Welcome to the 2016-2017 School Year, Friends Families!
This summer has brought a lot of change! As you’ll see when you visit the Lower School Library, our physical space has transformed quite a bit, but our collection remains as robust as ever! And speaking of change, I’m so excited to introduce myself– Paula – as the new Lower School Librarian! Kelly has been telling me about Friends’ amazing community of readers and storytellers, so I’m beyond eager to finally meet you all!
Hopefully your summer vacation has been filled with sunshine and some great books. If you borrowed books from the library over the summer, I encourage you to come on in and swap them out for some new ones!
For now, I’ll share with you a couple of my favorite summer reads. I can’t wait to hear about yours!
Your Fantastic, Elastic Brain: Stretch It, Shape It
by JoAnn Deak, Ph.D.
Did you know you can stretch and grow your own brain? Or that making mistakes is one of the best ways your brain learns? Just like how lifting weights helps your muscles get stronger, trying new things without giving up—like finding the courage to put your face in the water the first time you’re at a pool—strengthens your brain. -Little Pickle Press
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Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story
by Nora Raleigh Baskin
Ask anyone: September 11, 2001, was serene and lovely, a perfect day—until a plane struck the World Trade Center. But right now it is a few days earlier, and four kids in different parts of the country are going about their lives. Sergio, who lives in Brooklyn, is struggling to come to terms with the absentee father he hates and the grandmother he loves. Will’s father is gone, too, killed in a car accident that has left the family reeling. Naheed has never before felt uncomfortable about being Muslim, but at her new school she’s getting funny looks because of the head scarf she wears. Aimee is starting a new school in a new city and missing her mom, who has to fly to New York on business. These four don’t know one another, but their lives are about to intersect in ways they never could have imagined. Award-winning author Nora Raleigh Baskin weaves together their stories into an unforgettable novel about that seemingly perfect September day—the day our world changed forever. -From Simon and Schuster
by Candace Fleming and Eric Rohman
The giant squid is one of the most elusive creatures in the world. As large as whales, they hide beyond reach deep within the sea, forcing scientists to piece together their story from those clues they leave behind.
An injured whale’s ring-shaped scars indicate an encounter with a giant squid. A piece of beak broken off in the whale’s belly; a flash of ink dispersed as a blinding defense to allow the squid to escape—these fragments of proof were all we had … until a giant squid was finally filmed in its natural habitat only two years ago.
In this beautiful and clever nonfiction picture book about the giant squid, Candace Fleming and Eric Rohmann explore, both visually and poetically, this hidden creature’s mysterious life.