Stories by Long Branch Students
Book Bubble: Season 2, Episode 1
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Episode 1 includes three stories written by Long Branch Elementary School students in the Creative Book Project:
The Lion Dance
by Annabeth Stokely
Read more about Chinese New Year in “Lion Dancer: Ernie Wan’s Chinese New Year” by Kate Waters and Madeline Slovenz-Low and photographs by Martha Cooper.
Fred the Color Blind Pig
by Grace Burgess
Learn about real color blindness in “Erik the Red Sees Green: A Story About Color Blindness” by Julie Anderson and illustrated by David Lopez.
Toy Time
by Audrey Smith
Read more about toys that have adventures in “Toys Go Out” by Emily Jenkins.
The Creative Book Project
Each fall, a small group of Long Branch fifth graders learns to analyze possible Caldecott picture book winners with the help of Long Branch librarian Sandra Sterne and retired Arlington Public Library librarian Kristi Jemtegaard. In the winter and spring the students work with local book artist Anne-Catherine Fallen to write and illustrate their own books. Learn more.
Episodes 2 and 3 of Book Bubble’s second season will also feature books from the Creative Book Project.
Book Bubble is a co-production of Arlington Independent Media and the Arlington County Public Library, and is funded by the Friends of the Arlington Public Library.
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