AroundtheWorldin60Days:

ASummerReadingProgram

LSC530TextsandeToolsforTotstoTeens
Summer2016

MeaganJarvis,KristinLivingston,NicoleHerget

TableofContents

PartIDescriptionoftheProgram
OverarchingTheme
EventsandPrograms
AroundtheWorldKickoffEvent
BooktalkExtravaganzaandMakerspace
GamesFromAroundtheWorld
Movies
EndofSummerEvent
Incentives
PromotionalEfforts

PartIIJustificationoftheProgram

PartIIIProgramDevelopmentDocumentation
Books
Audiobooks
Ebooks
Games
Apps
Music
Films
YearLongReadingProgramandText

PartIVCommunityPartners

Appendix
ProgramBrochure
AroundtheWorldKickoffFlyer
WorldMapParticipantLogHandout
BooktalkExtravaganzaFlyer
EndofSummerReadingEventFlyer

AroundtheWorldin60Days
SmithHillLibrary
Providence,RI

PartI:Descriptionofprogram:

Overarchingtheme:
Oursummerreadingthemeis
AroundtheWorldin60Days
andwillfocusonchildreninthird
throughfifthgrade.Thisprogramispartiallyinspiredbythe2016SummerOlympicGamesand
theJulesVernesbook,
AroundtheWorldin80Days
.Whiletheprimaryfocuswillbechildren
inthirdthroughfifthgrade,wewillbecreatingavarietyofprogramsthatwillallowforawide
rangeofages,aswellastheirfamilies.Childreninthecommunitywillbeinvolvedinavariety
ofactivitiesandeventsthathighlightculturesfromaroundtheworld.Theseactivitieswillnot
onlyencouragereadingbutalsoengagechildrenresultingincollaboration,investigation,and
exploration.ParticipantswillusetheWorldMaphandout(AppendixA)tologevent
participation.

EventsandPrograms

AroundtheWorldKickoffEvent
:
ChildrenandfamilieswillmeetatthelibraryfortheAroundtheWorldKickoffevent(see
AppendixA).Parents/guardianswillregistertheirchild(ren)andreceivetheSummerReading
Packet.SummerReadingPacketswillinclude:AWorldMap:ParticipantLog,aProgram
Brochure,theBooktalkExtravaganzaFlyer,andtheEndofSummerReadingEventFlyer(see
Appendix).WewillthenwalktotheparkandplaytheGhanagame,BigSnake(Orlando,1990,
p.17).Duringthisgame,oneparticipantistheSnakeandheorshechasesalltheother

participants.Ifsomeoneistaggedbythesnake,thatpersonbecomespartoftheSnakeanda
chainisformed.However,becauseoftheexpectednumberofchildren,wewillhaveseveral
participantswhowillbeginthegameastheSnake.Thiswillallowformoresnakesand
shorterchainstoform.ThefirstSnakealwaysstaysatthefrontofthechainandthegame
endswheneveryoneispartofthesnakechain.Followingthegame,wewillwalkbacktothe
libraryandthechildrenwillhaveanicecreamfromthevisitingicecreamtruck.

BooktalkExtravaganza
:
Childrenwillbeintroducedtotitleswhicharerelevanttothedifferent
countriesandcultureswewillexplorethroughoutthesummer.Atthebeginningoftheevent,
KarenWilliamsbook,
Galimoto
willbereadaloud.Additionally,participantswillhavethe
opportunitytoexploreandmakesomethinginthegalimotosmakerspace.Thegalimotos
makerspacewillalsobeavailablethroughoutthesummer.
Materials:
Galimoto
byKarenWilliams
Wires,bottletops,string,pipecleaners...
Flyers

GamesfromAroundtheWorld
Europe
:
LegoMazes
Denmark
ChildrenwilllearnabouttheHistoryofLegosbywatchingthe
LegoClubTV:HistoryofLegos
movieandexploringLegobooks.Therewillbeavarietyoflegobooksavailableforthechildren
tolookat.AftertalkingabouttheHistoryofLegosforafewminutes,childrenwillmakeLego
mazes.

