Travel the Globe: Story Times, Activities, and Crafts for Children

Five children's librarians and assistants who have spent countless hours planning storytimes contributed to the multitude of ideas in this compilation of fingerplays, songs, books, and activities for kids from preschool to third grade. It is organized alphabetically by the 14 countries included. Within each section, there are separate suggestions for the youngest audiences and more sophisticated concepts for older children. Veteran storytellers and beginners alike can find ideas for flannel-board stories and games, as well as other suggestions for media such as a CD or DVD to use in programming. Attractive reproducible outlines, which can be embellished, aid in creating flannel-board patterns or simple finger puppets. This edition keeps the information from the original book, but it has been updated with more current titles in the bibliography, new media choices, and new sources for craft ideas.—Blair Christolon, Prince William Public Library System, Manassas, VA