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Hello , Librarian!
There is so much to nd in a library, and no one is more skilled at tracking things down than a librarian. Of course, the Wheres Waldo? books are all about searching and nding, so who better than Waldo to help you teach your young visitors how to nd what theyre looking for on your shelves? In this activity kit, youll nd a fun collection of materials you can use to introduce kids to the library and teach them some basic library skills. The materials could be fun supplements for volunteer training as well.

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Heres whats inside: Let Waldo greet your visitors and show them where a few basic things can be found. Customize this piece to your own space, showing where such essentials as picture books, computers, and the restrooms are located.
Welcome t o the Library! Need Help Finding Anything?

P art s of a Book. A

fun way to learn about the parts of a book and about what information can be found on a books cover and in its rst few pages.

Alphabetizing. Alphabetizing

is an important library skill. Here, some wonderful book titles from Wheres Waldo? The Wonder Book will help teach and reinforce this skill. and his friends want to help kids learn some library

Word Wall Suggestions. Waldo

vocabulary! In this poster and smaller yer, Waldo offers some gentle, friendly reminders about how to keep library books looking like new.
Save the Library Books!

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This hunt through the shelves teaches book-nding skills and can help train volunteers in their reshelving responsibilities, too.
Shel ving Scavenger Hunt .

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Invite kids to practice their searching and nding skills by spotting the Waldo-ish words in this puzzle.
Word Search.

So that kids can always nd their place in the books they read and learn more about the world-traveling Waldo!
Bookmarks.

A full-color version of this kit is available for download at www.candlewick.com.

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Welcome t o the Library! Need help finding anything?

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K PA RTS OF A BOO

Waldos key

Woofs bone

Wendas camera

Wizard Whitebeards scroll

Odlaws binoculars

In the Wheres Waldo? books, you can search for Waldo and his friends and hunt for all their lost things. You can nd certain information about the book you are reading in almost every book (not just Waldos!).

Select a book and take a close look at it. Then use the checklists below to show everything that you found.
The name of the book is __________________________________. What did you nd on the spine? What did you nd on the copyright page?

Title Authors name Publishers name Copyright date

What did you nd on the cover?

Title Authors name Publishers name Copyright date

Where did you nd the publishers address?

Title Authors name Publishers name Copyright date

What did you nd on the title page?

Cover Spine Title page Copyright page

Odlaw

Wizard Whitebeard

Wenda

Woof

Waldo

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Title Authors name Publishers name Copyright date

ALPHABETIZING
In Wheres Waldo? The Wonder Book, Waldo and his friends travel through scenes in books that have come to life. Below is a list of these books. Can you put them in alphabetical order? You can write them in order below, or you could cut them out from this worksheet and tape them in order.

Classic Stories from Literature Wendas Guide to Art Wizard Whitebeards Book of Magic Woofs Book of Animal Stories Fairy Tales

Waldos Travels The Book of Myths and Legends The Great Book of Odlaws Good Deeds The History of the World The Book of Nursery Rhymes

1._______________________________________________________________________ 2._______________________________________________________________________ 3._______________________________________________________________________ 4._______________________________________________________________________ 5._______________________________________________________________________ 6._______________________________________________________________________ 7._______________________________________________________________________ 8._______________________________________________________________________ 9._______________________________________________________________________ 10._______________________________________________________________________
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IONS T S E G G U S L L A W WO RD
If you have room for a word wall, thats great! If not, you may wish to photocopy this page, cut out these words, and place them around your library where they will be easily seen.

Almanac Atlas Author Autobiography Biography Call Number Dictionary Encyclopedia Fiction Glossary

Illustrator Index Nonction Publisher Reference Spine Contents Thesaurus

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Title Title Page

WO RD SEA RCH
W W Q R L E R S U D O B A B I S S M D R R R W A L G O K R S T A T T H C D O O N S E E L U A K K O O D E E B H U Z A N P B N K L E C V C P Z U A F Z V T A V F O T W B C O K I M A W S N M A N K O H E K K H V I I A W I W R W A F D L B H J E X A V J V B T L L O R C S W E N D A Y E K Z F Y H

Waldo watchers, can you nd the following words in this scramble of letters? They go forward, backward, horizontally, vertically, and diagonally.

BINOCULARS

KEY

BACKPACK

BONE

ODLAW

WENDA
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BOOKS

SCROLL

WHITEBEARD

CAMERA

WALDO

WOOF

T N U H R E G N E V A C SH ELV ING S
Heres a library scavenger hunt that teaches book-nding and shelving skills. To prepare for this activity, ll out the form below and make photocopies. You will be dividing the group into pairs. Each pair will get a master copy of the form as well as a duplicate that has been cut into call slips. Have one person in each pair use the information on the call slips to nd each book and then place the slip in the book. The second persons challenge is to use the master form to nd the books and collect his or her partners slips.

Title: Wheres Waldo? Author: Martin Handford Call number:_______________________ Title:______________________________ Author: ____________________________ Call number:_______________________ Title:______________________________ Author: ____________________________ Call number:_______________________ Title:______________________________ Author: ____________________________ Call number:_______________________ Title:______________________________ Author: ____________________________ Call number:_______________________ Title:______________________________ Author: ____________________________ Call number:_______________________ Title:______________________________ Author: ____________________________ Call number:_______________________

Title:______________________________ Author: ____________________________ Call number:_______________________ Title:______________________________ Author: ____________________________ Call number:_______________________ Title:______________________________ Author: ____________________________ Call number:_______________________ Title:______________________________ Author: ____________________________ Call number:_______________________ Title:______________________________ Author: ____________________________ Call number:_______________________ Title:______________________________ Author: ____________________________ Call number:_______________________ Title:______________________________ Author: ____________________________ Call number:_______________________

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e h t e v Sa ! s k o o B y r a r ib
Hi, Waldo Fans!
I love to be found in the library! When Im not off on an adventure, Im often researching my next one. To keep library books in tip-top shape, follow these tips:

. Dont write in the librarys

. Beware of food and liquids . You can use your nger to . If a book gets torn, dont
point me out, but make sure your hands are clean rst! tape it yourself. Show it to a librarian. Librarians can x (and nd) almost anything! adventures, be sure they come back to the library afterward. snacks, drinks, oceans, bathtubs, and rainstorms are not good for books!

books (not even to circle me in your favorite Waldo book).

