Fireflies Program, July 17th, 18th, 19thStories in the Schools presented by Parkland Community Library

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We will read the following books today: Firefly Summer by Lorien Trover Hardy. Chester and his Mom discover fireflies onesummer night and Mom teaches Chester the firefly song.My Full Moon Is Square by Elinor Pinczes. A frog reads out loud in the moonlight butwhen the moon does not shine, the fireflies provide light so that they can hear the restof the story.The Very Lonely Firefly by Eric Carle. A lonely firefly mistakes different lights for friendsin this colorful book.Sam and the Firefly by P. D. Eastman. Sam the owl makes the mistake of teachingGus, the firefly, how to spell!Other Books You Might Want to Read:Non-Fiction:Cold Light : creatures, discoveries and inventions that glow. by Anita Sitarski. Exploresthe science of cold light, chemical reactions in animals and things that glow.Creep and Flutter : the secret world of insects and spiders by Jim Arnosky. Eightgatefold illustrations show butterflies, beetles and spiders.A Firefly Biologist at Work by Sneed Collard III. Excellent photos and text explain how ascientist studies fireflies.Fireflies by Emily K. Green. A simple text and detailed photographs introduce youngreaders to fireflies.Fireflies at Midnight by Marilyn Singer. Lovely poems describe summer nights.Picture Books:Fireflies, Fireflies , Light my Way by Jonathan London. A rhyming book that shows hownature is connected.When the Fireflies Come by Jonathan London. Baseball and fireflies are summer.Summer Wonders by Bob Raczka. This book celebrates summer.Ten Flashing Fireflies by Philemon Sturges. Two children catch fireflies, counting up toten, then letting them go.Fiction for Older Readers:At the Firefly Gate by Linda Newberry. Henry moves from London to Suffolk near anabandoned WWII airfield where he sees a shadowy man by the gate.Lexi the Firefly Fairy by Daisy Meadows. Jack Frost has kidnapped all the fireflies!! OhNo!A Newbery Zoo : a dozen animal stories by Newbery award-winning authors. PaulFleischman has a story about fireflies in this book.The Magic School Bus Explores the World of Bugs by Nancy White and Joanna Cole.Mrs. Frizzle takes her students on a trip to learn about insects.Websites:http://www.firefly.org/firefly-pictures.html Great pictures of fireflies from all over!http://pbskids.org/wildkratts/games/firefly-flash/ Hereʼs a game you can play on PBSkids to learn about firefly codes.