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Learn a New Skill or Language...for Kids! - Summer Adventure 2025

Summer is a great time to develop new skills. Try out something new from this list, or ask at your library if you have something else in mind! AC Library invites everyone to participate in our 2025 Summer Adventure. Complete activities, reading, and more to receive a book gift and prize drawing entries. Start building your own Summer Adventure June 1 at any AC library location (including our mobile library stops) and online at aclibrary.org/summer.

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  • Become a Chess Champion is structured like a chess course, with knowledge carefully introduced as readers turn the pages - assisted by hilarious chess pieces illustrated by Brian Lambert. The emphasis is on fun: James Canty III uses mini games and…
    Book, 2024London : created for St. Martin's Press by Neon Squid, [2024]
  • Let's Learn to Fish!

    Everything You Need to Know to Start Freshwater Fishing

    Armitage, Dan,
    Led by author-fishing guide Dan Armitage of the Kids Fishing Fun Program, kids ages 6 and up go on a fishing adventure with every turn of the page. Step-by-step color photography shows everything kids need to catch the big one: the best beginner…
    Book, 2024North Adams, MA : Storey Publishing, [2024]
  • Learn to Cook

    35 Fun and Easy Recipes for Children Aged 7 Years +

    With 35 comprehensive recipes and a helpful techniques section, Learn to Cook will teach kids how to prepare a variety of foods, from sandwiches and party snacks to simple dishes for breakfast, lunch, and dinner—there’s even a range of lip-smacking…
    Book, 2023London : CICO Kidz, 2023
  • Learn to Sew and Embroider

    35 Projects Using Simple Stitches, Cute Embroidery, and Pretty Appliqué

    Hardy, Emma,
    Pick up this book and you'll soon be a sewing whiz, using a wide variety of hand stitches and learning how to sew on a zipper, attach buttons, embroider, and appliqué. In Jewelry and Accessories, you can make adorable watermelon slice brooches or a…
    Book, 2023New York : CICO Kidz, 2023
  • We Garden Together!

    Projects for Kids : Learn, Grow, and Connect With Nature

    Hirschi, Jane S.,
    This introductory garden book, packed with photos of 3 to 6 year olds in action, features hands-on planting and growing activities that can be done in a small yard, classroom, or community garden.
    Book, 2023North Adams, MA : Storey Publishing, [2023]
  • Learn to Crochet

    35 Patterns for Clothes, Acessories, Gifts, and Toys

    Montgomerie, Claire,
    This book will teach children how to use a crochet hook to make different stitches that they’ll soon be using to make all sorts of pretty items. Each project has a difficulty rating of 1, 2, or 3, and comes with easy-to-read instructions and…
    Book, 2022New York, NY : CICO Kidz, an imprint of Ryland Peters & Small Ltd, 2022
  • Photography for Kids

    a Beginner's Book : Learn How to Take Amazing Photos

    Pullos, J.P.,
    A good photo can tell a story, express your creativity, and document both big and small moments from your life in a way that only you can capture.
    Book, 2021Emeryville, California : Rockridge Press, [2021]
  • American Sign Language for Kids

    101 Easy Signs for Nonverbal Communication

    Barlow, Rochelle,
    The easy way for kids (and parents) to learn American Sign Language. There has never been a better way to start learning American Sign Language. Ideal for parents of nonverbal children or children with communication impairments (ages 3-6), American…
    Book, 2022Emeryville, California : Rockridge Press, c2022
  • My Big Bilingual Book of First Words

    100+ Spanish-English Words for Animals, Foods, Vehicles, Planets, and More!

    Guillén, Gera,
    Let's help your niños learn Spanish and English with this engaging first words book! Vibrant illustrations are paired with over 100 words in Spanish and English for animals, vehicles, fruits, vegetables, planets, y más -- all designed to help your…
    Board Book, 2024Bend, OR : ¡Sí Sabo! Kids, published by Blue Star Press, [2024]