Materials:
Legoplates(1perparticipant)
Legobricks(alldifferentsizes)
Marbles
PhotocopiesofLegomazeexamples

Alquerque
Spain
Thistwoplayergame,isbelievedtohavebeencreatedbytheMoorsandissimilartothegame
Checkers.Theoverallobjectiveofthegame,istocaptureallofyouropponentsgamepieces.
(Orlando,1993,p.84)

Materials:
AlquerqueGameBoardlaminatedcopies(1boardper2players)
12gamepiecesperplayer(twodifferentcolors)

Hoops
Greece
Thismultiplayergame(ideallyanevennumberofparticipantsandapproximately810)are
dividedintotwogroups.Oneplayerfromeachgroupistherollerofthehulahoopandtheother
playersarethebeanbagthrowers.Theobjectofthegameistothrowasmanyofthebeanbags
throughtherollinghulahoopsaspossible.(Orlando,1993,p.75)

Materials:
Hulahoops
Beanbags
Largeoutdoorarea

Africa
Galimoto
Africa
AlloverAfrica,childrenusevariousmaterialsincludingsticks,cornhusks,wire,andmetal
scrapsandcreategalimotosorpushtoys.Throughoutthesummer,childrenwillhavethe
opportunitytovisitourmakerspaceandcreatetheirownmovinggalimoto.(Williams,1990)

Materials:
Scrapmetalandplastic
Wiresandribbons
Photographsofexamplegalimotos

Mancala
NorthAfrica
Forover7,000yearsplayersaroundtheworldhaveplayedthisstrategygame.Playersthatend
upwiththemostpiecesontheirsideorintheirlargerpotisthewinner.Childrenwilldecorate
aneggcartonandcreateatakehomemancalaboard.(Petersen,2012,p.23)

Materials:
Laminatedcopyofagameboardoreggcarton(1perpairofparticipants)

36smallplayingpieces(buttons,pennies,beads,etc.)

NorthAmerica
SunandIce
Mexico
SunandIceissimilartootherFreezeTaggamesplayedaroundtheworld.However,whena
participantistaggedthetaggersaysFreeze.Whentheplayersteammatetouchesthefrozen
person,theyshoutSunandtheplayerisunfrozen.(
FamilyGamesTreasurehouse,2016)

Materials:
Parkorlargeopenarea
Severalparticipants

Awithlaknannai
UnitedStates
ThisgameoriginatedinNewMexicofromtheZuniIndians.Twoplayerscompetetocapture
theotherplayerspieces.Onceallofaplayerspieceshavebeencaptured,thewinneris
declared!(Orlando,1990,p.97)

Materials:
24gamepieces(2differentcolors)
Laminatedgameboard

IndianKickball
Mexico
ThisformofMexicankickballtraditionallyhaschildrenwearoneshoeandhasaplayingfield
betweentwentyandfortymileslong!However,forpurposesofsafety,everyonewillwearboth
shoesandthegamewillbeplayedinthefieldbehindthelibrary.Eachteamalsohastheirown
ball.Theobjectofthegameistogettheballtotheendoftheplayingfield.(Orlando,1990,p.
94)

Materials:
2differentcoloredrubber/plasticballs(approximatelythesizeofabaseball)
Largeplayingfield

ElReloj
Guatemala
Thisgameneedsalargegroupofchildren,ideallygroupsof13.Twelvechildrenformacircle
andbecomethenumbersofaclock.Thethirteenthchildstandsinthemiddleoftheclockand
holdstheropeandbecomestheclockshandasshespinsaroundtheclockwiththerope.Asthe

clockhandspinsaroundthechildinthemiddle,theclocknumbersneedtojumpovertherope.
(Orlando,1990,92)

Materials:
Jumpropes

SouthAmerica
Canica
Chili
CreateyourownChileanmarblegame,whilelearningaboutthistraditionalgame!
(
Family
GamesTreasurehouse,2016)

