Fun and Educational Resources

While we usually only recommend books, given that these days so many children will be stuck inside at home looking for other resources, we thought the following could be both fun and educational ways to spend their time: Your Kids Can Now Watch Astronauts Reading Stories From Space Smithsonian: Fun Stuff for Kids Online World Geography Games Museum Virtual Tours Smithsonian Resources: Smithsonian Digitization, Center for Learning and Digital Access,

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German Book Store

A piece appeared in yesterday’s New York Times featuring an amazing children’s book store in Germany.  Named after the pill that kept Pippi Longstocking from growing up, Krumulus, through the unique books that it sells and programs it offers, creates an atmosphere where children learn to love reading. We hope to see many more of this type of bookstore in the future.

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The Name Jar by Yangsook Choi

Being the new girl at school is hard enough without having a name that’s different and hard for her classmates to pronounce. Unhei (pronounced “Yoon-Hey”) recently moved to America from Korea with her family and is anxious to fit in at her new school. When asked her name on the first day, she worries her name would make her stand out and that her classmates will not like her. So,

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Summer Reading Books

With the end of the school year approaching, we wanted to recommend two books to have on your bookshelf for those long, unscheduled summer days:   “The Dangerous Book for Boys”  by Conn Iggulden and Hal Iggulden is an essential skills guidebook for boys (and girls!) aged 8 to 80. Written in small-manageable segments on everything from knot-tying, making a periscope, navigation, building a tree house or sling shot, coin

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Great Organizations That Promote Literacy

We wanted to highlight some great organizations that are working to promote literacy:   Read With Malcolm and Share the Magic Foundation, both founded by New England Patriot wide receiver, Malcolm Mitchell, share a common goal of transforming the lives of young readers in underserved communities through literacy and to “introduce book ownership to students in households where reading is not a priority.”  Through his Reading Rallies and school visits held

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