4-H Military Partnerships & Operation: Military Kids Book List
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Michigan State University (MSU) Extension and Michigan 4-H are committed to supporting the more than 20,000 Michigan military children and youth, and their families, through programming and community education. The Michigan 4-H Military Partnerships and Operation: Military Kids goal is to connect military children and youth with local resources in order to achieve a sense of community support and enhance their well-being. Through the Michigan 4-H Military Partnerships and Operation: Military Kids, Military youth meet other military youth and participate in a range of recreational, social and educational programs. Through these programs and 4-H experiences military youth gain leadership, organizational, technical and life skills that they can apply to any real-life situation. Click on the links below for more information.
- Michigan 4-H Military Families
- Michigan Operation Military Kids Program
- Michigan 4-H Military Family Programs Facebook Page
- 4-H Military Family Book Sheets
The 4-H Military Family Book Sheets help parents and guardians find books and activities to help their children during various stages of their service members’ deployments. Each book sheet contains a summary of the book, author and publication details, and activities that they can use with their children pre-, during or post-deployment to extend the message of the book. To find each book, check your local library, bookstore or online retailer. Many of the books listed on the book list have corresponding 4-H Military Family Book Sheets and are clearly marked.
Introduction to the Book List
Initially, many of the books on this list, and all the recommendations, were copied from a website called Books for Military Children which is no longer operational. Additions researched and compiled by Kendra Moyses, MS, Jill Crane, M.L.I.S. and Michigan State University Operation: Military Kids team members. As additional resources and books are identified they are added to this resource list. This list is disseminated at Yellow Ribbon events; community events; educational workshops.
For more information about the 4-H military partnership please contact your local MSU Extension 4-H office.
See full document for:
- Books for children (0-8 years)
- Books for middle school readers (ages 8-11)
- Books for teens (ages 10-15)
- Books for teen to adult (ages 16 to adult)
