Amana Community Library
Virtual Summer Reading Progam 2020
WEEK SIX: JULY 13TH-19TH
THEME: FAIRY TALES, FOLK TALES & RHYMES🏰
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Read and listen to stories with your family and friends. Read to your pets or stuffed animals! What matters the most is that you're READING! Enjoy!
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You've Been Virtually Book'd List
Each week a new "You've Been Virtually Book'd" will be included in the newsletter! All of the books are based on a new weekly theme. When you find a book you'd like to read or listen to, click on the link in the top right corner of the book cover. You will need our username & password for both. If you can't remember the usernames and passwords, contact the library. They are the same ones we had at school and while doing remote learning. :)
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🤩Author/Illustrator Spotlight🤩ADAM REX
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☀︎Read Aloud by Mr. Macumber of, Nothing Rhymes with Orange🍊
Nothing Rhymes with Orange
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☀︎LEARN MORE ABOUT ADAM REX HERE!
Can you draw illustrations of animals like ADAM REX does?! Give it a try!
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☀︎View & Print an Activities for Adam's Newest Book~
Check out his newest book, Unstoppable! View and print the activity sheets. If you don't have a printer at home, use a blank piece of paper. Follow the directions and create!
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☀︎In case you missed last week's story, watch below!⇣
Click to hear, Bug on a Bike, read by Mr. & Mrs Fox!🦊
"Bug on a Bike" is written and illustrated by Chris Monroe. It was published by Carolrhoda Books ® on October 1, 2014. ENJOY!
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⇢Click on the link below for more information!
Take a look at the virtual summer reading program sponsored by the ECICOG.
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⇣Sing along with a video of Strictly No Elephants- Song by EMILY ARROW / Book by LIS MANTCHEV
Strictly No Elephants Song - Emily Arrow, book by Lis Mantchev, illustrated by Taeeun Yoo
Hawaiian Fruits Song (Aloha, Up In That Tree!) - Emily Arrow
Here's a little bit of information about the amazing Emily Arrow!
Emily Arrow is a former elementary teacher who writes songs inspired by children's books. You can check out her YouTube Channel for more of her engaging songs. Her songs and book choices are some of our favorite's at AES!
Click to See Emily Arrow's Website
You can find more awesome resources and information about Emily here.
Create with your family and friends! Have fun creating right along with authors and illustrators. All you have to do is use your IMAGINATION. The sky's the limit, so have a blast!
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⇢Watch this video for a few more fun ideas!
Simple Stage & Props | Puppet Show Series #3 | Three Little Pigs & Big Bad Wolf | Fun Sock Creations
☀︎WHAT ELSE WILL YOU CREATE THIS WEEK?!
⇢How about some characters from your favorite fairy tale? Maybe even a dragon!
How To Draw A Boy And A Girl
How To Draw A Dragon
How To Draw A Dragon (For Super Young Artists)
☀︎Make an Origami DRAGON 🐉
How To Fold An Origami Dragon
☀︎Draw some fruit similar to the illustrations in one of our stories, Orange Rhymes with Nothing 🍊🍇🍌
Art Core: Overlapping - How To Draw Funny Grapes - #stayhome and draw #withme
How To Draw A Cute Strawberry
How To Draw Cartoon Banana
Explore nature, places you've been before or places that you'd like to visit! Have fun discovering new things about new places. You don't even have to go far! Maybe you will discover something new in your own backyard!
☀︎ Fairy Tales, Fables & Rhymes on My Capstone Library
Go to My Capstone Library and search for fairy tales, fables, and rhymes.
Share what you learn with your family and friends. Share a book with your pets or a neighbor. Your community loves to hear your VOICE!
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⇣SHOW US WHAT YOUR UP TO ON OUR AMANA LIBRARY FACEBOOK PAGE!
☀︎Post a pic on FACEBOOK with help from a family member
Have your mom or dad take a picture of something you're doing this summer. Maybe it's a book you're reading or a piece of art you've created. Maybe it's a picture of your dog or of you! Let's see what kind of fun you've been having this summer!🐛🎣☀️
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If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to reach out!
Amana Elementary and Community Library
Heather Fox
Amana Elementary Teacher Librarian
Amana Community Library Director
Email: heatherfox@ccaschools.org
Website: https://www.ccaschools.org/domain/3322
Location: 3023 220th Trail, Middle Amana, IA, USA
Phone: (319)622-3192
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/amanaelementaryschoolandpubliclibrary/