Materials:
Shoeboxes
Markers,crayons,coloredpencils
marbles

Asia
Tangrams

China
LearnaboutTangramsandthencreateyourown!Thesepuzzleshavebeenaroundforthousands
ofyearsandguaranteedtomakeyouthinkanduseyourimagination!(Orlando,1990,p.37)

Materials:
Cardboard
Coloredpencils,markers,crayons
Scissors
Pencils
Cardboardorcardstock

Origami

China
ThisactivitywillbeginbyreadingMollyBangsbook
ThePaperCrane
.Afterthereadaloud,
participantswillbegiveninstruction(oralandhandouts)astohowtomakeorigamifrogs.There
willbedifferenttypesofpaper(weights,colors,sizes,shapes)anddifferentdirections.
Participantswillcreateorigamifrogsandthencompetetoseewhichfrogjumpsthefarthest!

Materials:
Paper:differentsizes,shapes,colors,andweights
Origamifrogdirections
ThePaperCrane
byMollyBang

Australia/NewZealand
MuTorere
NewZealand
ThisstrategygamewasoriginallyplayedbyTheMaorisofAuckland,NewZealand.The
objectiveofthegameistopreventyouropponentsabilitytomove.(Orlando,1990,p.57)

Materials:
MuTorereGameBoardlaminatedcopies(1boardper2players)
8playingpieces(twocolors)

BounceEye
Australia
ThisthreetofourpersonmarblegameoriginatedinEnglandandwasbroughttoAustraliainthe
1700s.Theobjectiveofthegameistogetandkeepyourmarblesinthecircle.Attheendof
thegame,thepersonwiththemostmarbleswins.(Orlando,1990,p.54)

Materials:
Chalk
sidewalk/driveway(alocationisneededwherealargechalkcirclecanbedrawn)
Marbles

Movies
:
Disneys
AroundtheWorldin80Days
CoolRunnings
basedonthetruestoryoftheJamaicanbobsledteam
LegoClubTV:HistoryofLegos

EndofSummerEvent:
Summerparty
ChildrenwillhaveanentertainingeventwithEricGirardiandhis
Bending
Gravity
performance!Ericwilldemonstratehisyoyoandspinningtopsexpertise!Childrenof
allageswillenjoytheshowaswecelebratetheendofthesummerreadingprogramhighlighting
traditionalChineseyoyoing,topspinning,anddevilssticks.

Incentives:

Childrenwillreceiveaworldmap.Eachtimetheyparticipateinanevent,theywill
receiveasticker.Thestickerwillbeplacedonthecontinentthatwasfocusedonduring
theevent.

SpintheWorld
:aPrizewheelchildrenwillbeableto
SpintheWorld
everythreeevents
theyattend.Childrenmaycomeinanytimethelibraryisopentospin.Thelibrarianwill
initialthestickersonthemap.Donationsfromlocalbusinesses,organizations,and
FriendsoftheLibrary(SeeCommunityPartnerslist).Prizesincludebutarenotlimited
to:bowlingalleypasses,movietheaterpasses,icecreamconecoupon,andbooks.

Alargewallmapwillbedisplayedinthelibrary.Eachchildwhosignsuptoparticipate
inthesummerreadingprogramwillreceiveapaperhotairballoonwithhis/hername.
Astheyattendevents,theballoonmovestothenextlocation.

Childrentravelingtoallcontinentsthroughoutthesummerwillreceiveabookoftheir
choiceattheendoftheprogram.Wewillbeworkingwiththenonprofitorganization,
BooksAreWings
inordertoprovidebooksforthechildren.

Promotionalefforts:

Bulletinboardsthroughoutthelibrarywillhighlightevents.

Powtoonsvideo,highlightingeventswillbepostedonthelibraryshomepage,aswellas
thechildrensdepartmenthomepage.
Linkpowtoonsvideo

Informationpacketswillbeavailableinthechildrensdepartment,aswellascirculation
desksthroughoutthelibrary.

