Assembly Member O’Donnell & The New York Public Library present The 13th Annual Community Reading Challenge Winter 2016 Dear Families, Let’s Get Started! Welcome to my Thirteenth Annual Community Reading Challenge! This year Estimadas familias: we are excited to delve into the theme of outer space exploration with the slogan “To ¡Bienvenidas a mi Decimotercero Reto Anual de Lecturas de la Comunidad! Este Infinity and Beyond!” We hope that this año estamos emocionados de abordar el tema de la exploración del espacio sideral theme, coupled with the recent resurgence con el slogan “¡Al infinito y más allá!” Esperamos que este tema, aunado con el in space programs, will encourage readers to be curious about the reciente resurgimiento de los programas espaciales, anime a nuestros lectores a ser universe around them and to appreciate their role within it. The book curiosos sobre el universo que los rodea y a valorar su función en él. La lista de libros list promises to be filled with intergalactic travel, biographies of the promete estar llena de viajes intergalácticos, biografías de los primeros astronautas, first astronauts, history of the space race, and of course, aliens! I hope la historia de la carrera hacia el espacio y por supuesto ¡extraterrestres! Espero que that the space exploration theme will also show how full of adventure el tema de la exploración espacial también demuestre que la ciencia puede estar science can be. llena de aventuras. I’m also excited to share that this year we are shaking things up a bit. También me emociona compartir que este año estamos cambiando las cosas un The upcoming Reading Challenge will be held over winter break in poco. El Reto de Lecturas se realizará durante las vacaciones de invierno para order to encourage students to read during their time off. The Reading exhortar a nuestros lectores a leer durante su tiempo libre. Los Festivales del Reto de Challenge Festivals, where we celebrate students’ spectacular reading Lecturas, donde celebramos los espectaculares logros de lectura de los estudiantes, accomplishments, will be held in January and February rather than in se realizarán en enero y febrero en lugar de la primavera. Los festivales contarán the spring. The Festivals will feature guest author readings, activities, con cuentacuentos, actividades, libros gratis, premios y certificados de la Asamblea free books, prizes and certificates for readers from the New York del Estado de Nueva York para los lectores. Finalmente, para culminar el Reto de State Assembly! Finally, to culminate the Reading Challenge we Lecturas estamos trabajando con el Centro de Enlace Comunitario de Astronomía de are working with Columbia Astronomy Public Outreach to hold a la Universidad de Columbia para auspiciar una noche de observación de estrellas y stargazing and lecture night in February for all of our readers. My conferencia en febrero para todos nuestros lectores. Mi oficina ofrecerá más detalles office will reach out with more details in early January. a principios de enero. In this booklet, in addition to the reading list, you will find a En este folleto, además de la lista de libros, encontrarán una página para anotar los reading log, suggested activities and events, and tips for parents libros leídos, actividades y eventos sugeridos, y consejos para los padres o tutores and guardians to encourage reading at home. The book list includes para estimular la lectura en el hogar. La lista de libros incluye recomendaciones recommendations for Pre-K through eighth grade reading levels, para estudiantes desde pre-k hasta octavo grado, y una lista de lecturas de nivel más along with some at an advanced level. Participants are encouraged to avanzado. A los participantes se les recomienda ojear cualquier libro que les parezca check out any books that look intriguing, regardless of reading level! interesante, independientemente del nivel de lectura. I am kicking off my Community Reading Challenge on December Iniciaré mi Reto de Lecturas de la Comunidad el 21 de diciembre de 2015 y los 21st, 2015 and the Book Festivals will run from January 28th to Festivales de Libros se realizarán del 28 de enero al 17 de febrero. Si tienen cualquier February 17th. If you have any questions about this year’s Challenge, pregunta sobre el Reto de este año, no dejen de visitar cualquiera de las bibliotecas please don’t hesitate visit any of the participating libraries or call my participantes o comuníquense con mi Oficina de la Comunidad por teléfono al (212) Community Office at (212) 866-3970. 