Children's Department

Welcome to the Children's Department. My name is Miss Kayla, and I am the Children's Librarian. Miss Kristina is also here to help whenever you have any questions. Our goal is to make sure that you leave the library with the materials you need to help your children succeed in learning and to fulfill their curiosity with the world.

Within the Children's Department we have picture books in many reading levels. There are easy readers that help beginning readers and strengthen reading ability for children already reading. There is also a large fiction section to continue strengthening your little reader's skills and to also help build their imaginations and excitement about reading. The nonfiction section can help answer questions your children may have about the world, its people, and this section can also help your child succeed in school assignments and projects.

There are also many materials, such as bibliographies, book recommendation lists, award lists, and many more materials to help you and your child find the right materials for all their information needs.

Please feel free to email me at kajackson@texas-city-tx.org or call me at (409) 643-5966 if you have any questions.

Programs
Policies
Reading Lists
Kids' Homework Sites
Kids' Fun Sites

Policies

Children under 8 years old must be accompanied with an adult.
Children age 11 and under may use computers in the children's department by showing a photo ID or library card.

Reading Lists

Book Lists for February 2012 (past book lists)

Reading Level	Subject	Book List
Picture Books (Easy)	Shoes	Shoes For Me!
	Pretending	Let's Pretend!
	Hugging	Hug A Bug
	Singing	I Feel Like Singing
Toddler & Juvenile	Art	Art and Artists
Children's Fiction	Boys	A Boy's Life: Series Fiction, Part 1 A Boy's Life: Series Fiction, Part 2
	Girls	Girls Just Want to Have Fun: Series Fiction, Part 1 Girls Just Want to Have Fun: Series Fiction, Part 2
	Graphic Novels Graphic Novels	Graphic Novels & Comics in Fiction Part 1 Graphic Novels & Comics in Fiction Part 2
	American History Civil War Texas History	Early American History and The American Revolution Civil War History Texas History
	Ghosts Ghosts	Ghosts in Fiction, Part 1 Ghosts in Fiction, Part 2
	Superheroes	Superheroes Fiction

MMPL Reading Recommendations

Other Book Lists

Texas 2 x 2 Reading List (Age 2 to Grade 2)
Texas Bluebonnet Award (Grades 3-6)
Lone Star Reading List (Grades 6-8)
Caldecott Award List
Newbery Medal List
Coretta Scott King Book Awards

Kids' Homework Sites

I know that homework can be frustrating sometimes, and I wanted to take the time to share some websites that can help you with the process.

[Printable List]

CIA World Factbook: The CIA World Factbook is a great source for information on individual countries. You can find maps, flags, and other information on the countries, such as population, religions, languages, and much more.
Fact Monster: This website has maps, tables, archives, biographies, and much more. There is lots of information to be found on this website that can help.
How Stuff Works: There are videos, pictures, and information on many topics (not focused on homework topics), but you can learn a lot about specific topics. This website is a how to for everything from how to install a sink in the bathroom to how math works.
IXL: This website helps with math problems and studying. There are practice equations, and the website breaks up the website up in order to help students by grade level (from pre-K up).
KidsHealth: There is lots of information about staying healthy and safe, and there is also plenty of other information to be found on the human body.
National Geographic Kids: This website has a lot of information about animals and people (cultures). There are facts, pictures, and videos to aid learning.

Kids' Fun Sites