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Margarita Engle, the celebrated author and poet who calls the Central Valley home, published two new books in 2021. The first, “Your Heart, My Sky,” is a young adult novel written in verse. The second is a children’s picture book titled “A Song of Frutas.” Valley Edition Host Kathleen Schock …
Read More »His neighbor’s Atwater home burned down. Then he stole their comic books, police say
A 27-year-old Atwater man is in jail for allegedly burglarizing a neighbor’s home after it burned. A fire reported last week began in a mother-in-law suite on Baker Court, where … Click to Continue »
Read More »Santa Claus, firefighters and books bring excitement for Cressey Elementary students
Children in a second-grade classroom at Cressey Elementary School jumped and cheered as Santa Claus entered their classroom Thursday morning with boxes of books. Almost 300 students received two books … Click to Continue »
Read More »Fill the bus with books for children
In this digital age, there’s still something so special about holding a book in your hands and flipping through the pages as the words create a mental movie. Video by Sara Sandrik/Merced City Schools … Click to Continue »
Read More »Fill the bus with books for children
In this digital age, there’s still something so special about holding a book in your hands and flipping through the pages as the words create a mental movie. Reading has … Click to Continue »
Read More »‘Fill the bus’ with books for Merced students
The Merced City School District is organizing a book drive in the hopes of providing a new or gently used book for each of its 10,800 students. The book drive … Click to Continue »
Read More »50 books every kid should read by age 12
Common Sense Media just released a list of 50 books kids should read by age 12. “Where the Sidewalk Ends” by Shel Silverstein is on there. So is “Bud Not … Click to Continue »
Read More »Diggin’ In: Books helps gardeners create beautiful, environmentally friendly landscapes
Whether you garden along the vibrant vistas of a creek or bay or under the serene shade of oaks and pines, there’s a new book to help you plant with good health in mind. … Click to Continue »
Read More »Merced children donate books to fledgling library
Burbank Elementary students collected books for Rivera Elementary, a new school Their donation tripled the new school’s collection Library was part of new construction … Click to Continue »
Read More »Merced’s first high-speed rail workshop in the books
Crowd was larger than expected, according to organizers Residents asked to voice where downtown should change, where to stay same Planning proceeds despite later date proposed for Merced stop … Click to Continue »
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