Books for Summer Reading

On Glassblowing:

A Day in the Life of a Colonial Glassblower (The Library of Living and Working in Colonial Times), by J. L. Branse, early American history of glassblowing, for ages 2-8 Glassigator, by Dan Dailey & Allison Dailey, published by the Toledo Museum of Art. Drawn and written for children by the daughter of a well-known glass artist, patterned closely on Dan Dailey's life. Kids Design Glass, essays by Benjamin W. Cobb and Susan Linn, Foreword by Dale Chihuly. Photos and original drawings of the best glass art that has sprung from the minds of children at the Museum of Glass in Tacoma, Washington. Published in 2009 by Corning Museum of Glass. For all ages.

On Flight:

The Flyer Flew!: The Invention Of The Airplane, by Lee Sullivan Hill, for ages 6-12 History of Flight Coloring Book, by A. G. Smith, for ages 8 and up.

On Cowboys and Indians:

Cowboy Slim, by Julie Danneberg, for ages 5-10. A whimsical book with cowboy poetry and a glossary of cowboy words and phrases. Cowboy: An Album, by Linda Granfield, for ages 9 and up, the history of the cowboy in the Old West told in scrapbook format. Children of the Longhouse, by Joseph Bruchac, This is a story of Mohawk life, told through the eyes of a boy and his twin sister. For ages 8-12. The Indian in the Cupboard, by Lynne Reid Banks, a very popular book (and movie) for ages 9-12. The Birchbark House, by Louise Erdrich, for ages 9-12. Ojibway life in 1847, seen through the eyes of a seven-year-old girl. The Education of Little Tree, by Forrest Carter, for age 12 and up. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian and The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven, by Sherman Alexie, both for teens.

On Waterfalls in New York State:

200 Waterfalls in Central and Western New York - A Finders' Guide, by Rich and Sue Freeman. Waterfalls and Gorges of the Finger Lakes and Waterfalls of the Adirondacks and Catskills (New York), by Derek Doeffinger.