Saginaw Kids Read: March 2016

Thursday, March 31, 2016

Cesar Chavez Day

This day is a national commemorative holiday in the U.S. as well as the birth date of Cesar Chavez. He was born on March 31, 1927 near Yuma, Arizona and dedicated his later life to helping American farm workers.

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Sunday, March 27, 2016

Happy Easter!

Friday, March 25, 2016

Happy Birthday, Kate DiCamillo!

Award-winning writer Kate DiCamillo was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on this day in 1964. Celebrate her special style of storytelling with one of these titles.

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Tuesday, March 22, 2016

World Water Day

Get a cool drink and check out these titles on this precious resource.

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Sunday, March 20, 2016

Happy First Day Of Spring!

Celebrate Spring with this lovely tribute to the season.

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Wednesday, March 16, 2016

March Is National Craft Month

Feeling crafty? Visit your library and check out books like these for cool project ideas.

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Sunday, March 13, 2016

Earmuffs Were Patented On This Day in 1887.

Let's hope we don't need these again until next winter!

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Saturday, March 12, 2016

March Is Youth Art Month

Browse the art collection at your library to learn more about famous artists and their work or to make some art of your own!

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Wednesday, March 9, 2016

Echo by Pam Munoz Ryan

I just read it this morning and couldn’t put it down. When I did, all I could think was, “Wow.”

Long ago, a boy named Otto was lost in the woods and rescued by three sisters imprisoned there by a witch’s curse. In return for their help, he promises to help break the curse by carrying their spirits hidden in a magical mouth harp—what we know today as a harmonica, and passing the instrument along to the right person at the right time. This harmonica ties Otto with three other children—Friedrich in Germany during the Third Reich, an orphan Michael during the Great Depression and Ivy during World War II. Each child has a musical gift and is faced with personal struggles. Friedrich and his father must escape Nazi Germany because they don’t fall into line with Hitler’s grand scheme. Michael and his brother are orphans, trying to stay together, and Ivy faces prejudice because she’s Mexican and her friends are Japanese. Their stories are linked by their musical talents and fate bringing Otto’s harmonica into their lives, coming together in a triumphant conclusion at New York’s Carnegie Hall.

Recommended for grades 5 and up

Reviewed by Kathy Thornhill, Zauel Memorial Library

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Sunday, March 6, 2016

I (Don’t) Like Snakes, by Nicola Davies

Our young protagonist DOES NOT like snakes. She REALLY REALLY does not like snakes—which the rest of her reptile loving family does not understand. As she goes through the list of things she does not like about snakes, one-by-one, her family refutes her arguments, explaining why the thing she does not like (i e: they're icky, slimy, scaly skin), is in reality what makes snakes REALLY REALLY cool. Being a fair young lady, she listens to her family’s arguments favoring snakes, and eventually decides that, yes, snakes are really pretty nifty creatures.

Recommended for grades K-3

Reviewed by Kathy Thornhill, Zauel Memorial Library