In this session, you will explore how reading and sharing your favorite books with others can change lives. You can design your very own Limousin Carousel reflecting the books and literary tidbits that impacted your life. Your Carousel will be posted and shared to our site.
Thank you Marsha for your sponsorship!
Jump on a Limousin Carousel of your choosing and churn out a reading list
LIMOUSIN TODDLERS LOVE STORY TIME
Me between 2-3 years-old
Books on Toddler Carousel: Baby Beluga, Momma, Do you love me?, A Promise is a Promise, Alaska's 12 Days of Summer, Count Alaska's Colors, and Alaska's ABC's
Island of the Blue Dolphin-Scott O'Dell
Misty of Chincoteague Island-Marguerite Henry
Where the Red Ferns Grow-Wilson Rawls
Old Yeller-Fred Gipson
A Wrinkle in Time-Madeline L'Engle
Pippi Longstocking-Astrid Lingren
Little House on the Prairie-Laura Ingalls Wilder
Little Women-Louisa May Alcott
Heidi-Johanna Spyri
The Black Stallion
Nancy Drew-Carolyn Keene
Bobbsey Twins-Laura Lee Hope
Hardy Boys-Franklin W. Dixon
and anything written by the Bronte Sisters!!!
The other reading opportunity came for me in the form of
We were very poor, but my mom and my granny would always let me buy 4-6 books from the Scholastics catalog whenever it was sent home throughout the school year. I cherished those books and read them over and over.
LIMOUSIN YOUNG ADULTS
Books on YA Carousel: The Hunger Games, Catcher in the Rye, Divergent Series, Twilight Series, Lord of the Flies, Diary of a Vampire Series, Mortal Instruments Series, To Kill A Mockingbird, The Outsiders
BLACK LIMOUSIN is highlighting African American History in settling and developing Alaska
SCOTTISH LIMOUSIN highlights the Scot's settling of Alaska
For those that love to have the story read to you enjoy Scotland's John Muir
Travels in Alaska : John Muir : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive
READING & BOOKS CAN TAKE US PLACES WE MIGHT OTHERWISE NEVER VENTURE TO
Creating a Carousel (maybe)
Using google chrome works best
Click Insert
Click Text Box-Type in title
Click Image Carousel
Click Box + sign
Choose Upload Images
Go to Pictures on your desktop
Select photos for your carousel and Upload. (I select them all so they upload in a cluster and save them in a Folder for each topic)
Click Insert and it will come to your page in carousel
Click settings on the carousel, then click settings again. It will let you choose Auto Start and the speed of your carousel.
Lani Wendt Young, Albert Wendt, Lois-Ann Yamanaka
Sia Figiel, Kiana Davenport
carousel by Tiu Malu Ali'i Jody Marie Hassel
Books That Connect me to the Planet
Dairies of Alaska
ALASKA NATIVE AUTHORS
Check out Debbie Reese's blog post on "Island of the Blue Dolphins," admittedly a childhood fave of many adults. Are there alternatives to recommend today...
Who is centered?
Consider the characters, themes, voices
Link: Representation - Windows, Mirrors & Sliding glass doors
All books are not created equal, nor are they representative of the global community. Check out this link to find great resources, titles and more on diverse books.