to add their favorites.
6. Have students start a list of books they’d like to read during the summer.
7. Collaborate with the local public library to ensure your students get the
best possible summer reading experience.
8. Encourage your students to share their summer reading experiences
when they return to school in the fall.
For information and educational activities check out
these New York Summer Reading program sites:
www.nysl.nysed.gov/libdev/summer
www.summerreadingnys.org
Summer Reading at New York Libraries is a program of the Office of Cultural Education in the New York State Education Department and is funded through the
Federal Library Services and Technology Act, with funds awarded to the New York State Library by the Federal Institute of Museum and Library Services.

CHILDREN’S RESOURCES
The following resource lists were created by the Collaborative Summer Library Program (CSLP) for use in
support of the 2010 summer reading program at public libraries
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WOW! WONDERS OF WATER
Water is everywhere. It covers nearly 70% of the earth; it makes up 70% of our bodies. It can be hot or
cold, hard or soft, tranquil or violent. It can clean almost anything, generate power, restore living things,
and literally move mountains. It can also drown, devastate, and destroy. If we don’t protect and manage it
well, it can threaten us. We can’t live without it, but it demands respect. Encourage your students to
participate in the summer reading program at their local library and appreciate the science and wonders of
this precious natural resource, water.
Books
! Aigner-Clark, Julie. What Does Violet See? Raindrops and Puddles. Hyperion Books for
Children, 2002. 16 p. (978-0786808717, board book) Baby, Pre. In this Baby Einstein book,
Violet explores the world around her on a rainy day.
! Bailey, Jacqui. A Drop in the Ocean: The Story of Water. Picture Window Books, 2006. 32
p. (978-1404811270, pap.) Pri, Int. Bright colors, friendly format, and busy design invite kids to
explore the water cycle, water as a precious resource, and the effect of human activity on our
water supply.
! Barrett, Judi. Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs. Atheneum, 1978. 32 p. (978-0689306471)
Pre, Pri. Life is delicious in the town of Chewandswallow where it rains soup and juice, snows
mashed potatoes, and blows storms of hamburgers—until the weather takes a turn for the worse.
! Berger, Melvin, and Gilda Berger. Hurricanes Have Eyes but Can’t See and Other
Amazing Facts about Wild Weather. Scholastic, 2004. 48 p. (978-0439625340, pap.) Pri, Int.
This books shares lots of fun facts, safety tips, quizzes, and games about the weather.
! Branley, Franklyn M. Down Comes the Rain (Let’s-Read-and-Find-Out Science).
HarperTrophy, 1997. 32 p. (978-0064451666, pap.) Pri, Int. Branley consistently produces simple,
effective explanations of scientific concepts for kids. This nicely illustrated, inviting book
introduces the water cycle and offers simple, hands-on activities to try.
! Christian, Spencer. Can It Really Rain Frogs? The World’s Strangest Weather Events.
John Wiley & Sons, 1997. 121 p. (978-0471152903, pap.) Int. This title is full of interesting
weather facts, myths, and experiments.
! Cobb, Vicki. I Get Wet (Vicki Cobb Science Play). HarperCollins, 2002. 40 p. (978-
0688178383) Pre, Pri. Picture book format offers easy experiments with water to do with
preschoolers.
! Collins, Heather. Jack and Jill. Kids Can Press, 2003. 12 p. (978-1553370758, board book)
Babies, Toddlers. Jack and Jill are toy pigs in this retelling of the nursery rhyme.
! Dayrell, Elphinstone. Why the Sun and the Moon Live in the Sky. Houghton Mifflin, 1968.
32 p. (978-0395296097) Pre, Pri. A Nigerian pourquoi story about how a visit from Ocean caused
Sun and Moon to move to the sky. Caldecott Honor Book.
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! Ehlert, Lois. Snowballs. Harcourt, 1995. 40 p. (978-0152000745) Pre, Pri. Some children create
a family out of snow. Includes labeled pictures of all the items they use, as well as information
about how snow is formed.
! Fleischman, Sid. Here Comes McBroom. HarperCollins, 1998. 80 p. (978-0688163648,
pap.)Pri, Int. Share the tall tale, “McBroom the Rainmaker.”
! Frasier, Debra. The Incredible Water Show. Harcourt, 2004. 40 p. (978-0152162870) Pri, Int.
A wonderful theatrical extravaganza about water science, conservation, and protection that you
can stage as a play or puppet show. Try this as a kickoff or end-of-summer program. Visit
Frasier’s Web site at http://debrafrasier.com/pages/books/washo.html for details on performing the
show.
! Garland, Sarah. Splash! Frances Lincoln, 2006. 16 p. (978-1845073459, board book) Babies,
Toddlers. This baby board book helps parents encourage the fun by following an infant through
splashing activities.
! Godwin, Sam. The Drop Goes Plop: A First Look at the Water Cycle. Picture Window
Books, 2005. 32 p. (978-1404806573) Pre, Pri. Mama and baby seagull guide us through this
overview of the water cycle, with a glossary, fun facts, and resources at the end.
! Graham, Joan Bransfield. Splish Splash. Sandpiper, 2001. 32 p. (978-0618111237, pap.) Pre,
Pri, Int. A collection of fun, brightly illustrated concrete poems about water in its various forms,
from ice cubes to the ocean.
! Hannah, Julie, and Joan Holub. The Man Who Named the Clouds. Albert Whitman, 2006. 40
p. (978-0807549742, lib. bdg.) Pri, Int. This is a biography of Luke Howard, an 18th-century
chemist whose fascination with weather and clouds led him to introduce a classification system for
clouds. It incorporates lots of weather science and an example of a weather journal kids could
keep.
! Hiaasen, Carl. Flush. Knopf, 2005. 263 p. (978-0375821820) Int. Another award-winning ecoadventure
by the author of Hoot, this time about young people catching the manager of a floating
casino who is dumping waste into Florida’s coastal waters.
! Hirschmann, Kris. Sponges (Creatures of the Sea). KidHaven Press, 2005. 48 p. (978-
0737730135) Int. Introduces sponges and their unique relationship with water during and after
their lives through clear text and bright, appealing photos.
! Hopkins, Lee Bennett, selector. Weather: Poems for All Seasons (I Can Read Book).
HarperCollins, 1995. 64 p. (978-0064441919, pap.) Pre, Pri, Int. A nice collection of weather
poems by various poets. Read some poems and have children illustrate them.
! Intrater, Roberta G. Splash! (Baby Faces). Cartwheel, 2002. 10 p. (978-0439420051, board
book). Babies, Pre. Simple rhymes caption photos of expressive young children playing in water.
Also available in Spanish as Splash: Al Agua Patos.
! Jaffe, Nina. The Golden Flower: A Taino Myth from Puerto Rico. Piñata Books, 2005. 32
p. (978-1558854529) Pre, Pri, Int. Illustrated by Enrique O. Sanchez, this pourquoi story explains
how water came into our world and how Puerto Rico came to be.
! Johns, Linda. Hannah West in Deep Water: A Mystery. Puffin, 2006. 160 p. (978-
0142407004, pap.) Int. Likeable series hero Hannah West tackles the mystery of who is polluting
the waters of Lake Washington.
! Kerley, Barbara. A Cool Drink of Water. National Geographic Children’s Books, 2002. 32 p.
(978-0792267232) Pre, Pri. Stunning photographs and simple text show people around the world
drinking water. Includes a map and a note on conservation.
! Kimmel, Eric A. Anansi and the Magic Stick. Holiday House, 2001. 32 p. (978-0823414437)
Pre, Pri, Int. Everyone’s favorite trickster Anansi steals a magic stick to do his chores for him. But
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when he falls asleep while watering his garden, the stick keeps watering and creates a flood that
threatens the neighborhood.
! Koss, Amy Goldman. Kailey (American Girl Today). American Girl, 2003. 160 p.(978-
1584855910, pap.) Pri, Int. Ten-year-old Kailey launches an art protest to keep a developer from
spoiling the cove and its tide pools that are special to her and her family and friends.
! Levine, Shar, and Leslie Johnstone. Bathtub Science. Sterling Publishing, 2001. 80 p. (978-
0806971858) Pri, Int. Photos and cartoon drawings illustrate this fun collection of water
experiments from simple to complicated.
! Levy, Constance. Splash! Poems of Our Watery World. Orchard Books, 2002. 48 p. (OP)
Pre, Pri, Int. This nicely illustrated book of poems about water could be used in many programs
and to inspire kids to write their own.
! Martin, Jacqueline Briggs. Snowflake Bentley. Houghton Mifflin, 1998. 32 p. (978-
0395861622) Pri. In this Caldecott Medal book, Martin and Azarian offer a dreamy and lyrical, yet
informative, version of Bentley’s lifelong love affair with snow.
! McCloskey, Robert. Time of Wonder. Viking, 1957. 64 p. (978-0670715121) Pri, Int. Two
children spending their summer on an island off the coast of Maine experience a hurricane. Send
this Caldecott Medal book home with families this summer. Display it with a nonfiction title about
hurricanes.
! Milord, Susan. Tales of the Shimmering Sky: Ten Global Folktales with Activities.
Williamson Publishing Company, 1996. 128 p. (978-1885593016, pap.) Pri, Int. Beautifully
illustrated tales with related activities, including stories about clouds, rain, and rainbows.
! Morrison, Gordon. A Drop of Water. Houghton Mifflin, 2006. 32 p. (978-0618585571) Pre, Pri.
Follow water’s journey from rain through mountain brook, waterfall, bog, river, swamp, and
stream, nourishing plants and animals along the way.
! Moss, Marissa. Rose’s Journal: The Story of a Girl in the Great Depression. Silver
Whistle/Harcourt, 2001. 56 p. (978-0152024239) Int. This series of first-person accounts, in the
form of hand-written journals, brings historical periods to life. Here, Rose’s Kansas family tries to
save their farm in the throes of the 1930s drought and dust storms.
! Murphy, Bryan. Experiment with Water. Two-Can Publishing, 1997. 32 p. (978-1587281198,
pap.) Int. Bits of history and brightly colored photos enhance this collection of water experiments.
Also available in Spanish as El Agua.
! New Book of Popular Science, editors. Just Add Water: Science Projects You Can Sink,
Squirt, Splash, Sail. Children’s Press, 2008. 32 p. (978-0531187623, pap.) Pri, Int. Fairly
simple experiments about the states, solvent properties, density, buoyancy, and natural phenomena
of water. Kid-friendly and inviting.
! Olien, Rebecca. Sources of Water (First Facts). Capstone Press, 2006. 24 p. (978-0736851800,
pap.) Pri. Learn how water filters through Earth’s layers, being cleaned and stored, using the
Groundwater experiment on p. 21.
! Olien, Rebecca. Water and the Weather (First Facts). Capstone Press, 2006. 24 p. (978-
0736851817, pap.) Pri. A good basic overview with nice photos and “Fun Facts.”
! Olien, Rebecca. The Water Cycle (First Facts). Capstone Press, 2005. 24 p. (978-0736851824,
pap.) Pri. Companion to the previous title in the First Facts: Water All Around series.
! Olien, Rebecca. What Is Water? (First Facts). Capstone Press, 2005. 24 p. (978-0736851831,
pap.) Pri. Another companion to the previous titles.
! Osborne, Mary Pope, and Natalie Pope Boyce. Polar Bears and the Arctic (Magic Tree House
Research Guide). Random House, 2007. 128 p. (978-0375832222, pap.) Int. This nonfiction
companion to Polar Bears Past Bedtime introduces readers to animals and people who live in the
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Arctic, with a focus on the effects of global warming on their present and future.
! Polacco, Patricia. Thunder Cake. Putnam, 1990. 32 p. (978-0399222313) Pre, Pri. Grandma
finds a way to dispel her grandchild’s fear of thunderstorms.
! Prelutsky, Jack. It’s Snowing! It’s Snowing! Winter Poems (I Can Read Book).
HarperCollins, 2006. 48 p. (978-0060537173, pap.) Pre, Pri. Lovely short poems about the joys
and trials of winter.
! Quinn, Zoe. Totally Toxic (The Caped 6th Grader). Yearling, 2009. 148 p. (978-0307498366,
pap.) Int. This lightweight, entertaining series title has superhero Zoe Richards taking on a factory
that is dumping toxic waste in a river.
! Relf, Pat, and Carolyn Bracken. The Magic School Bus Wet All Over: A Book about the
Water Cycle. Scholastic Paperbacks, 1996. 32 p. (978-0590508339, pap.) Pri. Another Ms.
Frizzle adventure, in which the gang learns all about the water cycle, up close and personal. Also
available in Spanish as El autobus magico—se salpica todo.
! Roth, Susan L. The Biggest Frog in Australia. Aladdin, 2000. 32 p. (978-0689833144, pap.)
Pre, Pri. In this tall tale, when a thirsty frog drinks up all the water in Australia, the other animals
must think of a way to make him give it up.
! Sacks, Janet. Weather & Art Activities (Arty Facts). Crabtree Publishing Company, 2002. 48 p.
(978-0778711469) Int. Twenty fun art activities featuring weather themes.
! Sharpe, Susan. Waterman’s Boy. Aladdin, 2007. 176 p. (978-1416964537, pap.) Int. Two boys
from a small town on the Chesapeake Bay help a scientist interested in cleaning up the water while
risking parental disapproval. Also available in Spanish as Suspenso en la bahia.
! Sherman, Josepha. Splish! Splash! A Book about Rain. Picture Window Books, 2004. 24 p.
(978-1404803398, pap.) Pre, Pri. Colorful illustrations form the backdrop for straightforward text
full of action words that draw readers in to explore the water cycle and rain. Also available in a
bilingual English/Spanish edition, Splish! Splash! Un libro sobre la lluvia.
! Silverstein, Alvin, and Virginia Silverstein. A World in a Drop of Water: Exploring with a
Microscope. Dover, 1998. 64 p. (978-0486403816, pap.) Int. This title shows a menagerie of
microscopic creatures found in a single water drop.
! Skurzynski, Gloria, and Alane Fergusen. Deadly Waters (National Park Mysteries) National
Geographic Children’s Books, 2007. 160 p. (978-1426300936, pap.) Pri, Int. While visiting the
Everglades National Park with their parents, the Landon children uncover the mystery of dying
manatees and learn important lessons about the natural environment.
! Speed, Toby. Water Voices. Putnam, 1998. 32 p. (OP) Pre, Pri. Water, in all its poetry and
whimsy, is the subject of this lovely collection of poems and riddles.
! Stewart, Melissa. The Wonders of Water. Compass Point Books, 2004. 32 p. (978-
0756506377, lib. bdg.) Pri, Int. Nicely designed and illustrated with color photos, this book
involves kids in simple, observation-based activities to learn about water.
! Strauss, Rochelle. One Well: The Story of Water on Earth. Kids Can Press, 2007. 32 p.
(978-1553379546) Int. In picture book format, Strauss presents a beautiful and effective overview
of the importance and uses of water, how water systems operate, and how we can conserve and
protect them.
! Tekavec, Heather. Storm Is Coming!. Dial, 2002. 32 p. (978-0803726260) Pre, Pri. The animals
misunderstand the farmer’s “storm” warning and expect someone scary and mean in this picture
book.
! Trapani, Iza. The Itsy Bitsy Spider. Charlesbridge, 1998. 30 p. (978-1580890144, board book.)
Pre. A board book version of the nursery rhyme.
! Waldman, Neil. The Snowflake: A Water Cycle Story. Millbrook Press, 2003. 32 p. (978-
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0761323471) Pri, Int. Lovely, emotive pastel illustrations add charm to this month-by-month
“travelogue” approach to the water cycle, starting with and “starring” a snowflake rather than the
traditional raindrop.
! Walker, Nick. Sing Along with the Weather Dude. Small Gate Media, 2000. 20 p. (978-
0964338913, pap.) Pre, Pri. TV meteorologist Walker’s pleasant voice and clever songs are
perfect for background, sing-along, and consolidating concepts. Book/CD set.
! Weeks, Sarah. Splish, Splash! (My First I Can Read). HarperCollins, 2000. 32 p. (978-
0064442824, pap.) Pre, Pri. How many animals can fit in a bathtub? Find out in this fun, silly
beginning reader.
! Wells, Robert E. Did a Dinosaur Drink this Water? Albert Whitman, 2006. 32 p. (978-
0807588406, pap.) Pri. Picture book format introduces the water cycle. Also available in Spanish
as Bebio un dinosaurio de esta agua?
! Wick, Walter. A Drop of Water. Scholastic, 1997. 40 p. (978-0590221979) Pri, Int. Great photos
are the highlight of this oversized book that illustrates the properties of water.
! Williams, Judith. Why Is It Raining? (I Like Weather) Enslow Publishers, Inc. 2005. 24 p.
(978-0766023185, lib. bdg.) Pre, Pri. Simple questions and answers about raindrops, snow, clouds,
and water vapor with a rain gauge experiment at the end.
! Woods, Michael, and Mary B. Woods. Droughts. Lerner Publishing Group, 2006. 64 p. (978-
0822565765, lib. bdg.) Pri, Int. Stories, images, facts, and figures about droughts.
Web Sites
! Alphabet Soup. www.alphabet-soup.net/mini/rain.html. “The Rain Storm” participation story.
! American Science Surplus. www.sciplus.com/index.cfm/go/front.tagged/tag/cast. Purchase
PerfectCast, a plaster substitute for making casts of kids’ footprints.
! Be Amazing Toys. www.beamazing.com. Sells Insta Snow Powder, a substance that expands to
100 times its original size to make a white fluffy fake snow.
