https://edgewoodlibrary.webs.com/apps/photos/ Summer Reading Program 2011 One World, Many Stories https://edgewoodlibrary.webs.com/apps/photos/photo?photoID=128992750 128992750 We are making thank you cards while we wait for some very special visitors... https://edgewoodlibrary.webs.com/apps/photos/photo?photoID=134063510 134063510 The Zoo To You Van, sponsored by the Albuquerque BioPark Society, visited us and brought along some interesting animals! The docent is holding an albino snake. https://edgewoodlibrary.webs.com/apps/photos/photo?photoID=134063511 134063511 These participants are looking at a turtle. https://edgewoodlibrary.webs.com/apps/photos/photo?photoID=134063509 134063509 Normally nocturnal, this sugar glider came out to say hello! https://edgewoodlibrary.webs.com/apps/photos/photo?photoID=134063514 134063514 What kind of animal do you think this is? https://edgewoodlibrary.webs.com/apps/photos/photo?photoID=134063512 134063512 That's right, an armadillo! https://edgewoodlibrary.webs.com/apps/photos/photo?photoID=134063513 134063513 We read the ancient Aboriginal legend of How the Kangaroo Got Her Pouch and decorated boomerangs and bracelets. https://edgewoodlibrary.webs.com/apps/photos/photo?photoID=132135465 132135465 https://edgewoodlibrary.webs.com/apps/photos/photo?photoID=132135472 132135472 https://edgewoodlibrary.webs.com/apps/photos/photo?photoID=132135469 132135469 https://edgewoodlibrary.webs.com/apps/photos/photo?photoID=132135468 132135468 https://edgewoodlibrary.webs.com/apps/photos/photo?photoID=132135467 132135467 https://edgewoodlibrary.webs.com/apps/photos/photo?photoID=132135470 132135470 https://edgewoodlibrary.webs.com/apps/photos/photo?photoID=132135471 132135471 https://edgewoodlibrary.webs.com/apps/photos/photo?photoID=132135466 132135466 We read the American tall tale, Pecos Bill and did participated in fun cowboy themed activities such as... https://edgewoodlibrary.webs.com/apps/photos/photo?photoID=131467823 131467823 ...Lasso Freeze Dance! https://edgewoodlibrary.webs.com/apps/photos/photo?photoID=131467822 131467822 Everyone dances and moves to the music; but when the music stops you have to quickly get inside the closest lasso. https://edgewoodlibrary.webs.com/apps/photos/photo?photoID=131467821 131467821 We also played Bull in the Pen. https://edgewoodlibrary.webs.com/apps/photos/photo?photoID=131467828 131467828 The object of this cowboy game is to keep the "bull" or the player inside the circle from getting out of the "pen" we've made by joining hands and touching toes. https://edgewoodlibrary.webs.com/apps/photos/photo?photoID=131467824 131467824 https://edgewoodlibrary.webs.com/apps/photos/photo?photoID=131467827 131467827 https://edgewoodlibrary.webs.com/apps/photos/photo?photoID=131467826 131467826 https://edgewoodlibrary.webs.com/apps/photos/photo?photoID=131467825 131467825 Then we played Cowboy Clothes Relay... https://edgewoodlibrary.webs.com/apps/photos/photo?photoID=131467831 131467831 The participants were split up into two teams and players had to run over to the cowboy clothes, put them on quickly, run over and tag a teammate, then run back and take the cowboy clothes off. First team finished wins! https://edgewoodlibrary.webs.com/apps/photos/photo?photoID=131467832 131467832 https://edgewoodlibrary.webs.com/apps/photos/photo?photoID=131467830 131467830 https://edgewoodlibrary.webs.com/apps/photos/photo?photoID=131467829 131467829 https://edgewoodlibrary.webs.com/apps/photos/photo?photoID=131467820 131467820 Look how many reading logs have been turned in! https://edgewoodlibrary.webs.com/apps/photos/photo?photoID=130763316 130763316 Keep up the reading SRP participants! https://edgewoodlibrary.webs.com/apps/photos/photo?photoID=130763317 130763317 Volunteer local storyteller, Jo White, told us stories from China and one from Africa. https://edgewoodlibrary.webs.com/apps/photos/photo?photoID=130762530 130762530 She told us about the Chinese Cinderella Yeh-Shen and her beautiful fish. And about gatekeeper, Han, in the city of Wu who saved the kingdom from the Huns by showing respect and courtesy to a dragon in disguise! https://edgewoodlibrary.webs.com/apps/photos/photo?photoID=130762521 130762521 After the storytelling we decorated paper fans! https://edgewoodlibrary.webs.com/apps/photos/photo?photoID=130762529 130762529 https://edgewoodlibrary.webs.com/apps/photos/photo?photoID=130762522 130762522 https://edgewoodlibrary.webs.com/apps/photos/photo?photoID=130762523 130762523 https://edgewoodlibrary.webs.com/apps/photos/photo?photoID=130762525 130762525 https://edgewoodlibrary.webs.com/apps/photos/photo?photoID=130762526 130762526 https://edgewoodlibrary.webs.com/apps/photos/photo?photoID=130762524 130762524 https://edgewoodlibrary.webs.com/apps/photos/photo?photoID=130762527 130762527 https://edgewoodlibrary.webs.com/apps/photos/photo?photoID=130762528 130762528 Scott and Johanna Hongell-Darsey visited us again for some more storytelling theater with live music, dancing, and singing! https://edgewoodlibrary.webs.com/apps/photos/photo?photoID=130759190 