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| ====== Otter Book Recommendations ====== | ====== Otter Book Recommendations ====== | ||
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| Story Time is an essential part of Otter Meetings. Here are some favorite age-appropriate books: | Story Time is an essential part of Otter Meetings. Here are some favorite age-appropriate books: | ||
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| ===== Books Related to Specific Badge Activities ===== | ===== Books Related to Specific Badge Activities ===== | ||
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| + | ==== Pen Pals ==== | ||
| **Dear Dragon: A Pen Pal Tale** by Josh Funk | **Dear Dragon: A Pen Pal Tale** by Josh Funk | ||
| //This is a great book to read when you are doing the Otter Pen Pal activity! It's very cute and has a message about friendship with people who are different from you and not making assumptions.// | //This is a great book to read when you are doing the Otter Pen Pal activity! It's very cute and has a message about friendship with people who are different from you and not making assumptions.// | ||
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| + | ==== Maps ==== | ||
| **Martha Maps it Out** by Leigh Hodgkinson | **Martha Maps it Out** by Leigh Hodgkinson | ||
| //A great introduction to maps on multiple scales, from space to a single room, and even of thoughts. This one doesn' | //A great introduction to maps on multiple scales, from space to a single room, and even of thoughts. This one doesn' | ||
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| + | ==== Taking Care of Your Belongings ==== | ||
| **Respect and Take Care of Things** by Cheri J. Meiners & Meredith Johnson | **Respect and Take Care of Things** by Cheri J. Meiners & Meredith Johnson | ||
| //Good book showing kids taking care of their own things and also touches on environmentalism. This is a good book to introduce taking care of your belongings, and you can brainstorm ways that the kids can help around the house.// | //Good book showing kids taking care of their own things and also touches on environmentalism. This is a good book to introduce taking care of your belongings, and you can brainstorm ways that the kids can help around the house.// | ||
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| + | ===== Making a Difference ===== | ||
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| + | **Change Sings: A Children' | ||
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| + | //This is a book about making the world a better place and being the change you want to see in the world. Written by the first ever youth poet laureate of the United States.// | ||
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| + | **A Good Deed Can Grow** by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman & Holly Hatam | ||
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| + | //A hopeful book that talks about the effect that one good deed can have on your whole community. This is a great book to read when you're going to do a raft good turn.// | ||
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| + | **The Little Gardener** by Emily Hughes | ||
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| ===== Nature & The Environment ===== | ===== Nature & The Environment ===== | ||
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| //This is an accessible and beautifully written account of a trophic cascade, which happens when the removal of a single element affects an entire habitat. Great introduction to the importance of environmental conservation.// | //This is an accessible and beautifully written account of a trophic cascade, which happens when the removal of a single element affects an entire habitat. Great introduction to the importance of environmental conservation.// | ||
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