This year, for the first time, young winners of the Alameda County Library Summer Reading Game CATCH THE READING BUGreceive a bookmark and ticket for admission to the Charles M. Schulz Museum in Santa Rosa, California.
Several Children’s Librarians took a field trip to the Museum Sunday, July 20 and had a wonderful time.
The museum is devoted not only to remembering and honoring Mr. Schulz - Sparky to his friends - and his creations, but recognizing the contributions of comics and comic artists in the past and present and encouraging those of the future.
Not only can you learn a lot about Charles Schulz’s life, you can enjoy some amazing artwork, and even walk over to the Redwood Empire Ice Arena, also called Snoopy’s Home Ice, to skate, or just watch while enjoying a meal or some hot chocolate.
Posted on Saturday, July 19, 2008 by Centerville Library
Here is our winner
Phillip:
The reading bug is on the kid’s place page on aclibrary.org. (He must be ready to search great children books on bugs in the kid’s catalog)
Answer for Reading Bug Search No. 3:
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How about now?
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Hint: * Are you kidding?! The answer is already somewhere in this post !*
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Winner and answer will be announced on August 2nd.
Ever wondered about the pronounciation of an authors name? Or been curious to know how they got their name? Try this website: Author Name Pronunciation Guide Try this at home if your computer has sound and you’re ok downloading a special piece of software available on the site.
M is for MILLIPEDE, a BUG that isn’t an INSECT! It is an ARTHROPOD, a “jointed-limbed” invertebrate - meaning it has no backbone like mammals - with a segmented body, and each segment has four legs. http://www.backyardnature.net/1000legs.htm
N is for NO-SEE-UMS. No-see-ums are tiny biting flies that live near water.You often see many of them swarming together in a cloud.Keep your mouth shut or you might breathe some in or swallow them!(It won’t hurt you, but it will probably make you cough.)Biting midges are called no-see-ums because they’re so tiny that it is hard to see ‘um.No-see-ums are less than ¼ of an inch long. http://pelotes.jea.com/AnimalFact/Arthropod/NOSEEUM.htm
O is for OCEAN STRIDER. Ocean Striders skim along the surface of the ocean water. They have tiny hairs on the bottoms of their feet, which work like snowshoes to keep them on top of the water. They are the only insects that can live their entire lives on the ocean. http://animals.howstuffworks.com/insects/water-bug-info.htm
Check back next week to what comes next in the bug world alphabet!
Patrick the Pest enjoys playing nasty tricks on his classmates and pointing out others’ faults. Then he flashes a sign that says “Gotcha!” when he’s really embarrassed another student. It makes Richard so mad that Patrick always gets away with his mean tricks.
Today, Patrick’s out to get Richard, his partner on the second grade class trip to Green Lake in trouble. While rooting around for spiders, the boys hatch a plot to sneak away from the group and snap photos of each other swinging out over the lake like Tarzan. Patrick dares Richard to go first. Richard does and after landing safely on the shore, he dares Patrick to swing too.
But the vine won’t hold Patrick. Splash! Into the lake goes Patrick only to be fished out by the teacher. And while Patrick is embarrassed, it doesn’t stop him from bringing back an uninvited guest to Mrs. Zookey’s second grade classroom.
Jamie Gilson is no stranger to spiders and other creepy crawlies. You can also check out Bug in a Rug or It Goes Eeeeeeeeeee! at the library
Posted on Tuesday, July 15, 2008 by crochetlibrarian
The Woodland Cafe was first shown in 1937. This cartoon short stars a vast array of insects, all having a grand time at a bug-sized “nightclub,” where fireflies act as lamps and centipedes deal cards.
To avoid being eaten I arch my back and jump into the air, sometimes as high as 4 or 5 inches. To hear the sound I make when I flip, read and listen to, The Very Clumsy Click Beetle by Eric Carle.
M is for MILLIPEDE, a BUG that isn’t an INSECT! It is an ARTHROPOD, a “jointed-limbed” invertebrate - meaning it has no backbone like mammals - with a segmented body, and each segment has four legs. 
near water.