TheSuperintendentofSchoolsandElementarySchoolPrincipalswillbecontactedand
askediftheywouldsendanemailblasttoparents/guardiansandattachinformation
packetsandthepromotionalmovie.

ChildrensLibrarianswillvisitelementaryschools(specificallygrades35)and
showcasethesummerreadingprogramevents.Informationpacketswillbedistributedto
thechildrenandadditionalpacketswillbeavailableforchildreninothergrades.

FriendsoftheLibrarywillsendoutapostcardhighlightingeventstoallmembers.

Posterswillbehungthroughoutthetownatlocalbusinessesandthoseorganizations
offeringprogramsupport.

Childrenslibrarianswillbeincontactwiththefollowingorganizationsandrequesttheir
assistanceinpublicizingthesummerreadingprogram.Flyersandprogrampacketswill
beprovidedtotheorganizations,sotheycanbedistributedtofamilies.

Boys&GirlsClubsofProvidence
RhodeIslandBolivianAmericanAssociation
GuatemalanCenterofNewEngland
HmongUnitedAssociationofRhodeIsland
CambodianSocietyofRhodeIsland

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PartII:JustificationfortheProgram

Targetaudience:
Theprogramisopentoallchildreningradeskindergartenthrougheighthgrade.
However,themainfocuswillbeonattractingchildrenfromlowersocioeconomicfamiliesin
gradesthreethroughfive.Specifically,wewillbeseekingtoincreaseparticipationfromthe
followingethniccommunitygroups:Bolivian,Guatemalan,Hmong,andCambodian.Whilethe
readingprogramencompassesamulticulturalapproach,wearehopefulthatwecanhavemany
childrenandfamiliesfromthespecificethnicgroupsparticipate.
Justification
:
Afterworkingveryhardthroughouttheschoolyear,manystudentslosevaluablereading
andmathskillsduringthesummermonths.Thedeclineofskillsduringthesummerisoften
knownasthesummerslide(Lesesne,2015,p.47)orsummerdrift(Whittingham&
Rickman,2015,p.19).Accordingtoresearch,studentscanloseanywherefromonetothree
monthsofschoollearningoverthecourseofthesummer.Losseswerenotedinbothmathand
reading(Cooperetal.,1996)(Lesesne,2015,p.47).Whilethereadingdecreasecanaffectall
children,thosechildrenfromlowersocioeconomicbackgroundshavethegreatestdecline.
Accordingtothearticle,
Booktalking:AvoidingtheSummerDrif
t,authorsJeffWhittinghamand
WendyRickman(2015)statethatAttritionofliteracylevelsforlowsocioeconomicand
lowachievingstudentsmostlyoccursduringthesummerbreak.Researchhasshownalossof
upto1.5gradelevelsattributedtosummerdriftfromfirstgradethroughfifthgrade(Alexander,
Entwisle,andOlson,2007)(Whittingham&Rickman,2015,p.19).Additionally,accordingto
theNewYorkStateLibrary,
AnindepthstudyofBaltimoreareastudents,Alexanderetal.

