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ROSELLE PUBLIC LIBRARY DISTRICT

40 South Park Street, Roselle IL 60172 • youthservices@roselle.lib.il.us

Fall 2014Fall 2014

Youth Services DepartmentYouth Services Department

Edited by Annis Annala

“Fall Pumpkins” Art

by Age 12

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Back to School Art

by Age 11

Ingredients:

3 cups of flour

1 cup of salt

1 1/2 cups water

Mix and knead ingredients together

(No baking required)

Add pinches of floor if to sticky

Clay Recipe by Age 11

Blueberries Article by Age 11

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Rollicking Review by &

Age 9 & Age 12

I hope you guys are as almost excited as I am for

the eighth season of Doctor Who. If you don’t know

what Doctor Who is...already you are in luck! I will

tell you all about the adventures of the time travel-

ing Doctor and his TARDIS.

The first question that popped in your head

is…”What is TARDIS”? TARDIS stands for TIME and

REVELAVNT DEMENSION in SPACE. The TARDIS is a

time machine disguised as an old phone booth. You

could go anywhere in the TARDIS, even Pompeii, 79

A.D.

You are also wondering about who the Doctor is.

The Doctor is an alien from the Planet Gallifrey. He

has two hearts, a sonic screwdriver and got to

choose his own name. Whenever the Doctor “dies”

he can regenerate!

Sometimes the Doctor travels with a companion.

The companion changes every couple of seasons.

The Doctor and his companion fight off other aliens

(for example, Daleks). Sometimes to help the Doc-

tor, he has a sonic screwdriver that can reverse

time and open a locked door, or open a door with-

out a key.

Overall, Doctor Who is my favorite TV show in the

universe. It is really entertaining. I recommend it to

anyone who lives for Sci. Fi., fiction and science. If

you are interested in watching Doctor Who, it is on

channel BBC America. Happy viewing! I hope you

will like Doctor Who as much as I do.

TV Series Review by Age 12 1/2

Hey! This is Connor and Riley. We are going to talk

about the “Coaster Capital” of the world, Cedar Point.

The park has ten thrill roller coasters, but we will tell

you about our two favorites!

*Connor here, to tell you about:

Millennium Force

# 1...it has the highest drop in the park

# 2...It goes so fast you are lifted from you seat for

most of the ride.

# 3...it is so crazy awesome it was

on Xtreme Coaster on the travel

channel, winning, “Best Coaster”

in the U.S.

*Riley here, to tell you about:

Top Thrill Dragster

If you want to be shot out like a plane on an aircraft

carrier, this coaster is for you!

The ride shoots you 120 mph in 3.8 seconds, up a four

hundred twenty foot hill, then back down the hill in

seventeen seconds.

The best part is sometimes it will not make it up the

hill and rolls back. I really like the racing theme.

The hill was so high, that you could see the entire

town of Sandusky. The speed was incredible.

I was a little nervous at first , but once I went on the

ride, it was awesome. If you go

to Cedar Point, this is the one

ride you can’t miss.

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“Untamed West” Art by Age 12

Traveling west towards Yellowstone National Park was a vacation to remember. There were so many memorable

moments. The top four highlights of my trip were climbing Mt Washburn in Yellowstone, white water rafting in

Montana, hiking to a hidden falls in the Grand Tetons, experiencing local wildlife.

Hiking up Mt. Washburn was harder than I thought it would be. My family summited the 10,243 mile

mountain. My 6 year old sister even made it to the top! We were in awe of the vast valley and clouds surrounding

us. As we headed down, rounding the corner, a mountain goat appeared before us, almost posing for the camera.

Driving back the buffalos were so close to the car! One male buffalo seemed annoyed by my Dad’s imitation of a

buffalo call. You could say the buffalo has a bison-attitude!

On the last day at Yellowstone, we headed north towards the white-water rafting in Montana. It was ex-

tremely fun when I got to ride the bull in the front of the boat. There was even a part of the river where we could

jump in and swim. It was refreshing after an hour of hot sun beaming down on my back.

Hiking at the Grand Teton was even more beautiful than Mt. Washburn, though it was a longer hike. At a

steady pace we climbed up. When we stopped our eyes went straight towards the rushing waterfall that was leap-

ing down the side of the mountain. It was breathtaking at the inspiration point looking out to Jenny Lake.

One of the highlights of this hike was the golden-mantled ground squirrels. They would come scurrying around

really close to you, looking for food one even touched me! (They look just like chipmunks.) We also saw an animal

called the Pika, a relative of the rabbit. It was so cute! Finally, we rested at a beaver dammed, bubbling stream.

Looking closely, my brother spotted some trout. Getting out his fishing gear, he caught two trout! Even better, I

caught a trout too. I was so happy!!

Before we left our campsite I was able to see the beach and the Teton peaks in the background. They

were so stunning it took my breath away. I enjoyed experiencing all the falls and wildlife of Yellowstone, along

with the peaks and lakes of Grand Teton National Park. Someday I want to go back with my own family so they

can experience it too.

