BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ChamberMaster//Event Calendar 2.0//EN METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:P3D REFRESH-INTERVAL:P3D CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20240424T210000Z DTEND:20240424T220000Z X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE SUMMARY:A Place for Rain: An After-School Storytime with Michelle Schaub DESCRIPTION:The Book Stall (811 Elm Street in Winnetka) is delighted to welcome award-winning children's author Michelle Schaub to the store on Wednesday\, April 24 at 4:00 pm for an after-school story time featuring her new nonfiction title\, A Place for Rain. A spring storm brings the chance to build a rain garden in this charming and actionable picture book about protecting our waterways. Ms. Schaub will be happy to sign her works! This book is perfect for kids ages 4-8. \n\n \n\nTo register for this free event\, please visit our website or CLICK HERE. \n\n \n\nMore About the Book: Pitter-patter\, splutter-splatter\, drizzle turns to roar DOWNPOUR! But where do all those raindrops go? Dirty stormwater runoff can cause big problems\, polluting rivers\, ponds\, and waterways\, so this classroom plans and builds a rain garden. They collect excess water in barrels\, create paths for waterflow with stones and bricks\, and plant native flowers and grasses that help the water percolate and invite wildlife to feed and pollinate.\n\n \n\nWith Michelle Schaub's lively\, engaging storytelling\, and Blanca G mez's bright\, beguiling illustrations\, A Place for Rain provides an upbeat approach to an important environmental issue\, and empowers readers with the tools to reduce pollution\, diminish flooding\, and create a habitat for wildlife. Informational backmatter includes resources for readers to build their own rain garden.\n\n \n\nMore About the Author: Michelle Schaub is an award-winning children's author and veteran teacher. Her book Fresh-Picked Poetry: A Day at the Farmers' Market won the 2018 Growing Good Kids Award and the 2019 Northern Lights Book Award. She is also the author of Finding Treasure: A Collection of Collections\, an NCTE notable poetry book for 2020\, and Dream Big\, Little Scientists. Her poems appear in several anthologies\, including The Poetry Anthology for Celebrations and Great Morning! Poems for School Leaders to Read Aloud. Learn more about her HERE. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:The Book Stall (811 Elm Street in Winnetka) is delighted to welcome award-winning children'\;s author \;Michelle Schaub \;to the store on Wednesday\, April 24 at 4:00 pm for an after-school story time featuring her new nonfiction title\, \;A Place for Rain. \;A spring storm brings the chance to build a rain garden in this charming and actionable picture book about protecting our waterways. Ms. Schaub will be happy to sign her works! \;This book is perfect for kids ages 4-8. \;
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\nTo register for this free event\, please visit our website or \;CLICK HERE. \;
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\nMore About the Book: \;Pitter-patter\, splutter-splatter\, drizzle turns to roar&hellip\;DOWNPOUR! \;But where do all those raindrops go? Dirty stormwater runoff can cause big problems\, polluting rivers\, ponds\, and waterways\, so this classroom plans and builds a rain garden. They collect excess water in barrels\, create paths for waterflow with stones and bricks\, and plant native flowers and grasses that help the water percolate and invite wildlife to feed and pollinate.
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\nWith Michelle Schaub&rsquo\;s lively\, engaging storytelling\, and Blanca Gó\;mez&rsquo\;s bright\, beguiling illustrations\, \;A Place for Rain \;provides an upbeat approach to an important environmental issue\, and empowers readers with the tools to reduce pollution\, diminish flooding\, and create a habitat for wildlife. Informational backmatter includes resources for readers to build their own rain garden.
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\nMore About the Author: \;Michelle Schaub is an award-winning children&rsquo\;s author and veteran teacher. Her book \;Fresh-Picked Poetry: A Day at the Farmers&rsquo\; Market \;won the 2018 Growing Good Kids Award and the 2019 Northern Lights Book Award. She is also the author of \;Finding Treasure: A Collection of Collections\, \;an NCTE notable poetry book for 2020\, \;and \;Dream Big\, Little Scientists. \;Her poems appear in several anthologies\, including \;The Poetry Anthology for Celebrations \;and \;Great Morning! Poems for School Leaders to Read Aloud. \; Learn more about her \;HERE. \;
\n \; LOCATION:The Book Stall 811 Elm Street UID:e.259.15719 SEQUENCE:3 DTSTAMP:20260415T232536Z URL:https://chamber.wngchamber.com/events/details/a-place-for-rain-an-after-school-storytime-with-michelle-schaub-15719 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR