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

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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?

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

1 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, so who better than ally 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 children to the library and teach them some basic library skills. he materials could be fun supplements for volunteer training as well. ere s what s inside:. elcome to the ibrary! eed elp Finding nything? et ally greet your visitors and show them where a few basic things can be found. Customise this piece to your own space, showing where such essentials as picture books, computers and the toilets 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.. lphabetising: lphabetising is an important library skill. ere, some wonderful book titles from here s ally? he onder ook will help teach and reinforce this skill.. ord all uggestions: ally and his friends want to help children learn some library vocabulary!. ave the ibrary ooks! In this poster and smaller flyer, ally offers some friendly reminders about how to keep library books looking like new.. ord earch: Invite children to practise their searching and finding skills by spotting the ally-ish words in this puzzle.. FI FU ookmarks: hese will help children to always find their place in the books they read and learn more about the world-travelling ally! here s ally? M & Classic Media Distribution imited. ll rights reserved full-colour version of this activity kit is available for download at

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

3 Pa rts of ally s key oof s bone enda s camera izard hitebeard s scroll dlaw s binoculars In the here s ally? books, you can search for ally 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 ally s!). elect a book and take a close look at it. hen use the checklists below to tick the things that you find. 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 pine Cover itle page Copyright page hat did you find on the cover? itle uthor s name Publisher s name Copyright date hat did you find on the title page? itle uthor s name Publisher s name Copyright date dlaw izard hitebeard enda oof ally here s ally? M & Classic Media Distribution imited. ll rights reserved here did you find the publisher s address?

alphabetising In here s ally? he onder ook, ally 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?

4 alphabetising In here s ally? he onder ook, ally 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 ally s ravels he ook of Myths and egends he Great ook of dlaw s Good Deeds he istory of the orld he ook of ursery hymes here s ally? M & Classic Media Distribution imited. ll rights reserved

ns io t es g g u D lmanac Illustrator tlas Index uthor on-fiction utobiography Publisher iography eference Delivery umber pine Dictionary Contents ncyclopedia hesaurus Fiction itle Glossary itle Page

5 ns io t es g g u D lmanac Illustrator tlas Index uthor on-fiction utobiography Publisher iography eference Delivery umber pine Dictionary Contents ncyclopedia hesaurus Fiction itle Glossary itle Page here s ally? 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! i, ally 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 favourite ally book).. eware of food and liquids snacks, drinks, oceans,

7 baths 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 mend 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 afterwards. here s ally? M & Classic Media Distribution imited. ll rights reserved

8 ave the ibrary ooks! i, ally 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 favourite ally book).. eware of food and liquids snacks, drinks, oceans, baths 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 mend 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 afterwards. here s ally? M & Classic Media Distribution imited. ll rights reserved

hey go forwards, backwards, horizontally, vertically and diagonally.

9 Y F G Z Q I D I J M D F M C D Y D F U C I U U Z P M I Z D Z J F U C Y U C C I X ally-watchers, can you find the following words in this scramble of letters? hey go forwards, backwards, horizontally, vertically and diagonally. ICU Y UCC D D C ID CM Y F here s ally? M & Classic Media Distribution imited. ll rights reserved wo rd sea rch

10 ally is known by different names in different places: ally (ustralia, razil, Greece, olland, Italy, Poland, Portugal, outh orea, pain, U..) aldo (U...) alda (Czech epublic) olger (Denmark) ref (gypt) allu (Finland) Charlie (France) alter (Germany) alli (Iceland) fi (Israel) illy (orway) ugo (weden) ali (ales) eight: allish eight: ightish Personality: appy-go-lucky Clothing: ed-and-white jumper and bobble hat, blue jeans atural abitat: Crowded places est Friends: enda and oof obbies: eading, travelling and observing here s ally? M & Classic Media Distribution imited. ll rights reserved. b o u t a l ly ally is known by different names in different places: ally (ustralia, razil, Greece, olland, Italy, Poland, Portugal, outh orea, pain, U..) aldo (U...) alda (Czech epublic) olger (Denmark) ref (gypt) allu (Finland) Charlie (France) alter (Germany) alli (Iceland) fi (Israel) illy (orway) ugo (weden) ali (ales) eight: allish eight: ightish Personality: appy-go-lucky Clothing: ed-and-white jumper and bobble hat, blue jeans atural abitat: Crowded places est Friends: enda and oof obbies: eading, travelling and observing here s ally? M & Classic Media Distribution imited. ll rights reserved. b o u t a l ly ally is known by different names in different places: ally (ustralia, razil, Greece, olland, Italy, Poland, Portugal, outh orea, pain, U..) aldo (U...) alda (Czech epublic) olger (Denmark) ref (gypt) allu (Finland) Charlie (France) alter (Germany) alli (Iceland) fi (Israel) illy (orway) ugo (weden) ali (ales) eight: allish eight: ightish Personality: appy-go-lucky Clothing: ed-and-white jumper and bobble hat, blue jeans atural abitat: Crowded places est Friends: enda and oof obbies: eading, travelling and observing here s ally? M & Classic Media Distribution imited. ll rights reserved. b o u t a l ly ally is known by different names in different places: ally (ustralia, razil, Greece, olland, Italy, Poland, Portugal, outh orea, pain, U..) aldo (U...) alda (Czech epublic) olger (Denmark) ref (gypt) allu (Finland) Charlie (France) alter (Germany) alli (Iceland) fi (Israel) illy (orway) ugo (weden) ali (ales) eight: allish eight: ightish Personality: appy-go-lucky Clothing: ed-and-white jumper and bobble hat, blue jeans atural abitat: Crowded places est Friends: enda and oof obbies: eading, travelling and observing here s ally? M & Classic Media Distribution imited. ll rights reserved. b o u t a lly ally is known by different names in different places: ally (ustralia, razil, Greece, olland, Italy, Poland, Portugal, outh orea, pain, U..) aldo (U...) alda (Czech epublic) olger (Denmark) ref (gypt) allu (Finland) Charlie (France) alter (Germany) alli (Iceland) fi (Israel) illy (orway) ugo (weden) ali (ales) eight: allish eight: ightish Personality: appy-go-lucky Clothing: ed-and-white jumper and bobble hat, blue jeans atural abitat: Crowded places est Friends: enda and oof obbies: eading, travelling and observing here s ally? M & Classic Media Distribution imited. ll rights reserved. b o u t a lly

11 here s ally? M & Classic Media Distribution imited. ll rights reserved. ave you found? here s ally? M & Classic Media Distribution imited. ll rights reserved. ave you found? here s ally? M & Classic Media Distribution imited. ll rights reserved. ave you found? here s ally? M & Classic Media Distribution imited. ll rights reserved. ave you found? here s ally? M & Classic Media Distribution imited. ll rights reserved. ave you found?

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

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