130759190 Johanna told us a tale about a magical garden in Italy with a very special rosemary plant. https://edgewoodlibrary.webs.com/apps/photos/photo?photoID=130759189 130759189 First, she played us a lovely melody on her flute. https://edgewoodlibrary.webs.com/apps/photos/photo?photoID=130759187 130759187 https://edgewoodlibrary.webs.com/apps/photos/photo?photoID=130759186 130759186 https://edgewoodlibrary.webs.com/apps/photos/photo?photoID=130759188 130759188 Then we talked about all the different creatures and plants you might find in a garden. https://edgewoodlibrary.webs.com/apps/photos/photo?photoID=130759192 130759192 Here, the audience is making a blooming flower with their hands. https://edgewoodlibrary.webs.com/apps/photos/photo?photoID=130759191 130759191 We also used our hands to look like a snake. https://edgewoodlibrary.webs.com/apps/photos/photo?photoID=130759193 130759193 https://edgewoodlibrary.webs.com/apps/photos/photo?photoID=130759194 130759194 The rosemary plant was magical because... https://edgewoodlibrary.webs.com/apps/photos/photo?photoID=130759195 130759195 ...when the plant would her music or singing of any kind a beautiful maiden would appear! Soon, an unhappy king found the rosemary and took it back to his garden for the plant made him very happy. https://edgewoodlibrary.webs.com/apps/photos/photo?photoID=130759196 130759196 When the king left for a couple of days, his nosy sister snuck into the garden and discovered the secret of the rosemary. Then the king's sister accidentally damaged the rosemary. https://edgewoodlibrary.webs.com/apps/photos/photo?photoID=130759197 130759197 The gardener, who was supposed to take care of the rosemary in the king's absence, found the damaged rosemary plant. Afraid of what the king may do to him, he climbed a great tree to think about how he was going to save the rosemary. https://edgewoodlibrary.webs.com/apps/photos/photo?photoID=130759198 130759198 Below him, snoring very loudly, were mommy and daddy dragon! https://edgewoodlibrary.webs.com/apps/photos/photo?photoID=130759199 130759199 The gardener overhead mommy and daddy dragon's conversation on how to save the rosemary plant by collecting dragon drool and nails and boiling it for a very long time. https://edgewoodlibrary.webs.com/apps/photos/photo?photoID=130759200 130759200 After collecting the ingredients and boiling them, the gardener poured the solution over the rosemary plant and transformed into the beautiful maiden! https://edgewoodlibrary.webs.com/apps/photos/photo?photoID=130759201 130759201 Then, the king and the beautiful maiden married! https://edgewoodlibrary.webs.com/apps/photos/photo?photoID=130759203 130759203 https://edgewoodlibrary.webs.com/apps/photos/photo?photoID=130759202 130759202 Volunteer performers, The Mama G-Whizzes, took us on a musical journey around the world with melodies from almost every continent (except Antarctica of course)! https://edgewoodlibrary.webs.com/apps/photos/photo?photoID=130753690 130753690 We listened and sang to many popular cultural musical numbers and in different languages! https://edgewoodlibrary.webs.com/apps/photos/photo?photoID=130753691 130753691 Mama G (in white dress) taught us how to dance the Hava Nagila, a popular Hebrew folk song! https://edgewoodlibrary.webs.com/apps/photos/photo?photoID=130753692 130753692 Dancing the Hava Nagila https://edgewoodlibrary.webs.com/apps/photos/photo?photoID=130753693 130753693 Dancing the Hava Nagila https://edgewoodlibrary.webs.com/apps/photos/photo?photoID=130753694 130753694 Mama G also taught us the Mexican Hat Dance! https://edgewoodlibrary.webs.com/apps/photos/photo?photoID=130753695 130753695 Mexican Hat Dance https://edgewoodlibrary.webs.com/apps/photos/photo?photoID=130753688 130753688 Mexican Hat Dance https://edgewoodlibrary.webs.com/apps/photos/photo?photoID=130753689 130753689 We read the Legend of the Indian Paintbrush and painted our own dream-visions on "animal skins" just like Little Gopher did in the legend. https://edgewoodlibrary.webs.com/apps/photos/photo?photoID=128991553 128991553 First, we drew our dream-vision on the "animal skin" (brown paper bag) with crayons. https://edgewoodlibrary.webs.com/apps/photos/photo?photoID=128991549 128991549 https://edgewoodlibrary.webs.com/apps/photos/photo?photoID=128991447 128991447 https://edgewoodlibrary.webs.com/apps/photos/photo?photoID=128991448 128991448 https://edgewoodlibrary.webs.com/apps/photos/photo?photoID=128991550 128991550 Then we crinkled up the "animal skin" over and over until it was soft. And finally, we painted out our dream-visions using brushes and watercolors. https://edgewoodlibrary.webs.com/apps/photos/photo?photoID=128991446 128991446 https://edgewoodlibrary.webs.com/apps/photos/photo?photoID=128991551 128991551 https://edgewoodlibrary.webs.com/apps/photos/photo?photoID=128991554 128991554 https://edgewoodlibrary.webs.com/apps/photos/photo?photoID=128991552 128991552 https://edgewoodlibrary.webs.com/apps/photos/photo?photoID=128991555 128991555