Lego Creations by Kindergartner Peter

 

Peter is six years old.  He has been building with Legos since the age of four.  He loves to combine new Lego sets with older sets that belonged to his father when he was a boy.  Peter was inspired to build the aircraft carrier and army vehicles after visiting the U.S.S. Intrepid museum in New York City.  He spent roughly one week building the air craft carrier.  Both children and adults have enjoyed Peter's interpretation of Army and Navy vehicles. 

Photographs by Jaime Sabonya, Co-ordinating Library Assistant.

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Photographs by Jaime Sabonya, Co-Ordinating Library Assistant.

Owen and Paul Review John Flanagan's "Ranger's Apprentice" Series

4th Grader Owen Comments On Book One: The Ruins of Gorlan

Looking for an adventurous, action-packed book? This exciting story is about an agile, young Ranger apprentice named Will and his master, Halt, a mysterious person who guards Castle Redmont. The two Rangers must defeat the evil Morgarath before he destroys the Kingdom of Araluen. They get help from Will's former wardmates: Horace, a strong student of Battleschool; Jenny, a cook-in-training who's food is delicious already; George, a skinny boy who's place is at Scribeschool; and Alyss, a tall girl who was promised early that she would become part of the Diplomatic Service. It combines Eragon and the Lord of the Rings trilogy and adds a little bit of young King Arthur. I would give this book four and a half out of five stars and it is one of my top-10 favorite books. To conclude, if I liked the book, you probably will too.

4th Grader Paul Writes About The Ranger’s Apprentice Series 

I enjoy the series, “Ranger’s Apprentice,” by John Flanagan. I have to use interlibrary loan to get them because they’re always out.  The books’ main character is Will, who is apprenticed to Halt.  A Ranger is a medieval spy that is good with a bow and arrow.  Will learns how to use a bow and how to move unseen.  I have read the first three books and almost finished the fourth.  My favorite of the four so far is the fourth book, “The Battle for Skandia.”  It is exciting and when Halt finds Will in Skandia, the Skandians and the Rangers have to make an alliance to fight the Temujai.  You should read the first book, “The Ruins of Gorlan,” when you get a chance.

Photograph of Book Cover by Storytime Leader Robert Carter.

Welcome To Our Blog!

Hello Everyone! Welcome to our special summer Children’s Department blog where we hope to give you information on a variety of topics. Our young patrons will be writing blog posts on everything from book reviews to original poetry. Some will be writing about other materials that we have in the library, like audio books. Others will write about programs like iTunes, or about library programs that they have attended. Actually, the topics that people can write about are unlimited because our Reading Club theme this year is “Be Creative @ Your Library.” Our goal is to post every other day, so consider subscribing to our blog by adding us to your favorite RSS reader (like the Google Reader).

We also look forward to seeing you at the library and hope you will join our Reading Club. As you know, we have everyone from pre-school to high school in our club. It’s really a lot of fun talking about books and listening to others talk about them.

Also, you should know that we have a wide range of other programs that you may wish to attend this summer which range from chess and photography workshops to programs on art and science.

So visit us often -- whether online or in person -- the Children's Department is the place to be!

Photo taken by Alice Roche, Children's Department Staff Member.