866-3970. Very truly yours, Cordialmente, Daniel O’Donnell Daniel O’Donnell Assembly Member Miembro de la Asamblea Book Festivals Fechas de los Festivales de Libros Thursday, January 28th Friday , January 29th Wednesday , February 17th Jueves 28 de enero 2016 Viernes 29 de enero 2016 Miércoles 17 de febrero 2016 4:00 – 5:00 p.m. 3:30 – 4:30 p.m. 4:00 – 5:00 p.m. Morningside Heights Library Bloomingdale Library George Bruce Library Biblioteca de Morningside Heights Biblioteca de Bloomingdale Biblioteca de George Bruce 2900 Broadway at 113th Street 150 West 100th Street 518 West 125th Street Suggested Reading Lists New York State Assembly *Bilingual – English and Spanish *Bilingüe – inglés y español ** In Spanish Pre-K ** en español J 520 R PIC K There’s No Place All New Book Ideas Regards to the Man in the Like Space Moon By Tish Rabe By Linda Kranz GRAPHIC GN FIC STILTON Dr. Seuss’s Cat in the Hat introduces With the help of his imagination, his Sally and Dick to the planets, stars, and The First Mouse on parents, and a few scraps of junk, Louie moons in our universe. the Moon and his friends travel through space. By Geronimo Stilton J 523.2 C Geronimo Stilton and his cousin Trap 523.8 B The Magic School Bus Lost journey to the Moon in order to stop The Big Dipper In the Solar System the evil Pirate Cats from thwarting the By Franklyn M. Branley By Joanna Cole Apollo 11 mission. Explains basic facts about the Big Dipper, On a special field trip in the magic school including which stars make up the bus, Ms. Frizzle’s class goes into outer PIC B constellation, how its position changes in space and visits each planet in the solar I Want to be an Astronaut the sky, and how it points to the North system. By Byron Barton Star. A young child thinks about what it would J 523.2 C be like to be an astronaut and go out on a SPA 523.4 T Curious George and the mission into space. Planetas** por Gail Tuchman Rocket PIC A By H. A. Rey 3, 2, 1, ¡despegamos! Volemos por el Curious George, the monkey is just the Green Wilma, Frog in Space espacio para ver los planetas de nuestro By Tedd Arnold right size to travel in a small space ship sistema solar y de más allá. Green Wilma the frog is mistaken for an alone for Professor Wiseman, so he alien child and taken on a trip through Spa 811 Whitman becomes the first space monkey. space. El astrónomo: un poema** 523.3 C Por Walt Whitman PIC S The Moon Este libro, inspirado en el poema de By Melanie Chrismer Sheep Blast Off! Walt Whitman “Cuando escuche al By Nancy Shaw The moon word hunt! What is the moon? sabio astrónomo” es un homenaje a la Upon finding a spaceship, sheep climb Going to the moon. First step on the imaginación. aboard and bumble around until they moon. Moon phases. The moon is an blast off into orbit. amazing satellite! Community Reading Challenge 2016 Book List 1 *Bilingual – English and Spanish *Bilingüe – inglés y español ** In Spanish Kindergarden ** en español 523.3 G The Moon Book PIC H By Gail Gibbons All New Book Ideas How Many Starts in the Identifies the moon as our only natural Sky? satellite, describes its movement and By Lenny Hort phases, and discusses how we have One night when Mama is away, Daddy observed and explored it over the years. PIC M and child seek a good place to count the We’re Off to Look for stars in the night sky. PIC DOLAN Aliens! Nuts in Space 523.8 M By Colin McNaughton Zoo in the Sky: A Book of By Elys Dolan What happens when a human takes off An elite crew has finally found the Lost in a rocket ship and meets a ghastly array Animal Constellations Nuts of Legend. But will they get home By Jacqueline Mitton of alien creatures — some smelly, some before something happens to the nuts? Identifies the groups of stars known as with eyes in their belly — and one lovely. constellations and discusses their origin, E-Book PIC M uses, and observation. Outer Space Bedtime Race The Three Little Aliens and By Rob Sanders -Spa 523.4 A Aliens from all planets race to complete the Big Bad Robot Los planetas: Un Fascinante By Margaret McNamara their quirky bedtime routines. ** Three aliens set off to find a new planet Viaje por el Sistema Solar por Penelope Arlon PIC P for themselves but soon Bork and Gork Aprenderás sobre los planetas, las lunas, have forgotten all of their mother’s good Earth Space Moon Base los asteroides, los cometas y las galaxias By Joel Price advice and only Nklxwcyz builds a home lejanas. ¡Conocerás a las personas y An unlikely trio lands on a planet safe enough to withstand the Big Bad las máquinas que nos han ayudado a and keeps the inhabitants at bay using Robot. descifrar los secretos del espacio y buscar bananas.