Past dig · Sep 28 to Oct 3

Ocean week

Waves, whales and the deep blue.

Grab your hard hat

Cartoon kid in a yellow hard hat and glasses carrying a pickaxe

How old is your reader?

Showing the week for elementary.

Monday

Theme book

Shark Lady

Jess Keating · Paperback

The true story of Eugenie Clark, who loved sharks when everyone feared them.

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Tuesday

Theme book

Manfish: A Story of Jacques Cousteau

Jennifer Berne

Dreamy pictures and a real explorer. Ask what they'd want to see underwater.

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Wednesday

Theme book

Ocean Sunlight

Molly Bang

How sunlight feeds the whole sea. Big ideas made simple.

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Thursday

Theme book

Hello Ocean

Pam Munoz Ryan · Paperback

The ocean through all five senses. Read it slowly and out loud.

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Friday

The Snail and the Whale

Julia Donaldson · Board book

A tiny snail, a giant whale and a rescue. Rhymes that beg to be read twice.

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Saturday

Play day

Ocean animal figurines

Good for bath time, the sandbox or sorting by size.

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Craft of the week · for all ages

Paper plate jellyfish

1. Cut a paper plate in half. The curved edge is the top of the jellyfish. 2. Paint or color it. Pinks, purples and blues look lovely. 3. Glue or tape strips of ribbon and crepe paper along the flat edge for tentacles. 4. Punch a hole at the top and hang it where it can sway.

Paper plates: Amazon · Target
Curling ribbon: Amazon · Target

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