The second VELI-STEM librarian training took place on April 24-25, 2017.. Each of the participating librarians received a set of books and materials for use in library programming and story hours, plus sets of books for family programs and child-care provider trainings.
Building and Engineering
Non-Fiction
Building Structures With Young Children by Karen Worth et al..
Girls Think of Everything by Catherine Thimmesh. Stories of ingenious inventions by women.
How a House is Built by Gail Gibbons. From architect’s plans to a family moving in, general house building information.
Let's Try it Out With Towers and Bridges by Seymour Simon. Hands-on early learning activities.
Whoosh! Lonnie Johnson's Super-Soaking Stream of Inventions by Chris Barton. A biography of Lonnie Johnson, inventor of the Super Soaker.
Fiction
Building a House by Byron Barton. Perfect for even the youngest readers.
Dreaming Up: A Celebration of Building by Christy Hale. Shows how children's constructions are reflected in the world's architecture.
Look at That Building! A First Book of Structures by Scot Ritchie. Introduces children to basic construction concepts.
Not a Box by Antoinette Portis. What can you do with just a box?
Roxaboxen by Alice McLerren. A group of children build an imaginary town with found objects.
Hands-on Materials (Building and Engineering):
A set of 200 Keva planks
A set (705 pc.) of Roylco Straws & Connectors
For families (15 sets per library):
Let's Try it Out With Towers and Bridges
Building Our House
How a House is Built
Resource cards
For child-care provider trainings (5 sets per library):
Let's Try it Out With Towers and Bridges
Building Our House
How a House is Built
Resource cards
Building and Engineering
Non-Fiction
Building Structures With Young Children by Karen Worth et al..
Girls Think of Everything by Catherine Thimmesh. Stories of ingenious inventions by women.
How a House is Built by Gail Gibbons. From architect’s plans to a family moving in, general house building information.
Let's Try it Out With Towers and Bridges by Seymour Simon. Hands-on early learning activities.
Whoosh! Lonnie Johnson's Super-Soaking Stream of Inventions by Chris Barton. A biography of Lonnie Johnson, inventor of the Super Soaker.
Fiction
Building a House by Byron Barton. Perfect for even the youngest readers.
Dreaming Up: A Celebration of Building by Christy Hale. Shows how children's constructions are reflected in the world's architecture.
Look at That Building! A First Book of Structures by Scot Ritchie. Introduces children to basic construction concepts.
Not a Box by Antoinette Portis. What can you do with just a box?
Roxaboxen by Alice McLerren. A group of children build an imaginary town with found objects.
Hands-on Materials (Building and Engineering):
A set of 200 Keva planks
A set (705 pc.) of Roylco Straws & Connectors
For families (15 sets per library):
Let's Try it Out With Towers and Bridges
Building Our House
How a House is Built
Resource cards
For child-care provider trainings (5 sets per library):
Let's Try it Out With Towers and Bridges
Building Our House
How a House is Built
Resource cards
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