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Books, Reading, and Storytelling
Annual Events
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Dr. Seuss Day (March 2)
- Seussville reading resources
- Oobleck - Exploring Materials - Oobleck
- Horton Senses Something Small
- Horton Hears a Who! Storytime
- National Children’s Book Week (early May)
- Read a Book Month (September)
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Summer Reading Programs
The Collaborative Summer Library Program (CSLP) (https://www.cslpreads.org) is a consortium of states working together to provide high-quality summer reading program materials for children, teens, and adults at the lowest cost possible for their public libraries. CSLP actively shares innovative and age appropriate ideas, resources, and programs for four age groups, from babies to adults. State libraries and systems join CSLP to empower libraries to foster community. CSLP reaches 16,000 libraries through these state libraries and systems.- Summer Reading Themes: https://www.cslpreads.org
- Summer reading strategies: https://libguides.ala.org/summer-reading/resources
Storytime Read-Aloud Books and Storytelling Activities
![Exploring Earth: Bear’s Shadow activity image of a mother and girl holding a flashlight representing the sun](https://nisenet.org/sites/default/files/styles/curated_list_large_cropped/public/images/catalog/bs1-L.jpg?h=a31ffb6c&itok=HFqAc0XZ)
Exploring Earth: Bear’s Shadow
![Group of learners participating and enjoying the Hide and Seek Moon activity](https://nisenet.org/sites/default/files/styles/curated_list_large_cropped/public/2022-02/ExSci_Space_20180929_1134.jpg?h=fd382550&itok=eAF5Dzbs)
Exploring the Solar System: Hide and Seek Moon
![Learner colors paper elephant ears](https://nisenet.org/sites/default/files/styles/curated_list_large_cropped/public/images/catalog/11119/20110402gh_150_horton_crop.jpg?h=5f970a87&itok=nRkAsUqF)
Horton Hears a Who! Storytime
![A family pays attention to a the story of "Horton Senses Something Small"](https://nisenet.org/sites/default/files/styles/curated_list_large_cropped/public/images/catalog/6434/horton.jpg?h=6fd717d6&itok=HxcHXLQJ)
Horton Senses Something Small
!["How Small is Nano?" with five images of various cells and a ruler just below](https://nisenet.org/sites/default/files/styles/curated_list_large_cropped/public/images/catalog/about/How_Small_is_Nano.png?h=370c9e7d&itok=2DIctLsZ)
How Small Is Nano? Book and Poster
![Image showing an illustration of a Mars rover](https://nisenet.org/sites/default/files/styles/curated_list_large/public/images/catalog/about/Rover.png?itok=CqQxsPg9)
Is That Robot Real? children's book and poster
![Cover to a book called Alice in Nanoland featuring a girl with blonde hair, a green shirt and purple skirt](https://nisenet.org/sites/default/files/styles/curated_list_large/public/images/catalog/5526/screen_shot_2010-12-17_at_12.41.48_pm.png?itok=B5Dx0Wcq)
Alice In NanoLand
![Boy holding a plastic bag of green oobleck with a plastic Easter egg](https://nisenet.org/sites/default/files/styles/curated_list_large_cropped/public/images/catalog/12192/oobleck.jpg?h=f52b39c0&itok=ZAxEJ2LY)
Exploring Materials - Oobleck
![Children with surprised faces and adults using the Frankenstein kit Battery Stack activity - adults dressed as Mary Shelley and the Monster](https://nisenet.org/sites/default/files/styles/curated_list_large_cropped/public/2020-12/hero%20Frankenstein200_Photo%202.jpg?h=f2fcf546&itok=GuN54psC)
Frankenstein 200 Kit
![Facilitator and Learner use a block with a rover image to transport astronauts](https://nisenet.org/sites/default/files/styles/curated_list_large_cropped/public/2020-10/ExSci_Space_20200908_0143%20Story%20Blocks.jpg?h=4c7240b8&itok=AOU7zznV)
Exploring the Solar System: Story Blocks
![Book cover from the Break Moon Book featuring an illustration of of a family at a dinner table eating fruit](https://nisenet.org/sites/default/files/styles/curated_list_large/public/asp_breakfast_moon_lowres_page_01.jpg?itok=COFUqU2X)
Breakfast Moon picture book
![Learners discuss a picture card from the activity together](https://nisenet.org/sites/default/files/styles/curated_list_large_cropped/public/images/catalog/20140921GH_423.jpg?h=d7bae474&itok=4G11uhYe)
Exploring Nano & Society - Tell a Nano Story
Nanoscale Science Activity Compendiums for Educators
![Cover of a book labeled DIY Nano](https://nisenet.org/sites/default/files/styles/curated_list_large_cropped/public/images/catalog/DIY%20Nano%20pic_0.png?h=aade0531&itok=UAu_r_Ez)
DIY Nano Book
![NanoDays Collection book cover featuring a family of learners observing materials](https://nisenet.org/sites/default/files/styles/curated_list_large_cropped/public/blog/ND_Compendium_Cover_04_08_Page_1.jpg?h=7913737e&itok=G7_v1y8b)
NanoDays Collection Book
![A girl in glasses getting a nano logo tattoo.](https://nisenet.org/sites/default/files/styles/curated_list_large_cropped/public/images/catalog/5634/reading_repimage.jpg?h=c0aa70b5&itok=PsEx9paV)
Selected Books About Nano
Lists of STEM Story Books
![library books stack of library books](/sites/default/files/styles/copy_50/public/library_books_openclipart_buecher-coloured.png?itok=iqJIt0OM)
- A Mighty Girl STEM books
- National Girls Collaborative Project
- Picture Books to Break Stereotypes in STEM (and Beyond!)
