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Henning School

“Where Are All the Minnesotans?” by Karlyn Coleman and illustrated by Carrie Hartman. Author Karlyn Coleman loves frozen lakes, skating rinks, and snowy hills.  

The illustrator Carrie Hartman lives in Woodbury, Minn., and has been drawing her whole life.  She is now becoming an author herself.  This story is about Minnesotans and what they do in winter.  

They hibernate under a pile of blankets right? No!  

The author and illustrator take us on a cute adventure showcasing all the wonderful things that lucky Minnesotans are able to do even when the temperature drops below zero! 

There is hockey, ice fishing, the winter carnival, winter kite flying over the lake, night skiing, tubing, watching the sky to name a few. If the wind starts up, what can we do?

Dream of spring, read and eat home baked cookies. And when it is spring you will find Minnesotans still outside enjoying all the wonders of spring. The characters illustrated in this book are so cute, the fish even have great expressions.  

This is a wonderful book full of beauty and we hope you will be able to see it appear in your child’s backpack over the course of this school year.

The State of Minnesota from the Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund through the Minnesota Historical Society has awarded the Henning Public School Library a grant in the amount of $9,325. This grant will provide over 449 books to the Henning Public School Library.

This  grant helps provide a quality learning experience for our local Minnesotans by providing exemplary library bound (as much as possible) books that feature depictions of various aspects of the State of Minnesota. Students will develop knowledge, skills, and understanding about many areas of Minnesota by reading about Minnesota, its geography, heritage, culture, people, landforms, arts, sports and more. Books will be purchased for all ages of people who frequent the library. This grant will help represent diverse ethnicities and people as we are purchasing books that feature a wide variety of people who have contributed to Minnesota.  

In addition, because Minnesota history is a vital component of our middle school curriculum, we want a strong selection of books that depict Minnesota history, industries, contemporary Minnesotans, immigration, the contributions of indigenous people, Minnesota authors/illustrators, and state bird/fish/foods, etc.