Friday, March 2, 2012

Kids: Get Ready for Spring!

Spring is soon approaching, bringing a variety of intriguing and exciting changes in nature, weather and social activities! Learn more about spring and the many ways to celebrate this season by checking out the following titles at your library:

Fiction
Kitten's SpringKitten's Spring by Eugenie Fernandes
On a bright, beautiful spring day, Kitten takes a stroll around the farmyard, meeting with all sorts of animals and their young including owls, frogs, cows, ducks and much more!


Spring Surprises
Spring Surprises by Anna Jane Hays
Spring has arrived and it is time to have fun and enjoy the activities that spring offers such as flying kites, watching baby animals take their first steps, making mud pies, dancing in the rain and more!
Spring BreakTails of Spring Break by Anne Warren Smith
Katie is about to have a spring break that she won't soon forget. While all of her class peers are traveling during spring break, she decides to stay home and start a pet-sitting business. However, baby-sitting pets is more difficult than she thought when the China Cat disappears, Mrs. Anderson's dog eats an exotic plant and the tropical fish dies. Read this book to find out what happens next!
Non-Fiction
New Beginning: Celebrating the Spring EquinoxA New Beginning by Wendy Pfeffer
This multifaceted book contains interesting scientific and cultural facts about the Spring Equinox. Learn how spring is celebrated in various cultures throughout the ages and the world and participate in several fun activities contained in this book.

Are you ready for Spring?Are You Ready for Spring? by Sheila Anderson
Flowers begin to bloom. The days are sunnier and longer. The weather is warmer. What else happens in spring? Read this book to find out!


Spring

Spring by Ann Herriges
Discover how nature, animals, plants and the climate change during the spring season! This book contains interesting facts and information about these changes that occur in spring.

For more recommendations, please see a librarian at the Youth Services Desk.
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