Stone Bookworms: Biography Museum!

Thursday, April 14, 2016

Biography Museum!

Have you ever been asked: "if you could have lunch with a famous person, past or present, who would it be?" Well, you could have your pick at the second grade Biography Museum! Students researched and created reports, timelines and interactive displays featuring their favorite personalities. On the afternoon of the exhibit opening, guests could enter and press a button on the figure's hand to receive the full life story delivered by an outstanding stand-in! Special kudos to our luminary second grade team, Ms. Wynne and Ms. Demonte, for an outstanding job (as usual). They are definitely whom I would most like to have lunch.

It was so exciting for the school library to be able to support the second grade Biography Museum because picture book biographies are my jam! As such, the biography section of our library is one of the strongest parts of our collection. Juvenile biographies are great reads across the grade levels and introduce our children to mentors across time and space: artists and innovators, scientists and explorers, athletes and entertainers, leaders and peacemakers. And for every great person, there is a great book! Here is just a small, small sampling of the amazing celebrities represented (over 60 kids participated!) and a link to a related book...all of which you can request at the school library!