STORY TIME March 19th 2014



White Seeing White All Around Us by Michael Dahl
Introduces some common objects that are white in color including eggs, teeth, and polar bears.









Spring Blossoms by Carole Gerber

Spring is here, and with the new season come trees full of life, color . . . and blossoms! From the creators of LEAF JUMPERS and WINTER TREES, SPRING BLOSSOMS introduces readers to a variety of different flowering trees.

During a stroll through the forest, two children come across the small and white flowers on a crab apple tree, the rich, red buds on a red maple, and many more. Along the way, readers learn that some trees have both male and female flowers—each with a distinctive appearance. Back matter includes extended botanical facts and more information about trees and their life cycles.

Told in lyrical rhymes with beautiful linoleum-cut illustrations, SPRING BLOSSOMS offers a unique blend of science, poetry, and art studies.

Above book descriptions taken from Amazon.com

Craft: Cherry Blossom Tree
For this craft you will need: pink tissue paper, glue, crayons, a piece of paper with the shape of a tree and it's branches. First have your child color the tree trunk and branches, next give them the pink tissue paper and they can tear of pieces to glue on the tree. These will be the blossoms on the tree.

Literacy Extenders:

• Take a nature walk!
• Look at all the newly budding plants , take note of their color, and try and help your child find some of the trees and leaves in the second title listed above.
• Talk about rhyming words, on each page ask your child to find another word that rhymes with the couplet on that page.
• After reading the "White" book make a list with your child about all the things that they see that are white.
• Get some cotton balls and make cloud pictures!