Story by Age 12

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Acrostic by Age 8

Jack-o-lantern Art Age 9

Warm Fall Evening“ ART

by Age 11

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Once upon a time, there was a girl named Lilly. She was eight years old. When she was bored from

doing her homework she would play with her pencils. The pencils were people and families in her imagina-

tion. One night she wished upon a star, and her wish was that her pencils would come to life!

The next day when she was at school, her teacher, said that the class would write a puppet show. It

was going to be about Fall. After lunch, the class started to work on the puppet show. It was Lilly and two of

her friends job to write the script. Another group mad the fall scenes, while the last group made the pup-

pets. At the end of the day, the class was almost finished. The teacher told them to leave it all and finish to-

morrow.

That night her wish came true. All of Lilly’s pencils came to life! They started playing in the scene that

the kids left out. One of the pencils woke up the rest of the pencils that were lying out on the desks. They

had fun and made homes from scraps and glue that were lying around. Their houses were hidden from the

people and any class pets.

The next morning the class started working on the puppet show. Lilly went to tell the teacher that

their glue was gone. On her way to the teachers desk she fell over something. It was an empty bottle of glue.

She found a trail of glue that led her to piles of scraps. She was about to pick up the scraps and a pencil

walked out of one of the scrap piles! She was amazed and realized that her wish had come true!

That’s when she heard the pencil say, “Hello”. She was surprised and said, “Who are you?” “I am Emi-

ly, one of your pencils,” she said. “Please, don’t tell anyone about us, or where our homes are.” Lilly agreed,

then asked her teacher for more glue.

Before Lilly left for the day, she walked to the front corner of the classroom, where she had see the

houses of scraps. She saw Emily and ten other pencils. She asked Emily, “Where did all the pencils come

from?” Emily replied, “We woke up all the pencils we could find, made houses, and played in the forest of

Fall trees.” Lilly said, “That is a scene for our puppet show.” Emily was surprised because it looked like a real

forest. Lilly asked if she could help with anything. Emily thought about her offer and said, “Well...you could

take us home with you,” she said. “Let me think about it.” Lilly left for home and the pencils all came out to

play in the forest again.

On Monday, Lilly had decided what she was going to do with the pencils. After the puppet show, Lilly

told Emily that she and her family could come home with her. When Emily, told her family about, Lilly taking

them home they were excited. Lilly was very excited too. She took off her backpack so all the pencils could

climb in. They lived happily ever after in their new home together.

Story and Art by Age 9

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Art & Instructions

by Age 9

Materials:

2 foot long stick

60 inches of fishing line

Hook

Directions:

Tie fishing line onto stick.

Tie the other end to the

hook

Two days ago we were going somewhere special,

Chicago White Sox game. When we got to the

stadium it was huge. We took two escalators and

finally we got to our seats.

Then we went to this fun place, where you can

run from one base to another, while it times you.

After that we were hungry and we go healthy kids

meals. My dad had a foot long hot dog.

At the first inning, Sox hit a homerun and there

were fireworks because of that.

Unfortunately they lost 5 to 1, but I had fun with

my family.

Materials:

4 three inch sticks

2 or 3 leaves

1 piece paper 3x3

Glue

Directions:

Glue the four sticks together in

a square.

Decorate with leaves

Materials:

3 leaves, small, medium large

15 inch piece of yarn

Glue

Directions:

Glue large, medium, small

leaves at the base.

Tie yarn onto stems of leaves

Sports Review by Age 8

“Fall Leaves” Art by Age 9

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Guardians of the Galaxy

Hey, this is Connor and I will tell you about the mov-ie, Guardians of the Galaxy. It was funny, awesome and “Grooty”. Groot is the giant tree man and Rock-et Raccoon’s sidekick! Rocket Raccoon is funny and sassy. He has a bunch of guns, blasters and tazers plus he knows how to make bombs.

Gamord is a master assassin, being the daughter of Thanos and a living weapon. Drax was taken from the Nova prison. Drax’s family were killed by Thanos, so he takes his anger out by fighting.

Last but not least, Star Lord is my favorite of them all. He is a human, funny and sarcastic, who comes from earth.

So…not to spoil the movie that’s all.

by Age 9

Katy Perry Prism Concert

by Age 12

Hi, this is Riley! I had the chance to go to Katy Perry Prism concert. It was great!

My favorite song “Firework”, because each

audience member got a pair of glasses called

“Prism Vision”, which made everything a rain-bow.

My favorite dress, was her first dress, which glowed in the dark. She changed costumes at least ten times!

The best part was when Katy was talking to fans near the stage, while randomly taking selfies with them.

The stage was set up like a prism. It lifted up for her entrance and it lit up. Her show lasted s little over two hours. It was AMAZING!

“Pokemon of Unova” Art

by Age 9

Owl Art

by Age 12