READ ALOUD FOR CHILDREN: “GROWING HISTORY IN FLUSHING”
FREE ADMISSION - REGISTRATION REQUIRED
DATE: Saturday, April 20th
TIME: 11:00am - 12:00pm
LOCATION: 37-01 Bowne Street, Flushing, NY 11354
WHAT TO EXPECT: In celebration of Spring, you’re invited to a Garden-themed Read Aloud. This is a FREE program. Bowne House educators will read books highlighting stories about gardening and horticulture. The Read Aloud is appropriate for children ages 5 through 11. Refreshments will be served.
PLEASE NOTE: Tickets are only required for children in attendance. All children MUST be accompanied by an adult throughout the duration of the program.
We will be reading the following books:
In a Garden by Tim McCanna
“How does a garden grow? Follow along from seed to sprout to bud to flower as a garden blooms. Worms, ladybugs, millipedes, and more help a garden grow each season. Tim McCanna’s gorgeous, rhyming text, combined with Aimée Sicuro’s stunning illustrations make this charming picture book as informative as it is fun to read aloud.”
The Curious Garden by Peter Brown
“One boy's quest for a greener world... one garden at a time. While out exploring one day, a little boy named Liam discovers a struggling garden and decides to take care of it. As time passes, the garden spreads throughout the dark, gray city, transforming it into a lush, green world. This is an enchanting tale with environmental themes and breathtaking illustrations that become more vibrant as the garden blooms. Red-headed Liam can also be spotted on every page, adding a clever seek-and-find element to this captivating picture book.”
Up in the Garden and Down in the Dirt by Kate Messner
“Explore the secret realm beneath the dirt that brings the world of nature to life: Follow a young girl and her grandmother on a journey through the year planning, planting, and harvesting their garden—and learn about what's happening in the dirt to help make it all happen. Up in the garden, the world is full of green—leaves and sprouts, growing vegetables, ripening fruit. But down in the dirt exists a busy world—earthworms dig, snakes hunt, skunks burrow—populated by all the creatures that make a garden their home.”