At the Library. Here s what s inside: friendly reminders about how to keep library books looking like new.

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t the ibrary Hello, ibrarian! here is so much to find in a library, and no one is more skilled at tracking things down than a librarian. f course, the here s aldo?

In this activity kit, you ll find a fun collection of materials you can use to introduce kids to the library and teach them some basic library skills.

1 t the ibrary Hello, ibrarian! here is so much to find in a library, and no one is more skilled at tracking things down than a librarian. f course, the here s aldo? books are all about searching and finding, so who better than aldo to help you teach your young visitors how to find what they re looking for on your shelves? In this activity kit, you ll find a fun collection of materials you can use to introduce kids to the library and teach them some basic library skills. he materials could be fun supplements for volunteer training as well. Here s what s inside:. elcome to the ibrary! Need Help Finding nything? et aldo greet your visitors and show them where a few basic things can be found. Customize this piece to your own space, showing where such essentials as picture books, computers, and the restrooms are located.. Parts of a ook. fun way to learn about the parts of a book and about what information can be found on a book s cover and in its first few pages.. lphabetizing. lphabetizing is an important library skill. Here, some wonderful book titles from here s aldo? he onder ook will help teach and reinforce this skill.. ord all uggestions. aldo and his friends want to help kids learn some library vocabulary!. ave the ibrary ooks! In this poster and smaller flyer, aldo offers some gentle, friendly reminders about how to keep library books looking like new.. helving cavenger Hunt. his hunt through the shelves teaches book-finding skills and can help train volunteers in their reshelving responsibilities, too.. ord earch. Invite kids to practice their searching and finding skills by spotting the aldo-ish words in this puzzle.. ookmarks. o that kids can always find their place in the books they read and learn more about the world-traveling aldo! here s aldo? M Classic Media Distribution imited. ll rights reserved. full-color version of this kit is available for download at

2 elcome to the ibrary! Need help finding anything? here s aldo? M Classic Media Distribution imited. ll rights reserved.

3 P F aldo s key oof s bone enda s camera izard hitebeard s scroll dlaw s binoculars In the here s aldo? books, you can search for aldo and his friends and hunt for all their lost things. You can find certain information about the book you are reading in almost every book (not just aldo s!). elect a book and take a close look at it. hen use the checklists below to show everything that you found. hat did you find on the copyright page? he name of the book is. hat did you find on the spine? itle uthor s name Publisher s name Copyright date itle uthor s name Publisher s name Copyright date here did you find the publisher s address? Cover pine itle page Copyright page hat did you find on the cover? itle uthor s name Publisher s name Copyright date itle uthor s name Publisher s name Copyright date dlaw izard hitebeard enda oof aldo here s aldo? M Classic Media Distribution imited. ll rights reserved. hat did you find on the title page?

4 PHIZING In here s aldo? he onder ook, aldo and his friends travel through scenes in books that have come to life. elow is a list of these books. Can you put them in alphabetical order? You can write them in order below, or you could cut them out from this worksheet and tape them in order. Classic tories from iterature enda s Guide to rt izard hitebeard s ook of Magic oof s ook of nimal tories Fairy ales aldo s ravels he ook of Myths and egends he Great ook of dlaw s Good Deeds he History of the orld he ook of Nursery hymes here s aldo? M Classic Media Distribution imited. ll rights reserved.

IN G G U D lmanac Illustrator tlas Index uthor Nonfiction utobiography Publisher iography eference Call Number pine Dictionary Contents ncyclopedia hesaurus Fiction itle Glossary itle Page here s

5 IN G G U D lmanac Illustrator tlas Index uthor Nonfiction utobiography Publisher iography eference Call Number pine Dictionary Contents ncyclopedia hesaurus Fiction itle Glossary itle Page here s aldo? M Classic Media Distribution imited. ll rights reserved. If you have room for a word wall, that s great! If not, you may wish to photocopy this page, cut out these words, and place them around your library where they will be easily seen.

6 ave the ibrary ooks! Hi, aldo Fans! I love to be found in the library! hen I m not off on an adventure, I m often researching my next one. o keep library books in tip-top shape, follow these tips:. Don t write in the library s books (not even to circle me in your favorite aldo book).. eware of food and liquids snacks, drinks, oceans,

7 here s aldo? M Classic Media Distribution imited. ll rights reserved. bathtubs, and rainstorms are not good for books!. You can use your finger to point me out, but make sure your hands are clean first!. If a book gets torn, don t tape it yourself. how it to a librarian. ibrarians can fix (and find) almost anything!. If you take your books on adventures, be sure they come back to the library afterward.