https://ngcproject.org/resources/picture-books-break-stereotypes-stem-and-beyond
- Picture Books to Break Stereotypes in STEM (and Beyond!)
- Library of Congress science and technology collections for young readers
- Women in STEM https://guides.loc.gov/women-in-science/youngreaders
- Climate Mental Health books
- NASA Museum & Informal Education Alliance (free log-in required)
list of free NASA eBooks, comics, graphic novels, and more - More NASA books
- You are Going book
https://www.nasa.gov/specials/you-are-going/ - You are Going coloring book
https://www.nasa.gov/specials/you-are-going/#edu - First Woman graphic novel
https://www.nasa.gov/specials/calliefirst/
- You are Going book
Night Sky Storytelling
- The Astronomy of Many Cultures: A Resource Guide compiled by Andrew Fraknoi
- NASA's Universe of Learning Native American Sky resources:
https://universe-of-learning.org/contents/events/science-briefings/science-briefing-the-native-american-sky - Audio stories about the Moon from Lunar Planetary Institute (LPI)
https://www.lpi.usra.edu/education/explore/marvelMoon/tales/ - Moon myths from around the world - Night Sky Network and Astronomical Society of the Pacific (ASP)
https://nightsky.jpl.nasa.gov/download-view.cfm?Doc_ID=642
Downloadable handout: https://nightsky.jpl.nasa.gov/docs/MoonStoriesASP2019.pdf
Create your own Moon story handout: https://nightsky.jpl.nasa.gov/docs/CreateMoonStory.pdf - Cosmic Serpent - Bridging Native Ways of Knowing and Western Science in Museum Settings
https://www.informalscience.org/sites/default/files/CS-LegacyDoc27Nov2012.pdf - Native Sky Watchers - Two Eyed Seeing – NASA & Indigenous Astronomy – For the Benefit of All
https://www.nativeskywatchers.com/two-eyed-seeing-nasa.html - Indigenous Education Institute (IEI): http://indigenouseducation.org
- Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian Star Stories:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLS6nSmuURFJBLIE-4ulPJMYxOV4Zpj1WZ - Learn more about Indigenous ways of knowing and making local connections in the NISE Network guide Working with STEM Experts: A Guide for Educators in Museums and Other Informal Learning Settings
Libraries
Museum and Library Collaborations
- NISE Network Museum & Community Partnerships: Collaboration Guide and additional resources
http://www.nisenet.org/collaboration-guide - NISE Network Online Workshop Recording: Museum Community Partnerships - Part 1: Libraries (2017)
- IMLS Museum & Library partners resources https://www.imls.gov/our-work/partnerships
STEM Resources for Libraries
- STARnet Libraries https://www.starnetlibraries.org
- STARnet Libraries STEM Activity Clearinghouse http://clearinghouse.starnetlibraries.org
- LEAP into Science: https://www.fi.edu/leap
- Cornerstones of Science: https://cornerstonesofscience.org
Activity Lending Libraries
More Hands-on Activities
- Howtosmile.org book activities https://www.howtosmile.org/resource-search/books
- Howtosmile.org literature activities https://www.howtosmile.org/resource-search/literature
Writing and Nature Journals
Nature Journals and Outdoor Observations
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Free video series from John Muir Laws and Children's Creativity Museum
https://creativity.org/nature-journal-connection/ -
John Muir Laws How to Teach Nature Journaling
https://johnmuirlaws.com/product/how-to-teach-nature-journaling/ -
International Nature Journaling Week (first week in June)
https://www.naturejournalingweek.com -
USA National Phenology Network (USA-NPN)
Nature's Notebook tracking seasonal changes in plants and animals
https://usanpn.org/natures_notebook
Science Notebooks and Journaling
- NSTA Science Notebooks in Student-Centered Classrooms
https://my.nsta.org/resource/125063