! Boy Scout Trail. www.boyscouttrail.com/content/song/if_its_raining-1337.asp. Words to “If It’s
Raining” song, sung to the tune of “If You’re Happy and You Know It.”
! Droplet and the Water Cycle. kids.earth.nasa.gov/droplet.html. This NASA site has an
interactive game about the water cycle. Bookmark it at a computer station for children to play
independently.
! EEK. www.dnr.state.wi.us/org/caer/ce/eek/earth/groundwater/index.htm. EEK (environmental
activities for kids) Web site activities for kids grades 4!8. Check out Water Wonders.
! Enchanted Learning. www.enchantedlearning.com/rt/weather/watercycle.shtml. This site has a
short Reader’s Theater script for up to 19 children called Water Cycle Adventure.
! Environmental Protection Agency. Drinking Water and Ground Water Kids Stuff.
www.epa.gov/safewater/kids/index.html. Lots of information, activities, and lesson plans that you
can use or adapt for summer programs. You’ll find a word scramble, a question and answer quiz,
and many other activities about water.
! Expert Village. www.expertvillage.com/video/9867_surface-tension-demo.htm. A short video
that demonstrates the surface tension of water.
! General Chemistry Online: Water to Wine.
antoine.frostburg.edu/chem/senese/101/features/water2wine.shtml. Explains the chemistry behind
the classic water to wine magician’s trick.
! How Stuff Works. Science Projects for Kids. home.howstuffworks.com/science-projectsfor-kids-weather-and-seasons4.htm.
Project on making fog.
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! How to Make Fog in a Bottle. www.wikihow.com/Make-Fog-in-a-Bottle. This site explains
what fog is.
! Hummingbird Educational Resources. www.hummingbirded.com/winter-snow.html. Songs
! Kiddiddles. www.kididdles.com/lyrics/s103.html. Lyrics to the song “Splash! Fall the
Raindrops.”
! KinderNature. kindernature.storycounty.com. Nature songs and fingerplays including the
“Water Cycle” song referred to on page 85.
! Magic School Bus. Simple Science.
www.scholastic.com/magicschoolbus/simplescience/archive/labs/rain.htm. “Make Rain Indoors”
experiment.
! National Geographic Kids. Experiment with Water Tricks.
www.nationalgeographic.com/ngkids/trythis/trythis_water/floating-paper-clip.html. Can a paper
clip float? Try this easy experiment to find out.
! National Geographic Kids. Experiment with Water Tricks.
www.nationalgeographic.com/ngkids/trythis/trythis_water/floating-egg.html. This easy
experiment makes an egg float.
! Oceans Alive! Water on the Move: Wind and Waves. mos.org/oceans/motion/wind.html.
Explains how waves are created and includes an easy experiment to show how water moves.
! The Preparedness Center. www.preparedness.com/assnac.html. Offers freeze-dried Astronaut
Space Snacks to which you “just add water.”
! Safety Central. www.safetycentral.com/assnac.html. Sells freeze dried food products like
“Freeze Dried Astronaut Ice Cream” to which you “just add water.”
! Thirstin’s Questions and Answer Game.
www.epa.gov/safewater/kids/flash/flash_qagame.html. This EPA site has a quiz about water.
! Thirstin’s Word Scramble Game.
www.epa.gov/safewater/kids/flash/flash_wordscramble.html. This EPA site is a word scramble in
which water-related questions are asked.
! A Trip with Drip. www.ceeindia.org/drip/movie.html. An animated movie about the water cycle.
! U.S. Geological Survey. Water Science for Schools. ga.water.usgs.gov/edu. Offers
information on many aspects of water, along with pictures, data, maps, and an interactive center
where you can give opinions and test your water knowledge.
! Visible Water Vapor. web2.airmail.net/kboyle/Vapor.htm. This experiment is from a Web site,
Science Lesson Plans That Teach Literacy K-2.
! The Water Cycle. www.epa.gov/safewater/kids/flash/flash_watercycle.html. An animated
movie about the water cycle.
! The Water Cycle. www.hardbargainfarm.org/hbf/watercycle/watercycle_puzzle2.html. Label
parts of the water cycle in this online puzzle.
! Water Cycle Puzzle. www.lakelandschools.org/lt/Technology/waterpuz.htm. Try this online,
16-piece jigsaw puzzle about the water cycle.
! Utah Science. www.usoe.k12.ut.us/curr/science/sciber00/7th/cells/sciber/slidepre.htm.
Directions for preparing a slide.
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AN OCEAN OF FUN
Explore an ocean full of ideas here from the whimsy of a sea serpent party or an octopus’s garden to the
real world of sharks and the importance of our bay waters. You’ll catch a net full of ideas here.
Books
! Anderson, M.T. The Serpent Came to Gloucester. Candlewick Press, 2005. 80 p. (978-
0763620387) Pri, Int. Rhyming text tells of a sea serpent that plays off the coast of Massachusetts
during the summer of 1817 and is hunted upon its return the next year.
! Anderson, Sara. Octopus Oyster Hermit Crab Snail: A Poem of the Sea. Handprint
Books, 2005. 32 p. (978-1593540791) Pre, Pri. Build vocabulary with lyrical, beautiful verses,
such as, “Under indigo swells in cerulean seas” in this magical picture book.
! Berne, Anne. Manfish: A Story of Jacques Cousteau. Chronicle Books, 2008. 40 p. (978-
0811860635) Pri. A biography of oceanographer and champion of the seas, Jacques Cousteau.
! Blade, Adam. Sepron the Sea Serpent. (Beast Quest Book 2). Scholastic, 2007. 80 p. (978-
0439906548, pap.) Pri, Int. Tom and Elenna must stop Sepron the Sea Serpent from destroying the
people of Avantia’s coast.
! Burns, Loree Griffith. Tracking Trash: Flotsam, Jetsam, and the Science of Ocean
Motion (Scientists in the Field). Houghton Mifflin, 2007. 64 p. (978-0618581313) Int. This is part
biography of Dr. Curtis Ebbesmeyer, part chronicle of his fascinating and unique local-goneglobal
campaign to track trash lost in the ocean. The result is a compelling education on both the
need for clean up and how ocean currents operate.
! Carle, Eric. Mister Seahorse. Philomel Books, 2004. 32 p. (978-0399242694) Pre, Pri. After
Mrs. Seahorse lays her eggs on Mr. Seahorse’s belly, he drifts through the water, greeting other
fish fathers who are taking care of their eggs.
! Cleary, Brian. Peanut Butter and Jellyfishes: A Very Silly Alphabet Book. Milbrook
Press, 2007. 32 p. (978-0822561880) Pre, Pri. An alphabet book whose highly unique illustrations
feature collage, hidden letters, and word pictures.
! Colandro, Lucille. There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Shell. Cartwheel, 2008. 32 p.
(978-0439873802, pap.) Pre, Pri. In this variation on the traditional cumulative rhyme, a woman
swallows a shell, a crab, a fish, a gull, a pail, some sand, and a wave.
! Corral, Kimberly. A Child’s Glacier Bay. Alaska Northwest Books, 1998. 32 p. (978-
0882405032) Pri, Int. Two Alaskan siblings travel with their parents on a three-week sea kayaking
journey along more than 200 miles of coastline at Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve.
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! Cousins, Lucy. Hooray for Fish. Candlewick Press, 2005. 40 p. (978-0763627416) Pre. Little
Fish has all sorts of fishy friends in his underwater home, but loves one of them most of all.
! Cummings, Priscilla. Meet Chadwick and His Chesapeake Bay Friends. Tidewater
Publishers, 1999. 30 p. (978-0870335167) Pre, Pri. Introduces Chadwick, a blue crab, and his
various animal friends who live in and near the Chesapeake Bay.
! Ehlert, Lois. Fish Eyes, a Book You Can Count On. Harcourt, 1980. 40 p. (978-
0152280505) Pre. A colorful counting book of brightly colored fish.
! Galloway, Ruth. Fidgety Fish. Tiger Tales, 2001. 32 p. (978-1589250123) Pre. Sent out for a
swim in the deep sea, Tiddler, a young fish who just can’t keep still, sees many interesting
creatures and one very dark cave.
! Geist, Ken. The Three Little Fish and the Big Bad Shark. Cartwheel/Scholastic, 2007. 32 p.
(978-0439719629) Pre, Pri. In this spoof of “The Three Little Pigs,” Mama tells her three little fish
that it’s time to seek their fortunes. Jim builds a house of seaweed and Tim builds a house of sand,
but it’s up to Kim to find the house that will stop the big bad shark’s munching and crunching.
! Hurd, Edith Thacher. Starfish (Let’s-Read-and-Find-Out Science). HarperCollins, 2000. Rev. ed.
40 p. (978-0064451987) Pre, Pri. A simple introduction to the appearance, growth, habits, and
behavior of starfish.
! King-Smith, Dick. The Water Horse. Yearling, 2007. 128 p. (978-0375842313) Pri. In 1930, on
the coast of Scotland, eight-year-old Kirstie finds a large egg that hatches into an unusual sea
creature, and, as he grows, her family must decide what to do with him.
! Kraus, Robert. Herman the Helper. Aladdin, 1987. 32 p. (978-0671662707, pap.) Pre, Pri.
Herman the helpful octopus is always willing to assist anyone who needs his help.
! Lionni, Leo. Swimmy. Knopf, 1963. 32 p. (978-0394817132) Pre, Pri. A little black fish in a
school of red fish figures out a way of protecting them all from their natural enemies.
! Markle, Sandra. Octopuses (Animal Prey). First Avenue Editions, 2008. 39 p. (978-0822560661).
Detailed, energetic text and vivid photographs reveal the fascinating world of the octopus.
! Miller, Ruth. I Went to the Bay. Kids Can Press, 1999. 24 p. (978-1550744989) Pre, Pri. When
a young boy sets out in search of frogs, he’s amazed to find a vibrant, bustling world of wildlife.
The bay provides a day’s fascination for the curious little boy—and a day’s fun for some elusive
frogs.
! Most, Bernard. My Very Own Octopus. Voyager, 1991. 40 p. (978-0152563455) Pre, Pri. A
boy imagines what fun he would have with a pet octopus.
! Mullarkey, Lisa. Splashing By the Shore: Beach Activities for Kids. Gibbs Smith
Publishers, 2007. 64 p. (978-1586858841, pap.) Pri, Int. Beach-themed activities and crafts for
shore or home.
! Native American Design. Dover, 2007. 128 p. (978-0486998459, pap.) Adult. Nearly
500 color and black-and-white illustrations celebrate traditional Native American art. Designs
include those used to decorate clothing, ceremonial masks, jewelry, blankets, utensils, and more.
! Osborne, Mary Pope. Dark Day in the Deep Sea (Magic Tree House). Random House, 2008.
128 p. (978-0375837319, pap.) Pri, Int. When Jack and Annie join a group of 19th-century
explorers aboard the H.M.S. Challenger, they learn about the ocean, solve the mystery of its fabled
sea monster, and gain compassion for their fellow creatures. See also the companion guide: Sea
Monsters: Companion to Dark Day in the Deep Sea. Random House, 2008. (978-0375846632,
pap.)
! Osborne, Mary Pope. Summer of the Sea Serpent (Magic Tree House). Random House,
2004. 128 p. (978-0375827358) Pri, Int. Jack and Annie travel in their magic tree house to the land
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of the mystical selkies to seek a magical sword for Merlin.
! Peet, Bill. Cyrus the Unsinkable Sea Serpent. Houghton Mifflin, 1975. 48 p. (978-
0395202722) Pri. A shark accuses Cyrus of cowardice because he won’t sink any ships. The
kindly sea serpent almost succumbs to peer pressure, but learns at last to be himself.
! Pfister, Marcus. The Rainbow Fish. North-South Books, 1992. 32 p. (978-1558580091) Pre.
The most beautiful fish in the entire ocean discovers the real value of personal beauty and
friendship.
! Pirotta, Saviour. Turtle Bay. Frances Lincoln Children’s Books, 2005. 32 p. (978-1845074111,
pap.) Pre, Pri. Taro and his sister Yuko help old Jiro-San prepare for the sea turtles that are about
to lay eggs.
! Prelutsky, Jack. A Pizza the Size of the Sun. Greenwillow Books, 2006. 160 p. (978-
0688132354). Pri, Int. A classic collection of Prelutsky poetry, including “I’m Wrestling with an
Octopus.”
! Sabuda, Robert, and Matthew Reinhart. Sharks and Other Sea Monsters: Encyclopedia
Prehistorica. Candlewick Press, 2006. 12 p. (978-0763622299) Pri, Int. Explore the prehistoric
underwater world, where monsters like megalodon ruled the waves. Over 35 pop-ups.
! Schwartz, Viviane. Shark and Lobster’s Amazing Undersea Adventure. Candlewick
Press, 2006. 40 p. (978-0763629106) Pre. Follows the humorous attempts of Shark and Lobster to
conquer their fear of tigers.
! Serafini, Frank. Looking Closely along the Shore. Kids Can Press, 2008. 32 p. (978-
1554531417) Pri. Stunning close-up photographs of things one might find along the shore
challenge children to guess their identity.
! Sherry, Kevin. I’m the Best Artist in the Ocean. Dial, 2008. 32 p. (978-080373255) Pre. A
squid creates a masterpiece full of ocean creatures . . . on the body of a whale. Read this and have
children create a mural or a drawing of a whale.
! Skurzynski, Gloria. Out of the Deep. (National Parks Mystery) National Geographic, 2002. 160
p. (978-0792282303) Pri, Int. Jack, Ashley, and their new foster sister set out to solve the mystery
of why whales are beaching themselves at Acadia National Park.
! Slater, Dashka. The Sea Serpent and Me. Houghton Mifflin, 2008. 40 p. (978-0618723942)
Pre, Pri. One day a small sea serpent falls from the faucet into the tub as a child is about to take a
bath, and as the serpent grows, the child realizes that he needs to go back to the sea where he
belongs.
! Wood, Audrey. Ten Little Fish. Blue Sky Press, 2004. 40 p. (978-0439635691) Pre. Ten little
fish swim along an ocean reef, each finding a different reason to leave until there is only one left.
Audio
! Abbey Road by the Beatles. Capitol Records, 1990. Audio CD (B000002UB3). Includes the
song “Octopus’s Garden.”
! All You Need Is Love: Beatles Songs for Kids. Music for Little People, 1999. Audio CD
(B00000JZAP). All ages. Raffi sings “Octopus’s Garden.”
! Animal Songs by Raffi. Rounder, 2008. Audio CD (B0012TBH5U). All ages. Raffi sings
“Octopus’s Garden” and “Down by the Bay.”
Video/DVD
! Andre. Paramount Pictures, 1994. (94 min.) Rated PG. Based on a true story, a newborn seal is
orphaned when his mother is caught in a fishing net. A family saves his life and takes him on as
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their new pet, teaching him tricks and training him to adulthood. When local fishermen complain
that the seal is interfering with their productivity, the family is forced to let Andre back into the
wild.
! Eyewitness: Shark. DK Publishing, 2007. DVD. (35 min.) Not Rated. Explores the murky
world of the shark to discover facts and dispel myths about these marine creatures.
! Finding Nemo. Buena Vista Pictures, 2003. DVD. (105 min.) Rated G. Set under the sea in the
world of clown fish Marlin and his son Nemo, when the defiant Nemo takes off from his dad and
gets captured by a tropical fish seeker, he finds himself stuck in a fishbowl in a dentist’s office.
Marlin and his friend Dory embark on an epic journey to find Nemo.
! Flipper. Universal Pictures, 1996. DVD. (94 min.) Rated PG. Based on the long-running
television series, Flipper tells the story of an eccentric fisherman, his nephew, and a brilliant
dolphin who join forces to combat a group of cutthroat businessmen. Starring Elijah Wood.
! Hooray for Fish. Candlewick Storybook Animations Series. DVD/CD. (5:26 min.) (978-
763634414) Pre. This activity pack includes a hardcover book and on the DVD/CD, an animated
version along with two audio tracks of the narration, one with music and sound effects and another
with page-turn signals.
! Planet Carnivore: Sharks and Lions. National Geographic, 2007. DVD. Not Rated. This 52-
minute shark episode features the Great White Shark.
! Sea Monsters: A Prehistoric Adventure. National Geographic, 2008. DVD. Rated G. (40
min.) Pri, Int.Journey 80 million years back in time to an age when an astonishing assortment of
ferocious creatures swam, hunted, and fought for survival beneath the prehistoric seas. Stunning
imagery re-creates the perilous underwater realm of two young, dolphin-sized marine reptiles
called Dolichorhynchops, or Dollies. A companion children’s book, Sea Monsters, is also
available at shopngvideos.com/kids.
! The Water Horse: Legend of the Deep. Columbia Pictures, 2007. DVD. (111 min.) Rated
PG. A young boy finds a mysterious enchanted egg and what hatches from it will set in motion an
adventure that will take him on the journey of a lifetime as the sea creature of Scottish legend is
born. Starring Emma Watson.
Web Sites
! Chesapeake Bay Foundation. www.cbf.org/site/PageServer?pagename=homev3. Check out
environmental and conservation organizations in your region that work to protect bays.
! Cousteau Kids Online. www.cousteaukids.org/index.html. Kid-friendly site of the Cousteau
Society with an online magazine and more.
! Danielle’s Place. daniellesplace.com/html/paperplate.html. Danielle’s Place has directions for
making a cute sea otter and a walrus paper plate craft.
