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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.

Recent Book Reviews

Horten's Incredible Illusions: Magic, Mystery & Another Very Strange Adventure
Lula Bell on Geekdom, Freakdom & the Challenges of Bad Hair
A Mutiny in Time
Starry River of the Sky
Pickle: The (Formerly) Anonymous Prank Club of Fountain Point Middle School
Iron Hearted Violet
Jake and Lily
Paris Pan Takes the Dare
Me and the Pumpkin Queen
Read All About It!
The Boy on Cinnamon Street
Nerd Camp
The Classroom
Smells Like Dog
Mission Unstoppable
On the Road to Mr. Mineo's
The Mark of Athena
A Whole Lot of Lucky
Alien on a Rampage
One for the Murphys

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Kidzone Blog

Standardized Test Prep

Get your No. 2 pencils ready! We've added two helpful book series to the education section of the Kid Zone -- Higher Scores on Math Standardized Tests and Higher Scores on Reading & Language Arts Standardized Tests. Both are published by Steck-Vaughn and focus on standardized test preparation and the Common Core State Standards (which will be implemented in Alabama beginning with the upcoming 2013-2014 school year). Each book targets a specific grade level and includes both pretests and posttests. Click on the blue to see what we have on the shelf.

This Just In's February Facts

The most recent meeting of This Just In!, our new-books book club for grades 4-6, took place on February 25, 2013 at 6:30 p.m.  Here are some of the lastest and greatest titles we've been reading.
Elana = Eight Keys by Suzanne LaFleur
Emily = The Code Busters Club: The Haunted Lighthouse by Penny Warner (#2)
Erica = Penelope Crumb by Shawn K. Stout
Miss Katie Jane = Navigating Early by Clare Vanderpool

Awards Showcase

Parents, teachers, and fellow librarians!  This is your chance to get up close and personal with the 2013 Youth Media Award winners and honors -- Caldecott Medal, Newbery Medal, Coretta Scott King Author & Illustrator Awards, Pura Belpré Award, Printz Award, Sibert Award, S

A Seusstastical Birthday

The Kid Zone is hosting A Seusstastical Birthday on Saturday, March 2, 2013 at 10:30 a.m. in honor of the good doctor.  Read these clues, straight from Dr. Seuss's books, to help you guess what's in store for party goers.
CLUE #1
"I know some good games we could play," said the cat.
"I know some new tricks," said the cat in the hat.
CLUE #2
I speak for the trees.
CLUE #3
Every Who down in Who-ville, the tall and the small,
Were singing -- without any presents at all!
CLUE #4
And here comes your cake!  Cooked by Snookers and Snookers,

Black and White and Read All Over

When you've set a goal to blog every day that you work, you are constantly looking for inspiration.  Sometimes you find it in the most unlikely places.  This blog post was inspired by my After Lunch Bunch storytime yesterday.  We did stories about animals that are black and white -- pandas, penguins, puffins, dalmatians, skunks, zebras, and cows.  Whenever possible, I try to pull thematic informational books for the kids to check out after storytime.  There are SO MANY great books about black and white animals.  Why should my After Lunch Bunchers be the only people to know about them?  Here's the list.  Enjoy!

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