*Starred Review* Is any love greater than that between a boy and his robot? While picking pinecones, a boy meets a bright-red, rocket-shaped robot and asks, “Want to play? “Affirmative!” the robot responds, and the pair has tons of fun until a rock bumps the robot’s power switch off. Not understanding the bot’s unresponsiveness, the… Read More My Robotic Friends
Tales of spared turkeys date back to the Lincoln days. According to one story, Lincoln’s son Tad begged his father to write out a presidential pardon for the bird meant for the family’s Christmas table, arguing it had as much a right to live as anyone. Lincoln acquiesced and the turkey lived. On November 14,… Read More Talkin’ Turkey
HOW TO MAKE AN APPLE PIE AND SEE THE WORLD by Marjorie Priceman An apple pie is easy to make…if the market is open. But if the market is closed, the world becomes your grocery store. This deliciously silly recipe for apple pie takes readers around the globe to gather ingredients. First hop a steamboat to… Read More What Families Eat
Pure Imagination: Cardboard Challenge 2014 on PhotoPeach The WIlliam O. Schaefer Library created an informal, low tech “Maker Space” where students in first and second grade were encouraged to use critical thinking and problem solving skills to create and design a cardboard masterpiece. Certificates of participation were distributed to all for a job well done!
Today we will be learning about a girl named Victoria. We will learn about Victoria by looking at primary source documents. Primary Sources are a first-hand, original account, record, or evidence about a person, place, object, or an event. To learn more about what a primary source is, watch the extranormal video below. Below are the… Read More Trail of History
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Question: What do you get when you take the circumference of your jack-o-lantern and divide it by its diameter? Answer: Pumpkin pie ? I was walking the dog this morning and there is no doubt that Halloween is here! To get you in the Halloween spirit, watch the unique video below titled “It’s Halloween,” written… Read More Halloween Math
Historians agree that chess was invented in the early 500’s but some argue that it was invented earlier. Many believe it first appeared in India but others believe it was invented in China or Persia. Through the years many, many countries have invented their own versions of the game of chess. Chess involves two armies.… Read More Checkmate!