Central Skagit Library District

Part fun- and information-filled almanac, part good book guide, the Children's Book-a-Day Almanac is a new way to discover a great children's book-every day of the year! This fresh, inventive reference book is a dynamic way to showcase the gems, both new and old, of children's literature. Each page features an event of the day, a children's book that relates to that event, and a list of other events that took place on that day. Always informative...

The continuing saga of Our Animal Friends traveling to South America to visit their new found friends. From our animal friends we learn valuable lessons about peace is a beautiful virtue. And what should we do when we fight with each other. The book continues how our friends get lost in the forest and are afraid. Elaina, their new found friend saves the day! Life is a beautiful journey and we can learn from each other.

Marilyn Benjamin Wassmann was born in a leap year and earned four degrees-two in art history, one in library science, and one in studio art. Before retiring in 2011, Marilyn worked as an art cataloger at the Library of Congress. She has illustrated and contributed to anthologies for the Greenbelt Writers Group, and in 2010, she published a children's book with her husband's assistance entitled "What the Wind Blew In". Besides drawing and painting,...

Three years ago, Sophie Mercer discovered that she was a witch. It's gotten her into a few scrapes. Her non-gifted mother has been as supportive as possible, consulting Sophie's estranged father—an elusive European warlock—only when necessary. But when Sophie attracts too much human attention for a prom-night spell gone horribly wrong, it's her dad who decides her punishment: exile to Hex Hall, an isolated reform school for wayward Prodigium,...

Thornton W. Burgess was an important and influential American conservationist and a prolific author of entertaining children's stories. For over 50 years, Burgess published numerous popular books on the flora and fauna of the natural world and wrote a regular newspaper column called "Bedtime Stories". Often affectionately referred to as the "Bedtime Story-Man", Burgess celebrated his love for the natural world through humorous and educational stories...

"What is feminism? Why does it still matter? What exactly does intersectionality mean? In order to answer these (and many other) questions, I Am a Feminist first examines the history of feminism and then addresses the issues girls and women continue to face today. The book also looks at the ways in which people, especially young people, are working together to create a world where gender equality is a reality, not a dream. The author shares stories...

Dos de los grandes retos que enfrenta la investigación sobre estudiantes universitarios son la formación del pensamiento creativo a través de transformaciones pedagógicas y didácticas que dejen huella en sus vidas, y la sistematizas de las experiencias didácticas desarrolladas con estos. Por ello, la investigación relacionada con la formación del pensamiento creativo en estudiantes universitarios se constituye en tema crucial para investigación...

El cancionero popular infantil tiene un carácter literario perfectamente identificable, al ser una modalidad de poesía lírica popular y tradicional que, bien en su origen, bien en su proceso de transmisión, pero siempre en su resultado final, ha sido patrimonio preferente o exclusivo del mundo infantil y juvenil. Este patrimonio, cuyo sustento es la memoria, se está perdiendo rápidamente, y parece ir quedando reducido a las prácticas escolares,...

Author of the popular BookTok series The Inheritance GamesJennifer Lynn Barnes introduces us to . . . Nobody. There are people in this world who are Nobody. No one sees them. No one notices them. They live their lives under the radar, forgotten as soon as you turn away. That's why they make the perfect assassins. The Institute finds these people when they're young and takes them away for training. But an untrained Nobody is a threat to their organization....

Simone Biles’ entrance into the world of gymnastics may have started on a daycare field trip in her hometown of Spring, Texas, but her God-given talent, passion, and perseverance have made her one of the top gymnasts in the world, as well as a four-time winner of Olympic gold in Rio de Janeiro. But there is more to Simone than the nineteen medals -- fourteen of them gold -- and the Olympic successes. Through years of hard work and determination,...