Travel/Cultures

Around the World with Zinio Magazines

Become an armchair traveler with magazines in our Zinio online magazine database which renders magazines in their full color and glory. You can read them page by page on your computer or tablet. Use your Canton Library card to access and open free accounts to view over 200 magazines.

Here are some titles to get you started.

Global Tales for Teens

See the world
from the comfort of home in these novels set in various locales around the globe.

My best friend, maybe (Greece) by Caela Carter

Subway girl (China) by Peter Jacob Converse

How my summer went up in flames (United States) by Jennifer Salvato Doktorski

Just one day (France) by Gayle Forman

Just one year (Global travels) by Gayle Forman

The conspiracy of us (Europe) by Maggie Hall

Triple Crown Time


Congratulations to American Pharoah winner of the Triple Crown. American Pharoah is the 12th horse and the first since 1978 to win the Triple Crown. Come on in and see our display dedicated to the eleven Triple Crown
winners and the beautiful traditions of the three highly acclaimed races:  the
Kentucky Derby, the Preakness Stakes, and the Belmont Stakes.  Also featured are
materials available for check-out containing  awe-inspiring stories of horses
like Seabiscuit, Secretariat, and many others that have had an impact on our
nation

Ooh La La! Romance languages with Mango

Learn the languages of love with the Mango speciality course on Romance Languages by enrolling in this specialty course. All free with your Canton Public Library Card!  Mango Languages provides access to 64 different languages (including English for non-native speakers) and includes foreign films and specialty lessons.

Happy New Year! Learn a new language with Mango.

Resolve to learn a new language at your own pace and for free!  Mango Languages provides access to 64 different languages (including English for non-native speakers) and includes foreign films and specialty lessons. Learn about the Chinese Zodiac in Mandarin for the upcoming Chinese new year by enrolling in a specialty course. All free with your Canton Public Library Card!

eBooks for travelling Around the World

Are you looking for a way to earn your Around the World Super Bookworm Badge and your Around the World eLectrified badge? Check out this list for some great suggestions we have in our ebook collection on Overdrive. Enjoy!

Starcross, or The coming of the moobs!, or Our adventures in the fourth dimension! [electronic resource]: a stirring adventure of spies, time travel and curious hats by as narrated by Art Mumby, (& Miss Myrtle Mumby) to their amanuensis, Philip Reeve ; and illuminated throughout by David Wyatt

The freedom maze [electronic resource]: a novel by Delia Sherman

A crazy day with cobras [electronic resource] by Mary Pope Osborne ; illustrated by Sal Murdocca

Around the World Badge Activity

Are you looking for a great way to earn your Around the World Badge? Come in to the Canton Public Library and work on our Around the World Activity Sheets. We have two activity sheets--Name the Landmark is for the Adults and Name the Country Flag is for the kids. Use the books in the J900s and Adult 900's to find the answers and turn your completed sheet in for a chance to win a prize. Prizes will be drawn from correct entries August 16th.

Take a Trip with Kid's Graphic Novels

Graphic Novels are a great way to see the world this summer. We have some great titles that will help you earn your Around the World Badge in no time at all!

A bag of marbles by based on the memoir by Joseph Joffo ; adapted by Kris ; illustrated by Vincent Bailly ; translated by Edward Gauvin

The storm in the barn by Matt Phelan

Around the world: three remarkable journeys by Matt Phelan

Geronimo Stilton. Vol. 2. The secret of the Sphinx by Geronimo Stilton

Pure Michigan Travel

Michigan's motto declares: "If you seek a pleasant peninsula, look about you." With that in mind,  take some time to explore the natural beauty and wonder of our great state with the resources listed below. For more ideas explore the Pure Michigan website.
 

Of woods and water: a photographic journey across Michigan by Ron Leonetti and Christopher Jordan ; foreword by Dave Dempsey

 

The paddler's guide to Michigan by Jeff Counts

 

 

 

Twelve classic trout streams in Michigan: a handbook for fly anglers by Gerth E. Hendrickson ; fully revised by Jim DuFresne

 

Take a Trip with Adult Non-fiction

Summer will be here before we know it. Are you taking a trip this summer? Yes or no, be sure to earn your Around the World Badge by taking a jaunt through our wide array of Adult Non-fiction. Happy Trails!

Dearie: the remarkable life of Julia Child by Bob Spitz

Franz Kafka by Jeremy Adler

Castles of Britain & Ireland by Lise Hull ; photography by Stephen Whitehorne

Titanic: the tragedy that shook the world one century later

The 100 best affordable vacations by Jane Woolridge & Larry Bleiberg

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