The Tray of Togetherness @owlkids

The Tray of Togetherness
by Flo Leung (Author / Illustrator)
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Booktalk: A little girl and her family are hosting a New Year party, an event marking the Lunar New Year. There’s a lot to do before the guests arrive! First, a trip to the market to fill up the Tray of Togetherness, a special candy box for the partygoers. Each of the eight lucky snacks in the Tray has an auspicious meaning: peanuts for a long life, pistachios for happiness, candied coconut for strong family ties… As the family returns home, they pass out delicious good wishes to the friends and neighbors they meet along the way.

Snippet: We’re having a party–
a New Year party!
And I can hardly wait!

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Luminous: Living Things That Light Up the Night

Luminous: Living Things That Light Up the Night
by Julia Kuo (Author / Illustrator)
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Booktalk: When it’s dark out, we need light to see. But what if your body could make its own light? Explore bioluminescence, the light made from living things, and its many forms: fireflies and foxfire, fungi and glow-worms, deep-sea fish and vampire squids in this picture book with simple text and sidebars that reveal scientific facts about each of them.

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It’s STEM Friday! (STEM is Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics)

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