Amana Community Library
Virtual Summer Reading Progam 2020
WEEK EIGHT: JULY 27TH-AUGUST 2ND
THEME: PETS 🐈🐎🐕
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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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☀︎Listen~Those Darn Squirrels and the Cat Next Door😺🐿
~Listen to Mrs. Fox and Riley read "Those Darn Squirrels and the Cat Next Door" by Adam Rubin, illustrated by Daniel Salmieri.
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☀︎Enjoy CLAYMATES, written by Dev Petty and illustrated by Lauren Eldridge, read by Tom Milligan and Deb Kennedy!
Clay Mates written by Dev Petty
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☀︎Just in case you missed it~Read Aloud by Mr. Macumber of, Nothing Rhymes with Orange 🍊by Adam Rex
Nothing Rhymes with Orange
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🤩Author/Illustrator Spotlight🤩KIMBERLY & JAMES DEAN
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☀︎Let's take a look at some fun things you can do from the creators of PETE THE CAT!
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☀︎Learn more about ICANREAD.com Here! 📚
⇢Click on the link below for more information!
Take a look at the virtual summer reading program sponsored by the ECICOG.
Virtual Summer Reading Program: What's Going on in There?
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☀︎Take a Look at This Week's SONGS By EMILY ARROW⇣
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Emily Arrow's Summer Singalong Mini Movie
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Emily Arrow LIVE at Singalong Shop!
Just Like The Sun - cover of Raffi by Emily Arrow
Louise Loves Art Song - Emily Arrow, book by Kelly Light
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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☀︎Draw Pete the Cat
How To Draw Pete The Cat
☀︎Watch These Videos to Draw All Sorts of PETS!😺🐶🐰
How To Draw A Realistic Cat
How To Draw A Cartoon Cat
How To Draw A Cartoon Cockatoo
How To Draw A Guinea Pig
How To Draw A Dachshund
How To Draw A Realistic Bunny
How To Draw A Cartoon Poodle
⇣Try a Puppy Stack Folding Surprise!🐶
How To Draw A Puppy Stack (Folding Surprise)
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!
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☀︎Each day take a virtual trip to different places to see animals, national parks, museums and more! Click on the buttons below!⇣
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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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☀︎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. Do you have a PET?😺🐶🐰
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☀︎Get a copy of the SUMMER READING JOURNAL here!😁
Your journal is a place where you can record what you're reading, thinking, feeling, and doing to have a great summer! What is your favorite book you've read this summer?! I wonder if you have gone anywhere you think is really special?!
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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/