Name: Science Literacy Week by Fraser Valley Regional Library
Duration: 4 min 8 s
Description: We're celebrating Science Literacy Week! Jacque recommends some great science titles for beginner readers: The Animals in My Yard series by Amy McDonald and the Loves Science series by Kimberly Derting.

We're celebrating Science Literacy Week! Jacque recommends some great science titles for beginner readers: The Animals in My Yard series by Amy McDonald and the Loves Science series by Kimberly Derting.

Science Literacy Week

In today’s podcast, Sally shares four board books that she and her little one love reading together:

Good Night World: Animals of the Native Northwest
https://fvrl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S21C1586065

Ten Little Lambs by Samantha Meridith
https://fvrl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S21C1915687

Stay My Baby by Lana Button
https://fvrl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S21C1898937 

Ooo, Baby Baby! A Little Book of Love by Sandra Boynton
https://fvrl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S21C1903025


Much Loved Board Books

In this week's podcast, Sally shares some fun books and resources to help you start your own art project:

Drawing Class — Animals: Learn to Draw With Simple Shapes and Online Tutorials 
by Keegyum Kim
https://fvrl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S21C1899073

Easy Paper Crafts for Kids: 45 Fun and Creative Projects for Children Aged 5 Years+ 
by Catherine Woram
https://fvrl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S21C1927077

Creativebug
https://www.creativebug.com/lib/fraservalley


Art Projects for Kids

In today’s podcast, Linda shares some modern takes on Jane Austen’s beloved novels. These retellings are fun, diverse and offer new perspectives on her timeless works:

Good Fortune by C.K. Chau
https://fvrl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S21C1890506

Incense and Sensibility by Sonali Dev
https://fvrl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S21C1845807

Once Persuaded, Twice Shy by Melodie Edwards
https://fvrl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S21C1925183


Jane Austen 2.0

In today’s podcast, we explore an insightful non-fiction title by author Jessica Baum. Anxiously Attached: Becoming More Secure in Life and Love is a “road map for building strong and secure relationships for those who struggle with anxiety in their romantic connections.”

Find this title in the FVRL collection:
https://fvrl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S21C1869469


Anxiously Attached

Bronx Library Center's Podcast: May 2025

Did you hear the joke about the little mountain? It’s HILL-arious!

If you like jokes, Sally has three books for you that are packed with awesome, funny puns:

Wee Hee Hee: A Collection of Pretty Funny Jokes and Pictures
https://fvrl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S21C1924117

Max Meow series by John Gallagher
https://fvrl.bibliocommons.com/v2/search?query=Max%20Meow&searchType=series

The Bunnicula Collection (Books 1–3) by James Howe
https://fvrl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S21C1773016 


Funny Pun Books

In today’s podcast, Sally shares a strange, unsettling story by Argentinian writer Agustina Maria Bazterrica. Tender Is the Flesh is a dystopian novel set in a society where a virus has made animal meat poisonous, leading to the legalization of human consumption. The story follows Marcos, a worker in a human processing plant, as he grapples with the moral and emotional implications of his job, especially when he is given a live "specimen" to care for. 

Find this title in the FVRL collection:
https://fvrl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S21C1857259 


Tender Is the Flesh

A Tribute to Octavia E. Butler

In this week’s podcast, Taylor shares one of her favourite books: Eliot Schrefer’s The Darkness Outside Us. Taylor recommends this YA sci-fi epic for its queer enemies-to-lovers romance, existential dread and pulse-pounding plot twists.

“Earth's population is divided between only two existing countries, which cannot manage to cooperate in any way, until a distress signal arrives from Titan's first settler. Neither country can afford to rescue her on their own if they act separately. Ambrose wakes up on board the Coordinated Endeavour under strange circumstances: he doesn't remember the launch, the ship's OS is voiced by his mother, strangers have been aboard, and Kodiak, the only other person on this mission, has barricaded himself away from sight. But nothing will stop Ambrose from making this mission succeed — not when the settler he's rescuing is his sister.”

Find this title in the FVRL collection: https://fvrl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S21C1907407 


The Darkness Outside Us

Bronx Library Center's Podcast: June 2025

Are you looking for something good to read? Or watch? Or listen to? Tune in to Fraser Valley Regional Library’s ReadRadio podcast for some great recommendations. In each episode we will highlight some of the library’s books, movies and TV shows that you might not know about. All reviewed materials are available for loan in the FVRL catalogue. 

Fraser Valley Regional Library is the largest public library system in British Columbia, with 25 community libraries serving nearly 680,000 people in its service area.

Science Literacy Week

Fraser Valley Regional Library

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