{"id":5238,"date":"2014-01-15T12:56:02","date_gmt":"2014-01-15T20:56:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alivinglibrary.org\/archive-site\/?p=5238"},"modified":"2014-01-15T12:56:02","modified_gmt":"2014-01-15T20:56:02","slug":"ps-217-children-discuss-meaning-living-library-create-illustrated-books","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alivinglibrary.org\/archive-site\/roosevelt-island\/ps-217-children-discuss-meaning-living-library-create-illustrated-books","title":{"rendered":"PS 217 Children Discuss Meaning of A Living Library &#038; Create Their Own A Living Library Illustrated Books"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/alivinglibrary.org\/archive-site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/IMG_3064.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" alt=\"IMG_3064\" src=\"https:\/\/alivinglibrary.org\/archive-site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/IMG_3064-1024x768.jpg\" width=\"630\" height=\"472\" \/><\/a>On January 2, all the <em><strong>Kindergarten and 1st Grade Students<\/strong><\/em> from <em><strong>Roosevelt Island&#8217;s PS\/IS 217<\/strong> <\/em>had a lively discussion with <em><strong>Bonnie Ora Sherk<\/strong> <\/em>about the meaning and metaphor of <em><strong>A Living Library<\/strong><\/em>.\u00a0 Students were asked what they thought would be in <em><strong>A Living Library<\/strong><\/em> and answered that all kinds of animals and plants are part of <em>A Living Library<\/em>.\u00a0 They delighted in calling out all their favorite animals and plants.\u00a0 The children also learned that the initials of <em>A Living Library<\/em> are <em><strong>A.L.L., <\/strong><\/em>and that humans are also part of <em>A.L.L<\/em>., as well as the things people create, such as:\u00a0 parks, gardens, schools, libraries, artworks, communities, and celebrations.\u00a0 Students then called out and discussed other things that are part of<em> A.L.L.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Children folded a large piece of paper in two, and created their own <em><strong>A Living Library Book, <\/strong><\/em>adding their favorite images and words using craypas and pencils.\u00a0 Have a look at their brilliant art and writing !<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/alivinglibrary.org\/archive-site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/IMG_3044.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" alt=\"IMG_3044\" src=\"https:\/\/alivinglibrary.org\/archive-site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/IMG_3044-1024x768.jpg\" width=\"630\" height=\"472\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/alivinglibrary.org\/archive-site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/IMG_3022.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"IMG_3022\" src=\"https:\/\/alivinglibrary.org\/archive-site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/IMG_3022-250x187.jpg\" width=\"250\" height=\"187\" \/>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/a><a 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