books and bytes for brooklynites
Join us for the next OH events 3:30 – 4:30pm:
Enjoy your space with games, computers, books, and more! Snacks will be available for sale to support upcoming library events.
Here are two for you:
FOG
The fog comes
on little cat feet.
It sits looking
over harbor and city
on silent haunches
and then moves on.
–Carl Sandburg
There was an Old Man with a Beard
—Edward Lear
From A Mighty Girl, a list of ten body image positive books for mighty girls (or anyone, for that matter), along with additional resources.
From the web site:
” • 42% of 1st – 3rd grade girls want to be thinner.
• Girls’ self-esteem peaks at 9 years old.
• By age 10, 80% of girls report being afraid of becoming fat.
Most of us have seen statistics like these and know that body image is an important issue for girls but many parents find cultivating a positive body image in their daughters challenging, especially given all of the messages in the media about girls’ and women’s appearances.”
The site list includes “several selections each for young, middle, and young adult readers, as well as a book specifically for parents”, and links to resources for further discussion and reading.
Laura Hulbert, author of Who Has This Tail? visited all of the pre-k and kindergarten classes this morning. A great time was had by all and everyone learned a lot about how different kinds of animals use their tails. Laura signed copies of her book which the library will distribute to each pre-k and kindergarten classroom.
Buy copies of Who Has This Tail? or Laura’s other book, Who Has These Feet? from the BNS iStore!
This book would be a great spy film! This well-crafted version of the race to build the ultimate weapon is based on exciting scientific discovery, espionage and war drama. As World War II and a small experiment demonstrating fission rock the status quo, several characters’ involvement deepen. Readers follow: Harry Gold, the spy and schmoe in Pennsylvania reluctantly(?) working for the Soviet Union; Oppenheimer, the nutty professor and scientific genius with his humongous, secret team of geniuses; and Knut Haukelid, the Norwegian resistance fighter. While the race for the bomb was exciting, the book deals with the destruction and arms race matter-of-factly. Some pictures and bibliography are great enhancements to the book.
We had a great time in March. Join us in April! 3:30 – 4:30 Thursday April 11 and Tuesday, April 23