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(2007),concludedthatstudentsfrombothbetteroffanddisadvantagedbackgroundsmade
similarachievementgainsduringtheschoolyear.However,duringthesummerthe
disadvantagedyouthfellsignificantlybehindinreading(
TheImportanceofSummerReading:
PublicLibrarySummerReadingProgramsandLearning,2015).
Whencreatingsummerreadingprograms,itisalsoimportanttorememberthatallpeople
learndifferently.Therefore,itisimportanttobefamiliarwithboththebasiclearningstyles,as
wellasmultipleintelligenceswhencreatingservicesandworkingwithchildren.Learningstyles
andmultipleintelligencesarenotthesamething.Onewithastrongvisualintelligence,should
notbelimitedtosolelylisteningtoinformationinordertolearnit.Rather,itisimportanttobe
exposedtoavarietyofintelligencestosupportdevelopment.
Onecommonmisconception
aboutmultipleintelligencesisthatitmeansthesamethingaslearningstyles.Instead,multiple
intelligencesrepresentsdifferentintellectualabilities.Learningstyles,accordingtoHoward
Gardner,arethewaysinwhichanindividualapproachesarangeoftasks.Theyhavebeen
categorizedinanumberofdifferentwaysvisual,auditory,andkinesthetic,impulsiveand
reflective,rightbrainandleftbrain,etc.(
MultipleIntelligences:WhatDoestheResearchSay?,
2013
).Additionally,developinghandsonactivitiesforsummerreadingprogramswillbe
essentialtoasummerreadingprogram.AccordingtochildrensmanageratWichitaPublic
LibraryDowneyHowerton,Whenyou
do
something,youremembertheconceptalotlonger
(Couri,2015,p.72).
Inanefforttocreateanappealingsummerreadingprogram,TeriS.Lesesneidentified
fouressentialcomponentsorCAREforshort.Choice,Access,Response,andEnthusiasmare
keyfactorsthatmightresolvesomeoftheproblemswithSRPs(Lesesne,2015,p.47).

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Additionally,WhittinghamandRickman(2015)statesthat,Studiesfromthelatetwentieth
centurytopresenthavedemonstratedaslowdowninsummerdriftattributedtospecificsummer
readingprogramsaddressingmotivationthroughstudentchoice,studentownership,and
teacher/parentscaffolding(Whittingham&Rickman,2015,p.19).
Inconclusion,itisimperativethatsummerprogramsenticeallchildrentoparticipate.
However,becausewearefocusingonthosefamiliesfromlowersocioeconomicbackgrounds
whencreatingprograms,wemustbemindfulofresourcesthosechildrenmayormaynothave.
Programswhichallowforstudentchoice,access,andhandsonactivitieswillencourage
participation.Lastly,communicationbetweenpubliclibrariansandschoollibrariansregarding
summerreadingprogramswillhelppreventthesummerslide.

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PartIII:ProgramDevelopmentDocumentation

Books:
Bang,M.(1987).
ThePaperCrane
.NewYork,NY:GreenwillowBooks.
Thisisaretellingofafolktaleinwhichamagicalpapercraneisusedtopayforameal
andbringsprosperitytoarestaurant.
Collectiondevelopmenttool:GoodreadsandTitlewave
Barbarash,L.(1997).
Multiculturalgames
.Champaign,IL:HumanKinetics.
Thisbookisacollectionofgamesplayedallovertheworld.Thebookisdividedinto
worldregionsandcoversthecontinentsofAfrica,Europe,Asia,NorthandSouth
America,andAustralia.
Collectiondevelopmenttool:LIONConnecticutPublicLibraryOPAC
Brett,J.(2002).
DaisyComesHome
.NewYork:Putnam.
SetinmoderndayChina,thisisthestoryofDaisyoneofthelovedhensofMeiMei.
However,Daisyistiredoftheotherhenspeckingatherandnotgivingherspace.Dueto
unfortunatecircumstances,DaisyissweptawaydowntheLiRiver,inChina.Andstory
continueswiththeadventuresofDaisy,asshetriestogetbackhometoMeiMei.
Collectiondevelopmenttool:Booklist

Brown,M.,&Parra,J.(2005).
MyNameisGabriela:TheLifeofGabrielaMistral=Mellamo
Gabriela:
LavidadeGabrielaMistral.Flagstaff,AZ:LunaRising.
Thisbilingual,poeticbiographyiswritteninbothSpanishandEnglishandisaboutthe
lifeofChileanpoetandauthorGabrielaMistral.ThechildhoodandlifeofGabrielaare

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exploredthroughoutthebiographyandofferthereaderaglimpseastotheexperiences
thatleadtoherwinningtheNobelPrizeforliterature.

