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STORYTIME @ HOME
Youth Services staff has created special resources to help facilitate a fun storytime experience in your home. We’ve outlined early literacy activities to help keep kids reading, singing, playing, writing, and talking every day.
1) Scoot!
Author
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
Six silent turtles sit still as stones on a log, as energetic movement by the other animals in the pond happens all around them.
3) Lucky duck
Author
Language
English
Description
"Between his unusually giant feet and early hatching, Frank is notably different from his siblings Darryl and Darlene. Determined to make his mom proud, Frank strives to be the best duckling he can be. Despite his efforts, Frank seems drawn to unduckly pursuits and doesn't understand why certain rules exist, such as not speaking to the friendly turtle who moonlights as a rock. When the pond community is threatened by a fox, Frank is the one to venture...
4) Pond walk
Author
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
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Description
One summer day, Buddy and his mother take a walk around a pond and observe the animals and insects that live there.
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Series
Detective Duck volume 2
Language
English
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Description
When Taddy the Tadpole goes missing, Detective Duck and her friends in the Pond Squad are on the case.
Author
Series
Andrew lost volume 18
Pub. Date
2008.
Language
English
Description
Still reduced to the size of insects, Andrew, Judy, and the robot Thudd go to a pond, where they encounter dragonflies, moss animals, and fierce larvae in an attempt to learn why frogs are disappearing throughout the world.
7) Dewdrop
Author
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
It's time for the annual pond sports fair. Dewdrop the axolotl can't wait to cheer on his friends. But as the big day gets closer and his friends get nervous, will he be able to remind them that doing their best is the most important part?
Author
Series
Detective Duck volume 1
Language
English
Description
Willow Feathers McBeaver, aka Detective Duck, is a crime-solving (and very precocious) little duck. She and her animal pals live on beautiful Dogwood Pond, which is adjacent to Lazy Days, a human campground in New England. A pristine spot with clear water, abundant wildlife, and shady willow trees, Dogwood Pond is encountering puzzling problemsmysteries that arise from human-caused disruptions in nature such as water pollution, garbage, warming climate,...
9) Bully
Author
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
When a selfish bullfrog takes over a lily pond, the other residents decide to unite and take action.
Author
Series
Stinky Cecil volume 2
Language
English
Description
Cecil and his amphibian pals are taking a well-deserved break after saving their pond from freeway construction when a third-grade science class shows up for a field trip. The kids nab Cecil for their classroom terrarium! At first Cecil is terrified, but he quickly gets used to being a class pet. That is, until Nesbit the chameleon shows up. Nesbit wants to be just like Cecil, so he matches his colors and follows him all around the terrarium. Hes...
Author
Series
Stinky Cecil volume 1
Language
English
Description
After Cecil the toad discovers that a new freeway project is aimed right at his pond, he and the other pond creatures resolve to stop the construction.
Author
Series
Springfield Zoo volume 1
Language
English
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Illustrations and rhyming text describe the activities of animals living in and near a small pond as spring progresses to autumn.
Author
Pub. Date
2025.
Language
English
Description
"Lily the pond mermaid loves taking care of her pond and all the creatures that call it home. But it's also a big responsibility. Lily often worries about not being able to keep the pond--and everyone in it--safe. As her worries grow, a big storm hits the pond, and everything becomes covered in a tangle of debris. Luckily, Lily is able to share her feelings with her friends and ask for help. Together, Lily and the animals that live in the pond not...
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