! Dashka Slater. www.dashkaslater.com/childrens_books_seaserpent.html. Web site of the author
of The Sea Serpent and Me with ideas for a sea serpent party.
! DLTK’s Animal Crafts for Kids. www.dltk-kids.com/animals/index.html. Check out DLTK’s
site for patterns and directions for making a lobster craft, an otter craft, a paper plate crab, toilet
paper roll lobster and otter, several octopus crafts and several fish crafts.
! First-School. www.first-school.ws/theme/animals/ocean.htm. First-School has a section of
preschool crafts and activities on ocean animals.
! Get “Hooked” on Books. www.angelfire.com/la/kinderthemes/olit.html. This site includes a
bibliography of ocean-themed picture books and the words to Margaret Wise Brown’s The Fish
with the Deep Sea Smile.
! Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve. www.nps.gov/glba. The Web site for Glacier Bay
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National Park includes a section for kids and one for teachers. You’ll find a Pacific Salmon
coloring and activity booklet, and a Glacier Bay Pee Wee Ranger Coloring and Activity booklet
for children two-to-six years.
! Jean-Michel Cousteau’s Ocean Future’s Society. www.oceanfutures.org. The Web site of
the non-profit marine conservation and education organization led by the son of the famed Jacques
Cousteau.
! The Kennedy Center Artsedge. artsedge.kennedy-center.org/content/3436. Information on
and directions for making Gyotaku, the Japanese art of fish printing.
! Mr. Anderson’s Company. www.misterandersons.com. Offers a red octopus puppet and
various sea serpent puppets.
! Monterey Bay Aquarium. www.mbayaq.org/lc/activities/default.asp. Lots of fun games and
activities for a program on bays or oceans and the animals that live there. See the Wild about
Otters Bingo game.
! National Aquarium, Baltimore. www.aqua.org/factsheets.html. Check out a nice collection of
fact sheets on a multitude of marine animals to print and distribute or use for quick facts or trivia
games.
! National Park Service. Games and Activities. www.webrangers.us/search.cfm. Kids can
join WebRangers and find several online theme-related activities including “Protect the Harbor,”
“Water Quality,” “Exploring Tide Pools,” “Turtle Hurdles,” and “Swimming for Home.”
! Oriental Trading. www.orientaltrading.com. You can purchase inexpensive “Fortune Fish,”
small plastic fish that curl in the palm of the hand and “tell” a fortune by the way they curl.
! Pinksunrise.com. www.pinksunrise.com/craft/ross.htm. This site has instructions for making a
shark puppet.
! Robert Sabuda.com. www.robertsabuda.com/popmakesimple.asp. Patterns and directions for
making a pop-up shark and more.
! San Diego Aquarium. Shark School. www.sdnhm.org/kids/sharks/index.html. You will find
puzzles and quizzes all about sharks.
! Sea Monkeys®. www.sea-monkeys.com. Sea-Monkeys ® are a unique species of brine shrimp,
known by the scientific name of Artemia NYOS. You can purchase kits to start a colony of Sea-
Monkeys®.
! Sea World. www.seaworld.com/sitepage.aspx?PageID=430. Click on Kid/Teens Fun Stuff at
bottom of page where you will find a Shamu and Shark Cam, and directions for making an
origami penguin, whale, and fish.
! Shedd Aquarium. www.sheddaquarium.org. You’ll find videos and stories of the animals living
at the Shedd Aquarium in Chicago.
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HIGH SEAS ADVENTURES
Aarrgh, mateys! There be pirates in these here resources. Aye, and mermaids and ships and lonely desert
islands to boot! Are ye brave enough to sail these waters? Read on to discover the treasure of fun stories
buried within these pages.
Books
! Agee, Jon. Terrific. Hyperion Books for Children, 2005. 32 p. (978-0786851843) Pri. “Terrific,”
says Eugene when he wins an all-expenses-paid cruise to Bermuda. “I’ll probably get a really
nasty sunburn.” But Eugene’s luck is much worse than that. His ship sinks, and he ends up
stranded on a tiny island.
! Allen, Pamela. Who Sank the Boat? Putnam, 1996. 32 p. (978-0698113732, pap.) Pre. Readers
guess who causes the boat to sink when five animal friends of varying sizes decide to go for a row.
! Barton, Byron. Boats. HarperFestival, 1986. 34 p. (978-0061150173, Board book, lap edition)
Babies, toddlers. Simple text and vibrant illustrations showcase a variety of boats.
! Birkett, Georgie. Lila Pirate. Simon & Schuster, 2007. 32 p. (978-1416911050, pap.) Pre, Pri.
When a sudden storm knocks Teddy off the crow’s nest on Lila’s pirate ship, the crew and a
helpful mermaid save him from drowning.
! Brink, Carol Ryrie. Baby Island. Aladdin, 1993. 160 p. (978-0689717512, pap.) Int. Twelve-yearold
Mary Wallace and her ten-year-old sister Jean survive the wreck of an ocean liner on its way
to Australia and manage to make it to a seemingly deserted island in a lifeboat with four babies.
! Bunting, Eve. Little Badger: Terror of the Seven Seas. Sandpiper, 2006. 32 p. (978-0152057022,
pap.) Pre, Pri. A little badger pretends to be a pirate until it’s time for supper.
! Burningham, John. Mr. Gumpy’s Outing. Henry Holt & Company, 1971. 32 p. (978-0805007084
) Pre. Mr. Gumpy accepts more and more riders on his boat until the inevitable occurs.
! Churchill, E. Richard. Fast & Funny Paper Toys You Can Make. Sterling Publishing, 1989. (OP)
Int. Directions for making movable paper toys from household articles. Includes boats,
noisemakers, puppets, mobiles, and more.
! Defoe, Daniel. Robinson Crusoe. Tom Doherty, 1989. 352 p. (978-0812504828, pap.) Int, YA. As
the sole survivor of a shipwreck, an Englishman lives for nearly thirty years on a deserted island.
! Farley, Walter. Black Stallion. Yearling, 1991. 224 p. (978-0679813439) Int. Young Alec Ramsay
is shipwrecked on a desert island with a horse destined to play an important part in his life.
! Greenburg, Melanie Hope. Mermaids on Parade. Putnam, 2008. 32 p. (978-0399247088) Pre, Pri.
A young girl participates in Coney Island’s Mermaid Parade to celebrate the opening of the ocean
during the summer. Includes directions for making a simple mermaid tail.
! Hobbs, Will. Wild Man Island. HarperCollins, 2003. 184 p. (978-0380733101, pap.) Int, YA.
After 14-year-old Andy slips away from his kayaking group to visit the wilderness site of his
archaeologist father’s death, a storm strands him on Admiralty Island, Alaska, where he manages
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to survive, encounters unexpected animal and human inhabitants, and looks for traces of the
earliest prehistoric immigrants to America.
! Kennedy, Kim. Pirate Pete’s Talk Like a Pirate. Abrams, 2007. 40 p. (978-0810993488) Pre, Pri.
In search of a crew, Pirate Pete and his parrot look for “stanky scallywags” who possess certain
conversational skills.
! Korman, Gordon. Shipwreck (Island, Book 1). Scholastic, 2001. 129 p. (978-0439164566, pap.)
Int, YA. Six teens on a boat in the Pacific Ocean are shipwrecked and must learn how to survive.
Sequels include Escape and Survival. This series is also available in Spanish.
! Kraft, Jim. The No-Good, Do-Good Pirates. Albert Whitman, 2008. 32 p. (978-0807556955) Pre,
Pri. When Captain Squint and his band of pirates are sentenced to do a good deed, they have
problems figuring out just what that means.
! Kubler, Annie. Row Row Row Your Boat. Child’s Play, 2003. 12 p. (978-0859536585, board
book) Babies, Toddlers. Cheerful illustrations to the traditional children’s song.
! Lester, Helen. Tacky in Trouble. Houghton Mifflin, 1998. 32 p. (978-0395861134) Pre, Pri.
Tacky the exuberant penguin accidentally goes sailboarding and winds up on a tropical island,
where he meets an elephant who demands proof of Tacky’s identity.
! Leuck, Laura. I Love My Pirate Papa. Harcourt, 2007. 32 p. (978-0152056643) Pre, Pri. A
pirate’s son shares the things he loves about his father, including climbing the mast together to yell
“Land ho” and sharing the booty when they find buried treasure.
! Llewellyn, Sam. Bad, Bad Darlings. Razorbill, 2005. 208 p. (OP) Int. Shipwrecked on a tropical
island, members of the Darling family find themselves surrounded by burglars, unsavory real
estate developers, and a wild boy.
! Marshall, Ray. The Cast-Away Pirates: A Pop-up Tale of Bad Luck, Sharp Teeth, and Stinky
Toes. Chronicle Books, 2008. 20 p. (978-0811859233) Pri. When their sailing ship, the Stinky
Toes, springs a leak during a storm, a band of pirates too long at sea blames their captain, Runny
Nose, and tries to plug the hole with his shoes, his coat, and other items, while a gray shark circles
near.
! McDonnell, Flora. I Love Boats. Candlewick Press, 1995. 32 p. (OP) Pre. A little girl lists all the
boats she loves to play with in the bath.
! McPhail, David. Edward and the Pirates. Little, Brown and Company, 1997. 32 p. (978-
0316563444) Pre. Once Edward has learned to read, books and his vivid imagination lead him to
adventures.
! McPhail, David. The Puddle. Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1998. 32 p. (OP) Pre. A boy sets out to
sail his boat in a puddle and is joined by a frog, a turtle, an alligator, a pig, and an elephant.
! O’Dell, Scott. Island of the Blue Dolphins. Random House, 1987. 192 p. (978-0440439882) Int.
Left alone on a beautiful but isolated island off the coast of California, a young Indian girl spends
18 years, not only merely surviving through her enormous courage and self-reliance, but also
finding a measure of happiness in her solitary life. Newbery Medal winner. Also available in
Spanish as Isla de los delfines azul.
! Rey, H. A. Curious George Rides a Bike. Houghton Mifflin, 1973. 38 p. (978-0395169643) Pre,
Pri. George the monkey goes riding on his new bicycle and runs into unexpected adventure. Also
available in Spanish.
! Riordan, Rick. The Lightning Thief. Hyperion, 2005. 384 p. (978-0786856299) Int, YA. About to
be kicked out of boarding school once again, Percy is sent to Camp Half-Blood, a summer camp
for demigods, where he learns that his father is Poseidon, God of the Sea, and where he embarks
upon a quest to reach the gates of the Underworld and prevent a catastrophic war between the
gods. First in a series. Also available in Spanish.
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! Sams, Laura, and Robert Sams. A Pirate’s Quest for His Family Heirloom Peg Leg. Carl R. Sams
II Photography, 2008. 48 p. (978-0977010875) Pre, Pri. Join a one-legged pirate on a grand quest
from the lakes to the rivers to the ocean as he tries to find a lost family heirloom peg leg. Visit
apiratesquest.com for extension activities to use with this book.
! Schaefer, Lola M. An Island Grows. Greenwillow Books, 2006. 40 p. (978-0066239309) Pre, Pri.
Lava flows, waves pound, sands mound, and an island is born; and as it grows, life thrives.
! Segal, John. Alistair and Kip’s Great Adventure! Margaret K. McElderry Books, 2008. 32 p.
(978-1416902805) Pre. When Alastair and Kip sail out to sea, they quickly find themselves in
deep water.
! Sendak, Maurice. Where the Wild Things Are. HarperCollins, 1988 25th ann. ed. 48 p. (978-
0060254926) Pre, Pri. Max is sent to bed without supper and imagines sailing away to the land of
Wild Things, where he is made king.
! Sierra, Judy. Counting Crocodiles. Harcourt, 1997. 40 p. (978-0152001926) Pre. In this rhymed
retelling of a traditional Asian tale, a clever monkey uses her ability to count to outwit the hungry
crocodiles that stand between her and a banana tree on another island across the sea.
! Steig, William. Abel’s Island. Square Fish, 2007. 128 p. (978-0312371432, pap.) Int. Accustomed
to a life of leisure, gentlemanly Abel must be resourceful to survive after he finds himself stranded
on a remote island. Newbery Honor Book.
! Stevenson, Robert Louis. Treasure Island. Penguin, 2008. 224 p. (978-0451530974, pap.) Int,
YA. While going through the possessions of a deceased guest who owed them money, the mistress
of the inn and her son find a treasure map that leads them to a pirate’s fortune. Also available in
Spanish.
! Storm, Rory. Castaway Survivor’s Guide. Scholastic, 2000. 120 p. (OP) Int. Filled with
information and real stories, this guide tells readers what they need to know to be a castaway
survivor and learn the skills needed to live off the land, find shelter in dire circumstances, and
cope with disasters.
! Sturges, Philemon. This Little Pirate. Dutton, 2005. 40 p. (978-0525464402) Pre, Pri. Two bands
of pirates fight over a box, but when they raise the white flag and open the box together, they find
a treasure to share.
! Taylor, Theodore. The Cay. Laurel Leaf, 2003. 140 p. (978-0440229124, pap.) Int. When the
freighter on which they are traveling is torpedoed by a German submarine during World War II, a
white boy, blinded by a blow on the head, and an old black man are stranded on a tiny Caribbean
island where the boy acquires a new kind of vision, courage, and love from his old companion.
Also available in Spanish.
! Tucker, Kathy. Do Pirates Take Baths? Albert Whitman, 1997. 32 p. (978-0807516973, pap.)
Pre, Pri. Humorous rhyming answers to eleven questions about the life of pirates with illustrations
by Nadine Bernard Westcott.
! Wyss, Johann D., William Kingston, trans. Swiss Family Robinson (Puffin Classics) Puffin, 1986.
408 p. (978-0140367188, pap.) Int, YA. Relates the fortunes of a shipwrecked family as they
imaginatively adapt to life on an island with abundant animal and plant life.
Audio
! Peg Leg Tango by Captain Boggs and Salty. Scabbydisc Music, 2005. Audio CD (B0007KH8F8).
Lively sing-alongs, sea chanties, and pirate tunes for kids.
! Sea Music: A Gathering of Sea Songs by Dan Zanes. Festival Five Records, 2004. (Audio CD)
(B0001XAMU4). A collection of 14 maritime songs.
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Video/DVD
! The Pirates Who Don’t Do Anything: A Veggie Tales Movie. Universal, 2008. DVD. (60
minutes) Rated G. Larry the Cucumber, Mr. Lunt, and Pa Grape find themselves on the ride of
their lives when they are mysteriously whisked back to the time when pirates ruled the high seas.
Very silly songs.
Web Sites
! Angry Chicken. angrychicken.typepad.com/angry_chicken/2008/04/mermaids.html. A blog
posting with instructions for sewing mermaid clothes for dolls.
! Debbie’s Unit Factory. www.themeunits.com/Pirates_song.html. Lyrics to “This Pirate.”
! Edible Fires. guidezone.e-guiding.com/edible.htm. Directions for making an edible fire.
! Family Fun Jet Boat. jas.familyfun.go.com/arts-and-crafts?page=craftDisplay&craftid=10746.
Directions for making a balloon-powered boat.
! Hyperion Books for Children. www.hyperionbooksforchildren.com/percy_jackson_eventkit.pdf.
This site is virtually the same as Rick Riordan’s (below), but it includes a reader’s theater script
from The Titan’s Curse.
! Parachute Play. www.tarheeltriad.org/Bright Ideas/Parachute Play.pdf. Several games to play
with play parachutes.
! Rick Riordan. www.rickriordan.com/Event_Kit_Riordan.doc. An event kit of ideas for a Percy
Jackson party based on the “Percy Jackson and the Olympians” books by Rick Riordan. Also,
you’ll find easy art and writing project ideas submitted by schools at
www.rickriordan.com/index.php/books-for-children/a-teachers-guide-to-percy/project-ideas-forthe-percy-jackson-series.
Talk Like a Pirate. www.talklikeapirate.com. Information and more about Talk Like a Pirate Day. Includes
pirate vocabulary lists, links to pirate name generators, games, and more. Some content is adult, but
material suitable for children can be found.
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SPLISH SPLASH SUMMER
Beaches, baths, brooks, and bubbles -summertime offers lots of splashy opportunities. Wade into your
collections to discover fun books.
Books
! Allen, Pamela. Who Sank the Boat? Putnam, 1996. 32 p. (978-0698113732, pap.) Pre. Readers
are invited to guess who causes the boat to sink when five animal friends decide to go for a row.
! Appelt, Kathi. Bubba and Beau Meet the Relatives. Harcourt, 2004. 32 p. (978-0152061364,
pap.) Pre, Pri. While preparing for a visit from some relatives—and even after they arrive—Bubba
and Beau want nothing more than to sink their paws into the squishy, squashy mud hole. Display
this at your “Muddy Buddies” program.
! Banks, Kate. A Gift from the Sea. Frances Foster Books, 2001. 32 p. (978-0374325664) Pre.
Unaware of its eons-old history, a boy finds a rock and takes it home to a shelf beside his sea glass
and starfish.
! Beaumont, Karen. Move Over, Rover! Harcourt, 2006. 40 p. (978-0152019792) Pri. When a storm
comes, Rover expects to have his doghouse all to himself but finds that various other animals,
including a skunk, come to join him. Theodore Seuss Geisel Award honor book.
! Bennett, Kelly. Not Norman, A Goldfish Story. Candlewick Press, 2005. 32 p. (978-0763628697)
Pri. As a boy attempts to convince someone else to take his disappointing pet, he learns to love
Norman the goldfish himself.
