As families continue to social distance this summer and into the fall, are your students and young patrons looking for a fun way to spend the day at home? We’ve got you covered! Check out our list of entertaining and educational resources parents and kids can use to keep learning, reading, and crafting at home!
Looking for something fun to do with the young readers in your life? Check out the activity kits for these vibrant, funny, and clever picture books!
With bright colorful art and easy-to-read text, writer/illustrator Emmy Kastner’s Nerdy Babies picture books encourage the youngest readers to explore the natural world around them from the depths of the ocean to the farthest reaches of space!
Download a free activity kit with coloring pages and more fun activities that reinforce the science concepts from Nerdy Babies: Ocean and Nerdy Babies: Space.
Download the activity kit here →We missed seeing you all in Boston this year, but you don’t have to miss out on scoring digital ARCs of upcoming nonfiction titles on NetGalley; entering to win a bundle of some of our favorite science books; discovering NSTA’s Reading Lists, and more resources! Visit our virtual booth below!
Explore the world of Philip C. Stead + Erin E. Stead through The Stead Collection activity kits!
Philip C. Stead is the author of the 2011 Caldecott Medal book, A Sick Day for Amos McGee, as well as Bear Has a Story to Tell, an E.B. White Honor Book.
Erin E. Stead is the illustrator of the 2011 Caldecott Medal book, A Sick Day for Amos McGee, as well as Bear Has a Story to Tell, an E.B. White Honor Book.
Inspired by the many Indigenous-led movements across North America, We Are Water Protectors is a bold and lyrical picture book by Carole Lindstrom and illustrated by Michaela Goade. It issues an urgent rallying cry to safeguard the Earth’s water from harm and corruption.
In the spirit of this stunning book, we want you to take the Protector’s Pledge this Earth Day!
Download the Kit Here →
With TinkerActive Workbooks, learning leaps off the page and into the real world! Each workbook covers essential math and science concepts while encouraging your child to tinker, make, and engineer. All books are aligned to Common Core State Standards.
For more resources and to download the full activity guide click here →Watch Dashka Slater read her hilarious and magnifique picture book starring a very handsome and charming French snail, Escargot!
Don’t miss Escargot’s second adventure, A Book for Escargot, in which our handsome snail hero searches for the perfect book at the library! A MacKids School & Library Staff Pick!
Download the Escargot storytime kit for activity ideas and fun facts about snails.