Here’s a short list of new picture books available at the NHTI Library. Picture books stimulate a child’s curiosity and introduce reading at a very young age. The collection supports our Early Childhood Education program as well as the needs and interests of our campus community.
The Children’s Literacy Foundation (CLiF) has a mission to nurture a love of reading and writing and targets children in communities where resources are limited and children at risk for low literacy skills. CLiF offers literacy programs in prisons as described in this article in the ProQuest Database http://proquest.umi.com/pqdweb?index=0&did=2373993721&SrchMode=1&sid=1&Fmt=3&VInst=PROD&VType=PQD&RQT=309&VName=PQD&TS=1315335678&clientId=79122
If you’d like to learn more about CLiF, visit their website, http://www.clifonline.org/index.cfm ; it will tell you about their programs and activities. Their site includes a NH map that shows towns involved with CLiF.
Big Plans
JUV PZ7 .L7652 R44 2008
After writing on the board, “I will not roll my eyes. I am not the boss of the class. I will not laugh when others speak,” a young boy sits in the classroom corner and spends the day dreaming of big plans. He climbs the tallest hill and shouts “I’ve got big plans, I say.” On the way down, he finds a mynah bird who says “I’m in!” Together, they fly a helicopter and continue on their adventure finishing big plans as they go. Great illustrations.
How the Sphinx Got to the Museum
JUV DT87.15 .H36 2010
In 1470 B.C., a woman pharaoh, Hatshepsut, ordered a set of 6 sphinx statutes for her temple. After she dies, her stepson, Thutmose III becomes pharaoh and has workmen destroy the statues and bury the pieces. In the 1920’s, an archeologist from the Museum of Metropolitan Art finds the pit with the broken pieces. People from the museum travel to Egypt and uncover the sphinx fragments. This book tells the story behind bringing the sphinx to New York.
Maisy’s ABC
JUV PE1155 .C58 2008
Maisy teaches the alphabet in her version of the ABCs. On each page, there’s a tab to pull or a flap to lift; find the tab where a purple dolphin for the letter “D” leaps out of the water. Perfect for children 3 years and up.
Press Here
JUV PZ7 .T82314 P74 2011
Yellow, red and blue dots dance across the pages in this whimsical book. Press the yellow dot and find out what happens next. Teaches color recognition.
Red Wagon
JUV PZ7 .L7652 R44 2011
Lucy, a fuzzy fox, takes a trip to the market with her new red wagon. First she pulls the wagon up a hill, as a squirrel and a hedgehog jump in. At the top of the hill, it starts to rain and the wagon becomes a ship as she heads to the bottom with animal friends. Follow her journey as she buys vegetables and heads for home.
True Story of the 3 Little Pigs!
JUV PZ 7 .S41267 T79 1989
Here’s the real story from the Wolf’s point of view. He set outs to borrow a cup of sugar to make a cake. His first stop was the pig living in a house of straw down the road. He sneezed, blew down the house and ate the pig, just like a hamburger. Read this book to learn what happens at the next house.
