The Best Nature & Climate Books for the Children and Families in Your Program: Featuring The Annual Blueberry Awards! by Martha Meyer, Betsy Bird and Bridget Petrites
2 PM - 3:30 PM EST
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Are you looking for great books to spark young children’s interest in nature, inspire impactful green actions for children to take, or looking for books that inspire you with nature experiences for your program? This is the webinar for you! In this webinar, you will join three experienced librarians with passion for the planet and for books to hear about the award winners of the Blueberry Awards. The Evanston Public Library Blueberry Committee puts in 15 months of work to read all the nature and planet books for kids 3 and up for a given year and then picks out the very best so you don't have to!
Learn about the Blueberry Awards, featuring the best books to help kids connect with nature and act for the planet. Blueberry Committee members, Betsy Bird, Martha Meyer and Bridget Petrites will share book talks of their favorites from the 2022 Blueberry Awards and preview a few from 2023, too, along with great ideas for how to use them. Find out how you can get the book titles and the flyer each year before Earth Day. Learn how you can use the Blueberry Awards to partner with our local ecology center or parks department. Don't miss out on this simple to use, simple to support effort! In this exciting webinar, you will learn:
The best NEW nature books for young kids by enthusiastic and influential librarians so you are ready for story times, STEM stations, and science programs!
Discover how we select and curate the Blueberry list so you can be sure you are using the best new books available!
Plan how to support the teachers and kids in your center as they grow in climate stewardship with Blueberry titles right away!
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