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Spring Challenge 2022: Task Ideas
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brain has 2 hemispheres read 2 books - one each from
Northern and southern hemispheres
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scareCROW: Read a book with a bird on the cover (could even specify that it must be a member of the corvid family (Crow, raven, rook, magpie, jay, jackdaw etc) (https://www.rspb.org.uk/birds-and-wil...)
SCARECROW: read a book set on a farm/in the countryside
Scarecrows are made out of straw & old/discarded clothing. Read a book that you obtained 2nd hand - maybe you were given it because somebody had finished with it, bought it from a 2nd hand shop or borrowed it from the library.
Scarecrows are an old-fashioned way of scaring birds away from crops. Read a book set in the past (maybe specify before a certain date ... 2000?) or maybe with genre history/historical fiction?
Not a task idea, but, if the Seasoned Reader is getting to tricky to fill, you could introduce a new category of ticket alongside Big Books and Golden Oldies? I thought maybe recording Non-Fiction books ("Its a Fact" tickets) or books not originally published in English (In Other Words)?
To play off a suggestion in message 3 - SCAREcrow - read a book with MPG Horror
Cat wrote: "Not a task idea, but, if the Seasoned Reader is getting to tricky to fill, you could introduce a new category of ticket alongside Big Books and Golden Oldies? I thought maybe recording Non-Fiction..."
I love this idea. Mix things up.
BRAIN - authors first OR last name found in BrainBRAIN - first word it title starts with brain
book shelved as mental illness
Spring Cleaning - Read a book that has been on your TBR for more than a year. April 28th is Take Your Daughter to Work Day - Read a book where a father/daughter or mother/daughter relationship is key.
VE Day WWII is May 8th. Read a book set during WWII that takes place in one of the countries in the European theater of that war
Marie (UK) wrote: "brain has 2 hemispheres read 2 books - one each from
Northern and southern hemispheres"
I like this idea!
Read a book with a word in the Title or Subtitle that matches a word in the lyrics of "If I Only Had a Brain." "A" and "The" are excluded.
Ray Bolger, the actor who played the Scarecrow in the Wizard of Oz film, was born in 1904 and died in 1987. Read a book first published during his lifetime.
From the lyrics of "If I Only Had a Brain":I could while away the hours
Conferrin' with the flowers,
Consulting with the rain;
Read a book with flowers or an umbrella on the cover
I'd unravel ev'ry riddle for any
Individdle
In trouble or in pain
Read a book with MPG = Mystery or where the main character needs to solve a puzzle
With the thoughts you'd be thinkin'
You could be another Lincoln
If you only had a brain.
Read a book about a U.S. President.
Oh, I, could tell you why
The oceans near the shore
I could think of things I'd never
Thunk before,
And then I'd sit down and think some more.
Read a book with MPG Philosophy, Psychology, Metaphysics, Intelligence or Thinking
Read a book from one of these lists:
Best Books that Make You Think
Best Books to Frame Thinking
Neuroscience for Non-Scientists
People named Brian often get their names misspelled as Brain. Read a book whose author has a name related to Brian in Behind the Name (includes Brianna, Bridget, last names of Bryan, O'Brien, etc.)
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1 March: Pancake Day/Fat Tuesday- Read a book with an item of food on the cover
2 March: Ash Wednesday - read a book about a fire/volcano eruption OR where the cover is all shades of grey
8 March: International Womens Day: Read a book written by a female author
12 March: National Plant a Flower Day: Read a book that has the word flower or plant or the name of a flower (eg Rose, Daisy) in the title or a picture of a recognisable flower on the cover
17 March: St Patricks Day: Read a book set in Ireland or by an Irish author
late March: Daylight Savings time/clock change: Read a book with the work clock or time/read a book set in a different time period/Book with a clock or other timepiece on the cover
1st April: April Fool's Day - Read a book shelved as Comedy/Humour
5 April: National Library Workers Day: Read a book that you have borrowed from the library
10 April: National Siblings Day: Read a book where siblings are central characters
17 April: Easter: Read a book with a genre "Christianity" (if that exists) or with the word Easter/Bunny/Egg/Basket ...
22April: National Earth Day: Read a book with enviromental awareness at its heart (is there a suitable genre??) or with the word earth in the title
23 April: St Georges Day - read a book written by George/Georgina/Georgiana (firstname or surname)
23 April: St Georges Day - patron Saint of England. Read a book set in England (note that Scotland, Wales & Northern Ireland are part of the UK but not England!!)
23 April: Shakepeares Birthday - read a book set in Shakespeare's lifetime, or based on one of his plays OR read a play ...
Mothers Day/Mothering Sunday will happen in March or May depending where in the world you are - read a book where a mother/child relationship is significant
Wordle: Read a book with a 5 letter word in the title.
TraceyL wrote: "Wordle: Read a book with a 5 letter word in the title."this game is the devil - just sayin ;) i've stayed up wayy too late many times just to get it right after midnight
Dee wrote: "TraceyL wrote: "Wordle: Read a book with a 5 letter word in the title."this game is the devil - just sayin ;) i've stayed up wayy too late many times just to get it right after midnight"
NY Times Spelling Bee comes out at 2am my time, I have awakened and/or stayed up to get that!
Dee wrote: "TraceyL wrote: "Wordle: Read a book with a 5 letter word in the title."this game is the devil - just sayin ;) i've stayed up wayy too late many times just to get it right after midnight"
i love it
TraceyL wrote: "Wordle: Read a book with a 5 letter word in the title."you could also go 2 book task - with the other being something green and something yellow on the cover
The American Farmer
The Scarecrow in L. Frank Baum's, The Wizard of Oz, is said to symbolize the American farmer. Read a book where all the letters of FARMER can be found in the title.
Ease On Down the Road
In 1978, The Wizard of Oz was remade and brought back to the screen as The Wiz. This African American version starred Diana Ross as Dorothy and Michael Jackson as the Scarecrow, where they performed the duet, Ease on Down the Road.
Option 1: (2 book requirement)
Read a novel that is a retelling. AND
Read a book, fiction or non-fiction, written by a Black author.
Option 2: (1 book requirement)
Read one book that satisfies both requirements in Option 1.
Share a Smile Day 🙂
March 1, 2022 is National Share a Smile Day. Let's begin the Spring SRC with a smile on our face. Read a book with a person or persons on the cover who are smiling, or a smiley face appears on the cover. Required: Post cover.
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One of my favourites poems about spring is:
"Spring is sprung, the grass is riz,
I wonder where the birdies is?
They say the bird is on the wing,
But that’s absurd, The wing is on the bird!"
Read a book with a bird on the cover
OR read a book with at least two words in the title that rhyme - like bird & absurd!
In the spirit of Dorothy's journey to Oz, read a book set far away from a character's home- the farther and more obscure, the better. Think outer space, a distant country, under the ocean, deep in the distant woods, on another planet
The bonus theme is The Wizard of Oz: Scarecrow (brain)
As in past challenges some tasks may revolve around the seasonal theme of spring. Others may reflect the bonus theme. Other tasks may have nothing to do with either of those themes, they’re just fun or unique ideas to stimulate your reading.
Feel free to post as many ideas as you can come up with. Don’t worry about repeating what someone else has might have already suggested. The more ideas, the better!
The moderators will draw from these ideas as well as their own to create the 5, 10 and 15 point tasks. This thread will be open for ideas until February 11. Winter tasks will begin to be posted on February 12. We look forward to seeing what you come up with!