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The March Calendar
for the Children's Department at the Main Library
March
Madness Picture Book Tournament
During March we will be choosing
from among 64 picture books
to see which one is our favorite.
On March 8 we narrowed our choices to 32 books,
so please continue to vote once a week.
The winner will be announced
on Monday, April 5.
You can vote online. Each week
the ballot will change.
Online Ballot for March 15 - 21, 2010
You do not have to vote
for all pairs.
There is a write-in campaign for Knuffle Bunny
by Mo Willems, which received 72 votes in the first week!
Knuffle Bunny continues to receive write-in votes, and
so it will be included in the final ballot. (The final 5 books will
be chosen on March 29.)
This is a copy of the paper
ballot with all the original titles.
The tightest race in the first week:
We're Going on a Bear Hunt defeated Where the Wild
Things Are (31 to 29 votes)
The tightest races in the second week:
Miss Nelson is Missing defeated The Carrot Seed by
one vote.
Are You My Mother? defeated Caps for Sale by one
vote.
Go Away, Big Green Monster! defeated Dooby, Dooby,
Moo by 2 votes.
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Suggested
Reading Lists:
Preschool favorites, Award winners, Staff
picks,
and lists by grade
Do you need suggestions for good books to read?
We have lists of books for each grade. We even have the lists separated
into genres. (That's a fancy word for different kinds of stories:
mysteries, fantasy, real world, etc.)
Some books are easy to read, and some are more
difficult. Take a look at several of the lists to get ideas.
You can click on a title to get a description
of the book, see if a copy is on the shelf at the library, or request
a copy be held for you.
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Books for preschoolers
Books for Grades
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ebooks
for children
The Chelmsford Public Library
offers a collection of ebooks that are available by double clicking
on this smiling TumbleBook.
No passwords are needed.
Read at home or on the computers in the Children's Room.
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Storytime on Channel 22!
Sunday - Thursday evenings
from 7:00 - 7:30 p.m.
The staff of the Children's Department
has partnered with school librarians in Chelmsford to produce a
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K-2
Learn to Read at Starfall.com
This site is recommended by the
American Library Association for children just learning how to read.
It is free of advertising, and includes seasonal activities. |
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Borrow a geomate.jr from
the library to try geocaching.
Tony Giannone, the geocaching steward
for the Open Spaces in Chelmsford, has donated a geomate.jr
to the library. This tool allows children to find geocaches by following
preprogrammed instructions. Several Chelmsford geocaches are included.
www.minitreks.info
uses Google Earth to provide an overview of the major trails in
town with estimated mileage. The BLUE trails are the primary trails.
The Chelmsford
Open Space Stewardship is a group of local volunteers who take
care of the public lands in Chelmsford. Visit their website for
more information about the open spaces and to volunteer.
The geomate.jr can be checked
out from the children's room at the Main Library. The loan period
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American Sign Language for
Babies
Studies show that sign language
does not delay speech in hearing children. Rather it stimulates
the area of the brain responsible for language development.
Try this online dictionary of
simple signs for babies: www.aslpro.com
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Dance
Mat Typing
This is a program from the BBC to teach children
how to type. |
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The Center
for the Book in the Library of Congress is sponsoring a writing
challenge.
A new chapter of a book called the
Exquisite Corpse is written and illustrated every 2 weeks by some
of our favorite authors. Each author will write a chapter, and then
the next author must pick up the story and continue writing.
Follow along at http://www.read.gov/exquisite-corpse/
Authors participating: M.
T. Anderson, Natalie
Babbitt, Calef Brown,
Susan Cooper , Kate
DiCamillo, Timothy
Basil Ering, Nikki Grimes,
Shannon Hale,
Lemony Snicket,
Steven Kellogg, Gregory
Maguire, Megan McDonald,
Patricia and Fredrick McKissack, Linda
Sue Park, Katherine Paterson,
James Ransome, Jon
Scieszka, and Chris
Van Dusen
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Splatter art
Pretend to be the artist Jackson Pollock.
Learn about his art by experimenting with splattering at this interactive
website: www.jacksonpollock.org
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Looking for
guidance on content for children?
This site gives information
on the content of books, movies, tv shows, video games, music
and websites for children.
www.commonsensemedia.org
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Visit our children's programming pages at the Main
Library and at the MacKay
Branch
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Need a link to a school website?
Chelmsford Public Schools
Murdoch Public Charter
School
Nashoba Valley Technical
High School
Looking for Middle School or Charter School textbooks?
Check out our list of textbooks
available at the library. |
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