Special Story Time & Craft with Mary Boone!
Tuesday, November 19, 2024 (11:00 AM - 12:00 PM) (PST)
Description
Join us for an extra special Tuesday Story Time (and a craft!) with author Mary Boone!*
*This story time will be held in the Readings Gallery, rather than the kids' section!
We'll color fish scales and faces, then attach crepe paper streamers, before turning our artwork into a salmon-themed windsock.
Emmy and her classmates raise salmon from eggs to the fry stage. The students learn about salmon in science class, paint colored fish cutouts in art class, play a predator-prey game in gym, make a list of descriptive words in the writing nook, spend time in the library reading about salmon's significance to Indigenous peoples, and, in math class, figure out how far the average salmon might swim over the course of its life. As the weeks go by, the alevin hatch and eventually turn into fry. The students care for the fish by recording water temperatures, feeding the fry, and testing for water quality. Soon it's time for Salmon Release Day. Emma and her classmates travel to a stream, inspect water samples, learn about invasive species, and practice casting and reeling fishing lines. Lastly, they name their fry, wish them well, and send them on their way.
Mary Boone has hung out backstage with a boy band, DNA-tested salmon, and baked dozens of cricket cookies – all in the interest of research for her books and magazine articles. She's written 70+ nonfiction books for young readers. Her newest picture book, SCHOOL OF FISH, is about a group of students who work together to raise salmon to release into the wild. Mary lives in Tacoma, where she enjoys being outdoors, reading, and hanging out with her very stubborn Airedale Terrier, Ruthie Bader.
Pricing
Free
Tuesday, November 19, 2024 (11:00 AM - 12:00 PM)
(PST)
Tue, 11/19/2024 - 11:00am
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