. If you take your books on

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WHERES WALDO?
CHECKLIST
Hi Waldo-watcher! Are you ready for a wild and wacky adventure? Can you nd the ve intrepid travelers and their precious items hidden somewhere in this library?

Waldo
Found:

Waldos key
Found:

Wenda
Found:

Wendas camera
Found:

Woof
Found:

Woofs bone
Found:

Wizard Whitebeard
Found:

Wizard Whitebeards scroll

Found:

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Odlaw
Found:

Odlaws binoculars
Found:

WALDO

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WOOF

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e h t e v a S ! s k o o B y r a Li b r
Hi, Waldo Fans!
I love to be found in the library! When Im not off on an adventure, Im often researching my next one. To keep library books in tip-top shape, follow these tips:

. Dont write in the librarys

. Beware of food and liquids

snacks, drinks, oceans,

books (not even to circle me in your favorite Waldo book).

. You can use your nger to . If a book gets torn, dont

point me out, but make sure your hands are clean rst!

bathtubs, and rainstorms are not good for books!

. If you take your books on

tape it yourself. Show it to a librarian. Librarians can x (and nd) almost anything!

adventures, be sure they come back to the library afterward.

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WENDA

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WIZARD WHITEBEARD

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ODLAW

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WALDOS KEY

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WOOFS BONE

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WENDAS CAMERA

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WIZARD WHITEBEARDS SCROLL

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ODLAWS BINOCULARS

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WHERES WALDO?

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ABOUT WA L D O
Waldo is known by different names in different places:
Wall y (Australia, Brazil, Greece, Holland, Italy, Poland, Portugal, South Korea, Spain, U.K.) Valda (Czech Republic) Holger (Denmark) Aref (Egypt) Vallu (Finland) Charlie (France) Wal ter (Germany) Valli (Iceland) Efi (Israel) Will y (Norway) Hugo (Sweden) Wali (Wales)
Height : Tallish Weight : Lightish Personality: Happy-go-lucky Clothing: Red-and-white sweater

ABOUT WA L D O
Waldo is known by different names in different places:
Wall y (Australia, Brazil, Greece, Holland, Italy, Poland, Portugal, South Korea, Spain, U.K.) Valda (Czech Republic) Holger (Denmark) Aref (Egypt) Vallu (Finland) Charlie (France) Wal ter (Germany) Valli (Iceland) Efi (Israel) Will y (Norway) Hugo (Sweden) Wali (Wales)
Height : Tallish Weight : Lightish Personality: Happy-go-lucky Clothing: Red-and-white sweater

ABOUT WA L D O

ABOUT WA L D O

ABOUT WA L D O
Waldo is known by different names in different places:
Wall y (Australia, Brazil, Greece, Holland, Italy, Poland, Portugal, South Korea, Spain, U.K.) Valda (Czech Republic) Holger (Denmark) Aref (Egypt) Vallu (Finland) Charlie (France) Wal ter (Germany) Valli (Iceland) Efi (Israel) Will y (Norway) Hugo (Sweden) Wali (Wales)
Height : Tallish Weight : Lightish Personality: Happy-go-lucky Clothing: Red-and-white sweater

Waldo is known by different names in different places:

Wall y (Australia, Brazil, Greece, Holland, Italy, Poland, Portugal, South Korea, Spain, U.K.) Valda (Czech Republic) Holger (Denmark) Aref (Egypt) Vallu (Finland) Charlie (France) Wal ter (Germany) Valli (Iceland) Efi (Israel) Will y (Norway) Hugo (Sweden) Wali (Wales)

Waldo is known by different names in different places:

Wall y (Australia, Brazil, Greece, Holland, Italy, Poland, Portugal, South Korea, Spain, U.K.)

Valda (Czech Republic)

Holger (Denmark)

Aref (Egypt)

Vallu (Finland)

Charlie (France)

Wal ter (Germany)

Valli (Iceland)

Efi (Israel)

Will y (Norway)

Hugo (Sweden)

Wali (Wales)

Height : Tallish

Height : Tallish

Weight : Lightish

Weight : Lightish

Personality: Happy-go-lucky

Personality: Happy-go-lucky

Clothing: Red-and-white sweater

Clothing: Red-and-white sweater

and pom-pom hat, blue jeans

and pom-pom hat, blue jeans

and pom-pom hat, blue jeans

Natural Habit at : Crowded

and pom-pom hat, blue jeans

Natural Habit at : Crowded

and pom-pom hat, blue jeans

Natural Habit at : Crowded

Natural Habit at : Crowded

Natural Habit at : Crowded

places

places

places
Best Friends: Wenda and Woof Hobbies: Reading, traveling, and

places
Best Friends: Wenda and Woof Hobbies: Reading, traveling, and

places
Best Friends: Wenda and Woof Hobbies: Reading, traveling, and

Best Friends: Wenda and Woof

Best Friends: Wenda and Woof

Hobbies: Reading, traveling, and

Hobbies: Reading, traveling, and

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