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2007 Texas Reading Club Manual
through the children’s department and/or the library. Use a small drum or rhythm sticks
to keep the beat as the children chant, “Animals on parade! Yeah! Animals on parade!”
Videos/DVDs/Films
If you have public performance rights, show these videos and DVDs, or segments of
them, to the children. Otherwise, display them for home use. Times are indicated for the
entire film.
Good Night, Gorilla... And More Bedtime Stories. (51 minutes)
Weird, Wet and Wild. (30 minutes)
Web Sites
Kids’ Planet
www.kidsplanet.org
This site by the Defenders of Wildlife organization provides the user with facts and
information on endangered species and includes booklists, teacher curriculum, online
games, coloring pages, word searches, puzzles, and quizzes.
Professional Resources
Jan Brett’s Home Page
www.janbrett.com
This author’s web site includes patterns for characters in her books, coloring pages, and
other activities that can be reproduced freely for library use.
Books to Share
Sailing in Sun and Storm
Bear in Sunshine by Stella Blackstone.
Clifford and the Big Storm by Norman Bridwell.
It Looked Like Spilt Milk by Charles G. Shaw.
Splosh! by Mick Inkpen.
What Color Was the Sky Today? by Meila Ford.
Books to Show or Booktalk
The Cloud Book by Tomie De Paola.
Flash, Crash, Rumble and Roll by Franklyn M. Branley.
Listen to the Rain by Bill Martin.
Rain by Manya Stojic.
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