Month: January 2014
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Historical Time Travel Programs As a history buff, I wanted to find a way to get kids excited about learning about the past. I came up with the idea of a Time Travel Program in which children could interact with a famous historical figure in person. Audiences would actually witness me, as a Time Traveling…
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Built It Program One of the programs that I do for school aged children at the library is a “Build It” program. This is an event in which children construct a hands-on project that is fun and functional. Ideas include marshmallow shooters, two liter bottle rockets, and balloon cars. I was inspired to do…
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The Plot in Five Sentences or Less: Clem lives in the mining country in the Ozarks of Missouri. After his 13th birthday, he must leave school and join his father in the mines to make much needed money for the family. Clem detests mining and is tempted to join his friend Linda Jean in her…
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Fallout by Todd Strasser The Plot in Five Sentences or Less: Recounts the experience of one middle American family during the nuclear standoff of 1963. The plot alternates in time between the family preparing a nuclear fallout shelter and then actually using it during a nuclear strike. 9 people make it into the shelter and…
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