Collectiondevelopmenttool:Titlewav
e

DKPublishing.(2016).
ChildrenJustLikeMe
.S.l.:DkPublishing.
ChildrenJustLikeMe
exploreshowchildrendress,foodstheyeat,andexperiencesat
homeandschool.Thebooktravelsaroundtheworldtoshowthesimilaritiesand
differencesbetweenchildrenaroundtheworld.

Collectiondevelopmenttool:Titlewave

Freeman,D.(2003).
HowPeopleLive
.London:DKPub.
Exploredifferentcultures!Investigatehowpeopleeat,dress,andlive,whiletraveling
aroundtheworld!
HowPeopleLive
willallowthereadertheopportunitytoexperience
howchildrenallovertheworldlive.

Collectiondevelopmenttool:Titlewave
Hatkoff,I.,Hatkoff,C.,&Kahumbu,P.(2006).
OwenandMzee:TheTrueStoryofa
Remarkable
Friendship
.NewYork:ScholasticPress.
AbeautifulstoryofKenyanvillagersworkingtosavethelifeofMzee,a130yearold
tortoise.AfterMzeeisrescued,anamazingandunlikelyfriendshipdevelopsbetween
MzeeandanorphanedbabyhippopotamusnamedOwen.

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Collectiondevelopmenttool:Booklist
Kindersley,A.,&Kindersley,B.(1997).
ChildrenJustLikeMe:Celebrations
.Bolton,ON:
Fenn.
Thismulticulturalbookexplorestraditionsandcelebrationsaroundtheworld.Foodsand
customsfromholidayssuchas,Christmas,Halloween,Diwali,andEgemenlikare
highlighted.
Collectiondevelopmenttool:Titlewave
Langen,A.,&Droop,C.(1994).
LettersfromFelix:ALittleRabbitonaWorldTour
.NewYork:
AbbevillePress.
Inthebestsellingbook
LettersfromFelix
,somethingterriblehappensattheendof
vacation:Sophie'scuddlyrabbit,Felix,disappearsintheairport!Thisisvery,verybad
becauseSophieandFelixareinseparable.Butwhenschoolsstartsagain,suddenlyaletter
forSophiearrivesfromLondonitsaletterfromFelix!
Collectiondevelopmenttool:Goodreads
McDermott,Gerald.(1948)
.AnansitheSpider:ATalefromtheAshanti.
NewYork,NY:

Scholastic.

InthistraditionalAshantitale,Anansisetsoutonalong,difficultjourney.Threatenedby
FishandFalcon,heissavedfromterriblefatesbyhissons.Butwhichofhissonsshould
Anansireward?CallinguponNyame,theGodofAllThings,Anansisolveshis
predicamentinatouchingandhighlyresourcefulfashion.
Collectiondevelopmenttool:Goodreads

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Orlando,L.(1993).
TheMulticulturalGameBook
:
MoreThan70traditionalGamesfrom30

Countries.
NewYork:ScholasticInc.

Awonderfulresourcesforchildrenandadultstoexploregamesfromaroundtheworld.
ChildrenwillhaveanopportunitytoplaygamesfromAfrica,Asia,Australia,Europe,
andNorthandSouthAmerica.Withoverseventydifferentgames,thereissuretobe
somethingforeveryone!
Collectiondevelopmenttool:Amazonpersonalinvestigation

Sweeney,J.(1996).
MeOntheMap
.NewYork:Crown.
Thisintroductiontomapsbook,beginswithagirlshowingwhereherhomeis.After
describingherlocation,shethenshowsherhomeinrelationshiptohertown,state,
country,andtheworld.
Collectiondevelopmenttool:Titlewave

Rand,G.,&Rand,T.(2005).
APenPalforMax
.NewYork:HenryHolt.
Thisisthestoryof
Maximiliano
,ayoungboyfromChilewholivesonafarmwithhis
family.Oneday,Maxplacesanoteintoaboxofgrapes,askingforapenpal.Heisquite
surprisedwhenayounggirlfromtheUnitedStateswritestohim!AsMaxandMaggies
friendshipdevelops,aterribleearthquakehitsChile.Maggieandherfriendsdecideto
helprebuildthedestroyedschoolbysendingschoolsupplies.
Collectiondevelopmenttool:Amazon