8 ave the ibrary ooks! Hi, aldo Fans! I love to be found in the library! hen I m not off on an adventure, I m often researching my next one. o keep library books in tip-top shape, follow these tips:. Don t write in the library s books (not even to circle me in your favorite aldo book).. eware of food and liquids snacks, drinks, oceans, bathtubs, and rainstorms are not good for books!. You can use your finger to point me out, but make sure your hands are clean first!. If a book gets torn, don t tape it yourself. how it to a librarian. ibrarians can fix (and find) almost anything!. If you take your books on adventures, be sure they come back to the library afterward. here s aldo? M Classic Media Distribution imited. ll rights reserved.

9 HVING CVNG HUN Here s a library scavenger hunt that teaches book-finding and shelving skills. o prepare for this activity, fill out the form below and make photocopies. You will be dividing the group into pairs. ach pair will get a master copy of the form as well as a duplicate that has been cut into call slips. Have one person in each pair use the information on the call slips to find each book and then place the slip in the book. he second person s challenge is to use the master form to find the books and collect his or her partner s slips. itle: here s aldo? uthor: Martin Handford uthor: uthor: uthor: uthor: uthor: uthor: uthor: uthor: uthor: uthor: uthor: uthor: uthor: here s aldo? M Classic Media Distribution imited. ll rights reserved.

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10 D CH D F G N Z H V Q I D V I J N N M V D F M C V H D Y D H V F V U C N I U U Z P M I H Z D Z J F H N U N C Y C P C I X H INCU Y CPC N D ND C HID CM D F here s aldo? M Classic Media Distribution imited. ll rights reserved. aldo watchers, can you find the following words in this scramble of letters? hey go forward, backward, horizontally, vertically, and diagonally.

11 aldo is known by different names in different places: ally (ustralia, razil, Greece, Holland, Italy, Poland, Portugal, outh orea, pain, U..) Valda (Czech epublic) Holger (Denmark) ref (gypt) Vallu (Finland) Charlie (France) alter (Germany) Valli (Iceland) fi (Israel) illy (Norway) Hugo (weden) ali (ales) Height: allish eight: ightish Personality: Happy-go-lucky Clothing: ed-and-white sweater and pom-pom hat, blue jeans Natural Habitat: Crowded places est Friends: enda and oof Hobbies: eading, traveling, and observing M Classic Media Distribution imited. U D aldo is known by different names in different places: ally (ustralia, razil, Greece, Holland, Italy, Poland, Portugal, outh orea, pain, U..) Valda (Czech epublic) Holger (Denmark) ref (gypt) Vallu (Finland) Charlie (France) alter (Germany) Valli (Iceland) fi (Israel) illy (Norway) Hugo (weden) ali (ales) Height: allish eight: ightish Personality: Happy-go-lucky Clothing: ed-and-white sweater and pom-pom hat, blue jeans Natural Habitat: Crowded places est Friends: enda and oof Hobbies: eading, traveling, and observing M Classic Media Distribution imited. U D aldo is known by different names in different places: ally (ustralia, razil, Greece, Holland, Italy, Poland, Portugal, outh orea, pain, U..) Valda (Czech epublic) Holger (Denmark) ref (gypt) Vallu (Finland) Charlie (France) alter (Germany) Valli (Iceland) fi (Israel) illy (Norway) Hugo (weden) ali (ales) Height: allish eight: ightish Personality: Happy-go-lucky Clothing: ed-and-white sweater and pom-pom hat, blue jeans Natural Habitat: Crowded places est Friends: enda and oof Hobbies: eading, traveling, and observing M Classic Media Distribution imited. U D aldo is known by different names in different places: ally (ustralia, razil, Greece, Holland, Italy, Poland, Portugal, outh orea, pain, U..) Valda (Czech epublic) Holger (Denmark) ref (gypt) Vallu (Finland) Charlie (France) alter (Germany) Valli (Iceland) fi (Israel) illy (Norway) Hugo (weden) ali (ales) Height: allish eight: ightish Personality: Happy-go-lucky Clothing: ed-and-white sweater and pom-pom hat, blue jeans Natural Habitat: Crowded places est Friends: enda and oof Hobbies: eading, traveling, and observing M Classic Media Distribution imited. U D aldo is known by different names in different places: ally (ustralia, razil, Greece, Holland, Italy, Poland, Portugal, outh orea, pain, U..) Valda (Czech epublic) Holger (Denmark) ref (gypt) Vallu (Finland) Charlie (France) alter (Germany) Valli (Iceland) fi (Israel) illy (Norway) Hugo (weden) ali (ales) Height: allish eight: ightish Personality: Happy-go-lucky Clothing: ed-and-white sweater and pom-pom hat, blue jeans Natural Habitat: Crowded places est Friends: enda and oof Hobbies: eading, traveling, and observing M Classic Media Distribution imited. U D

At the Library. Here s what s inside: reminders about how to keep library books looking like new.

At the Library. Here s what s inside: reminders about how to keep library books looking like new. t the ibrary ello, ibrarian! here is so much to find in a library, and no one is more skilled at tracking things down than a librarian. f course, the here s ally? books are all about searching and finding,