Since you can’t come to our KiDLS (Kids in Deerfield Love Science) program this month, Miss Kary and I are bringing the program to you through videos and books you can access on Hoopla. Our program this month is all about things that fly. Sound fun? Take a look at the attached videos and booklist and spread your wings!
Little KiDLS (Ages 4-6)
Watch this video for a short storytime and to learn this month’s Little KiDLS project.
Read these books all about things that fly.
Kites
- The Kite by Valerie Gorbachev
- A Kite for Moon by Jane Yolen
- Biscuit Flies a Kite by Satin Capucilli
- Abby Flies a Kite: A Book About Wind by Kerry Dinmont
- Curious George Flies a Kite by Margaret Rey
- Lily’s Feather Kite by Natalie Wade
- What We Do in Spring by JoAnn Early Macken
- It’s Windy by Celeste Bishop
Balloons
- Balloons Over Broadway: The True Story of the Puppeteer of Macy’s Parade by Melissa Sweet
- Once Upon a Balloon by Bree Galbraith
Airplanes and Flying Machines
- Angela’s Airplane by Robert N. Munsch
- The Berenstain Bears Take Off by Mike Berenstain
- Those Magnificent Sheep in Their Flying Machine by Peter Bently
- Planes, Fire & Rescue : Read-Along Storybook and CD by Bill Scollon
- Human Computer: Mary Jackson, Engineer by Andi Diehn
KiDLS (Ages 7-10)
Watch this video to learn this month’s KiDLS projects.
Read these books all about things that fly.
Kites
- Feyesper and the Rogue Kite by Reynaldo Encina Jope (Fiction)
- Flying the Dragon by Natalie Dias Lorenzi (Fiction)
- Chinese Kites: How to Make and Fly Them by David F. Jue
Balloons
- Riding the First Balloons by David Bristow
- How do Hot Air Balloons Work? by Buffy Silverman
- Balloons Over Broadway: The True Story of the Puppeteer of Macy’s Parade by Melissa Sweet
- Once Upon a Balloon by Bree Galbraith (Fiction)
Airplanes and Flying Machines
- The Dream of Flight by Cricket Media
- Harper and the Circus of Dreams by Cerrie Burnell (Fiction)
- Rosie Revere and the Raucous Riveters by Andrea Beatty (Fiction)
- Futuristic Electric Airplanes by Kerrily Sapet
- Amelia Earhart: Aviation Pioneer by Daniel E. Harmon