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Williams,K.(1990).
Galimoto.
NewYork:HarperCollins.
K
ondiisdeterminedtomakeagalimotoatoyvehiclemadeofwires.Hisbrother
laughsattheidea,butalldayKondigoesaboutgatheringupthewireheneeds.By
nightfall,hiswonderfulgalimotoisreadyforthevillagechildrentoplaywithinthelight
ofthemoon.
Collectiondevelopmenttool:Goodreads

Audiobooks:
Lai,T.(2011).
Insideout&backagain
.NewYork:Harper.
InsideOutandBackAgain
byThanhhaLaiistheauthor'sexperiencefleeingVietnam
afterthefallofSaigonandmovingtoAlabama.ItreceivedtheNewberyMedalHonorin
2012andisavailableonaudiothroughtheOceanStateSystem.

Collectiondevelopmenttool:NewberyMedalbooks&Audible

Kamkwamba,W.,&Mealer,B.(2015).
Theboywhoharnessedthewind
.DialBooksforYoung

Readers,animprintofPenguinGroup(USA).

TheamazingstoryofWilliam,aMalawiboywhodiscoveredhowtocapturetheenergy
ofthewind.Williamstudiedandthencreatedwindmillsforhisvillage.Becauseofhis
hardwork,hewasabletogenerateenergyandbringelectricitytohisvillage.

Collectiondevelopmenttool:Booklist&Audible

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Engle,M.(2015).
Drumdreamgirl:Howonegirl'scouragechangedmusic
.HoughtonMifflin

Harcourt.

AninspiringstoryofayoungChineseAfricanCubangirlwhobroketaboosabout
femaledrummers.Thisisastorythatwillencouragechildrentofollowtheirdreams
despiteadversity.
Collectiondevelopmenttool:Booklist&Audible&Goodreads

Ebooks:
Hatkoff,I.,Hatkoff,C.,&Kahumbu,P.(2006).
OwenandMzee:Thetruestoryofaremarkable
friendship
.
AbeautifulstoryofKenyanvillagersworkingtosavethelifeofMzee,a130yearold
tortoise.AfterMzeeisrescued,anamazingandunlikelyfriendshipdevelopsbetween
MzeeandanorphanedbabyhippopotamusnamedOwen.
Collectiondevelopmenttool:Booklist
Hume,L.C.(2004).
Favoritechildren'sstoriesfromChinaandTibet
.
ThisisacollectionofchildrensstoriesfromChinaandTibet.Thestoriesofferapeek
intotheChineseandTibetanculture.StoriesincludeaChineseCinderella,AHungry
Wolf,andHowtheDeerLostHisTail.
Collectiondevelopmenttool:Titlewave

Games
:
SeePartI:Descriptionofprogram:EventsandActivities

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Apps
:
2015WorldFactbook
$0.99
Ages:4+
Platform:iOS

ThisappincorporatestheentireCIAWorldFactbook.Morethan250countriesareavailablefor
exploration.Learnaboutcountrylandforms,meaningofflags,governments,economies,
transportationsystems,militaryandsomuchmore!
Collectiondevelopmenttool:personalexploration

Ansel&ClairsAdventuresinAfrica
$4.99
Ages4+(madeforages68)
Platform:iOS

ExploretheSaharaDesert,SerengetiPlains,andNileasyoutravelwithAnselandClair
throughoutAfrica!Learnaboutmigration,adaptations,andfoodchainsasanimalsare
encountered.Whilethemainfocusisonsocialstudiesandscience,vocabularyandreadingare
thesecondaryfocus.
Collectiondevelopmenttool:ALABestApps2013

DentistBird:AWestAfricanFolktale
$1.99
Createdby:LiterarySafari
Ages4+(madeforages68)
Platform:iOSandGooglePlay

