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Library Picks: D-Day, Donald Duck, AIDS and More

Celebrate famous birthdays and history through recommended library books.

The Library Picks for this week reach from one end of the spectrum to the other.

For parents, the famed children’s author Richard Scarry’s birthday (June 5, 1919) and Donald Duck’s birthday (June 9, 1934) are coming up, so we’ve got a couple of their books in our list.

Famous ocean explorer and filmmaker Jacques Cousteau’s birthday is also this week (June 11, 1910) and we’ve included a book he wrote at the end of his life attempting to promote his love of the natural world.

We dedicated , but the anniversary of D-Day (June 6, 1944) is Monday and we added another military book in the mix.

AIDS was first discovered June 5, 1981, and though we obviously aren’t celebrating the disease, we’ve taken notice of the anniversary to include an informative book about HIV, AIDS, its spread and its eradication.

Library Director Elizabeth Gulick and Librarian Jenni Gannod from Blair Memorial Library recommend the following books:

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  1. D-Day: The Story of the Longest Day (Book) - Over 150 photos, including many in color and some being published for the first time, fill this large format book. Author Duncan Anderson briefly, yet concisely explores various aspects of the D-Day landings and the battle for Normandy.
  2. Richard Scarry's What People Do Storybook (Book) - This compilation features two books by this classic children’s author including the “Funniest Storybook Ever” and “What Do People Do All Day?”
  3. Walt Disney's Donald Duck at the Toy Store (Book) - Joan Phillips penned this edition of the Disney Easy Readers series for young children about the troublesome favorite Daffy Duck taking his nephews to the toy store.
  4. The Human, the Orchid, and the Octopus: Exploring and Conserving Our Natural World (Book) - Marine explorer and filmmaker Jacques Cousteau (1910–1997) along with author Susan Schiefelbein wrote this book as a cautionary tale, hoping to inspire more to care for the natural world by telling exciting tales of exploration and revealing first-hand accounts of the destruction of marine life.
  5. The Invisible Cure: Why We Are Losing the Fight Against AIDS in Africa (Book) - Helen Epstein offers an exploration of AIDS and HIV and their spread in Africa in this revealing read. Being a public health specialist and molecular biologist with a background in AIDS research, she uses her comprehensive understanding of the complexities of the virus and the politics governing its eradication to inform readers using an easy-to-understand style of writing.
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