KidZone at the Harford County Public Library

Welcome to the KidZone

LEAP (Learn, Explore and Play)
LEAP into science fun! Check out a kit containing a microscope, a human skull, or more. Students in grades 3-8 can attend exciting hands-on programs. Click here to find out what’s going on.

Kaboose
Holiday fun, crafts, and recipes.

AmazingMoms
More holiday crafts and games.

DLTK
Thanksgiving coloring pages, crafts, recipes and more..

Celebrations

http://www.jonasbrothers.com/
The Jonas Brothers’ official website.

http://www.madeleinelengle.com/
The official website of the author of A Wrinkle in Time.

http://cslewis.drzeus.net/
A comprehensive C.S. Lewis site.

http://www.louisamayalcott.org/
Learn about the author of Little Women here.

Word of the Month:Cranberry

Cranberry--A mat-forming, evergreen shrub of eastern North America, having pink flowers and tart, red, edible berries.

http://tinyurl.com/yzr9p6e
Check out these tasty cranberry recipes.

November 4, 1922 - King Tut's tomb was discovered at Luxor, Egypt, by English archaeologist Howard Carter after several years of searching. The child-king Tutankhamen became pharaoh at age nine and died around 1352 B.C. at age 19. The tomb was found mostly intact, containing numerous priceless items now exhibited in Egypt's National Museum in Cairo.
November 9, 1989 - The Berlin Wall was opened after standing for 28 years as a symbol of the Cold War. The 27.9 mile wall had been constructed in 1961.
November 19, 1863 - President Abraham Lincoln delivered the Gettysburg Address during ceremonies dedicating 17 acres of the Gettysburg Battlefield as a national cemetery. Famed orator Edward Everett of Massachusetts preceded Lincoln and spoke for two hours. Lincoln then delivered his address in less than two minutes. Although many in attendance were at first unimpressed, Lincoln's words have come to symbolize the definition of democracy itself. http://tinyurl.com/5o9ny Read the text of the Gettysburg Address here.