Huckleberry Finn -- by Mark Twain (Author) (Book - Child)
"Revered by all of the town's children and readed by all of its mothers, Huckleberry Finn is indisputably the most appealing child-hero in American literature. Unlike the tall-tale, idyllic world of...
All Ages
Age groups: School Age (6-12), Adolescence (13-21)
Blandair Farm (Program)
Blandair takes its name from Theodorick Bland, a colorful figure in early Maryland politics who served as Chancellor of Maryland from 1824 until his death in 1846. While the property was farmed as...
All Ages
Age groups: Infancy (<1), Toddlerhood (1-3), Preschool/Kindergarten (3-5), School Age (6-12), Adolescence (13-21), Adulthood (22+)
Junior Scientist Camp II (Program)
Come explore the worlds of dinosaurs and bugs! Learn how a caterpillar becomes a butterfly and how a ladybug becomes a ladybug. Go on a dinosaur egg hunt, create a fossil, become a paleontologist, put...
All Ages
Age groups: Preschool/Kindergarten (3-5)
In the Small, Small Pond -- by Denise Fleming (Author) (Book - Child)
From Publishers Weekly "The backyard exploration begun with In the Tall, Tall Grass continues here with Fleming's latest picture-book peek at nature. The animals and insects that live on and in a...
All Ages
Age groups: Infancy (<1), Toddlerhood (1-3), Preschool/Kindergarten (3-5)
Cowgirl Kate and Cocoa -- by Erica Silverman (Author) (Book - Child)
Product Description: " Hold on to your hats! Two new pals have arrived on the scene: Cowgirl Kate and her stubborn, but devoted cowhorse, Cocoa. Together they count the herd, ride the range, and,...
Ages 9 years - 12 years.
The Tree of Life: A Book Depicting the Life of Charles Darwin Naturalist, Geologist and Thinker -- by Peter Sís (Author) (Book - Child)
Product Description "In this brilliant presentation of a revolutionary thinker's life, the picture book becomes an art form As far as I can judge, I am not apt to follow blindly the lead of other...
Ages 4 years - 8 years.
Walden -- by Henry Thoreau, Christopher Bigsby (Authors) (Book)
In 1845 Thoreau leased some land owned by his friend and mentor, Ralph Waldo Emerson on Walden Pond near Concord, Massachusetts, and lived in a cabin on it for two years, two months, and two days. The...
All Ages
Age groups: Adulthood (22+)
Thunderstorm -- by Mary Szilagyi (Author) (Book - Child)
"A little girl is comforted by having her mother during a thunderstorm and she in turn comforts the family dog." From amazon.com
All Ages
Age groups: Toddlerhood (1-3), Preschool/Kindergarten (3-5)
Lordy, Aunt Hattie -- by Ianthe Thomas (Author) (Book - Child)
"By finding out what kind of day it is, as well as what kind of day it isn't, Jeppa Lee concludes it must be summer." From Card Catalog
All Ages
Age groups: Toddlerhood (1-3), Preschool/Kindergarten (3-5)
Richard Scarry's Best First Book Ever -- by Richard Scarry (Author) (Book - Child)
"Kids will enjoy the surprises as Scarry teaches the alphabet, numbers, and vocabulary." From The New York Times
All Ages
Age groups: Toddlerhood (1-3), Preschool/Kindergarten (3-5)
