My Hometown
Barnstable
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I’m Benjamin from Barnstable and I’m here to show you the way,
Through all of my favorite places in this great town today.
There are 7 different, delightful villages I’d like you to explore,
I hope I have enough energy to get you through this tour!
Eating this Barnstable Bagel will help me through the day.
Eating healthy always helps me runaround and play.
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About the Book
My Hometown - Barnstable is a book to help children discover the beautiful town of Barnstable, MA. While reading this book, they will explore various sites in Barnstable where they can learn to challenge their mind and body. The underlying message of the book is to get children and their families or friends to practice healthy habits such as exercise, relieving stress and eating healthy. Watching the character in the book will help foster a child's love for exploration, imagination and activity. This book will contain a healthy snack idea in the back of the book.
This is the second book in a series of all the Cape Cod towns. For more information please visit: www.myhometownbooks.com.
About the Author
Barbara Gleason is a Health and Physical Education teacher at Barnstable High School. She completed her undergraduate work at Bridgewater State College where she majored in Physical Education and double minored in Recreation and Health. She received a Masters in Education from Cambridge College, where she studied Health, Family and Consumer Science. She holds various certifications in the health field such as personal training, FA/CPR instructor, Yoga, Pilates, mind/body personal training and sports nutrition. She currently resides in Mashpee with her husband and 2 children.