Ready To Blast Off!

On Monday, we visited the library! We did a scavenger hunt of sorts- I asked the kids to find one fiction and one nonfiction book on the subject they wanted to write about, and then to find one book in the same genre. The main purpose of this was to give them something specific to search for- because nobody gets anywhere just browsing!

There are a few things we learned very quickly-

First, there's a real scarcity of children's books about spies. When I asked Klowbug why she thought that was, she rolled her eyes and replied, 'Duh, Miss Jenica. Nobody wants to encourage children to spy on people.' Klowbug quickly gave up the search for spy books and decided to gain her own experience by looking out the library window at some curious people with equipment and instruments... Standing on a table? You'll learn more about it in Klobug's upcoming book!

Another thing we learned is this: It's incredibly difficult to find a nonfiction book about dragons! Zach (unfortunately) has given up his idea of Longworm the Snail in favor of dragons, castles, Kings, and Queens, and had a very difficult time telling me which of his stacks of books was nonfiction. Jared, who, for the time being, has teamed up with Zach, answered it: 'None of them, because dragons aren't really real!'

Hannah found a good stack of tiger books (one of them was even entitled, 'Can We Save the Tigers?') that spurred her imagination. Unfortunately, she's been studying tigers so much at home, her nonfiction books didn't give a large amount of new information, but they definitely got her excited!

Harli learned that there's no scarcity of dog books to be found! She found all sorts; one where the author used household items to model his family (including his dog,) one that told what kinds of activities this person's dog did whike he wasn't home (including painting portraits,) one that taught how to train a dog, and quite a few others! She was very excited to go home and try out some of the things she'd learned with her own dog, Mooki!

Sofia learned that there are lots of alphabet books in the world! We read one about animals (the varieties of monkeys were her favorite,) and one that made letters out of city objects, like handrails and staircases. Sofia is going to write her own 'ABC Book!' With things from her everyday life. 

Also, here are some bonus pictures from our play time before we hit the Library- Mostly from play testing Mr.Joe's (almost) finished project.

 Harli playtested first, and had a fabulous reaction with lots of giggles. Can't say too much in case I spoil the surprise for Joe's papa!

 Our three playtesters- Harli, Hannah, and Sofia.

 Every time Sofi made something happen, she jumped up and yelled, 'I did it!'

Allow me to introduce 'Mr. Finger'. He is Sofi's favorite friend in the Lego box!

Thanks for popping in! I sure love your kids. We missed the handful who couldn't make it! See you Friday!