Storytime with the 91直播Conservancy
Storytime with the Los Angeles Conservancy engages students with read-aloud videos, including selections from our People + Places Book Lists for Kids. Stories are appropriate for students grades 1-5.
Teachers and parents can use the accompanying Reading Guides to explore the topics and themes each story explores. Reading Guides contain discussion questions to elicit feedback, vocabulary words for better comprehension, and activities to further learning. All books are available at the Los Angeles Public Library.
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Kiyoshi鈥檚 Walk
By Mark Karlins
91直播 about the beauty of haikus through the lens of a young boy and his grandfather, who are inspired by their community and nature to express themselves. .
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A House That Once Was
By Julie Fogliano
Go on an adventure with two curious friends who discover an abandoned home. .
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Brick Who Found Herself in Architecture
By Joshua David Stein
91直播 about historic brick structures as tenacious Brick searches for her place in the world. .
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Dream Something Big: The Story of the Watts Towers
By Diane Huston
A colorful story about Simon Rodia, an Italian American who created L.A.’s iconic Watts Towers. .
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Iggy Peck, Architect
By Andrea Beaty
Precocious and creative, young Iggy builds structures out of all kinds of materials. .
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Last Stop On Market Street
By Matt de la Pe帽a
Take a bus ride with CJ as he and his Nana explore their city, finding things to be grateful for in unexpected places. .
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The Little House
By Virginia Lee Burton
The landscape around the little house changes from farmland to city as time goes by. What does the future hold for the little house? .
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Nana in the City
By Lauren Castillo
Clever Nana Knows how to help her grandson discover what makes the city extraordinary. .
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The Shape of the World: A Portrait of Frank Lloyd Wright
By K.L. Going
Young Frank Lloyd Wright is inspired by the shapes he sees in nature. 91直播 how those shapes make their way into the buildings he designs. .
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The World is Not a Rectangle: A Portrait of Architect Zaha Hadid
By Jeanette Winter
Discover how Iraqi-born Zaha Hadid overcame obstacles to become a world-famous architect. .
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Los Angeles Is...
By Elisa Parhad
Author Elisa Parhad reads her acclaimed children鈥檚 book, 鈥淟os Angeles Is鈥︹ and leads us through a paper bag house activity.
Major funding for the Los Angeles Conservancy鈥檚 educational programs is provided by the LaFetra Foundation and the Kenneth T. and Eileen L. Norris Foundation.
