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	Hey, we're not kidding! What can be more fun than a government document that is meant to be colored in!

Parents and kids are you traveling this summer?
Take along a coloring book for that l-o-n-g plane or car ride.
Learn fun facts about animals and our environment at the same time.

The following is a list of coloring/activity books available in our online catalog. They are also available on the internet. Most of them will allow you to print the pages out and make copies. A couple of them allow you to color the pictures using your computer.

	Auntie Pollution: A Coloring Book for Boys and Girls (online coloring and downloadable pdf available)
		From the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS)--learn about pollution and its effects. You can color the pictures online or print out copies to color somewhere else.
	Farmers Market Coloring Book (pdf document; 18 pages)
		From the Agricultural Marketing Service--learn all about how food is grown and sold in the market.
	Mobile Bay Activity Book (pdf document; 24 pages)
		From the National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science--learn about the water and wildlife around Mobile, Alabama.
	MTPE Coloring Book (from NASA) (online coloring)
		From the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)--a series of coloring books about the earth that you can color using your computer.
	NASA's Observatorium Coloring Book (online coloring)
		From the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)--a series of coloring pages about space that you can color using your computer.
	NIEHS and EPA Environmental Awareness Coloring Book (online coloring)
		From the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS)--learn how to stop pollution. You can color the pictures online or print out copies to color somewhere else.
	Pacific Coral Reef Coloring Book (Click on the individual pictures to get the coloring page)
		From the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)--celebrate the anniversary of the National Marine Sanctuary Program.
	Salish Sea Activity Book (pdf document; 25 pages)
		From the National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science--information about the inland waters of Canada and Washington State.
	A Salmon Tale: A Coloring Book About the Natural Adventure of the Atlantic Salmon (pdf document; 12 pages)
		From the Amoskeag Fishways in New Hampshire--learn about the life cycle of the Atlantic salmon.
	Save Our Species: Endangered Species Coloring Book (pdf document; 32 pages)
		From the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)--learn all about endangered animals and where they live.
	Sea Turtle Activity and Coloring Book (pdf document; 32 pages)
		From the National Marine Fisheries Service--learn about sea turtles and how scientists are protecting them.
	Shrimply Fun: The Shrimp Fishery in the Gulf of Mexico Activity and Coloring Book (pdf document; 18 pages)
		From the National Marine Fisheries Service--learn about shrimp and shrimp fisheries.
	Tommy Tsunami (Soo-Nah-Mee) and Ernie Earthquake Coloring Book (pdf document; 24 pages)
		From the State of Alaska's Division of Emergency Services--learn about earthquake and tsunami safety with these colorful characters.
	Wetlands coloring book (pdf document; 24 pages)
		From the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service--information about wetlands and the wildlife that inhabit them.
	Yellowstone Coloring Book Page (downloadable pages from website)
		From Yellowstone National Park--print coloring pages of animals that are found in the park.

The information above is being provided by the El Paso Public Library- Government Documents Department. List compiled by Lisa Kidder-Lopez. For more information about government documents at our libraries, please call Government Documents at 915-543-5474

Visit the Evergreen State College-Daniel J. Evans Library Coloring Book
webpage for more links to coloring books.
http://www.evergreen.edu/library/govdocs/coloringbooks.html

May 16, 2007