International Observe the Moon Night

International Observe the Moon Night was on October 12th.

Here are some fun books and resources that have to do with the Moon!

Books we have at the Tremonton Library:

Picture Books

Grandma, Does My Moon Shine Over Your House? by Mary Hansen Freund and Jane Freund

The Moon Smiles Down by Tony Waters

Happy Birthday, Moon by Frank Asch

Little Rabbit Waits For The Moon by Beth Shoshan

Kitten's First Full Moon by Kevin Henkes

Ladder To The Moon by Maya Soetoro-Ng

Moon Boy by Barbara Brenner

Frangoline and the Midnight Dream by Clemency Pearce 

For Older Readers

The Man Who Went to the Far Side of the Moon : The Story of Apollo 11 Astronaut Michael Collins by Bea Uusma Schyffert

The Moon Robber / (1) by Dean Morrissey and Stephen Krensky

Where the Mountain Meets the Moon by Grace Lin

Fun Activity Sites

http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/gamesactivities/earthsunmoon.html

http://pbskids.org/designsquad/parentseducators/guides/activity_guide_moon.html

http://www.us.mensa.org/learn/gifted-youth/lesson-and-activity-plans/lesson-plans/lesson-plan-the-moon-grade-1/

http://stardate.org/nightsky/moon - moon calendar

http://www.preschoolexpress.com/theme-station10/moon-june.shtml

Cool Moon Videos

http://www.neok12.com/Moon.htm

October 25 Storyhour

This week's theme is: Halloween/Spooky Stories

Halloween Books at the Tremonton Library:
It's Halloween Night! by Jennifer O'Connell
Halloween--or Bust! by Jane O'Connor
Halloween Storytelling Kit.
Alpha Oops! H is for Halloween by Alethea Kontis
Halloween Good Night by Doug Cushman
Me And My Dragon : Scared Of Halloween by  David Biedrzycki
El primer Halloween de Clifford by Norman Bridwell
The Best Halloween of All by Susan Wojciechowski

Fun Halloween Craft and Activity sites for kids:
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/crafts/halloween/
http://www.dltk-holidays.com/halloween/
http://www.apples4theteacher.com/holidays/halloween/
http://spoonful.com/halloween
http://www.pinterest.com/debchitwood/kids-halloween-activities/

 

October 18th Storyhour

The theme for this week is: Pumpkins

 

Books about pumpkins in the Library:

Albert's Halloween The Case Of The Stolen Pumpkins by Leslie Tryon

The Ugly Pumpkin   by Dave Horowitz

Grumpy Pumpkins by Judy Delton

Witches, Pumpkins, And Grinning Ghosts by Edna Barth

It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown by Charles Schultz

Grow A Pumpkin Pie! by Jane E. Gerver

The Biggest Pumpkin Ever by Steven Kroll

November Fun Storytelling Kit

The Berenstain Bear Scouts And The Humongous Pumpkin by Stan and Jan Berenstain

The Berenstain Bears And The Prize Pumpkin by Stan and  Jan Berenstain

Big Pumpkin by Erica Silverman

HalloweenStorytelling Kit

Pumpkin Activity Sites:

http://www.kidactivities.net/post/pumpkin-theme.aspx

http://www.dltk-holidays.com/halloween/pumpkin_crafts.html

http://www.pinterest.com/faulknersranch/pumpkin-activities-for-kids/

http://fun.familyeducation.com/slideshow/halloween/67393.html

http://www.2care2teach4kids.com/preschool/themes/pumpkins.htm

 

 

Oct. 11th Storyhour

                            This week's Story Hour will be on Spiders and Bats! 
Here are some fun spider and Bat Books we have at the library!
Diary Of A Spider by Doreen Cronin

Gotcha! by Jamie Gilson

Anansi Goes Fishing by Eric A. Kimmel

The Itsy Bitsy Spider by Iza Tripani
The Very Busy Spider by Eric Carle
Bats to the Rescue! by Veronica Paz
How Do Bats See In The Dark? by Melvin and Gilda Berger
Bat Jamboree by Kathi Appelt
Stellaluna by Janell Cannon

Spider Crafts
http://www.dltk-kids.com/crafts/insects/crafts-spiders.htm
http://www.kidzone.ws/lw/spiders/activities.htm
http://www.pinterest.com/ladymsh/bugs-spiders-insects-ick/

Bat Crafts
http://www.kidzone.ws/animals/bats/activities.htm 
http://www.dltk-holidays.com/halloween/bat_crafts.html
http://www.kidspot.com.au/kids-activities-and-games/craft-activities+1/make-a-spooky-bat-decoration+12205.htm
http://www.kidssoup.com/Halloween-bat/bat-activities.html

Cool Bat Site
http://www.incrediblebats.com/interactive.html