Summer Reading Picks
As the school year winds to a close and summer gets underway, plenty of activities to occupy kids abound. From camps to swimming to bike rides along the bay, summer is for playing and relaxing. However, summer is also a great time for reading.
Whether a beach vacation or a lazy afternoon in the backyard offers the perfect opportunity to crack open a book, we've got you covered. Here are some summer reading recommendations from the librarians at the Burlingame Public Library (all book descriptions from the library reading lists).
Kindergarten/First Grade:
Picture Books:
Animal Cracker Fly the Coop by Mary Downing Hahn
"When thirteen-year-old Logan and his family move into a run-down old house in rural Virginia, he discovers that a woman was murdered there and becomes involved with his neighbor Arthur in a dangerous investigation to try to uncover the killer."
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Middle School:
Al Capone Shines My Shoes by Kathryn Lasky
"In 1932 Berlin, thirteen-year-old Gaby Schramm witnesses the beginning of Hitler's rise to power, as soldiers become ubiquitous, her beloved literature teacher starts wearing a jeweled swastika pin, and the family's dear friend, Albert Einstein, leaves the country while Gaby's parents secretly bury his books and papers in their small yard."
Double Identity by Margaret Peterson Haddix
"Thirteen-year-old Bethany's parents have always been overprotective, but when they suddenly drop out of sight with no explanation, leaving her with an aunt she never knew existed, Bethany uncovers shocking secrets that make her question everything she thought she knew about herself and her family."
Ghostopolis by Lisa Schroeder
"Twelve-year-old Isabel dreams of seeing the world but has never left Oregon, and so when her best friend, Sophie, tells her of a baking contest whose winners travel to New York City, she eagerly enters despite concerns about her mother, who is opening a cupcake bakery."
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High School:
Accomplice by Ally Condie
"All her life, Cassia has never had a choice. The Society dictates everything: when and how to play, where to work, where to live, what to eat and wear, when to die, and most importantly to Cassia as she turns 17, who to marry. When she is Matched with her best friend Xander, things couldn't be more perfect. But why did her neighbor Ky's face show up on her match disk as well?
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"In this humorous take-off of The Bremen Town Musicians, four animals that aspire to make it big as comedians leave their owners and seek their fortunes." "A strange animal with the ears of a pig, the beak of a toucan, and the wings of a bat invites
The 1 pm Story Time will offer Traditional Tales: "Twinkle, Twinkle," "Mrs. Goat and her Seven Little Kids" and "Bremen Town Musicians." • Our librarian is looking for volunteers to help work with our children over the summer.
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A fun and free drop-in art program for kids and families! Visit Bart’s Art Cart in the main lobby to discover great art and create some art of your own with the help of our Teen Volunteers. Each month highlights a different gallery and features a new art activity. Learn how to look at art with your child, then stop by and make art with Bart!
Imagination Lab – This summer, McWane Science Center invites you to discover the power of your imagination in a collection of new exhibits called The Imagination Lab.
Dive right into the Bubble Room where you can discover the science of suds when you step inside a giant bubble. Try your hand at making all kinds of bubbles in this unique area including square and triangular bubbles.
The Imagination Lab’s zip line offers an exciting experience for adventure seekers of any age. Parents and children alike can fly through the air on the new zip line and have a safe landing at the end of the line! Learning lurks around every turn inside a giant maze in the exhibit as you find your way around dead ends and wrong turns. With a few lessons learned, you will find your way to the end in no time.
The new Imagination Lab also features a Messy Art Studio. Splatter paint, mix colors and experiment with a variety of materials to create masterpieces of your imagination.
Inside the lab you can use giant foam building blocks to construct forts, tall towers, and more.
Eat Well, Play Well – What is in the food we eat? Are fruits and vegetables important? Can everyday activities burn calories? Visitors will find the answers to these questions by exploring nutrition and fitness in this summer’s traveling exhibit called Eat Well, Play Well. This highly-interactive exhibit encourage healthy living by teaching the science of making healthy-food choices and helping children and adults discover that there are many fun and interesting ways to stay active. Visitors will discover what an appropriate serving size looks like, see first hand what it takes to burn off calories, test their flexibility and balance, review the latest clinical research and realize that they can reduce their risk of disease with healthy choices that are within their reach!
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The Bremen Town Musicians. Retold and illustrated by Ilse ... Correlate with activities suggested for Michael Hague's Aesop's Fables (Henry Holt ...The giant encyclopedia of kindergarten activities
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