Friday, Apr 14, 2006
Children between the ages of 5-10 are invited to join ?Reading Rangers? from Little Rock Central High School National Historic Site as they read children?s books focusing on the Little Rock Nine, civil rights, and the interesting job of a Park Ranger at WordsWorth Books & Co. located at 5920 R Street in Little Rock on the following Saturday mornings at 10:00 a.m.:
Saturday, April 15 ? The Little Rock Nine: Young Champions for School Integration by Jake Miller
Saturday, April 22 - Follow the Drinking Gourd by Jeanette Winter
Saturday, April 29 - The Story Of Ruby Bridges by Robert Coles
Saturday, May 6 - If This Bus Could Talk: The Story of Rosa Parks by Faith Ringgold
Saturday, May 13 - A Picture Book of Thurgood Marshall by David A. Adler
Saturday, May 20 - Sweet Clara and the Freedom Quilt by Deborah Hopkinson
Saturday, May 27 - The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein
Saturday, June 3 ? M is for Majestic: A National Parks Alphabet by David Domeniconi and Pamela Carrol
Children can also become honorary Junior Rangers and receive a Junior Ranger Badge and Certificate. Coloring pages and activities to learn more about the Little Rock Nine, civil rights, and the National Parks will also be available to pick up. For more information about Reading Ranger, please contact the historic site at (501) 374-1957 or email spirit_trickey@nps.gov.
Little Rock Central High School National Historic Site is one of 388 units of the National Park System, and one of only 76 National Historic Sites across the country. For more information about the historic site, phone (501) 374-1957 or visit us on the web at www.nps.gov/chsc.
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