! Bradley, Kimberly Brubaker. Pop! A Book about Bubbles (Let’s-Read-and-Find-Out Science)
HarperTrophy, 2001. 40 p. (978-0064452083, pap.) Pre, Pri. Simple text explains how soap
bubbles are made, why they are always round, and why they pop. Colorful photographs with a
multicultural cast of children. Includes a recipe for bubble solution and simple bubble
experiments.
! Brisson, Pat. Beach Is to Fun: A Book of Relationships. Henry Holt & Company, 2004. 80 p.
(978-0805073157) Pri, Int. A day at the beach is the occasion for the rhyming look at the
relationships between things.
! Carle, Eric. 10 Little Rubber Ducks. HarperCollins, 2005. 38 p. (978-0060740757) Pre. When a
storm strikes a cargo ship, ten rubber ducks are tossed overboard and swept off in ten different
directions. Based on a factual incident. Also available in Spanish as 10 patitos de goma.
! Clarke, Jane. Stuck in the Mud. Walker & Co., 2008. 32 p. (978-0802797582) Pre, Pri. In this
cumulative, rhyming story, a little chick needs help from all his farmyard friends to get out of the
mud.
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! Cousins, Lucy. Maisy Takes a Bath. Candlewick Press, 2000. 24 p. (978-0763610845, pap.)
Babies, Pre. When Tallulah comes to visit twice at bath time she finally decides to join Maisy in
the bath to play. Also available in Spanish as A banarse con Maisy.
! Cowley, Joy. Mrs. Wishy-Washy Makes a Splash! Philomel Books, 2003. 18 p. (978-
0399242014, board book). Babies, Pre. Mrs. Wishy-Washy slips and falls in her large, metal
washtub.
! Eagle, Kin. It’s Raining, It’s Pouring. Charlesbridge, 1997. 32 p. (978-1879085718, pap.) Pre,
Pri. This expanded version of the traditional rhyme shows what happens to the old man in all
kinds of weather. Includes music on the last page.
! Frazee, Marla. A Couple of Boys Have the Best Week Ever. Harcourt, 2008. 40 p. (978-
0152060206) Pre, Pri. Friends James and Eamon enjoy a wonderful week at the home of Eamon’s
grandparents during summer vacation. Add this to a display of “beach books” this summer.
! Giff, Patricia Reilly. Lily’s Crossing. Yearling, 1999. 208 p. (978-0440414537, pap.) Int. During a
summer spent at Rockaway Beach in 1944, Lily’s friendship with a young Hungarian refugee
causes her to see the war and her own world differently. Newbery Honor book.
! Hoffman, Alice. Aquamarine. Scholastic, 2002. 112 p. (978-0439098649, pap.) Int, YA. A lovestruck
mermaid named Aquamarine supplies adventure and insights to two 12-year-old girls; lifelong
friends who are spending their last summer together before one of them moves away.
! Holm, Jennifer. Babymouse, Beach Babe (Babymouse #3) RandomHouse, 2006. 96 p. (978-
0375832314, pap.) Pri, Int. After finishing her last day of school for the year, Babymouse and her
family go on vacation at the beach. Graphic novel format.
! Jonas, Ann. Splash! Greenwillow Books, 1995. 32 p. (978-0688110512) Pre, Pri. A little girl’s
turtle, fish, frogs, dog, and cat jump in and out of a backyard pond; constantly changing the
answer to the question, “How many are in my pond?”
! Jones, Sylvie Michelle. Who’s in the Tub? Blue Apple Books, dist. by Chronicle Books, 2007. 38
p. (978-1593546120) Pre. Willie John Jones is stalling before taking his bath, but when a variety
of animals join him, his mother has a hard time getting him out of the bathtub.
! Katz, Alan. Take Me Out of the Bathtub and Other Silly Dilly Songs. Margaret K. McElderry
Books, 2001. 32 p. (978-0689829031) Pre, Pri, Int. Well-known songs, including “Oh Susannah”
and “Row Row Row Your Boat,” are presented with new words and titles, such as “I’m So
Carsick” and “Go Go Go to Bed.”
! Lee, Suzy. Wave. Chronicle Books, 2008. 40 p. (978-0811859240) Pre, Pri. This wordless picture
book shows a little girl’s first experiences at the beach, as she goes from being afraid of the
roaring waves to playing on the shore while gulls soar overhead.
! Lies, Brian. Bats at the Beach. Houghton Mifflin, 2006. 32 p. (978-0618557448) Pre, Pri. On a
night when the moon can grow no fatter, bats pack their moon-tan lotion and baskets of treats and
fly off for some fun on the beach. Add this to a display of “beach books” this summer. For
extension activities with this book, visit Lies’s Web site at
www.brianlies.com/brian_lies_beach_main.html.
! McMillan, Bruce. A Beach for the Birds. Houghton Mifflin/Walter Lorraine Books, 1993. 40 p.
(978-0395640500) Int. Discusses the physical characteristics and habits of the endangered least
terns and describes the Maine beach where they spend the summer and raise their young alongside
their human neighbors.
! Potter, Jean. Science in Seconds at the Beach: Exciting Experiments You Can Do in Ten
Minutes or Less. Jossey-Bass, 1998. 122 p. (978-0471178996, pap.) Pri, Int. The nearly 100
activities in this book investigate the many mysteries of animals, plants, sand, shells, sun, and
water.
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! Roome, Diana Reynolds. Tulliver’s Tunnel. Frances Lincoln, 2007. 32 p. (978-1845074005) Pre.
Tulliver is a little rabbit who hates washing his face. One day he decides he has had enough and
leaves home to live in a burrow under a big oak tree at the far end of the field. When nighttime
comes, and Tulliver’s burrow is not finished, a very hungry, muddy, and miserable rabbit settles
down to sleep. Perhaps he isn’t ready to leave home after all?
! Ross, Kathy. Crafts for Kids Who Are Learning about the Weather. Millbrook Press, 2005. 47 p.
(978-0761327967) Pri, Int. Make the wind, rain, lightning, and thunder puppets for the “All Wet”
program.
! Ross, Kathy. Crafts from Your Favorite Children’s Songs. Topeka Bindery, 2001. 48 p. (978-
0613904490, lib. bdg.) Int. Provides instructions for 20 easy-to-make crafts based on nursery
rhymes, including an Old Man Is Snoring puppet.
! Spinelli, Eileen. Summerhouse Time. Knopf, 2007. 224 p. (978-0375840616) Int. The approach
of summerhouse time at the beach brings back good memories of this annual tradition, of aunts,
uncles, cousins, and grandparents cleaning, laughing, eating, playing, and relaxing.
! Spohn, Kate. Turtle and Snake’s Day at the Beach (Easy-to-Read). Puffin, 2004. 32 p. (978-
0142401576, pap.) Pre, Pri. Turtle and Snake go to the beach, where they and some other animals
participate in a sandcastle-making contest. Another good “beach book” to have on display.
! Stein, David, ed. How to Make Monstrous, Huge, Unbelievably Big Bubbles. Klutz, 2005. 38 p.
(978-1570542572, spiral bound) Int. How-to tips and techniques for making bubbles. This Klutz
kit includes a “bubble thing,” a fabric loop that you dip in a bucket of bubble solution and use to
make giant bubbles.
! Stilton, Geronimo. Surf’s Up, Geronimo! (Geronimo Stilton #20). Scholastic, 2005. 128 p. (978-
0439691437, pap.) Pri, Int. Geronimo tries to enjoy his seaside vacation even though his hotel is
dilapidated. Fans of Geronimo Stilton can read The Rodent’s Gazette online at
www.scholastic.com/titles/geronimostilton/index.htm.
! Taylor, Theodore. The Cay. Laurel Leaf, 2003. 144 p. (978-0440229124, pap.) Int. When the
freighter on which they are traveling is torpedoed by a German submarine during World War II, a
white boy, blinded by a blow on the head, and an old black man are stranded on a tiny Caribbean
island where the boy acquires a new kind of vision, courage, and love from his old companion.
! Trapani, Iza. Oh Where, Oh Where Has My Little Dog Gone? Charlesbridge, 1998. 32 p. (978-
1580890052, pap.) Pre, Pri. An expanded version of the traditional rhyme, in which the little dog
runs away and explores the desert, mountains, and oceans before deciding that home is best.
Includes music on the last page.
! Watt, Melanie. Scaredy Squirrel at the Beach. Kids Can Press, 2008. 32 p. (978-1554532254)
Pre, Pri. Scaredy Squirrel’s afraid to go to the beach so he makes his own “safe” beach under his
tree. But can he resist the real thing?
! Wood, Audrey. King Bidgood’s in the Bathtub. Harcourt, 1985. 32 p. (978-0152427306) Pri.
Despite pleas from his court, a fun-loving king refuses to get out of his bathtub to rule his
kingdom. Caldecott Honor book.
! Yaccarino, Dan. The Birthday Fish. Henry Holt & Company, 2005. 32 p. (978-0805074932) Pre,
Pri. Cynthia has always wanted a pony for her birthday, but when she blows out the candles on her
cake this year, she gets a surprise.
! Zion, Gene. Harry by the Sea. HarperTrophy, 1976. 32 p. (978-0064430104, pap.) Pre. Harry, a
friendly little dog on a visit to the seashore, is mistaken for a sea serpent when a big wave covers
him with seaweed.
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Audio
! Let’s Go! Travel, Camp and Car Songs by Susie Tallman. Rock Me Baby Records, 2007. CD
(B00129IFCS). Includes the song “Ain’t Gonna Rain No More.”
! Raffi in Concert with the Rise and Shine Band. MCA, 1996. CD (B000002ODA). Babies, Pre.
Includes the song “Bathtime.”
Video/DVD
! Finding Nemo. Buena Vista Pictures, 2003. (100 min.) Rated G. Join the undersea world of
clownfish Marlin and his son Nemo. When the defiant Nemo takes off from his dad and gets
captured by a tropical fish seeker, he finds himself stuck in a fishbowl in a dentist’s office. Marlin
and his well meaning, but wacky, friend Dory embark on an epic journey to find his son.
! The Little Mermaid. Walt Disney Pictures, 1989. (89 min.) Rated G. Hans Christian Andersen’s
enchanting fantasy of a beautiful young mermaid who falls in love with a prince is brought to the
screen with a colorful and endearing cast of new characters and seven dazzling original songs.
Web Sites
! Crafttown. www.craftown.com/kids/kc9.htm. Directions for a beach towel craft.
! Family Crafts. familycrafts.about.com/od/tiedye/ss/ssbeachtwl.htm. Directions for a beach towel
craft.
! Half.com. www.half.com. An ebay company that offers very inexpensive books.
! Kiddiddles. www.kididdles.com/lyrics/i038. Lyrics to “I Wish I Were a Little Bar of Soap.”
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FRESHWATER AND WETLANDS
Understanding, and respecting our natural world, especially the things associated with water, our wetlands,
lakes, ponds, and streams, is a natural extension of enjoying the summer months. Our freshwater resources
are filled with an amazing array of plants and animals, and support many aspects of our lives, including
recreation and industry.
Books
! Arnosky, Jim. All about Manatees (All About Books) Scholastic, 2008. 32 p. (978-0439903615)
Pri, Int. Arnosky shows how manatees grow and live, answering kids’ biggest questions about
these animals. See other titles in his “All About” series for children in grades 1!4.
! Arnosky, Jim. Beachcombing: Exploring the Seashore. Dutton Children’s Books, 2004. 32 p.
(978-0525471042) Pre, Pri. Illustrations and text describe some of the many things that can be
found on a walk along a beach, including coconuts, shark teeth, jellyfish, crabs, and different kinds
of shells.
! Arnosky, Jim. The Brook Book. Dutton, 2008. 32 p. (978-0525477167) Pri. This virtual field trip
to brooks and streams is perfectly pitched to young explorers and scientists.
! Arnosky, Jim. Field Trips: Bug Hunting, Animal Tracking, Bird-watching, Shore Walking.
HarperCollins, 2002. 96 p. (978-0688151720) Pri, Int. An ordinary hike becomes an eye-opening
adventure with Jim Arnosky as he shares a wealth of tips for watching wildlife and identifying
plants and animals.
! Arnosky, Jim. Hook, Line, & Seeker: A Beginner’s Guide to Fishing, Boating and Watching
Water Wildlife. Scholastic, 2005. 192 p. (978-0439455848, pap.) Int. A handbook to fishing,
boating, and water wildlife with drawings and photographs.
! Arnosky, Jim. Otters Under Water. Putnam, 1999. 32 p. (978-0698115569, pap.) Pre, Pri. Two
young otters frolic and feed in a pond.
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! Arnosky, Jim. Watching Water Birds. National Geographic Children’s Books, 2002. 32 p. (978-
0792267393, pap.) Pri, Int. Provides a personal look at various species of fresh- and saltwater
birds, including loons, mergansers, mallards, Canada geese, gulls, and herons.
! Bania, Michael. Kumak’s Fish: A Tall Tale from the Far North. Alaska Northwest Books, 2004.
32 p. (978-0882405834) Pre, Pri. On a beautiful Arctic morning when Kumak and his family go
ice fishing, Kumak hooks what seems like an enormous fish, and the entire village gets involved.
! Bauer, Marian Dane. A Mama for Owen. Simon & Schuster, 2007. 32 p. (978-0689857874) Pre,
Pri. When the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami separates a young hippopotamus from his mother, he
finds a new snuggle partner in Mzee the giant tortoise. Based on a true story.
! Bergman, Mara. Snip Snap! What’s That? HarperCollins, 2005. 32 p. (978-0060777548) Pre, Pri.
Three siblings are frightened by the wide mouth, long teeth, and strong jaws of the alligator that
has crept up the stairs—until they decide they have had enough.
! Berkes, Marianne. Marsh Morning. Millbrook Press, 2003. 32 p. (978-0761319368) Pre, Pri.
Beginning with the first light of dawn, the marsh comes alive with music as different types of
birds tune up and perform nature’s symphony. Also by Berkes: Marsh Music.
! Best, Cari. Goose’s Story. Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2002. 32 p. (978-0374327507) Pre, Pri. A
young girl finds a Canada goose with a badly injured foot and looks for her each day to see how
she is doing.
! Boyle, Doe. Otter on His Own. Soundprints, 2002. (978-1931465533) Pre, Pri. From two hours
old to adulthood, this title follows the life and habits of a sea otter.
! Bunting, Eve. Some Frog. Harcourt, 1998. 48 p. (978-0152770822) Pri, Int. It’ll take some frog to
win the frog-jumping contest at Billy’s school. But Billy’s all set—he’s got a champion jumper, a
grandpa with lots of good advice, and a mom and grandma to cheer him on.
! Burningham, John. Come Away from the Water, Shirley. Red Fox, 1992. 32 p. (978-0099899402,
pap.) Pre. Shirley’s adventures at the beach are accompanied by familiar parental warnings.
! Buzzeo, Toni. Little Loon and Papa. Dial, 2004. 32 p. (978-0803729582) Pre, Pri. Motivated by a
challenging situation and his supportive father, Little Loon finally learns to dive.
! Casanova, Mary. One-Dog Canoe. Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2003. 32 p. (978-0374356385) Pre,
Pri. A girl and her dog set out in their canoe one morning, only to be joined by a series of animals,
large and small.
! Casanova, Mary. Utterly Otterly Day. Simon & Schuster, 2008. 40 p. (978-1416908685) Pre.
After a day out on his own, Little Otter realizes that he still needs his family no matter how big he
grows.
! Church, Caroline. One Smart Goose. Orchard Books, 2005. 32 p. (978-0439687652) Pre. A goose
who likes to wash in a muddy pond is teased by the other geese, until they realize that he is the
only one not chased by the fox.
! Cook, Bernadine. The Little Fish That Got Away. HarperCollins, 2005. 64 p. (978-0060557133)
Pre. A little boy goes fishing every day, but he never catches anything until one special day when
a fish comes swimming by.
! Crimi, Carolyn. Get Busy, Beaver! Orchard Books, 2004. 32 p. (978-0439548663) Pre, Pri. While
the other beavers in his family furiously flip-flap their tails and chomp-chomp their teeth to make
a new dam, young Thelonious takes a moment to smell the flowers.
! Cuffe-Perez, Mary. Skylar. Philomel Books, 2008. 138 p. (978-039924543) Pri, Int. Skylar, who
claims he was once wild, leads four pond geese in their first attempt at migration when an injured
heron asks their help in reaching Lost Pond, where the annual Before the Migration Convention is
about to be held.
! DeFelice, Cynthia. The Missing Manatee. Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2008. 192 p. (978-
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0374312572) Int. While coping with his parents’ separation, 11-year-old Skeet spends most of
Spring Break in his skiff on a Florida river, where he finds a manatee shot to death and begins
looking for the killer.
! Delaney, M. C. Birdbrain Amos, Mr. Fun. Philomel Books, 2006. 160 p. (978-039924278) Pri.
Amos, the hippopotamus takes his tickbird, Amoeba, and her family on what he hopes will be a
fun vacation, but he finds himself competing with Amoeba’s imaginary friend. This is the sequel
to Birdbrain Amos.
! Dwyer, Mindy. The Salmon Princess, an Alaskan Cinderella Story. Sasquatch Books, 2004. 32
p. (978-157061355, pap.) Pri. Loosely based on “Cinderella,” this story is set in Alaska; the fairy
godmother is an eagle; and the hero, the son of a cannery owner, finds his true love through her
Sitka slipper, a heavy rubber boot she left at the Silver Salmon Festival.
