Read to children - Early childhood literacy

One early literacy skill every child needs to learn is book knowledge and appreciation. My granddaughter Siobhan is learning that now and I am anxious to help her in the future by reading to her whenever I can. Story times, checking books out and having lots of reading materials around the house are all things you can do to provide a literacy rich environment for children. Reading to children is one of the best things you can do for their future learning and we have many great resources available through the NCRL. Take a child to storytime or to the library to check out a book or read one of your favorite books to a child. It's fun and you'll both enjoy it!
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Steampunk comes to CHS!

Have you read Scott Westerfeld's Leviathan or Behemoth yet? These two books in Westerfeld's newest trilogy proved to be great reads and I can't wait until the third, Goliath , comes out in October. Set in 1914 in Europe in an alternative reality, the protagonists Alek and Deryn take us on adventures completely unheard of before. I thought Westerfeld's two warring kingdoms, the Clankers and the Darwinists, were unique and imaginative. I think you'll love these books that have gotten rave reviews like this one from School Library Journal, "Full of nonstop action, this steampunk adventure is sure to become a classic." .