Books and Henry David Thoreau - August 9

Friday, August 9, 2024

Today is National Book Lovers Day, International Day of the World's Indigenous People, National Rice Pudding Day, Koolaid Day, National Hand Holding Day, National Polka Day, and Veep Day.

• Health and Wellness Month Resource of the Day: Exploring Careers in Health Science
• Sandwich Month Sandwich of the Day: Croque Monsieur

Today's Birthdays
Songs of the Day
Today's Theme: Books and Henry David Thoreau
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ON THIS DATE

• 1854 Henry David Thoreau's Walden is published
• 1944 - Smokey Bear makes his debut on posters.
• 1945 - 35,000 people are killed when the atomic bomb Fat Man is dropped on Nagasaki, Japan.
• 2014 - 18-year-old African American Michael Brown is shot and killed by police in Ferguson, Missouri, leading to protests across the U.S.

BIRTHDAYS

• 1767 - Philanthropist and socialite Elizabeth Schuyler Hamilton
• 1776 - Italian chemist Amedeo Avogadro
• 1899 - Mary Poppins author P. L. Travers

SONGS OF THE DAY 

• Hamilton - The Schuyler Sisters - LISTEN
• Elvis Costello - Everyday I Write the Book - LISTEN
• The Beatles - Paperback Writer - LISTEN
• The Beatles - I Want to Hold Your Hand - LISTEN

THEME: BOOKS

• Grades PreK-1 - NHPBS LearningMedia - Between the Lions - Read a Book Today (1:02) - VIEW
• Grades PreK-3 - PBS Parents - Booklists - READ
• Grades PreK-6 - Database of Award-Winning Children's Literature - SEARCH
• Grades K-5 - NHPBS LearningMedia - Accordion-Fold Books (4:04) - VIEW and DO
• Grades 3-12 - NHPBS LearningMedia - The Great American Read Collection - VIEW, READ, DO
• Grades 6-12 - NHPBS LearningMedia - MN Original - Minnesota Center for Book Arts (6:42) - VIEW and DO
• Grades 9-12 - Annenberg Learner - In Search of the Novel - VIEW, READ, DO
• Grades 9-12- NHPBS LearningMedia - It's Lit - Can You Judge a Book By its Cover (7:43) - VIEW
• Grades 9-adult - NHPBS Video - PBS Books Series  - VIEW

THEME: HENRY DAVID THOREAU

• Grades 3-12 - NHPBS LearningMedia - Henry David Thoreau: Author, Philosopher, and Abolitionist (Available in Spanish)  (3:23) - VIEW
• Grades 5-12 - NHPBS LearningMedia - Henry David Thoreau: Author, Philosopher, and Abolitionist Lesson Plan - DO
• Grades 7-12 - NHPBS Video - Windows to the Wild - Thoreau at Walden Pond (26:46) - VIEW
• Grade 7-12 - American Experience - Henry David Thoreau - READ
• Grades 7-12 - NHPBS LearningMedia - Nature: Walking with Emerson and Thoreau (26:46) - VIEW
• Grades 9-12 - NHPBS LearningMedia - Where the Road Ends: Using Henry David Thoreau's Journals to Study Climate Change (5:51) - VIEW, READ, DO
• Grades 9-12 - The Thoreau Society - READ
• Grades 9-12 - ReadWriteThink - Examining Transcendentalism through Popular Culture Unit - DO

Watch 

NHPBS - 11.1 Comcast (2/802) More Options

BENJAMIN FRANKLIN - An American (1775-1790) 
Thursday, 8/01 from 9-11 pm NHPBS
In wartime Philadelphia, Benjamin Franklin helps Thomas Jefferson craft the Declaration of Independence. In Paris, he wins French support for the American Revolution. Back home, he works on the Constitution of the new United States. BENJAMIN FRANKLIN Streaming Video

NH WORLD - 11.3 More Options

OPERATION MANEATER - Great White Shark
Thursday, 8/01 from 2-3 pm NH WORLD
Mark Evans travels to Western Australia, where seven people have been killed by sharks in the last three years. Authorities have implemented radical measures to catch and kill any shark they deem a threat. Evans wants to find non-lethal solutions to keep people - and sharks - safe. OPERATION MANEATER Streaming Video

OPERATION MANEATER - Polar Bear
Thursday, 8/01 from 3-4 pm NH WORLD
Mark Evans travels to the shores of Canada's Hudson Bay where polar bears are causing havoc in isolated communities. OPERATION MANEATER Streaming Video

OPERATION MANEATER - Crocodile
Thursday, 8/01 from 4-5 pm NH WORLD
Namibia’s Chobe River is known as the croc attack capital of the world. Crocodiles and attack frequencies are growing in size. Each time an attack occurs, the locals kill crocs in retaliation. To find a way to keep both people and crocodiles safe, Evans joins leading croc experts Rom Whitaker and Dr. Patrick Aust to carry out a radical new experiment. OPERATION MANEATER Streaming Video

EVOLUTION EARTH - Earth
Thursday, 8/01 from 7-8 pm NH WORLD
At Earth's extremes, animals are reacting in surprising ways. Animal homes are changing around them at superspeed. Follow remarkable stories of resilience and hope. From humpback whales to tiny butterflies to ingenious savanna chimpanzees. EVOLUTION EARTH Streaming Video

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