Tomie dePaola dies at 85

Source:https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/authors/6889/tomie-depaola

Tomie dePaola prolific children's author and illustrator passed away at 85.
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/31/books/tomie-de-paola-dead.html

His books ranged from autobiographical chapter books, boisterous picture books and tales derived from folklore and fairy tales. His 26 Fairmount series books about a boy growing up in the uncertain times of World war II may be apropos for the youth of today during the COVID 19 crisis.

Some books authored and illustrated by him are temporarily available here:
https://archive.org/details/nationalemergencylibrary?and%5B%5D=depaola%2C+tomie&sin=&sort=creatorSorter&and%5B%5D=loans__status__status%3A%22AVAILABLE%22

A few of his books that are in the Congressman Frank J. Guarini Library include:

 
 Adelita : a Mexican Cinderella story / written and illustrated by Tomie dePaola.
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Angels, angels everywhere / Tomie dePaola.
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 The art lesson / written and illustrated by Tomie dePaola.
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Strega Nona : her story / as told to Tomie dePaola.
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Stagestruck / written and illustrated by Tomie dePaola.
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Tomie's Mother Goose flies again / Tomie De Paola.
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Patrick : patron saint of Ireland / by Tomie dePaola.
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Christmas remembered / Tomie dePaola.
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I'm still scared / written and illustrated by Tomie dePaola.

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 What a year / written and illustrated by Tomie dePaola.
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Why?  / written and illustrated by Tomie dePaola.
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Healthy books for Unhealthy times (Coronavirus)

A few books about health and health practices

Books for teachers/school health personnel
Germbusters: A handwashing activity book for primary grades

 CMC RA777.C67 1986

Comprehensive School Health Education: Totally Awesome Strategies
for Teaching Health
CMC RA440 .M43 2011



Books for preschool/primary grades
Alda, Arlene             Iris has a virus 

 Juv.A3571i

Cooke, Marjorie       Ten potato scrub: a counting book for handwashing 

 Juv. 613.C773t

Ferrin, Wendy           Germs on their fingers/Germanes en tus manos 

 Juv.613.4.F392g

Murphy, Liz               ABC Doctor: Staying Healthy from A to Z 

 Juv.618.02.M978a

Rabe, Tish                    Oh the things that you can do, that are good for you 

 Juv. 613. R114o

Verdick, Elizabeth           Germs are not for sharing 

 Juv. 613.V484g


Books for elementary grades
Murphy, Liz                       ABC Doctor: Staying Healthy from A to Z

Juv.618.02.M978a

Ziefert, Harriet                 You can’t take your body to a repair shop:
                                          a book about what makes you sick
Juv. 618.92.Z654


Books for Middle/High School

Diamond, Judy et.al. World of Viruses
(World of Viruses is a graphic novel that contains the thrilling true stories of well-known threats like foot and mouth disease, HIV, the flu, and HPV, as well as the lesser-known but helpful role that viruses play in saving global ecosystems from out-of-control blooms of algae.)
Juv.W9275

UPDATE- Ebooks from the NYC-DOE Library Services 
(compiled by Patricia Sarles)

https://nycdoe.libguides.com/COVID-19ebooks/free

includes English and Spanish books