Community News Roundup

Hank Maninger & Lynn Maes' band The Better Haves will be at the The Atlas on 20th St in San Francisco on July 5th, playing two sets from 8:00-10:00. And another show coming up soon, on August 11th, at the Cafe Du Nord.  

Donkey & Goat Winery (Jared & Tracey Brandt, 1st grade parents) is opening its Berkeley winery (near Picante) for its Summer Solstice Fête TODAY Saturday 1-4pm. Gourmet Poltana Pizza, 1st grade parent Hank Maninger's band The Tear Jerkers, and kids welcome. < details & to RSVP >

Boutique Kid Dynamo (Erin Carter, 1st grade parent) and Erica Tanov (Erica Tanov, 5th grade parent)  needs votes before June 30th to win a grant. < click, log in with Facebook, and Vote >

Flowerland Nursery on Solano Ave (Carly Dennett, K & 7th grade parent) now has an on-site coffee bar, hosted by the same java-obsessive folks who run Local123 near BPC!  Pick up some tomato plants and try the espresso!  < hours+ >

Tumbleheart, Evan Specter's (3rd & 5th grade parent) improv theater ensemble, is performing in Mill Valley next weekend, June 30th & July 1st < video & info >

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Summer Reading Suggestions from the BPC Librarians

Summer Reading Recommendations from the Black Pine Circle School Librarians

Kindergarten and Grade 1

• Farm by Elisha Cooper

• Iris and Walter (series) by Elissa Haden Guest

• Max's Words and sequel Max's Dragon by Kate Banks

• Mouse and Mole: Fine Feathered Friends (series) by Wong Herbert Yee

• Pierre the Penguin: a true story by Jean Marzollo

• Princess Hyacinth (the Surprising Tale of a Girl Who Floated) by Florence Parry Heide

• Quiet in the Garden by Aliki

• Robot Zot by Jon Scieszka

• Up, Up, and Away by Ginger Wadsworth

Grades 2 and 3

• 14 Cows for America by Carmen Agra Deedy

• Around the World in 80 Mysteries (series) by Carole Marsh. Titles include The Mystery of

the Ancient Pyramid and The Breathtaking Mystery on Mount Everest

• The Boy Who Invented T.V.: the Story of Philo Farnsworth by Kathleen Krull

• The Day-Glo Brothers: the True Story of Bob and Joe Switzer's Bright Ideas and Brand-

New Colors by Chris Barton

• The Hallelujah Flight by Phil Bildner

• If Not for the Cat by Jack Prelutsky

• Lawn Boy and sequel Lawn Boy Returns by Gary Paulsen

• Redwoods by Jason Chin

• Summer Birds: the Butterflies of Maria Merian by Margarita Engle

• You are the First Kid on Mars by Patrick O'Brien

Grades 3 through 5

• Green by Laura Peyton Roberts

• Into the Volcano: a Volcano Researcher at Work by Donna O'Meara

• The Magic Thief (trilogy) by Sarah Prineas

• Mr. Lincoln's High-Tech War: how the North used the telegraph, railroads, surveillance

balloons, ironclads, high-powered weapons, and more to win the Civil War by Thomas B.

Allen

• Meanwhile: Pick any path. 3856 story possibilities (graphic novel) by Jason Shiga

• No More Dead Dogs by Gordon Korman

• Real Kids, Real Places (series) by Carole Marsh. Titles include The Ghost of the Golden

Gate Bridge and The Mapcap Mystery of the Missing Liberty Bell

• Rules by Cynthia Lord

• The Secret Language of Girls and sequel The Kind of Friends We Used to Be by Frances

O'Roark Dowell

• The Strange Case of Origami Yoda by Tom Angleberger

Grades 6 through 8

• Almost Astronauts: 13 Women who Dared to Dream by Tanya Lee Stone

• Charles and Emma: the Darwins' Leap of Faith by Deborah Heilegman

• Cold Hands, Warm Heart by Jill Wolfson

• Every Soul a Star by Wendy Mass

• Leviathan by Scott Westerfield

• Into the Volcano (graphic novel) by Don Wood

• Return to Sender by Julia Alvarez

• The Rock and the River by Kekla Magoon

• Shifty by Lynn Hazen

Berkeley Public Library Recommendations

Cilck to View Grade Specific Lists K-5    Click for 6th-8th and Special Themes

At the Central library, they have a yellow sheet "If you liked Diary of a Wimpy Kid..."  I recommend it!

Slathering on Sunscreen, Early and Often

DOH!  With studies showing that sun exposure as a child increases risks later on, children must be taught early on about the dangers of sun exposure and make a habit of using sunscreen.

http://nyti.ms/K4oDqI