! Faller, Regis. The Adventures of Polo. Roaring Brook Press, 2006. 80 p. (978-1596431607) Pre,
Pri. In this wordless picture book, Polo the dog enjoys many adventures, including sailing his boat
on top of a whale.
! Falwell, Cathryn. Turtle Splash: Countdown at the Pond. Greenwillow Books, 2001. 32 p. (978-
0060294625) Pre, Pri. As they are startled by the activities of other nearby creatures, the number
of turtles on a log in a pond decreases from ten to one.
! Felix, Monique. The Boat. Creative Editions, 1993. 32 p. (978-1568460802) Pre, Pri. A mouse
trapped inside a book makes a boat out of paper and goes sailing.
! Fleming, Denise. In the Small, Small Pond. Henry Holt and Company, 1993. 32 p. (978-
0805081176, pap.) Pre. Illustrations and rhyming text describe the activities of animals living in
and near a small pond as spring progresses to autumn. Caldecott Honor Book.
! Florian, Douglas. In The Swim: Poems and Paintings. Harcourt, 2001. 48 p. (978-0152024376,
pap.) Pre, Pri. A collection of humorous poems about both freshwater and ocean fish.
! Frank, John. How to Catch a Fish. Roaring Brook Press, 2006. 32 p. (978-1596431638) Pre, Pri.
Rhyming text and illustrations describe the ways different fish are caught around the world.
! Frazier, Craig. Stanley Goes Fishing. Chronicle Books, 2007. 32 p. (978-0811852449) Pre, Pri.
Stanley, a fellow who looks at life differently, goes on a fishing trip and discovers that the fish are
not where they should be.
! George, Jean Craighead. The Case of the Missing Cutthroats (Ecological mystery).
HarperTrophy, 1999. 160 p. (978-0064406475, pap.) Int. After Spinner Shafter catches a cutthroat
trout in the Snake River, she and her cousin Alligator search the nearby mountains to determine
where the endangered fish came from and how it survived. Reissue of Hook a Fish, Catch a
Mountain.
! George, Jean Craighead. Fire Storm. HarperCollins, 2003. 32 p. (978-0060002633) Pri. Alex
enjoys kayaking behind the raft of his aunt and uncle as they journey down Idaho’s Salmon River,
until they find themselves in the middle of a forest fire.
! George, Jean Craighead. Luck (Outdoor Adventures). HarperCollins, 2006. 32 p. (978-
0060082017) Pre, Pri. A young sandhill crane, Luck, finds his place in the ancient crane migration
from northern Canada to the Platte River.
! George, William T., and Lindsay Barrett George. Box Turtle at Long Pond. Greenwillow Books,
1989. 32 p. (978-0688081843) Pre, Pri. On a busy day at Long Pond, Box Turtle searches for
food, basks in the sun, and escapes a raccoon. (Also by the authors, Beaver at Long Pond.)
! Goering, Laura. Whistling Wings. Sylvan Dell, 2008. 32 p. (978-1934359129) Pre, Pri. A young
tundra swan stays behind while his parents and flock continue on their migration south.
! Guiberson, Brenda. Mud City: A Flamingo Story. Henry Holt & Company, 2005. 32 p. (978-
0805071771) Pri. This illustrated introduction to the life cycle of flamingos includes where they
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! Hatkoff, Isabella. Owen and Mzee: The True Story of a Remarkable Friendship. Scholastic,
2007. 40 p. (978-043982973) Pri. The story of an orphaned baby hippo named Owen and the 130-
year-old giant turtle, Mzee, who became friends after the Indian Ocean tsunami of 2004. Other
books about Owen and Mzee include Owen and Mzee: The Language of Friendship, Best
Friends (Owen and Mzee), and Owen and Mzee: A Day Together.
! Huggins, Peter. Trosclair and the Alligator. Star Bright Books, 2006. 32 p. (978-193206598) Pre,
Pri. Trosclair ignores his father’s warning about Gargantua, the rogue alligator living in nearby
Bayou Fontaine, and heads off into Bee Island Swamp to hunt for turtle eggs.
! Kalan, Robert. Jump Frog, Jump. HarperTrophy, 1989. 32 p. (978-0688139544) Pre. A
cumulative tale in which a frog tries to catch a fly without getting caught itself.
! Kurtz, Kevin. A Day in the Salt Marsh. Sylvan Dell Publishing, 2007. 32 p. (978-0976882350)
Pri. Rhyming verse introduces readers to hourly changes in the salt marsh as the tide comes and
goes. Includes a section with a matching game and activity. Visit
www.SylvanDellPublishing.com to download activities. Nice illustrations.
! Kvasnosky, Laura McGee. See You Later, Alligator! Harcourt, 1995. 24 p. (978-0152003012)
Pre. Alligators, turtles, and other reptile pupils enjoy a boisterous day in school.
! LaMarche, Jim. The Raft. Lothrop, Lee & Shepard Books, 2000. 40 p. (978-0688139773) Pri.
Reluctant Nicky spends a wonderful summer with Grandma who introduces him to the joy of
rafting down the river near her home and watching the animals along the banks.
! Lee, Suzy. Wave. Chronicle Books, 2008. 40 p. (978-0811859240) Pre. A wordless picture book
that shows a little girl’s first experiences at the beach as she goes from being afraid of the roaring
waves to playing on the shore.
! Lehman, Barbara. Rainstorm. Houghton Mifflin, 2007. 32 p. (978-0618756391) Pre, Pri. In this
wordless picture book, a boy finds a mysterious key, which leads him on an adventure one rainy
day.
! Llewellyn, Claire. Watch Out! Near Water. Barron’s Educational Series, 2006. 32 p. (978-
0764133275, pap.) Pri. Teaches children the different ways to keep safe when in or near the water.
! Louv, Richard. Last Child in the Woods: Saving Our Children from Nature Deficit Disorder.
Algonquin, 2008. 390 p. (978-1565126053) Adult. Louv shares research and his observation about
the gap between children and nature and suggests ways to get children unplugged and in closer
contact with the natural world.
! Luenn, Nancy. Nessa’s Fish. Aladdin, 1997. 32 p. (978-0689814655, pap.) Pri. Nessa’s ingenuity
and bravery save from animal poachers the fish she and her grandmother caught to feed everyone
in their Eskimo camp.
! Mayer, Mercer. A Boy, a Dog, and a Frog. Dial, 2003. 32 p. (978-0803728806) Pre, Pri. A boy
and his dog go walking in the swamp in this wordless picture book.
! McDonald, Rae. A Fishing Surprise. Northword Books for Young Readers, 2007. 32 p. (978-
1559719773) Pre, Pri. A sister and brother go fishing, but come home with a net full of apples
instead.
! Mitton, Tony. Down by the Cool of the Pool. Orchard Books, 2002. 32 p. (978-0439309158) Pre,
Pri. Frog and the other animals have a dancing good time both in and out of the water in the cool
of the pool.
! Page, Jason. Rowing, Sailing, and Other Sports on Water. Crabtree Publishing Company, 2008.
32 p. (978-0778740346, pap.) Pri, Int. Provides basic descriptions, historical information, and
trivia about boat-related events since their inclusion in the modern Olympics in 1900.
! Paye, Won-Ldy and Margaret H. Lippert. Mrs. Chicken and the Hungry Crocodile. Henry Holt &
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Company, 2003. 32 p. (978-0805070477) Pre, Pri. When a crocodile captures Mrs. Chicken and
takes her to an island to fatten her up, clever Mrs. Chicken claims that she can prove they are
sisters and that, therefore, the crocodile shouldn’t eat her.
! Polhemus, Coleman. Crocodile Blues. Candlewick Press, 2007. 32 p. (978-0763635435) Pre, Pri.
A wordless picture book in which a man and his pet cockatoo discover, much to their dismay, the
true nature of the egg they bring home from the store.
! Quigley, Mary. Granddad’s Fishing Buddy. Dial, 2007. 32 p. (978-0803729421) Pre. A young
girl and her grandfather go fishing and always meet up with the heron that helps them find fish.
! Raatma, Lucia. Water Safety. Child’s World, 2003. 32 p. (978-1592960903, lib. bdg.) Pri.
Explains various ways to stay safe in, on, or near water, and what to do in certain emergencies.
! Rockhill, Dennis. Ocean Whisper/Susurro del oceano. Raven Tree Press, 2006. 32 p. (978-
0974199245) Pre, Pri. This wordless picture book begins with a bilingual poem. A boy’s fish bowl
and whale poster transform his room and bed into an undersea dreamscape.
! Rohmann, Eric. Clara and Asha. Roaring Brook Press, 2005. 40 p. (978-1596430310) Pre, Pri.
Young Clara would rather play with her imaginary giant fish, Asha, than settle down to sleep.
Also available in Spanish as Clara y Asha.
! Root, Phyllis. One Duck Stuck. Candlewick Press, 2003.
32 p. (# 978-0763615666) Pre. One stuck duck must rely on the help of friends to free him in this
muddy, mucky, and lively counting book.
! Sadler, Judy Ann. Knotting: Make Your Own Basketball Nets, Guitar Straps, Sports Bags, and
More. Kids Can Press, 2006. 40 p. (978-1553375418) Int. Shows kids how to make both simple
and intricate knots with rope, cord, or twine.
! Sayre, April Pulley. Trout, Trout, Trout!: A Fish Chant. Northword Books for Young Readers,
2004. 32 p. (978-1559718899) Pre, Pri. A jaunty, fun, rhyming chant and tribute to freshwater
fish.
! Schubert, Ingrid. There’s Always Room for One More. Boyds Mills Press, 1998. 32 p. (978-
1886910775) Pre. Beaver builds a raft so that his friends can go for a ride with him.
! Sierra, Judy. Counting Crocodiles. Harcourt, 1997. 40 p. (978-0152001926) Pre. In this rhymed
retelling of a traditional Asian tale, a clever monkey uses her ability to count to outwit the hungry
crocodiles that stand between her and a banana tree on another island across the sea.
! Skurzynski, Gloria, and Alene Fergusen. Deadly Waters: A Mystery in Everglades National Park
(Mysteries in Our National Parks). National Geographic Children’s Books, 2007. 160 p. (978-
1426300936, pap.) Int. While visiting Everglades National Park with their parents, the Landon
children uncover the mystery of dying manatees and learn important lessons about the natural
environment.
! Slade, Suzanne. Let’s Go Canoeing and Kayaking. PowerKids Press, 2007. 32 p. (978-
1404236493, lib. bdg.) Int. Motivate kids to get out and canoe or kayak after reading this book.
! Sloat, Teri. I’m a Duck! Putnam, 2006. 32 p. (978-0399242748). Pre. A duck marvels at how
wonderful it is to be a duck, with feathers, webbed feet, and wings that can fly, from the time he is
hatched until he becomes a dad.
! Sloat, Teri. There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Trout. Owlet Paperbacks, 2002. 32 p.
(978-0805069006). Pre, Pri. An old lady swallows a variety of marine life in this play on the
traditional song, “There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly.”
! Stetson, Emily. 40 Knots to Know: Hitches, Loops, Bends & Bindings. Williamson Publishing
Company, 2002. 62 p. (978-1885593702, pap.) Int. Provides step-by-step instructions for tying
five basic knots plus a variety of more complex ones, including joining knots, bindings, coils,
hitches, lashings, and more.
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! Stewart, Amber. Little by Little. Orchard Books, 2008. 32 p. (978-0545061636 ) Pre, Pri. Otto is a
young otter who can do many things well, but swimming is not one of them until his older sister
tells him to start small and, little by little, he is able to reach his goal, adding swimming to his “I
can do” list.
! Tafuri, Nancy. Have You Seen My Duckling? Greenwillow Books, 1984. 32 p. (978-
0688027971) Pre. A mother duck leads her brood around the pond as she searches for one missing
duckling.
! Tafuri, Nancy. Whose Chick Are You? Greenwillow Books, 2007. 40 p. (978-0060825140, lib.
bdg.) Pre. Goose, duck, hen, bird, and the little chick, itself, cannot tell to whom a new hatchling
belongs, but mother swan knows.
! Wiesner, David. Flotsam. Clarion, 2006. 40 p. (978-0618194575) Pre, Pri. The story of what
happens when a camera becomes a piece of flotsam. This wordless picture book won the Caldecott
medal.
! Wilson, Karma. A Frog in the Bog. Margaret K. McElderry Books, 2003. 32 p. (978-
0689840814) Pre. A frog in the bog grows larger and larger as he eats more and more bugs, until
he attracts the attention of an alligator who puts an end to his eating.
! Woods, Bob. Water Sports. Gareth Stevens Publishing, 2003. 24 p. (978-0836837278) Int.
Traditional water sports such as surfing and water skiing, and newer water sports including kite
surfing and wakeboarding are detailed in this book.
! Yolen, Jane. Dimity Duck. Penguin, 2008. 32 p. (978-0399250606) Pre. Dimity Duck and Frumity
Frog have a fun day together in the pond, and then go home when it gets dark outside.
Audio
! Caribbean Playground by Putumayo Kids. Putumayo World Music, 2004. Audio CD
(B00028ZNL6). A joyous celebration of Caribbean music and culture that will delight children
and adults alike. Filled with fun songs, cultural information, song lyrics, and colorful artwork,
Caribbean Playground is a festive musical cruise for all ages.
! Echoes of Nature: Wilderness River. LaserLight, 1993. Audio CD (B000001V4T). This CD has
the songs of streamside birds.
! Frog Song by Dan Gibson. Solitudes, 2003. Audio CD (B0000E3326). A restful recording of
different frog species and other wildlife.
! Lakeside Retreat by Dan Gibson. Solitudes, 2002. Audio CD (B000065DW4). Discover the
tranquility of a Lakeside Retreat with this laid-back combination of music and nature sounds.
Instrumentation includes violin, guitar, flute, clarinet, piano, harp, and mandolin.
! Land of the Loon by Dan Gibson. Solitudes, 1999. Audio CD (B00004RGUM). Calming sounds
of a secluded lake. Instrumentation includes piano, guitar, flute, percussion, fiddle, and cello.
Video/DVD
! Awesome Adventures: Wild Water and Wild West. Blackboard Entertainment, 2000. VHS. (45
min.) Not rated. Pri, Int. A rafting adventure is the first half of this video for kids.
! Be Cool, Play It Safe. EMP International. 1999. VHS. (43 min.) Not rated. Pri, Int. Water Safety
is one short segment of this film.
Web Sites
! 4 2 Explore. 42explore.com/birds.htm. This Web site has many links for information, crafts,
and activities for your program on birds.
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! Boat Safe Kids. www.boatsafe.com/kids. This Web site has answers to important life jacket
and other boating and water safety questions.
! Crocodile Hunter. www.crocodilehunter.com.au/crocodile_hunter/about_steve_terri.
Official site of the Crocodile hunters.
! DLTK. www.dltk-kids.com/animals/forest-other.htm. Several forest animal crafts at this
site including an otter, moose, eagle, and fox.
! Ducks for Kids and Teachers. www.kiddyhouse.com/Farm/ducks.html. Lots of
information on ducks plus activities.
! EEK. www.dnr.state.wi.us/eek. Web site activities for children grades 4!8. Check out Critter
Corner.
! Enchanted Learning. www.enchantedlearning.com/biomes/swamp/swamp.shtml.
You’ll find swamp animal printouts.
! Family Fun. familyfun.go.com/printables/craft-templates/printable/beaver-mask.
This site has a printable beaver mask that you can use in the Beavers and Otters and Bears, Oh
My! Program.
! Grow a Frog®. www.growafrog.com. Sells Grow a Frog Kits.
! Kids’ Planet. www.kidsplanet.org.This site by the Defenders of Wildlife organization
provides facts and information on endangered species and includes booklists, teacher curriculum,
online games, coloring pages, word searches, puzzles, and quizzes.
! The Monkey and the Crocodile.
www.libsci.sc.edu/storytelling/techniques/FoldandCutstoriesBird.Monkey.pdf. Try
this cut-and-tell story for the Crocs and Gators program.
! National Safe Boating Council. www.safeboatingcouncil.org. Promotes safer boating
through education. Includes information and illustrations on life jackets, anchors, flags, and more
in the “Library” section.
! No Child Left Inside. www.eenclb.org. The homepage for the coalition supporting the No
Child Left Inside act.
! Nova: Crocodiles. www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/crocs. Companion site for the Nova program
Crocodiles!
! Project Webfoot. www.ducks.org/conservation/initiative50.aspx. Learn about Project
Webfoot, sponsored by Ducks Unlimited, whose goal is to educate students throughout North
America about the importance of wetlands to waterfowl, other wildlife, and people.
! Splash Zone USA. www.poolkidsusa.com/home.html. This Web site helps kids learn about
water safety through games, puzzles, and activity guides.
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TEEN RESOURCES
The following resource lists were created by the Collaborative Summer Library Program (CSLP) for use in
support of the 2010 summer reading program at public libraries
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ROCK THE BOAT
Social Issues and Activism
Someone who is rocking the boat is challenging the customary routine of events. Encourage teen students
to “rock the boat” in terms of environmental activism. Challenge the status quo! We need teens to help
protect our water, our earth, and our society. And if they have a good time doing it, we’re all for that, too.
Web Sites
! Educational Water Experiments and Demonstrations for Water Awareness.
www.watercenter.net. Actually, the title for this site is pretty self-explanatory!
! EPA. Water. Water For Kids. www.epa.gov/water/kids/waterforkids.html. List of educational,
water-related links.
