Henry and Ruby arrange sea-themed books on library display table; Ruby lets go of one upright book that is beginning to fall flat.

The Library Display

School Readers · Level 11

Henry and Ruby help make a display in the school library. They choose books about the sea. Ruby puts one book upright on the table. It falls flat when she lets go.

Two books have slipped flat on tabletop as Henry and Ruby look thoughtful.

Henry tries a thicker book behind it. The first book stays up for a moment. Then both books slide down. “We need something that will hold them,” says Ruby.

Mrs Reed shows Henry and Ruby box containing transparent angled book stands, pointing to small lower edge of one stand.

They ask the librarian, Mrs Reed. She shows them a box of book stands. “Try these,” she says. “Put the bottom of each book behind the little edge.”

Ruby sets clear book stand on table and Henry places sea-covered hardcover on it, upright stable books across display.

Ruby sets a stand on the table. Henry places a book on it. This time, the book stays upright. They use more stands for the other books.

Blond student in lilac hoodie chooses whale-covered book from upright display while Henry and Ruby watch.

A student stops to look at the display. “I can see all the covers now,” he says. He chooses a book about whales. Ruby leaves a space where it stood.

Henry fills empty stand with another sea-covered book while Ruby and Mrs Reed look at completed upright display.

Henry puts another sea book in the empty stand. “The display still looks good,” says Ruby. Mrs Reed comes to see it. “And people can find a book to read,” she says.

The Library Display

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