Happy Monday! I'm glad you came back! Lots of book ideas today including free access to audiobooks and booklists for those looking for new ideas of things to read. Also, scroll down to the bottom of this post for easy origami instructions!
Free Audiobooks from Audible (no sign up required)
Enjoy an audiobook courtesy of Audible. Choose the book you'd like to listen to (books for all ages) and begin to listen. No need to provide any information or sign up for anything.
https://stories.audible.com/discovery
Authors reading from their books:
First chapter of The Benefits of Being an Octopus by Ann Braden
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aY6bptV4w8o&feature=youtu.be
**If you liked the preview of chapter one, this audiobook is always available through the Brookline Public Library. Just go to brooklinelibrary.org, choose e-books, type in the title and check it out with your library card.**
Lisa Yee reads from Millicent Min, Girl Genius
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a9WJ3Suo1u0&feature=youtu.be
Book lists for all ages:
Book Dragon (from the Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Museum)
"Books for the Multi-cultural Reader"
http://smithsonianapa.org/bookdragon/
Brookline Schools' Summer Reading Lists 2019
http://brooklinesummerreading.weebly.com/
Brookline Schools' Best Books Lists
http://brooklinesummerreading.weebly.com/best-books.html
Wellesley Books' YA Twitter account: For Young Adult suggestions and more!
https://twitter.com/WellesleyBksYA
Book suggestions from Marley Dias, founder of "1000 Black Girl Books"
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/13-year-old-founder-of-1000blackgirlbooks-shares-some-of-her-favorite-reads
Virtual Museum Visits Part II:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
https://nmaahc.si.edu/
Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Museum
https://smithsonianapa.org/
Easy Origami:
The Spruce Crafts: Seven origami projects
https://www.thesprucecrafts.com/origami-projects-for-kids-4142802
Origami Way: Projects for kids
https://www.origamiway.com/very-simple-origami-for-kids.shtml
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