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The Kidzone has programs galore as well as books, movies, and other cool stuff. Read our blog below for more information and check out our upcoming events to get an idea of what's happening at the Kidzone! Our main phone number is 205.444.7830.

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I'm posting the eighth Reading Snapshot on the eighth day of April.  No, that is not April foolishness.  That is called being thematic.  I'm a children's librarian -- I can't help myself!

APRIL 2013
KIDS
Better Nate Than Ever by Tim Federle
Captain Awesome to the Rescue! by Stan Kirby (#1)
The Fire Chronicle by John Stephens (#2)
Navigating Early by Clare Vanderpool
Ninja Meerkats: The Clan of the Scorpion by Gareth Jones (#1)
Of Giants and Ice by Shelby Bach (#1)
The Prairie Thief by Melissa Wiley

I am an Army brat, born and raised in West Germany.  Which means, from a very young age, I was very informed about the Holocaust.  I traveled to the concentration camps.  I toured the Annex where Anne Frank hid.  These experiences had a profound effect on me as a child and have stayed with me as an adult.  If you haven't had the opportunity to travel to Europe, you can still absorb Holocaust history.  Visit the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, D.C.  This establishment has been demonstrating The Power of Truth for 20 years.  You can also commemorate Holocaust Remembrance Day fro

No, I'm not referring to the pretty blonde lady on the right.  That is Suzanne Selfors, the author of several funny books for kids.  Her latest title, The Sasquatch Escape, came out on Tuesday, April 2, 2013.  It is the first in a new series, The Imaginary Veterinary.
When Ben Silverstein is sent to the rundown town of Buttonville to spend the summer with his grandfather, he's certain it will be the most boring vacation ever. That is, until his grandfather's cat brings home what looks like . . . a baby dragon?  Amazed, Ben enlists the help of Pearl Petal, a local girl with an eye for adventure. They take the wounded dragon to the only veterinarian's office in town -- Dr. Woo's Worm Hospital. But as Ben and Pearl discover once they are inside, Dr. Woo's isn't a worm hospital at all -- it's actually a secret hospital for imaginary creatures.  After Ben accidentally leaves the hospital's front door unlocked, a rather large, rather stinky, and very hairy beast escapes into Buttonville. Ben and Pearl are tasked with retrieving the runaway creature, and what started out as an ordinary summer becomes the story of a lifetime. (from the publisher)

When you finish the book, you'll no doubt want to read more books by Suzanne Selfors.  You'll probably want to read some informational books about Sasquatch sightings too.  This list makes it easy to do both.

Shout It, shout it, POETRY!
Fun for you and fun for me!
Clap your hands (clap, clap, clap), stomp your feet (stomp, stomp, stomp).
Feel the rhythm, feel the beat.
Shout It, shout it, POETRY!
Fun for you and fun for me!

Calling all 2nd-5th grade ninjas and Lego enthusiasts!  The Kid Zone is hosting Lego Ninja on Tuesday, April 9, 2013 at 6:30 p.m.  Join the quest to build amazing martial arts-themed Lego creations . . . then demolish them.  Prepare yourself for live-action spinjitzu destruction as well.  And fuel your body by consuming Snake Fangs and Spin Punch with a Kick.  All spin masters are entered into a drawing for Lego door prizes.  Register online or call 444-7830.  Continue your training by checking out one of our Lego Ninjago books or DVDs.

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