! Info Barrel. www.infobarrel.com/How_to_Make_a_Solar_Powered_Water_Distiller. Short video
with directions for making a solar-powered water distiller.
! Project Aware. www.projectaware.org/english/templates/info.aspx?id=707. Marine Debris Facts.
! USGS Water Use in the United States. water.usgs.gov/watuse. Statistics about water usage in the
United States. Has surveys from 2005 and 2009.
! WaterAid America. www.wateraidamerica.org. Official Web site for the charity we are working
with this summer.
! Water Busters! www2.seattle.gov/util/waterbusters. Water conservation game.
! Water Conservation. www.monolake.org/about/water conservation. Specific to the Mono Lake
area, this Web site also offers excellent general water conservation information.
Water Conservation Tips, Facts and Resources. www.water useitwisely.com. This is an outstanding
resource for water conservation facts of all kinds. Also, it has some interactive games that are fun and
educational.
Rock the Boat Bibliograhy
Nonfiction
Bowden, Robert. Earth’s Water Crisis: What If We Do Nothing? World Almanac Library, 2007. 48 p.
(978-0836881547, pap.) Gr. 7+. Each book explains causes and effects and suggests possible solutions to
the global water crisis. Suggested answers are presented in the back matter. This is a timely introduction to
the study of global problems.
de Villiers, Marq. Water: The Fate of Our Most Precious Resource. Mariner Books, 2001. 368 p. (978-
0618127443, pap.) Adult. This report discusses solutions for our world water issues, calling for a bold
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combination of solutions: conservation, technological innovation, desalination of sea water, demandreducing
devices like low-flow faucets and toilets, public policy to reduce water wastefulness.
Emoto, Masaru. The Secret Life of Water. Atria Books, 2006. 208 p. (978-0743289825) Adult. Water
philosophy. Reveals water’s secret life, explaining how a drop of water carries its whole history in the same
way a human carries their own history, and explains how people can apply the wisdom of water to their
own lives and face the challenges of everyday life.
LaBella, Laura. Not Enough to Drink: Pollution, Drought, and Tainted Water Supplies. Rosen
Publishing Group, 2009. 64 p. (978-1435853768, pap.) Gr. 6+. Discusses the issues facing our world’s
water supply. Water conservation is becoming an increasing necessity in many countries. Pollution and
drought also discussed.
Pearce, Fred. When the Rivers Run Dry: The Defining Crisis of the Twenty-First Century. Beacon Press,
2007. 324 p. (978-0807085738, pap.) Adult. Examines the current state of crucial water sources around the
world; discusses the scientific, economic, and historic dimensions of the water crisis; and offers practical
solutions for preserving the world’s water supply in the 21st century.
Oxlade, Chris and Ganeri, Anita. Down the Drain: Conserving Water. Heinemann, 2005. 32 p. (978-
0431041766, pap.) Gr. 4!8. Presents a short study on water conservation, and describes where water comes
from, what happens to waste water, and how people can save water at home and at school.
Snodgrass, Mary Ellen. Environmental Awareness—Water Pollution. Bancroft-Sage, 1991. 48 p. (978-
0944280263) Gr. 3!6. Discusses the importance of a clean water supply and how water pollution threatens
the lives and health of people, animals, and plants. Readers learn how to contribute to anti-pollution and
conservation efforts.
Vandana, Shiva. Water Wars: Privatization, Pollution, and Profit. South End Press, 2002. 158 p. (978-
0896086500) Adult. This book exposes yet another corporate maneuver to convert a critical world resource
into a profitable commodity. Using the global water trade as a lens, the author highlights the destruction of
the earth and the disenfranchisement of the world’s poor as they lose their right to a life-sustaining common
good.
Vickers, Amy. Handbook of Water Use and Conservation: Homes, Landscapes, Industries, Businesses,
Farms. Waterplow Press, 2001. 494 p. (978-1931579070) Adult. A comprehensive, nontechnical reference
handbook on water use and efficiency measures for homeowners, businesses, farmers, and industries.
Efficiency measures for landscape water use include native and low-water-use plants, irrigation scheduling,
and the use of mulches. Among the useful appendixes are a list of web addresses of conservation
organizations, a table for calculating water-cost savings based on volume of use, sample worksheets for
water audits for a residence, an irrigational setting, and an industrial/commercial/institutional setting.
Vigil, Kenneth M. Clean Water: An Introduction to Water Quality and Water Pollution Control. Oregon
State University Press, 2003. 181 p. (978-0870714986, pap.) Adult. Presents a comprehensive study of the
issues associated with water quality and water pollution control, and examines the basic fundamentals of
water chemistry and microbiology as well as other important water quality rules and regulations.
Fiction
Beaton, M.C. Agatha Raisin and the Wellspring of Death. Robinson Publishing, 2006. 256 p. (978-
1845293192, pap.) Adult. While acting as the public relations person for a mineral water company hoping
to use water from a spring in a nearby village, Agatha finds the village council chairman murdered.
Dalkey, Kara. Ascension (Water trilogy, bk. 1). HarperCollins, 2002. 235 p. YA. OP. Nia, a young
mermyd, has longed all her life to become one of the ten Avatars who rule the undersea city of Atlantis, but
what she does not realize is that if her wish is granted, it could mean the end of Atlantis forever. Reunion
and Transformation are books two and three in the trilogy.
Gratz, Alan. Something Rotten, A Horatio Wilkes Mystery. Puffin, 2009. 224 p. (978-0142412978, pap.)
Gr. 6+. In a contemporary story based on Shakespeare’s play, Hamlet, Horatio Wilkes seeks to solve the
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murder of his friend Hamilton Prince’s father in Denmark, Tennessee, where the Prince family’s paper
plant is under suspicion of polluting the local river.
Hiaasen, Carl. Flush. Knopf, 2007. 272 p. (978-0375841859, pap.) Gr. 5!9. With their father jailed for
sinking a river boat, Noah Underwood and his younger sister, Abbey, must gather evidence that the owner
of this floating casino is emptying his bilge tanks into the protected waters around their Florida Keys home.
Hiaasen, Carl. Scat. Knopf, 2009. 384 p. (978-037583486) Gr. 5!9. Nick and his friend Marta decide to
investigate when a mysterious fire starts near a Florida wildlife preserve and an unpopular teacher goes
missing.
Nelson, Blake. They Came from Below. Tor Teen, 2009. 304 p. (978-0765352811, pap.) Gr. 7!10. While
vacationing on Cape Cod, best friends Emily, 16, and Reese, 17, meet Steve and Dave, who seem too good
to be true, and whose presence turns out to be related to a dire threat of global pollution.
Petrucha, Stefan. Teen, Inc. Walker Books for Young Readers, 2007. 224 p. (978-0802796509) Gr. 7!11.
Fourteen-year-old Jaiden has been raised by NECorp.since his parents were killed when he was a baby, so
when he discovers that the corporation has been lying about producing illegal levels of mercury emissions
in area streams, he and his two friends decide to try to do something about it.
Robinson, Sandra Chisholm. The Last Bit Bear: A Fable. Roberts Rinehart, 1984. 48 p. (978-0911797091,
pap.) All ages. The long search by a bear and his animal friends for land, water, and food that has not been
polluted or destroyed by man ends in their discovery of a national park.
Roby, Kinley E. Fear Death by Water. Five Star, 2008. 289 p. (978-1594146442) Adult. Harry Brock puts
his own life, as well as those he loves, in danger when he agrees to help Colleen McGraw, president of a
conservation group trying to save Florida's Okalatchee River from destruction, discover who is trying to
sabotage her efforts.
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OCEAN COMMOTION
Science
Water is part of our daily lives. Oceans, ponds, streams, and wetlands all play important roles in the
ecology of our planet. A better understanding about the relationships among living organisms helps teens
to foster a better appreciation for life on Earth.
Video/DVD
! Sweet Home Alabama. Buena Vista, 2002. (108 min.) Rated PG-13. You can incorporate some
science while showing this romantic comedy starring Reese Witherspoon. One of the characters in
the movie makes his living selling sand glass, or fulgurite, which he gets by placing metal rods
along the beach before a thunderstorm. When lightning strikes the rods and sand, the sand glass is
formed.
Web Sites
! Battleship Instructions. www.hasbro.com/common/instruct/BattleShip_(2002).PDF. This site has
the official Hasbro instructions for Battleship.
! Bubblemania. bubblemania.com/welcome.html.
! Bubbles. www.exploratorium.edu/ronh/bubbles/bub
bles.html. This Web site lists many interesting soap bubble facts, experiments, and games.
! College Marine Biology Programs. life.bio.sunysb.edu/marinebio/mbcolleges.html. Links to
marine biology programs in the U.S. and abroad.
! Family Fun. www.familyfun.com. Many craft and game activities dealing with water.
! Free Online Battleship Game. www.freeonlinebattleship.com.
! Google Oceans. earth.google.com/ocean. In Google’s new ocean layer, you can plunge all the way
to the floor of the sea, view exclusive content from partners like BBC and National Geographic,
and explore 3D shipwrecks like the Titanic. Be sure to bookmark this site.
! Marine Bio. www.marinebio.org. Web site of the Marine Bio Society, a nonprofit organization
working to share the wonders of the ocean realm inspiring marine science education, research, and
a sea ethic.
! Marine Biology Explorations. life.bio.sunysb.edu/marinebio/mblabs.html. Links to marine
biology labs and graduate programs.
Office of Naval Research. www.onr.navy.mil/focus/ocean/default.htm. Information on ocean habitats, life,
water, regions, and research vessels.
Ocean Commotion Bibliography
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Nonfiction
Center for Marine Conservation. The Ocean Book: Aquarium and Seaside Activities and Ideas for All
Ages. Wiley, 1989. 113 p. (978-0471620785, pap.) 5!9. An activity book on the ocean and its inhabitants.
Includes experiments, investigations, puzzles, and games.
Cousteau, Jacques and Susan Schiefelbein The Human, the Orchid, and the Octopus: Exploring and
Conserving Our Natural World. St. Martin’s Press, 2007. 320 p. (978-1596914179) Adult. Part adventure
story, part manifesto, this is legendary ocean explorer Jacques Cousteau’s passionate plea for sustaining life
on earth.
Davidson, Avelyn. Beach Biology. Children’s Press, 2008. 36 p. (978-0531154953, pap.) 5!8.
Photographs, illustrations, and text introduce children to the beach environment, describing the plants,
animals, and fish found on and along the world’s coasts, as well as the natural and man-made forces that
shape them.
Hutchinson, Stephen. Oceans: A Visual Guide. Firefly, 2008. 303 p. (978-1554074273, pap.) Gr. 6+. An
illustrated guide to the world's oceans that discusses their formation, exploration, marine life, and the
human impact on them, conservation, and other related topics.
Kaplan, Eugene. Sensuous Seas: Tales of a Marine Biologist. Princeton University Press, 2006. 271 p.
(978-0691125602) Adult. Presents a memoir and a collection of essays from marine biologist Eugene
Kaplan that describes various sea creatures that inhabit the oceans, and contains 150 illustrated drawings.
Olmstead, Kathleen. Jacques Cousteau: A Life under the Sea. Sterling, 2008. 128 p. (978-1402744402,
pap.) Gr. 6!9. A trip into the life and undersea world of pioneering oceanographer Jacques Cousteau.
Pernetta, John. Guide to the Oceans (Firefly Pocket Series). Firefly, 2004. 240 p. (978-1552979426, pap.)
Gr. 5+. Presents a guide to the world’s oceans, discussing their origins and evolution, the history of ocean
exploration, leisure activities that take place in or near the ocean, ocean life, and resources; and includes an
atlas, as well as an encyclopedia of marine life.
Reis, Ronald A. Eugenie Clark: Marine Biologist. Ferguson, 2005. 128 p. (978-0816058839) Grades 5!8.
Tells Eugenie Clark’s life story, describing her start in marine biology and explaining how she came to be
the world's leading shark expert. Also explains how to become a marine biologist and how to become a
professional diver.
Robinson, Tom. The Everything Kids’ Science Experiments Book: Boil Ice, Float Water, Measure
Gravity-Challenge the World Around You! Adams Media, 2001. 133 p. (978-1580625579, pap.) Grades
5!8. A collection of science experiments and activities that teaches children the basic concepts of biology,
chemistry, and physics.
Rothschild, Susan B. Beachcombers Guide to Gulf Coast Marine Life. Taylor Trade Pub., 2004. Third ed.
179 p. (978-1589790612, pap.) Adult. A practical guide to the marine life of the Gulf coast, and contains
detailed drawings of over 300 marine creatures commonly found along the beaches and bays of the Gulf
region.
Rotman, Jeffrey. Underwater Eden: 365 Days. Abrams, 2007. 744 p. (978-0810993112) Adult. Presents
365 color photos of different kinds of sharks, smaller fish, corals, sea anemones, and other life forms in the
earth's oceans, accompanied by informative descriptions.
Fiction
Avi. True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle. HarperCollins, 2004. 240 p. (978-0380728855, pap.) Gr. 5!8.
As the lone “young lady” on a transatlantic voyage in 1832, Charlotte learns the captain is murderous and
the crew rebellious.
Fama, Elizabeth. Overboard. Laurel Leaf, 2005. 160 p. (978-0553494365, pap.) Gr. 5!9. Escaping from a
sinking ferry in the waters off Sumatra, 14-year-old Emily fights for survival for herself and a young
Indonesian boy, who draws courage from his quiet but firm Islamic faith.
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Farmer, Nancy. Sea of Trolls. Atheneum, 2006. 480 p. (978-0689867460, pap.) Gr. 5!9. After Jack
becomes apprenticed to a Druid bard, he and his little sister Lucy are captured by Viking Berserkers and
taken to the home of King Ivar the Boneless and his half-troll queen, leading Jack to undertake a vital quest
to Jotunheim, home of the trolls.
Hobbs, Will. Leaving Protection. HarperCollins, 2005. 192 p. (978-0380733125, pap.) Gr. 6!12. Sixteenyear-old
Robbie Daniels, happy to get a job aboard a troller fishing for king salmon off southeastern
Alaska, finds himself in danger when he discovers that his mysterious captain is searching for long-buried
Russian plaques that lay claim to Alaska and the Northwest.
Johnson, Maureen. Girl at Sea. HarperTeen, 2007. 336 p. (978-0060541446) Gr. 9+. High-school junior
Clio Ford reluctantly gives up her dream job and a potential first kiss to take a working vacation with her
estranged father on a yacht in Italy.
Plum-Ucci, Carol. The She. Sandpiper, 2005. 372 p. (978-0152168193) Gr. 8+. After his parents are lost at
sea, Evan Barrett and his older brother leave their seaside home in West Hook to escape bad memories, but
years later even worse questions emerge when Evan is asked to help a fellow student deal with another searelated
tragedy.
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WATER YOUR IMAGINATION
Creative Activities
One area where we never seem to have trouble drumming up enthusiasm with teen library patrons is
creative activities. One of the joys of working with High School students is to see how their minds work,
dream, and create!
Web Sites
! Artist Trading Cards. community.livejournal.com/artist_cards. A community for trading
ATCs.
! Chalk4Peace. www.chalk4peace.org. Information about and photos of the Chalk4Peace
sidewalk chalk project for children.
! FOUND Magazine. www.foundmagazine.com. All about found objects. Photos, notes,
and all the strange, hilarious, and heartbreaking things people find.
! How to Make an Ugly Doll. www.squidoo.com/makeuglydolls. Simple instructions for
making a fabric ugly doll.
! Marbling Paper Pattern—How to Do It. www.show.me.uk/site/make/Art-and-
Design/STO953.html. Great instructions and photos describe the process.
! Pasadena Chalk Festival. www.pasadenachalkfesti
val.com. Photographs of winning entries in the Pasadena Chalk Festival.
! PostSecret. postsecret.blogspot.com. An ongoing community art project where people
mail in their secrets anonymously on one side of a postcard.
Water Your Imagination Bibliography
Nonfiction
Dickinson, Jane. The Paper Marbling Kit: Materials, Techniques, and Projects. Chronicle Books, 2006.
96 p. (978-0811848633) Adult. This kit shows crafters how easy it is to create beautifully patterned paper,
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from fine comb to block marble to small wave.
Horvath, David, and Sun-Min Kim. How to Draw Uglydoll Kit: Ugly Drawings in a Few Easy Steps.
Walter Foster, 2006. 32 p. (978-1560108900) All ages. Teaches artists of all ages and skill levels to draw
the “ugliest” characters around, from Jeero and Wagehead to Ice-Bat and UglyDog.
Murphy, John. Stupid Sock Creatures: Making Quirky, Lovable Figures from Cast-Off Socks. Lark
Books, 2005. 120 p. (978-1579906108) Adult. Sculpt and sew a one-of-a-kind menagerie from cast-off
socks and your own imagination.
Rothbart, David. Found: The Best Lost, Tossed, and Forgotten Items from around the World. Fireside,
2004. 256 p. (978-0743251143, pap.) Adult. From discarded valentines to a breakup letter written on the
back of an airsickness bag, this tribute to everyday life takes an uncensored, poignant, and hilarious peek
into other people’s lives.
Warren, Frank. PostSecret: Extraordinary Secrets from Ordinary Lives. William Morrow, 2005. 288 p.
(978-0060899196) Adult. For the Postsecret project, which was started in October 2004, Warren asked
people to write a secret they had never told anyone on a handmade postcard and mail it to him. This
compilation is astonishing in its honesty and creativity.
