Summer Reading 2007 Resources

Registration for the Summer Reading Program begins June 3 at Children's Day on the Pedestrian Mall.

Weekly programs begin June 13. [get details]

Detect It! Super Summer Sleuthing

• Fingerprinting - How to dust for fingerprints using cocoa powder.
• FBI Kids Page - Includes a virtual field trip through the FBI and several activities.
• MysteryNet's Kids' Mysteries - Mysteries to solve, scary stories, and magic tricks.

Solve It! Codes, Ciphers, and Other Puzzlers

• Codes and Ciphers - A month's worth of codes and ciphers explained, with riddles and solutions.
• Caesar Shift Cipher - Includes an encryptor that will turn your word or phrase into a Caesar Cipher.
• Click Mazes - Offers a variety of different types of interactive mazes and puzzles.

Dig It Up! Mysteries from the Past

• History Detective Kids - Interactive games, a detective kit and avault with mystery objects kids have discovered.
• Write Like an Egyptian - Translates your name into a hieroglyphics cartouche.
• Write Like a Babylonian - See your name in cuneiform.
• Egyptian Lesson Plans - Directions for making cartouches, papyrus and more.

Discover It! Science Mysteries

• Geo Mysteries with Rex the Dino Detective at the Children's Museum of Indianapolis - Help Rex solve these mysteries about rocks, fossils, and minerals.
• The Mystery Spot - Health and science mysteries.
• Optical Illustions - The Exploratorium offers several interactive online exhibits about optical illusions.

Find It! Explain It! Real Life Mysteries

• Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization - Consolidated information from thousands of reports of Bigfoot encounters.
• The Art of Crime Detection - Create a composite portrait to help identify a culprit.
• Math Maven's Mysteries - Over 20 mysteries focusing on particular areas of math reasoning and computation.

Book Explorers Discussion Groups for Grades 4-6

• Mysteries, June 20, Waterboro Public Library Booklists - Links to over 20 mystery/detection/suspense booklists for K-8.
• Avi, July 18 - His official website.
• Lois Lowry, July 25 - Her official website includes biographical information and speeches as well as descriptions of all her books.
• Phyllis Reynolds Naylor, July 11 - Profile at Kidsreads.com.