My Kitchen -- by Harlow Rockwell (Author) (Book - Child)
"A child explains how his lunch is prepared in the kitchen." From Card Catalog
All Ages
Age groups: Toddlerhood (1-3), Preschool/Kindergarten (3-5)
James and the Giant Peach -- by Roald Dahl (Author) (Book - Child)
"When poor James Henry Trotter loses his parents in a horrible rhinoceros accident, he is forced to live with his two wicked aunts, Aunt Sponge and Aunt Spiker. After three years he becomes "the...
All Ages
Age groups: Preschool/Kindergarten (3-5), School Age (6-12)
Tips for Mealtime Battles with Toddlers (Parent Handouts and Info - Parent)
The Egypt Game -- by Zilpha Snyder (Author) (Book - Child)
"Two girls get involved in an elaborate 'Egypt game,' a fantasy game that soon leads to strange, unexplainable happenings. PW called the characters in Snyder's Newbery Honor winner 'true originals.'" ...
All Ages
Age groups: School Age (6-12)
A Spirit to Ride the Whirlwind -- by Athena Lord (Author) (Book - Child)
"Twelve-year-old Binnie, whose mother runsa company boarding house in Lowell, Massachusetts, begins working in a textile mill and is caught up in the 1836 strike of women workers." From Card Catalog
All Ages
Age groups: School Age (6-12)
A Snake-Lover's diary -- by Barbara Brenner (Author) (Book)
"A young boy keeps a diary recording the physical characteristics and habits of the reptiles he catches during a spring and summer." From Card Catalog
All Ages
Age groups: School Age (6-12), Adolescence (13-21)
Fun Flicks (Program)
You simply provide the backyard, field, lot, or indoor area and your favorite movie, we provide all of the equipment to make it happen. We provide complete BIG SCREEN movie equipment rentals for in...
All Ages
Age groups: Toddlerhood (1-3), Preschool/Kindergarten (3-5), School Age (6-12), Adolescence (13-21), Adulthood (22+)
Definition of Dieting/Body Image Variation (Parent Handouts and Info - Parent)
Childhood Nutrition: Preventing Obesity (Video)
"This three-volume series teaches parents how to help their child develop healthy eating and physical activity habits that prevent life-threatening obesity, right from the start. Volume 1: Feeding...
All Ages
Age groups: Infancy (<1), Toddlerhood (1-3), Preschool/Kindergarten (3-5), School Age (6-12)
Victorian Tea and Fashion Show (Program)
Celebrate Heritage Week in Howard County by attending a Victorian Tea and 19th Century Fashion Show. High tea will be served at 3:00 PM in the parlors of Mt. Ida, visitor center for the Patapsco...
All Ages
Age groups: School Age (6-12), Adolescence (13-21), Adulthood (22+)