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Story Time Themes & Books:
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Web: Biodiversity
Along the Path: African American History
Girls Do It: Women's History Month
Eco-Mix: An Earth Day Celebration
Venoms: Snakes, Spiders, & Frogs Oh My!
Tweet Sweet: Audubon Celebration
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Story Time is geared for children between the ages of 3 and 7. It is free with Academy admission.
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Children's
Story Time
BIODIVERSITY
RESOURCE CENTER AT THE CALIFORNIA ACADEMY OF SCIENCES
Marine
Mammal Adventure
Saturday, September 1 at 10:30
Saturday, September 15 at 10:30
Books
Ahoy
There, Little Polar Bear.
Hans de Beer.
Publisher: Scholastic, Inc.
Public Juv. QL737.C27 D4 1995.
(A little polar bear gets lost in the big city)
A
story about Lars, a little white polar bear who lives near the North Pole.
One day while swimming away from his den, he gets caught up in a huge
fishing net and is put on a ship heading towards a port and a big city.
The ship's cat, Nemo, befriends Lars and once they hit port Nemo brings
him to his cat friends who who may be able to help him get home. Does
Lars make it back to the Arctic? Come along and share Lars' adventure!
Baby
Beluga .
Raffi.
Publisher: Homeland Publishing.
Public Juv. QL737.C433 R33 1997.
(Song about a baby beluga put into book form)
A
delightful and popular song about the "little white whale" and
his daily adventures as he swims and plays with dolphins, sea otters,
walruses, and other creatures of the Arctic.
An
Ocean World.
Peter Sis.
Publisher: Greenwillow Books.
Public Juv. PZ7.S6219.Oc 1992.
(Picture book about a whale's adventures)
A
picture book about a baby whale brought up in captivity and around humans,
but never having seen another whale. Once fully grown and released into
the ocean, the young whale imagines every fish, boat, island, and airplane
she encounters to be a whale, that is until one day, she finally sees
and meets another whale.
Orca's
Song .
Anne Cameron.
Publisher: Harbour Publishing Company, Ltd.
Public Juv. PZ8.1.C35 1987
(Tale of how the orcas became the orcas we know today)
An
Indian of North America ancient tale of how the all black color Orca,
or killer whale, which wanted to fly high in the sky became black and
white in color and could leap higher into the air than any other sea creature.
Prince
William .
Gloria Rand.
Publisher: Henry Holt and Company.
Public Juv. PZ7.R1553 Pr. 1992.
(Fictional story of the real-life atrocities of an oil spill)
A
tanker crashes on a reef and spills millions of gallons of oil into the
Alaskan waters. Thousands of sea creatures, birds, and animals are caught
in the spill. Their habitats are ruined and their food resources are threatened
and destroyed. An oil coated baby seal is rescued on a beach by a little
girl named Denny. The pup, whom she names Price William, is only a few
hours old, barely alive and won't be able to survive on its own. Follow
Prince William's journey as Denny helps him recover and makes his way
back to the sea.
Sea
Elf .
Joanne Ryder.
Publisher: Morrow Junior Books.
Public Juv. PZ10.3R954 Se 1993.
(A young girl dreams of becoming a sea otter)
A
young girl snuggles warm and furry in her bed and dreams of becoming a
soft sea otter. Follow her experiences as she flaps her flippers through
the rolling waves, deep dives through a kelp forest, eat sea urchins,
and frolicks with crabs, fishes and many other otters. As the evening
sets, the tiny sea otter gets sleepy and wakes up a little girl cozy bright
in bed.
Sea
Otter Inlet.
Celia Godkin.
Publisher: Fitzhenry & Whiteside.
Public Juv. Biodiv Juv. QL737.C25 G62 1997.
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The Whales' Song.
Dyan Sheldon.
Publisher: Dial Books for Young Readers.
Biodiv Juv. QL737.C4 S43 1991
Lily's
grandmother tells her the story of the whales she loved as a child. Her
grandmother waited by the ocean with a special gift for the whales. They
came to her bearing with them a special gift of song. Enthralled by her
grandmother's story, Lily believes the whales will come to her if she
can figure out how to let the whales know where she is. The whales and
their songs fill Lily's dreams, but will the dreams come true?
All books featured in Story Time are from the Academy Library and the Biodiversity Resource Center. If you have any questions, please contact the Biodiversity Resource Center at 415.750.7361 or biodiversity@calacademy.org