As you may know, Clark Elementary School is moving! Our new building is under construction and will be done this coming summer. That means that there are lots of closets and cupboards getting cleaned out in the library. In the process, I've found a few treasures! Above are images of a couple of the old books I found. The first one is part of a five book series entitled, The Everyday Library. Originally published in 1880 by Charles Scribner's Sons (our editions seem to be published in the early 1900's), the books include scripts from plays, artwork, poetry, and articles about different aspects of life or history. On the first page of one volume, I learned about "the marvelous way a telegram goes around the world in five minutes." Sadly, many of the articles and images reflect the prejudices of times past and would not be considered culturally sensitive or appropriate nowadays, but they do give a good glimpse into the past and how information was presented. I also found an early picture book from 1940 called April's Kittens, by Clare Turlay Newberry. Other treasures found were early editions of Bambi, The World of Pooh, Mr. Popper's Penguins, Mary Poppins in the Park, and Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm. I'd love to show you these treasures. Just ask next time you are in the Clark Library!
This is a little late, but better late than never! Here at Clark, around Halloween we have an annual tradition of decorating pumpkins to look like book characters! Students may use a real, foam, or plastic pumpkin and in addition to decorating it, they share some information about their character to display alongside the pumpkin and the book. We have some very creative families as you can tell. Enjoy!
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December 2019
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