Each year the Association for Library Services to Children awards a special honor, the Caldecott Award, to the illustrator of one picture book. This coveted award has recognized some amazing works over the years and is a great way to highlight the important fact that illustrators contribute significant meaning to the art of children’s literature. […]
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by Ella Procaccinti In September of 2020, the sixth years took on an ambitious project to maintain the Quest community library. The goal was to create a library full of books that were up to date and diverse. When the project began, the library was stocked with approximately 900 books, 150 of which were deemed […]
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We all want our children to be be peaceful and accepting of others, and it is never too early to start teaching them to embrace diversity. Too often, we falsely imagine that young children do not notice what makes them different from each other. However they do notice, and instead of waiting for them to […]
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Last week the Quest Blog featured Maria Montessori and the challenges she faced throughout her lifetime. From adversity often comes resilience, so it felt fitting to share a list of some inspiring titles with this theme. Teaching our children to “stick with it” when a task seems challenging is a lesson that takes years to […]
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The land is where our roots are. The children must be taught to feel and live in harmony with the earth.” – Dr. Maria Montessori In recognition of the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, and the first hints of spring, we wanted to share a new book list for some of our budding botanists. Where would we […]
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Children enjoy books for loads of reasons. They read to become smarter about the world and how it works. They read to broaden their vocabularies and to become better readers-faster and more fluent, purposeful, engaged, critical, and satisfied. They read to stretch their imaginations, to escape to other lives, times, and places. They read to become knowledgeable and compassionate toward […]
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