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Sail Away With Books!
Books to Booktalk
Caught By the Sea: My Life on Boats by Gary Paulsen.
The Cay by Theodore Taylor.
Olive’s Ocean by Kevin Henkes.
Water: Tales of Elemental Spirits by Robin McKinley.
The Young Man and The Sea by Rodman Philbrick.
Refreshments
Serve “sea” themed snacks such as Swedish swordfish, gummy octopi, goldfish snacks,
sea salt crackers, Oyster crackers, and cups of blue Jell-O, along with drinks. If you
can’t find gummy octopi locally, try an online store such as Candy Direct,
www.candydirect.com, which sells gummy octopi, sharks, and dolphins and a “gummy
aquarium” of assorted gummy sea creatures.
Crafts
Paint a Sea Seascape / Writing a Sea Poem
Materials
Tem pera paint
Butcher paper and/ or individual sheets or kraft paper
Pens
Old Magazines
Directions
Thi s activity encourages teens to be creative by painting or writing about their vision of
the sea. If weather permits, this would be a good project to do outside to avoid spilling
paint in the library programming room. This can be either a group or individual activity.
If done as a group, use large sheets of butcher paper and let the teens design a mural
together. If teens work individually, give them individual sheets of paper. You can make
a collage of their work to display in the library.
For teens who choose to write about the sea, provide books and web sites with stories or
poetry, quotes, or paintings for inspiration. Books that would be good resources for this
activity are the Oxford Dictionary of Quotations and books of poetry about the sea. A
web site with poems about the sea and sailing is Sailing Poems… at
http://home.att.net/~e.zeiser/poetry/poems.htm. After the program, display their creations
in the teen department or throughout the library.
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