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STL Summer Adventure: Around the World for Kids

STL Summer Adventure is nearly here! Starting June 1 kids and teens can complete any ten activities to complete the adventure. Head to your nearest Library branch or check out stlsummeradventure.org to get started. STL Summer Adventure's second activity theme is Around the World. Travel across the globe without ever leaving your city! Check out these awesome titles inspired by the Summer Adventure activities for kids (ages 6-12). Booklist compiled by DeAnna at Buder.

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  • Kids Cooking

    Students Prepare and Eat Foods From Around the World

    Ancona, George,
    Roll up your sleeves, wash your hands, and join four different groups of kids as they prepare recipes from all over the world, step by step. Activity: Check out a cookbook from the library and try a recipe from another country.
    Book, 2018Somerville, Massachusetts : Candlewick Press, 2018.
  • A little girl greets people in her neighborhood in many different languages. Activity: Learn how to say hello in another language using Mango Languages.
    Book, 2010New York : G.P. Putnam's Sons, 2010.
  • Nine-year-old Sophie is going on a month-long voyage to Antarctica with her dad, the captain of an icebreaker. Sailing the frozen seas round-trip from Australia to Mawson Station in the South Pole Sophie recounts the adventure of a lifetime in her…
    Book, 2013Boston : Houghton Mifflin Books for Children, 2013.
  • The World Almanac

    2,501 Incredible Facts for Kids on World Cup Soccer

    Dolbear, Emily J.,
    Kids want to know everything about their favorite athletes, and with this engaging, colorful collection of facts, figures, and photos, they will get a big step closer. The World Almanac 1,501 Incredible Facts for Kids on World Cup Soccer presents…
    Book, 2025New York : World Almanac Books, [2025]
  • Strange, serious, silly, and stupefying stories about St. Louis you won't be able to forget! Do you know about the Englishman who won St. Louis's 1904 Olympic marathon while drinking French brandy, bits of strychnine, and warm water from a car…
    Book, 2021St. Louis, MO : Kleck, LLC, c2021.
  • Everything & Everywhere

    A Fact-Filled Adventure for Curious Globe-Trotters

    Martin, Marc
    From Hong Kong to Reykjavík, Ulaanbaatar to New York City, enjoy a lush and unexpected journey around the world to discover what makes each place unique. Sleepy sloths, colorful cows, staggering skylines, terrible traffic-countless surprises await!…
    eBook, 2018Chronicle Books LLC, 2018
  • Explore the rainforests, mountains, and swamps of Madagascar to discover bouncy, pouncy lemurs! Swing through trees, slurp juicy fruits, and hang out with the troop. Learn all about these amazing animals and what people are doing to help protect…
    Book, 2022Washington, D.C. : National Geographic, 2022.
  • Describes the attractions and events that educated, entertained, and mesmerized twenty million visitors at the 1904 St. Louis World's Fair. Activity: Visit the Missouri History Museum and find three different countries represented at the 1904…
    Book, 2004New York : HarperCollins, c2004.
  • Basketball is one of the most popular sports in the world. Fans everywhere watch both local games and games played in the NBA. Millions of people around the globe play pick-up games with friends, while professional basketball players have become…
    Book, 2015Broomall, PA : Mason Crest, [2015]
  • From rooster crow to bedtime, a Kenyan boy plays and visits neighbors all through his village, even though he is supposed to be watching his grandfather's cows. Activity: Visit the Kenya’s Kids exhibit at the Magic House to see how kids live in a…
    Book, 2021New York : Atheneum Books for Young Readers, [2021?], c2006.
  • Kids will explore the world around them with these interactive games, puzzles, and storybooks.
    Device, 2024Solon, Ohio : Playaway Products, LLC, [2024]