Fiction
Castelucci, Cecil. The Plain Janes. Minx, 2007. 176 p. (978-1401211158, pap.) Gr. 7!10. When Jane
moves to the suburbs, she thinks her life is over, but she meets three friends who form a club P.L.A.I.N.E.,
but can art really save a group of misfits from high school?
Spinelli, Jerry. Stargirl. Knopf, 2002. 208 p. (978-0375822339, pap.) Gr. 6!10. In this story about the
perils of popularity, the courage of nonconformity, and the thrill of first love, an eccentric student named
Stargirl changes Mica High School forever.
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DIVE IN
Try New Ideas
To “Dive In” is to start a new endeavor enthusiastically and wholeheartedly. These resources will provide
ideas to encourage teens to attempt new ventures.
Web Sites
! 10 Things to Do Before You Die. www.forbes.com/fyi/2000/0918/082.html.
! 50 Things to Do Before You Die. www.bspcn.com/2008/07/09/50-things-to-do-before-you-die.
! 100 Things to Do Before You Die. brass612.tripod.com/cgi-bin/things.html.
! Blogger. www.blogger.com. This site shows you how to create a blog.
! Blogging LibrariesWiki. www.blogwithoutalibrary.net/links/index.php?title=Public_libraries. A
list of public library blogs.
! Blogs for Teens: Library Success, a Best-Practices Wiki.
www.libsuccess.org/index.php?title=Blogs_for_Teens. A list of library blogs for teen patrons.
! Flip Video. www.theflip.com. This site has a demonstration of the inexpensive video.
! KidzWorld. www.kidzworld.com/article/4670-your-guide-to-capture-the-flag. Instructions for the
game Capture the Flag.
! Quelf. www.quelf.com. Information on the board game Quelf.
! Reaper List- Life to-do list. reaperlist.com. A place to create and share life lists.
! Rock Band. www.rockband.com. Web site for the video game Rock Band. Note that in addition to
the gaming pieces needed for Rock Band, you will also need a gaming system such as Xbox 360,
PlayStation, or Wii.
! PLCMC in Teen Second Life. www.plcmc.lib.nc.us/Teens/secondLife.asp. Check out how the
Public Library of Charlotte and Mecklenburg County in North Carolina are getting involved in
Teen Second Life.
! Tag Team Tech. pdfs.voya.com/VO/YA2/VOYA200708tag_team_tech.pdf. Article, “Avatars and
Beyond: Building Virtual Communities with Teens in Libraries” by Linda W. Braun.
! Teen Second Life. teen.secondlife.com/whatis. The Web site of Teen Second Life.
! Would You Rather. www.zobmondo.com/index.php. The Web site for the board game.
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Dive In! Bibliography
Nonfiction
Cope, Peter. Digital Home Movie Making (Teach Yourself). McGraw-Hill, 2007. 224 p. (978-
0071490887) Adult. Instructions for planning, producing, and refining home movies.
Espeland, Pamela. Succeed Every Day: Daily Reading for Teens. Free Spirit Publishing, 2000. 400 p.
(978-1575420837, pap.) Gr. 7+. All teens need assets-—not financial assets, but developmental assets
including a loving family, close friends, a safe school, and a sense of purpose. Drawing on research by
Minneapolis-based Search Institute, this book empowers teens to do and be their best, one day at a time.
Gardener, Susannah, and Birley, Shane. Blogging for Dummies. Wiley Publishing, 2008, 2nd ed. 384 p.
Adult. (978-0470230176, pap.) Adult. Find out what makes a blog a blog, how to start one and choose a
host, and how to keep your blog updated.
Sauers, Michael P. Blogging and RSS: A Librarian’s Guide. Information today, 2006. 272 p. (978-
1573872683, pap.) Adult. Sauers shows how blogging and RSS technology can be easily and effectively
used in the context of a library community.
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LIQUID LIT
Literature
Surf a variety of literature-related web sites or tackle a great book.
Web Sites
! Annabelle’s Quotation Guide: Ocean. www.annabelle.net/topics/ocean.php.
! National Storytelling Network Directory. www.tellerpages.org. Includes a listing of storytellers.
! National Storytelling Network. www.storynet.org/resources/organizations/index.html. Guild and
club listings by state.
! Quoteland. forum.quoteland.com.
! Quote Garden. www.quotegarden.com.
! PictureTrail. www.picturetrail.com. Offers various customizing and picture sharing options.
! Storyteller.net. storyteller.net/. Includes a database of storytellers by state.
! ThinkExist. thinkexist.com.
! World of Quotes. www.worldofquotes.com.
! Zine Making. en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Zine_Making. Describes zines and how to make them.
Liquid Lit Bibliography
Nonfiction
Atkinson, R. Valentine. Friends on the Water: Fly Fishing in Good Company. Stewart, Tabori & Chang,
2007. 191 p. (978-1584795735) Adult. A collection of illustrated photographs of fly-fishing trips with
family, friends, and acquaintances; and contains quotes, essays, and stories from famous angler-writers
Ernest Schweibert, Nick Lyons, and Zane Grey.
Brenner, Robin. Understanding Manga and Anime. Libraries Unlimited, 2007. 356 p. (978-1591583325)
Adult. Provides information for librarians who are trying to build their manga and anime collections.
Discusses the history of manga and anime, vocabulary, cultural differences in format and content,
programming and event ideas, genres, and more.
Callahan, Steve. Adrift: 76 Days Lost at Sea. Mariner Books, 2002. 252 p. (978-0618257324, pap.) Gr. 9+.
Riveting, first-hand account of the only man ever to have survived more than a month alone at sea in an
inflatable raft. A seafaring classic.
Hood, Jean. Come Hell or High Water: Extraordinary Stories of Wreck, Terror and Triumph on the Sea.
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Burford Books, 2006. 399 p. (978-1580801430) Adult. Contains 17 true stories of disaster on the high seas,
spanning 250 years and several countries, including accounts of the sinking of the “Titanic,” and the
tragedy aboard the “Meduse.”
Junger, Sebastian. The Perfect Storm: A True Story of Men against the Sea. Harper Perennial, 2007. 272
p. (978-0061148460, pap.) YA, Adult. A book taut with the fury of the elements which depicts the courage,
terror, and awe which the men of the fishing vessel “Andrea Gail” faced as they were caught in the grip of
a savage force of nature.
Marks, William E. The Holy Order of Water: Healing Earth’s Waters and Ourselves. Bell Pond Books,
2001. 2nd ed. 296 p. (978-0880104838, pap.) YA. Explores water lore and science, focusing on the presentday
challenges of pollution and ecological destruction of the Earth’s waters.
Masood, Ehsan. Dry: Life without Water. Harvard University Press, 2006. 192 p. (978-0674022249)
Adult. Presents a collection of stories that describe the challenges many people have around the world who
live in the dry desert regions where water sources are limited.
McElroy, Colleen. Over the Lip of the World: Among the Storytellers of Madagascar. University of
Washington Press, 1999. 216 p. (978-0295981154, pap.) Adult. Colleen McElroy shares stories of heroism,
morality, royalty and commoners, love, revenge, and trickers and shape changers gleaned from her studies
of the various storytelling traditions of the island of Madagascar; and tells of her adventures in attempting
to find and record them.
McNeil, Heather. The Celtic Breeze: Stories of the Otherworld from Scotland, Ireland, and Wales.
Libraries Unlimited, 2001. 214 p. (978-1563087783) Adult. A collection of stories that introduces the
Celtic faery folk of the earth and water, as well as their interactions with ghosts and their ties to music.
Peirce, Elizabeth. Quabbin Valley People and Places. Arcadia Pub, 2006. 127 p. (978-0738545547, pap.)
YA. Vintage photographs and stories of the people of Quabbin Valley, Massachusetts, from 1750 to 1938,
describing how they lived, worked, and played before the entire valley was destroyed in order to expand the
public water supply for the growing Boston area.
Rothenberg, David. Writing on Water. MIT Press, 2001. 285 p. (978-0813915685, pap.) Adult. A
collection of scientific articles, essays, poems, stories, and artwork that deals with water.
Todd, Mark, and Esther Pearl Watson. Whatcha Mean, What’s a Zine? The Art of Making Zines and
Mini Comics. Houghton Mifflin, 2006. 110 p. (978-0618563159, pap.) Gr. 6+. A collection of tips and
tricks from contributors designed for anyone who wants to create their own zine, a handmade magazine or
mini-comic about favorite bands, personal stories, subcultures, or collections.
Whitefeather, Willie. Willy Whitefeather’s Outdoor Survival Handbook for Kids. Taylor Trade, 1997. 96
p. (978-0943173474, pap.) Gr. 5!8. Presents detailed outdoor survival instructions for children through
several illustrated stories about a brother and sister who wander away from their site and get into other
predicaments while on a camping trip with their parents; covers such topics as food, water, fire, shelter, and
animals.
Willis, Clint, ed. Big Wave: Stories of Riding the World’s Wildest Water (Adrenaline). Perseus Publishing,
2003. 316 p. (978-1560255017, pap.) Adult. Presents 20 true stories about the world of surfing and its
unique figures, including Jock Sutherland and Nat Young. See other titles in the Adrenaline series
including Rough Water and Rescue: Stories of Survival from Land and Sea.
Fiction
Bruchac, Joseph. The Dark Pond. HarperTrophy, 2005. (978-0060529987, pap.) 142 p. Gr. 5!9. After he
feels a mysterious pull drawing him toward a dark, shadowy pond in the woods, Armie looks to old Native-
American tales for guidance about the dangerous monster lurking in the water.
Cummings, Priscilla. Red Kayak. Dutton Children’s Books, 2004. 209 p. (978-0142405734, pap.) Gr. 5!9.
Living near the water on Maryland’s Eastern Shore, 13-year-old Brady and his best friends J.T. and Digger
become entangled in a tragedy which tests their friendship and their ideas about right and wrong.
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Cussler, Clive. Blue Gold: A Kurt Austin Adventure (Numa Files). Simon & Schuster, 2000. 403 p. (978-
0671785468, pap.) Adult. An investigation into the sudden deaths of rare whales sends National
Underwater Marine Agency crew leader Kurt Austin to the Mexican coast, where he and his crew stumble
upon a white goddess legend and an eco-extortionist set on controlling the world’s fresh-water supply.
Dickey, James. Deliverance. Dell Publishing, 1994. 278 p.( 978-0385313872, pap.) Adult. Four men set
out for a remote river on a white-water canoeing adventure that turns to a nightmare when they are forced
to struggle against man and nature for survival.
Dunmore, Helen. Ingo. HarperTrophy, 2008. 328 p. (978-0060818548, pap.) Gr. 5!9. As they search for
their missing father near their Cornwall home, Sapphy and her brother Conor learn about their family’s
connection to the domains of air and of water.
Ferraiolo, Jack. The Big Splash. Amulet Books, 2008. 277 p. (978-0810970670) Gr. 4!8. Matt Stevens, an
average middle schooler with a glib tongue and a knack for solving crimes, uncovers a mystery while
working with “the organization,” a mafia-like syndicate run by seventh-grader Vincent “Mr. Biggs” Biggio,
specializing in forged hall passes, test-copying rings, black market candy selling, and taking out hits with
water guns.
Hale, Marian. Dark Water Rising. Holt, 2006. 233 p. (970805075854) Gr. 6+. While salvaging and
rebuilding in the aftermath of the Galveston flood of 1900, 16-year-old Seth proves himself in a way that
his previous efforts never could, but he still must face his father man-to-man.
Hautman, Pete. Godless. Simon Pulse, 2005. 198 p. (978-1416908166) Gr. 7+. When 16-year-old Jason
Bock and his friends create their own religion to worship the town’s water tower, what started out as a joke
begins to take on a power of its own.
Haydon, Elizabeth. The Floating Island (The Lost Journals of Ven Polypheme). Starscape, 2006. 368 p.
(978-0765347725, pap.) Gr. 5!9.While doing a presale test of one of his family ships, Charles Magnus Ven
Polypheme comes under attack by pirates, is rescued by mermaid-like creatures, and travels to Floating
Island, where there are heavily sought after magical waters.
Hobbs, Will. Downriver. Dell, 1996. 204 p. (978-0440226734, pap.) Gr. 7+. Jessie and the other rebellious
teenage members of a wilderness survival school team abandon their adult leader and try to run the
dangerous white water of the Grand Canyon.
Hoffman, Alice. Aquamarine. Scholastic, 2001. 105 p. (978-0439098649, pap.) Gr. 5!8. A love-struck
mermaid named Aquamarine supplies adventure and insights to two twelve-year-old girls, life-long friends
who are spending their last summer together before one of them moves away.
Kingsley, Charles. The Water Babies: A Fairy Tale for a Land Baby. Dover, 2006. 156 p. (978-
0486450001, pap.) Gr. 5!8. The adventures of Tom, a sooty little chimney sweep with a great longing to be
clean, who is stolen by fairies and turned into a water baby.
MacPhail, Catherine. Dark Waters. Bloomsbury Publishing, 2003. 175 p. (978-1582349862, pap.) Gr. 5-8.
Col McCann becomes a local hero when he saves a boy from drowning but when his older brother is
suspected of a serious crime, Col must decide if he should be loyal to his family or tell the truth about what
he saw while under the water.
McKinley, Robin, and Peter Dickinson. Water: Tales of Elemental Spirits. Puffin, 2004. 256 p. (978-
0142402443 pap.) Gr. 5!9. Presents six fantasy stories about mermaids, sea serpents, and other fabulous
creatures associated with the element of water.
Meyer, Kai. Pirate Curse (Wave Walkers). Aladdin, 2007. 320 p. (978-1416924739, pap.) Gr. 6!9. In a
place similar to the Caribbean in 1706, two 14-year-old “polliwogs”-—humans who can walk on water-—
rely on a mysterious figure known as the Ghost Trader and a band of pirates to help them escape from the
evil that is chasing them.
Oppel, Kenneth. Dead Water Zone. Eos, 2007. 195 p. (978-0061234422, pap.) Gr. 6+. Muscular 16-yearold
Paul tries to find his genetically stunted younger brother Sam in the polluted ruins of Watertown, where
Sam is trying to cure himself with toxic “dead water” that alters the metabolism of those who drink it.
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Peel, John. Book of Oceans. Llewyllen, 2005. 202 p. (978-0738707488, pap.) Gr. 5!8. When Oracle
suggests a comforting vacation through a portal to a world of water, he fails to mention that it is also a
world inhabited by pirates.
Riordan, Rick. The Lightning Thief (Percy Jackson and the Olympians). Miramax, 2006. 392 p. (978-
078683865, pap.) Gr. 5!9. About to be kicked out of boarding school, Percy is sent to Camp Half-Blood, a
summer camp for demigods, where he learns that his father is Poseidon, God of the Sea, and where he
embarks upon a quest to reach the gates of the Underworld and prevent a catastrophic war between the
gods. The Sea of Monsters, The Titan’s Curse, The Battle of the Labyrinth, and The Last Olympian continue
the series.
Snyder, Midori. New Moon: Book 1 of the Oran Trilogy. Firebird, 2005. 290 p. (978-0142403495, pap.)
Gr. 7+. The Fire Queen, having destroyed her rival queens of Earth, air, and water two hundred years
earlier, and killed every child with a trace of elemental magic, feels her power threatened when rumors that
four young women gifted with ancient magic are gaining a following in Oran.
Watts, Leander. Beautiful City of the Dead: A Novel. Graphia, 2006. 254 p. (978-0618594993, pap.) Gr.
7!12. After joining a heavy-metal band, high school student Zee learns that she is a god of water and is
called upon to fight sinister forces that want her powers for their own.
Manga
Arakawa, Hiromu. Fullmetal Alchemist. Viz, 2005. 192 p. (978-1591169208, pap.) YA. As young boys,
Edward & Alphonse Elric once dabbled in the forbidden art of human alchemy to try to resurrect their dead
mother. As a result, Ed lost one arm and one leg, while Al lost his entire body and had his spirit sealed
inside a suit of armor. Now, both boys are searching for the fabled Philosopher’s Stone to restore what they
have lost.
Clamp, Tsubasa: RESERVoir CHRoNiCLE. Random House, 2004. 208 p. (978-0345470577, pap.) YA.
An epic quest involving the young archeologist Syaoran and his life-long love, the princess Sakura.
Kishimoto, Masashi. Naruto. Viz, 2003. 192 p. (978-1569319000, pap.) YA. Uzumaki Naruto had no idea
he was shunned because inside him was the spirit of the demon fox who destroyed their village over a
decade ago! When his corrupt teacher Mizuki tricks him into stealing a secret scroll, Naruto learns the
truth. But he’s still determined to be the greatest ninja ever.
Oda, Eiichiro. One Piece, Volume One: Romance Dawn. Viz, 2003. 216p . (978-1569319017, pap.) YA.
Monkey D. Luffy, blessed with the soul of a shonen manga hero and the stretchy limbs of Mister Fantastic,
vows to sail across the Grand Line until he finally discovers a legendary treasure and claims the title of
King of the Pirates.
Ohba, Tsugumi. Death Note. Viz, 2005. 200 p. (978-1421501680, pap.) YA. Meet Light Yagami, a
brilliant but bored high school student whose life is changed when he finds the Death Note, a notebook
dropped by a rogue Shinigami, or god of death, named Ryuk.
Sugisaki, Yukiru. D.N. Angel. Tokyopop, 2004. 184 p. (978-1591827993, pap.) YA. Daisuke Niwa is a 14
year-old boy who has a special genetic ability: whenever he sees or thinks about his crush, Risa Harada, he
turns into the infamous phantom thief Dark.
