BCPL Mobile Library Services - Read Rover Newsletter

THERE IS A BCPL BRANCH
NEAR YOU!
Stop by any of our 19 branches
conveniently located throughout
the county.
Or, visit us on the Web at www.bcpl.info.
www.bcpl.info
Books, news, activities and fun for the whole family!
ARBUTUS BRANCH
NORTH POINT BRANCH
410-887-1451
855 Sulphur Spring Rd.
21227
410-887-7255
1716 Merritt Blvd.
21222
CATONSVILLE BRANCH
OWINGS MILLS BRANCH
410-887-0951
1100 Frederick Rd.
21228
410-887-2092
10302 Grand Central Ave.
21117
COCKEYSVILLE BRANCH
PARKVILLE BRANCH
410-887-7750
9833 Greenside Dr.
21030
410-887-5353
9509 Harford Rd.
21234
ESSEX BRANCH
PERRY HALL BRANCH
410-887-0295
1110 Eastern Blvd.
21221
410-887-5195
9685 Honeygo Blvd.
21128
The Art Box
HEREFORD BRANCH
PIKESVILLE BRANCH
By: Gail Gibbons
410-887-1919
16940 York Rd.
21111
410-887-1234
1301 Reisterstown Rd.
21208
Describes the many different
kinds of tools and supplies which
artists use to produce their work.
LANSDOWNE BRANCH
RANDALLSTOWN BRANCH
410-887-5602
500 Third Ave.
21227
410-887-0770
8604 Liberty Rd.
21133
LOCH RAVEN BRANCH
REISTERSTOWN BRANCH
410-887-4444
1046 Taylor Ave.
21286
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Shape Capers
Magic Box
By: Cathryn Falwell
By: Katie Cleminson
A group of children shakes
shapes out of a box and
discovers the fun of using
circles, squares, triangles,
semicircles, rectangles and
their imaginations.
Eva receives a very special
box for her birthday. When
she climbs inside, she
becomes a master magician!
After pulling quite a few
rabbits out of quite a few
hats, Eva throws a fantastic
party with lots of cake, the
very best musicians and
plenty of dancing. But for her
best trick, Eva wishes for a
pet named Monty and she
gets even more than she
imagined.
My Book Box
The Birthday Box
SOLLERS POINT BRANCH
WHITE MARSH BRANCH
410-887-1165
21 Cockeys Mill Rd.
21136
410-887-2485
323 Sollers Point Rd.
21222
410-887-5097
8133 Sandpiper Cir.
21236
MOBILE LIBRARY SERVICES
ROSEDALE BRANCH
TOWSON BRANCH
WOODLAWN BRANCH
410-887-7255
1716 Merritt Blvd.
21222
410-887-0512
6105 Kenwood Ave.
21237
410-887-6166
320 York Rd.
21204
410-887-1336
1811 Woodlawn Dr.
21207
By: Leslie Patricelli
An imaginative young child has
a wonderful time playing with a
box he receives for his birthday.
What’s better than getting a
brand-new toy as a birthday
gift? Playing with the box it
came in!
By: Will Hillenbrand
A determined elephant
creates his own book box,
and discovers all the magic
and fun of books and
reading.
Not a Box
By: Antoinette Portis
WELCOME TO
Storyville is a magical town where children, ages birth to 5,
and their parents/caregivers can read, play and learn together in a fun, interactive and literacy-rich environment!
Storyville is located in both the Rosedale and Woodlawn
branches and is open during library hours.
www.bcplstoryville.org
The Crayon Box that
Talked
By: Michael Letzig
Although they are many
different colors, the crayons
in a box discover that when
they get together they can
appreciate each other and
make a complete picture.
To an imaginative bunny, a
box is not always just a box.
Sitting in My Box
By: Dee Lillegard
The box in which all the
animals are sitting gets more
and more crowded until a
hungry flea comes along.
AUGUST 2014
CREATE TOGETHER!
AUGUST 2014
What Cardboard Boxes Can Teach Kids:
Six Learning Dimensions of a Cardboard Box
1. SPATIAL AWARENESS: Kids are constantly testing their
own size by crawling in, through, around, over and
under things.
2. COMFORT & SECURITY: Children are soothed by a
sense of being in small spaces.
3. EMPOWERMENT: In small spaces, kids feel big.
4. CONTROL: Cardboard boxes make ideal hiding
places.
5. SENSORY PLAY: The lack of sensory inputs is an
essential contrast to the more powerful and
deliberate stimulation we traditionally think of when
we talk about “sensory play.”
6. IMAGINATION: The neutrality is the black slate upon
which children so easily imprint their imaginations.
(http://movingsmartblog.blogspot.com/2013/03/what-cardboard-boxes-can-teach-kids.html)
SING TOGETHER!
There Was
Was aa Little
Little Turtle
Turtle
There
There was a little turtle
Who lived in a box.
He swam in the puddles
And he climbed on the rocks.
He snapped at the mosquito,
He snapped at the flea.
He snapped at the minnow,
And he snapped at me.
He caught the mosquito,
He caught the flea.
He caught the minnow,
But he didn’t catch me!
Jack in
in aa Box
Box
Jack
I’m Jack in a Box, I curl on the floor,
Smaller and smaller than ever before.
If I open my lid, you’d better take care,
Without any warning I jump in the air!
I’m Jack in a Box, jumping Jack in a Box,
You’ll scream when I give you a fright.
I’m Jack in a Box, jumping Jack in a Box,
Just watch as I vanish from sight!
(http://www.letsplaykidsmusic.com/jack-in-a-box-action-song/)
(Clipart: http://ariolealei.com/urlight/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/clipartclipart.com_.jpg)
Be sure to check your
local branch schedule
for upcoming story
times and events for fun
things to do with the
whole family!
www.bcpl.info/events/datelines
Paper Cube
Make Your
Your Own
Own Papar
Papar
Cube
Make
Directions:
1.
2.
3.
4.
Color in the squares
Have an adult help cut out the template
Fold along the lines
Glue or tape the flaps