2001 Places to Go This Summer

Where will you go this summer? If you are a youth, age 19 or under, registered with Wolfner Library, Nancy Doering, our Youth Services Librarian, hopes you will join the summer reading club and go adventuring with us through books. Reading can take you 2001 places and more. Here is a preview of the fun ahead of titles she has selected.

To order any of these titles, contact the library by email, mail or phone. You may also request these titles online through our OPAC. Happy Reading!

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A Boy and His Bear by Harriet Graham
RC 45167
In Elizabethan England, when bearbaiting was a popular sport, Dickon is apprenticed to a tanner. But he has a gift for handling live animals. When he becomes the trainer of a bear cub, he decides to rescue it from its sad fate by running away with the cub to France. His adventures gain freedom for more than the bear. For grades 4-7.

Little Bunny on the Move by Peter McCarty
BR 13007
A little bunny is hurrying through the countryside, past other animals and even past a little girl who wants him for a pet. For the little bunny has a special destination. Print/Braille. For preschool-grade 2.

Fifty-Two Days by Camel: My Sahara Adventure by Lawrie Raskin
RC 48295
Describes the author's journey through Morocco, across the Atlas Mountains, into the Sahara Desert, arriving at Timbuktu and continuing to ancient salt mines in a remote part of the desert.
For grades 4-7.

Arthur's Family Vacation by Marc Brown
BR 9940
School is out for the summer, and this year Arthur and his family are going to the beach for a week. Arthur would much rather go to Camp Meadowcroak with his best friend, Buster, than spend a week with his sister, D.W., at the beach. But when they get to the beach, Arthur is surprised by all the things he finds to do, even when it rains. Twin vision print braille. For preschool-grade 2.

Babe and Me: A Baseball Card Adventure by Dan Gutman
RC 49917
In this sequel to Jackie and Me, Joe Stoshack takes his father with him when he time-travels back to 1932 to watch a historic moment in Babe Ruth's career. Babe supposedly "called the shot" by pointing to where his home run hit would land. For grades 4-7.

Gorilla Walk by Ted Lewin and Betsy Lewin
BR 13020
The authors recount their 1997 trek into a Uganda game preserve to observe mountain gorillas. They describe their arduous hike into the Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, how the trackers located the silverbacks, and the behavior of the animals. Print/Braille. For grades 3-6.

The King's Shadow by Elizabeth Alder
RC 42689
As a young lad in 1063, Evyn has his tongue cut off and is sold into slavery to the mistress of Harold Godwinson, the Saxon earl of Wessex. Yet Evyn, nicknamed the Shadow, rises to importance and becomes squire to Godwinson, who for a brief time is king of England. Some violence. For grades 6-9.

Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World: The Extraordinary True Story of Shackleton and the Endurance by Jennifer Armstrong
RC 49029
An account of the survival of a 28 man crew whose ship for a 1914 expedition to Antarctica was marooned in pack ice. Explains the daily difficulties the men faces during their nine-month ordeal and Captain Ernest Shackleton's bravery to effect their rescue. For grades 5-8.

The Land and People of Italy by David Travis
RC 38519
Italy, a European peninsula bordered on three sides by five seas and criss-crossed by mountains, is a collection of distinct regions. Examines the history, geography, economy, culture, and people of Italy. For grades 5-8 and older readers.