Takaya, Natsuki. Fruits Basket. Tokyopop, 2004. 216 p. (978-1591826033, pap.) YA. When a member of
the Sohma family is embraced by a person of the opposite gender, they transform into an animal of the
Chinese Zodiak.
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WATER UNDER THE BRIDGE
History
Time passing is water under the bridge. It moves ever onward, unstoppable. The resources here all deal
with both water themes and historical themes.
Web Sites
! Ellis Island Free Port of NY Passenger Records Search.
www.ellisisland.org/default.asp?SID=2188&gclid=CN_4otzWjpgCFQrFGgodShAGCw. Site of
the Ellis Island Statue of Liberty Foundation, Inc., with a passenger search engine.
! Ellis Island Immigrants Land in New York. www.history.com/minisites/ellisisland. Online
exhibit of Ellis Island from history.com.
! Ellis Island Records. www.ellisislandimmigrants.org. Ellis Island Records create links to millions
of immigrant ancestors from all over the world. Use this Web site to learn about Ellis Island
records, Ellis Island immigrants, museum and archive information, and tips for using immigration
records for genealogy research.
! International Talk Like a Pirate Day. www.talklikeapir
ate.com. Includes a pirate name generator, pirate songs, and more; includes some adult content.
Water Under the Bridge Bibliography
Nonfiction
Beahm, George. Caribbean Pirates: A Treasure Chest of Fact, Fiction, and Folklore. Hampton Roads,
2007. 233 p. (978-1571745415, pap.) Gr. 10!12. Presents a look at pirate history through the lens of the
Disney’s “Pirates of the Caribbean” film series, discussing pirate fact and fiction; looking at the life of a
pirate; featuring a pirate quiz with answer key; and including annotated lists of pirate-themed books,
movies, and Web sites.
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Breverton, Terry. The Pirate Dictionary. Pelican, 2004. 189 p. (978-1589802438, pap.) Adult. Traces the
origins of numerous pirate phrases and words from the 15th to the 18th centuries, along with factual
information about life aboard pirate ships, important pirate haunts, and technical terms.
Cefrey, Holly. Backstage at a Music Video. Children’s Press, 2003. 48 p. (978-0516243863, pap.) Gr. 5!8.
Looks at what goes on behind the scenes at the filming of a music video, discussing the history of music
videos and the advent of MTV; and examining issues of planning, preparation, shooting, and postproduction.
Gordon, Sherri Mabry. Downloading Copyrighted Stuff from the Internet: Stealing or Fair use? Enslow
Publishers, Inc., 2005. 104 p. (978-0766021648, lib. bdg.) Gr. 7+. Presents an introduction to peer-to-peer file
sharing, a technology that allows people to share Internet files and information, such as music, movies, and
software, and explores the debate over whether the downloading of copyrighted materials is legal or ethical.
Gosse, Phillip. A History of Piracy. Dover, 2007. 349 p. (978-0486461830, pap.) YA. An unabridged
republication of the 1932 text, which traces the history of piracy, discussing the geographical and social
conditions that gave rise to piracy, introducing some of the most notable members of the profession, and
examining the reasons for piracy’s decline.
Howells, Cyndi. Cyndi’s List: A Comprehensive List of 70,000 Genealogy Sites on the Internet.
Genealogical Publishing Co., 2001. 2 vol. (978-0806316789, pap.) Adult. A two-volume set which
provides researchers with more than 70,000 links to every conceivable genealogical resource on the
Internet.
Lawlor, Virginia. I Was Dreaming to Come to America: Memories from the Ellis Island Oral History
Project. Puffin, 1997. 40 p. (978-0140556223, pap.). Gr. 3!6. In their own words, coupled with handpainted
collage illustrations, immigrants recall their arrival in the United States. Includes brief biographies
and facts about the Ellis Island Oral History Project.
Macfarlane, David. The Danger Tree: Memory, War, and the Search for a Family’s Past. Walker & Co.,
2001. 307 p. (0802776167, pap.) Gr. 10+. Traces the history of Newfoundland through stories of the
author's family, the Goodyears, touching on the major events of the twentieth century, including the
tuberculosis outbreak, the great seal-hunt disaster, the debate over whether to become part of Canada, and
the First World War.
Morton, David L. Sound Recording: The Life Story of a Technology. Greenwood Press, 2004. 215 p.
(978-0313330902) Adult. Examines the history of recorded sound, from Thomas Edison’s invention of the
phonograph, through compact discs and MP3s, and traces the implications of new sound technology on the
history of recorded music.
Powell, Kimberly. The Everything Guide to Online Genealogy: a Complete Resource for Using the Web
to Trace Your Family History. Adams Media, 2008. 288 p. (978-1598694970, pap.) Adult. A
comprehensive guide to conducting genealogical research online that covers family tree basics,
documenting findings, search engines, connecting with living kin, free databases, social security death
index, marriage and divorce records, passenger lists, and other related topics.
Rose, Christine. The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Genealogy. Alpha, 2006. 2nd ed. 357 p. (978-1592574308,
pap) Adult. Offers instructions for researching genealogies through the use of interviews, family papers,
wills, and church records.
Shepherdson, Nancy. Ancestor Hunt: Finding Your Family Online. Franklin Watts, 2006. 144 p. (978-
0531154540, lib. bdg.) Gr. 5!8. A guide to finding ancestors that focuses on using the Internet, explaining
how Web sites, links, listservs, software, and online family trees can aid in the search for ancestors living
as long as two hundred years ago.
Stolba, K. Marie. The Development of Western Music: A History. McGraw-Hill, 1998. 3rd ed. 734 p.
(978-0697293794) Adult. Examines 27 specific eras in the history of Western art music from c. 18,000
B.C. through the mid-1990s, and includes maps, chronologies, and comparative charts.
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Wolfman, Ira. Climbing Your Family Tree: Online and Offline Genealogy for Kids. Workman Publishing,
2002. 228 p. (978-0761125396, pap.) Gr. 5!9. The official Ellis Island handbook. Offers children advice on
the best ways to research their genealogy, both online and off, discussing how to find the best Web sites,
where they can download pedigree charts, family group sheets, checklists, and research logs, and how to
decipher old-fashioned documents and handwriting.
Fiction
Auch, Mary Jane. Ashes of Roses. Laurel Leaf, 2004. 256 p. (978-0440238515, pap.) Gr. 6!9. Sixteenyear-old
Rose Nolan arrives on Ellis Island in 1911 in the hopes of starting a new life, but after most of her
family is sent back to Ireland, she must find her own way in a new country and fend for herself and her
younger sister.
Bauer, Joan. Backwater. Speak, 2005. 185 p. (978-0142404348, pap.) Gr. 6+. While compiling a genealogy
of her family of successful attorneys, 16-year-old history buff Ivy Breedlove treks into the mountain
wilderness to interview a reclusive aunt with whom she identifies and who in turn helps her to truly know
herself and her family.
Ciencin, Scott. Light of the World: An Original Novel. Simon Spotlight Entertainment, 2006. 241 p. (978-
1416914709, pap.) Gr. 11+. Phoebe and Piper travel to the beach to be bridesmaids in a friend’s wedding
and realize the groom is possessed by the spirit of the lighthouse keeper who wants the bride’s priceless
family heirloom.
Loughrey, Eithne. Annie Moore: First in Line for America. Mercier Press, 1999. 177 p. (978-1856352451,
pap.) Gr. 6!9. On January 1, 1892, the day of her fifteenth birthday, Irish Annie Moore becomes the first
immigrant of any nationality to set foot on American soil at the Immigrant Landing Station on Ellis Island.
Meyer, L. A. Bloody Jack: Being an Account of the Curious Adventures of Mary “Jacky” Faber, Ship’s
Boy. Harcourt, 2004. 278 p. (978-0152050856, pap.) Gr. 6!9. Reduced to begging and thievery in the
streets of London, a 13-year-old orphan disguises herself as a boy and connives her way onto a British
warship set for high sea adventure in search of pirates.
Nixon, Joan Lowery. Land of Hope. Laurel Leaf, 1993. 171 p. (978-0440215974, pap.) Gr. 5!8. Rebekah,
a 15-year-old Jewish immigrant arriving in New York City in 1902, almost abandons her dream of getting
an education when she is forced to work in a sweatshop.
Schraff, Ann. The Bloody Wake of the Infamy (Passages to History Hi-Lo Novels). Perfection Learning,
2000. 127 p. (978-0780796508, lib. bdg.) Gr. 6!12. On his way to medical school in England, 16-year-old
Peter McCall is kidnapped by pirates and held for ransom.
Tan, Shaun. The Arrival. Arthur A. Levine, 2007. 128 p. (978-0439895293) Gr. 5!8. In this wordless
graphic novel, a man leaves his homeland and sets off for a new country, where he must build a new life for
himself and his family.
Woodruff, Elvira. The Orphan of Ellis Island: A Time-Travel Adventure. Scholastic, 2000. 174 p. (978-
0590482462, pap.) Gr. 6!9. Includes bibliographical references. During a school trip to Ellis Island,
Dominick Avaro, a ten-year-old foster child, travels back in time to 1908 Italy and accompanies two young
emigrants to America.
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ATTACHMENT A
Public Library Systems
Brooklyn (Kings County)
Buffalo-Erie
Chautauqua-Cattaraugus
Clinton-Essex-Franklin
Finger Lakes (Cayuga, Cortland, Seneca, Tioga,
Tompkins counties)
Four County (Broome, Chenango, Delaware, Otsego
counties)
Mid-Hudson (Columbia, Dutchess, Greene, Putnam,
Ulster [part] counties)
Mid-York (Herkimer, Madison, Oneida counties)
Mohawk Valley (Fulton, Montgomery, Schenectady,
Schoharie counties)
Monroe
Nassau
New York (Bronx, New York, Richmond counties)
Nioga (Genesee, Niagara, Orleans counties)
North Country (Jefferson, Lewis, Oswego,St.
Lawrence counties)
Onondaga
Pioneer (Livingston, Ontario, Wayne,
Wyoming counties)
Queens
Ramapo Catskill (Orange, Rockland,
Sullivan, Ulster [part] counties)
Southern Adirondack (Hamilton,
Saratoga, Warren, Washington counties)
Southern Tier (Allegany,
Chemung, Schuyler, Steuben, Yates
counties)
Suffolk
Upper Hudson (Albany, Rensselaer
counties)
Westchester
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ATTACHMENT B
NYS Public Library System
Youth Services Coordinators
Brooklyn Public Library
Buffalo and Erie County
Public Library
Judy Zuckerman
Kathleen Goodrich
Ass’t Dir., Neighborhood Srvcs
Youth Services Consultant
10 Grand Army Plaza 1 Lafayette Square
Children's and Family Services Buffalo, NY 14203
Brooklyn, NY 11238 phone: (716) 858-7194
phone: (718) 230-2236 fax: (716) 858-7515
fax: (718) 230-2784 goodrichk@buffalolib.org
j.zuckerman@brooklynpubliclibrary.org
Chautauqua-Cattaraugus
Library System
Library System
Brooklyn Public Library
Valle Blair
Andrea Vaughn
Youth Services Consultant
Coordinator of School Age Services
106 West Fifth Street
Neighborhood Services Jamestown, NY 14701
10 Grand Army Plaza phone: (716) 484-7135
ext. 234
Brooklyn, NY 11238 fax: (716) 497-1148
phone: (718) 230-2232 vblair@cclslib.org
fax: (718) 230-2784
a.vaughn@brooklynpubliclibrary.org
Clinton-Essex-Franklin
Julie Weaver
Brooklyn Public Library
Outreach and Youth Services
Coordinator
Rachel Payne
33 Oak Street
Coordinator of Preschool Services Plattsburgh, NY 12901
10 Grand Army Plaza phone: (518) 563-5190
Brooklyn, NY 11238 fax: (518) 563-0421
phone: (718) 230-2233 wever@cefls.org
fax: (718) 230-2784
r.payne@brooklynpubliclibrary.org
Finger Lakes Library System
Annette Birdsall
Brooklyn Public Library
Youth Services Coordinator
Sheila Schofer
119 E. Green Street
Coordinator of Young Adult Services Ithaca, NY 14850
10 Grand Army Plaza phone: (607) 273-4074
ext. 27
Brooklyn, NY 11238 fax: (607) 273-3618
phone: (718) 230-2237 annette@flls.org
fax: (718) 230-2784
s.schofer@brooklynpubliclibrary.org
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Four County Library System
Monroe County Library
System
Starr LaTronica
Sally Snow
Youth Services and Outreach Manager
Assistant Director
304 Clubhouse Road 115 South Avenue
Vestal, NY 13850 Rochester, NY 14604
phone: (607) 723-8236 ext. 350 phone: (585) 428-8061
fax: (607) 723-1722 fax: (585) 428-8353
slatronica@4cls.org
ssnow@libraryweb.org
Mid-Hudson Library System
Nassau Library System
Christina Ryan-Linder
Renee McGrath
Youth Services & Community Connections
Youth Services Manager
Coordinator
900 Jerusalem Avenue
103 Market Street Uniondale, NY 11553
Poughkeepsie, NY 12601 phone: (516) 292-8920
ext. 230
phone: (845) 471-6060 ext. 235 fax: (516) 481-4777
fax: (845) 454-5940
renee@NASSAULIBRARY.INFO
clinder@midhudson.org
New York Public library
Mid-York Library System
H. Jack Martin
Wanda Bruchis
Asst Dir for Public Programs
& Lifelong Learning
Assistant Director
455 Fifth Avenue
1600 Lincoln Avenue New York, 10016-0122
Utica, NY 13502 phone: (212) 340-0851
phone: (315) 735-8331 ext. 233 fax: (212) 340-0988
fax: (315) 735-0943 hjmartin@nypl.org
wbruchis@midyork.org
New York State Library
Mohawk Valley Library System
Karen Balsen
Sue Rokos
Youth Services Liaison
Youth Services Consultant
CEC 10B41
858 Duanesburg Road Empire State Plaza
Schenectady, NY 12306 Albany, NY 12230
phone: (518) 355-2010 ext. 226 phone: (518) 486-2194
fax: (518) 355-0674 fax: (518) 486-5254
srokos@mvls.info
kbalsen@mail.nysed.gov
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Nioga Library System
Queens Borough Public
Library
Thomas Bindeman
Kathleen Degyansky
Director
Asst Dir of Program
Coordination and Management
6575 Wheeler Road 89-11 Merrick Boulevard
Lockport, NY 14094 Jamaica, NY 11432
phone: (716) 434-6167 ext. 24 phone: (718) 990-0887
fax: (716) 434-8231 fax: (718) 297-3404
bindeman@nioga.org
kathleen.degyansky@queenslibrary.org
North Country Library System
Queens Borough Public
Library
Emily Owen
Carol Katz
Youth Services Consultant
Youth Services
22072 County Route 190 89-11 Merrick Boulevard
Watertown, NY 13601 Jamaica, NY 11432
phone: (315) 782-5540 ext. 245 phone: (718) 990-0882
fax: (315) 782-6883 fax: (718) 297-3404
eowen@NCLS.org
carol.katz@queenslibrary.org
Onondaga County Public Library
Queens Borough Public
Library
Rosalind NaPier
Vikki Terrile
Library Services Coordinator
Coordinator of Young Adult
Services
447 S. Salina Street 89-11 Merrick Boulevard
Galleries of Syracuse Jamaica, NY 11432
Syracuse, NY 13202 phone: (718) 990-5151
phone: (315) 435-1825 fax: (718) 297-3404
fax: (315) 435-8533
vikki.terrile@queenslibrary.org
rnapier@onlib.org
Ramapo Catskill Library
System
Pioneer Library System
Randall Enos
Ellen Reynolds
Youth Services Consultant
Collection Management & Youth Services
619 Route 17M
2557 State Rte. 21 Middletown, NY 10940
Canandaigua, NY 14424 phone: (845) 343-1131
ext. 240
phone: (585) 394-8260 fax: (845) 343-1205
fax: (585) 394-1935 renos@rcls.org
ereynolds@pls-net.org
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Southern Adirondack Library System
Westchester Library System
Jennifer Ferriss
Judith Rovenger
Youth Consultant
Youth Services Consultant
22 Whitney Place 540 White Plains Road - Suite
200
Saratoga Springs, NY 12866 Tarrytown, NY 10591
phone: (518) 584-7300 x219 phone: (914) 231-3236
fax: (518) 587-5589 fax: (914) 674-4185
jferriss@sals.edu
rovenger@wlsmail.org
Southern Tier Library System
Westchester Library System
Lorie Brown
John Sexton
Youth Services/Interlibrary Loan
Teen Consultant
9424 Scott Road 540 White Plains Road, Suite
200
Painted Post, NY 14870 Tarrytown, NY 10591
phone: (607) 962-3141 ext. 209 phone: (914) 231-3260
fax: (607) 962-5356 fax: (914) 674-4185
brownl@stls.org
jsexton@wlsmail.org
Suffolk Cooperative Library System
Barbara Moon
Youth Services Coordinator
627 N. Sunrise Service Rd.
Bellport, NY 11713
phone: (631) 286-1600 1352
fax: (631) 286-1647
bmoon@suffolk.lib.ny.us
Upper Hudson Library System
Mary Fellows
Manager, Youth & Family Services
28 Essex Street
Albany, NY 12206
phone: (518) 437-9880 ext. 228
fax: (518) 437-9884
mary@uhls.lib.ny.us
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