BasedontheAfricanFolktaleHowPloverBirdCametoCleanCrocodilesTeeth,thisisthe
storyabouttherelationshipbetweenbirdsandcrocodilesandhowtheyhelponeanother.The
appprovidesopportunitiesfortheusertoexploreLiberiasrainforestandotheranimals.
Collectiondevelopmenttool:personalinvestigation

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Music
:
SuziHerawati&BikoNagara.(2015).
AdikkuSayang:ClassicIndonesianChildrensSongs
[CD].
SelfpublishedworkofthreefriendsfromIndonesia.Theartistshaverecreatedtwenty
classic,popularchildrenssongsandhaveincludedabookletofadditionalinformation.
Collectiondevelopmenttool:SchoolLibraryJournal
"VietnameseChildren'sSongsVietnamMamaLisa'sWorld:Children'sSongs,Nursery
Rhymesand

TraditionalMusicfromAroundtheWorld."
MamaLisa'sWorldofChildrenand
International

Culture
.N.p.,n.d.Web.11July2016.
<http://www.mamalisa.com/?p=234&t=ec&c=37>.

NumerouschildrensVietnamesesongscanbefoundonthiswebsite.Itofferschildren
and

adultsanopportunitytoexploretheVietnameseculturethroughchildrensmusic.

Collectiondevelopmenttool:Internetsearch

Film:
CoolRunnings
.WALTDISNEYPICTURES.,1993.

ThetruestoryoftheJamaicanBobsledteam,astheyworktogethertoqualifyforthe

winter

olympics.

Collectiondevelopmenttool:Amazon

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LEGOClubTV."TheLEGOStory."
YouTube
.YouTube,10Aug.2012.Web.11July2016.

<
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NdDU_BBJW9Y
>.

Abriefhistoricallegovideo.Thevideohighlightsthefamilywhodevelopedlegosas
wellasthe

trialsandsuccesseswhichhaveresultedinthelegosoftoday.

Collectiondevelopmenttool:Internetsearch

Mancour,Laree."Let'sGettheRhythm."
YouTube
.YouTube,25Aug.2014.Web.11July2016.

<
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bo2HVnOIAeI&feature=youtu.be
>.

Thisisawonderfuldocumentaryaboutworldwidehandclappinggames.

Collectiondevelopmenttool:
ProvidenceChildren'sFilmFestival

YearLongReadingProgramandText:
Thetextusedaspartoftheyearlongreadingprogramis
Multiculturalgames
byLorraine
Barbarash.Thistextwillofferchildrenwithamultitudeofideasaboutgamesandactivities
fromaroundtheworld.Whenchildrenandfamiliesplayagameandtheyshowthechildrens
librarianapictureofthemselvesplayingthegame,theirnameswillbeenteredintoamonthly
raffle.Rafflewinnerswillhaveachoiceofbooks,movies,andiTunesgiftcards.

PartIVCommunityPartners

CommunityPartners:
RhodeIslandBolivianAmericanAssociation
NorthProvidence,RI02911
WebSite:http://www.ribaa.com/index.php?lang=en

ColombiaenRhodeIsland
337BeverageHillAvenue

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Pawtucket,RI02861
Phone:3655752or3590046

GuatemalanCenterofNewEngland
421ElmwoodAve.
Providence,RI02907
Ph:6030303
WebSite:
http://www.guatemalancenter.org/

HmongUnitedAssociationofRhodeIsland
http://huari.org/
P.O.Box27465
Providence,RI02907
info@huari.org
CambodianSocietyofRhodeIsland
http://cambodiansocietyofrhodeisland.org/csriboardofdirectors/
Officeaddress:393BroadStreet
Providence,RI02909
Telephone:4012720033

Appendix
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KickoffEventFlyer
MaptoLogevents
ProgramBrochureFlyer
BooktalkExtravaganzaFlyer
BendingGravity:CulminatingEvent

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