Connect Your Summer
Picnic Stories
We're going on a picnic! by Pat Hutchins
Teddy bears' picnic cookbook by Abigail Darling; illustrated by Alexandra Day
Peanut and Pearl's picnic adventure by story by Rebecca Kai Dotlich; pictures by R.W. Alley
Cookbooks for Teens
Student's go vegan cookbook: over 135 quick, easy, cheap, and tasty vegan recipes by Carole Raymond
Cooking up a storm by Sam Stern, with Susan Stern
Teens cook dessert by Megan and Jill Carle, with Judi Carle
Armchair Traveler
Outlander by Diana Gabaldon
The time traveler's wife: a novel by Audrey Niffenegger
To say nothing of the dog, or, How we found the bishop's bird stump at last by Connie Willis
Kindred by Octavia E.
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Time Travel Science Fiction
In the garden of Iden : a novel of the company by Kage Baker
Pastwatch : the redemption of Christopher Columbus by Orson Scott Card
Time and again by Finney, Jack
The centurion's empire by Sean McMullen
I Know Someone With Health Issues for Kids
I know someone with cancer by Sue Barraclough
I know someone with dyslexia by Sue Barraclough
I know someone with diabetes by Vic Parker
I know someone who is obese by Sue Barraclough
Teen Health
You: the owner's manual for teens: a guide to a healthy body and happy life by Michael F. Roizen, Mehmet C. Oz, and Ellen Rome ; with Ted Spiker ...
Tone it Up for Summer
Leslie Sansone. Just walk [videodisc]: ultimate 5 day walk plan
Walk your way thin. Walk it off, tone it up. [videodisc] by Sansone, Leslie
Jane Fonda prime time. Trim, tone & flex [videodisc] by directed by Darren Capik
30 minutes to fitness. Lift [videodisc] by produced and directed by Greg Twombly
Bob Harper. Totally ripped core [videodisc] by produced by Watch It Now Entertainment ; Fitness Now TV
Stretch it Out for Summer
Flat abs. Pilates [videodisc] by Winsor, Mari
Weight loss yoga [videodisc] by Styler, Trudie
Strengthen & restore yoga [videodisc]
Lower body pilates [videodisc]
Yogalosophy [videodisc] by Mandy Ingber
Remembering Elvis
Elvis Presley was told he'd never make it as singer. He kept trying until one late night at the recording studio, it all came together like magic. The rest is history and he went on to become one of the greatest entertainers of all time. Stop by the display showcase and remember Elvis. Earn CYS badges too. If you fill out a quiz and correctly answer all the questions, your name will be entered in a drawing for 2 free tickets to the Michigan Elvis Fest, July 13 and 14 in historic Depot Town, Ypsilanti. The quiz is located next to the Michigan Elvis Fest poster on the large print shelf. Return quizzes to the Help Desk.
Medical Mystery #1
Imagine yourself as a medical detective. Put your skills to the test by solving the following mystery — the first of 4 this summer. Read all the clues, find out the answer, and send your guess to askcpl@cantonpl.org with the subject line "Medical Mystery #1". After you send your guess you should claim your Sleuth It or Be Well badge. The contest winner must solve all 4 mysteries this summer to be entered in a drawing for a prize. Good Luck!
Clues
- I was a deadly virus
- During my outbreak, between 50-130 million people died
- Soldiers, sailors and other travelers helped me spread across the world
- The first case in the U.S. was reported in the state of Kansas
- Most of my victims were young, healthy adults
Medical Drama on TV
Doogie Howser, M.D. Season 1, Discs 1 & 2 [videodisc]
Dr. Quinn, medicine woman. The complete season one, Vol. 1 [videodisc] by CBS Television
Emergency! Season one, Disc 1 [videodisc] by Universal ; Mark VII Limited
Making Healthy Food Choices Books for Kids
Apples, cherries, red raspberries: what is in the fruits group? by Brian P. Cleary; illustrations by Martin Goneau; consultant, Jennifer K. Nelson
Green beans, potatoes, and even tomatoes: what is in the vegetable group? by Brian P. Cleary; illustrations by Martin Goneau; consultant, Jennifer K. Nelson
Medical Drama at the Movies Part 1
And the band played on [videodisc] by HBO Pictures
Awake [videodisc] by GreeneStreet Films ; Weinstein Company ; Open City Films
Awakenings [videodisc] by Columbia Pictures
Coma [videodisc] by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer presents a Martin Erlichman production
Medical Drama at the Movies Part 2
Patch Adams [videodisc] by Universal Pictures
Philadelphia [videodisc] by TriStar Pictures presents a Clinica Estetico production; produced by Edward Saxon and Jonathan Demme; written by Ron Nyswaner; directed by Jonathan Demme
Puncture [videodisc] by A Like Minded Pictures; with Cherry Sky Films; produced and directed by Adam Kassen, Mark Kassen; written by Chris Lopata
Curtains Up Books for Kids
Did you know that many of the great family movies out there were kids books first? You can earn your "curtains up" badge by reading some of these great titles:
Ella enchanted by Gail Carson Levine
Inkheart by Cornelia Funke; translated from the German by Anthea Bell
Cheaper by the dozen by Frank B. Gilbreth, Jr., Ernestine Gilbreth Carey; (with a new afterword by Ernestine Gilbreth Carey)
Girl Mysteries
Snatched by Pete Hautman and Mary Logue
Dawn undercover by Anna Dale
Fake ID by Walter Sorrells
And then everything unraveled by Jennifer Sturman
Jim Gill: Music Play Family Party
PLEASE NOTE: This program has been relocated to the Community Room at CPL.
Jim Gill is an award winning, Internationally known, fantastically expressive, super fun, author and musician. He is also a superstar among many and is played often at CPL's Family Storytimes. Most importantly, however, Jim is a child development specialist and concentrated his graduate studies on the significant role of play in our lives. Jim understands the importance of those moments when young children “play at reading” with parents, teachers and caregivers that they love. Those moments play a crucial role in literacy development.
Jim Gill is unique in his ability to combine his artistry with advocacy for early literacy development. He shares both at each inspiring and joyous event.
2012 Connect Your Summer Final Party!
August 11 from 11:00 AM-1:00 PM. To thank you for taking part in the Connect Your Summer reading program, we are throwing a huge bash! Be present for prize announcements, eat a snow cone, make some art and much more, such as:- Photo booth by inaBooth Photography
- Live Animals from Carousel Acres
- Music by Earth Angels
- Clowns making balloon animals
- Face painting with D&M Art studio
- Henna
- Art Making with the DIA
- Snow Cones!



