Professional Development 04/01/2009
ALLEN, Jennifer, with Carolyn Bridges. Literature Groups All Year Long. 30 min. Stenhouse. 2008. DVD $95. ISBN 978-1-57110-734-3. An inside view of the evolution of fourth-grade literature groups over the course of a school year. The film portrays students in discussion groups and documents the conversations between the literacy coach (Allen), the classroom teacher (Bridges), and three teacher ...
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Curriculum Resources 04/01/2009
AL-HAZZÁ, Tami C. & Katherine T. Bucher. Books About the Middle East: Selecting and Using Them with Children and Adolescents. 168p. bibliog. index. CIP. Linworth. 2008. pap. $39.95. ISBN 978-1-58683-285-8. LC 2007040149. The authors offer a history of the region including information on its diverse populations.
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World History & Geography 04/01/2009
DEMI. Genghis Khan. illus. by author. 64p. Marshall Cavendish. 2009. RTE $19.99. ISBN 978-0-7614-5547-9. LC 2008006001. Gr 2-6–A reissue of the simply told, beautifully illustrated life of the legendary and ruthless Khan, who became the leader of Yakka Monguls at the age of nine and by the time of his death in 1227 was the “master of the largest empire ever created in the lifetime ...
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Sports/Games/Crafts 04/01/2009
BILDNER, Phil. Turkey Bowl. illus. by C. F. Payne. unpaged. CIP. S & S. 2008. RTE $16.99. ISBN 978-0-689-87896-1. LC 2005020139. K-Gr 2–Finally old enough to join in his family's raucous, generally bad-weather Thanksgiving Day football game, Ethan awakens to find a blizzard has prevented his relatives from traveling to the event.
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Social Studies 04/01/2009
AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL. We Are All Born Free: The Universal Declaration of Human Rights in Pictures. illus. by authors. unpaged. photos. Web sites. Frances Lincoln. 2008. Tr $19.95. ISBN 978-1-84507-650-4. LC number unavailable. Gr 2-6–The basic rights of humankind, as proclaimed by the United Nations on December 10, 1948, are presented in simple language and depicted across spreads illus...
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Science & Math 04/01/2009
ADLER, David A. Fun with Roman Numerals. illus. by Edward Miller III. unpaged. photos. CIP. Holiday House. 2008. RTE $16.95. ISBN 978-0-8234-2060-5. LC 2007043531. Gr 2-5–This number system and its modern-day uses are elucidated with straightforward text and colorful, crisp graphics. Kids will snicker at the illustrations (featuring a comical cast of gladiators and other ancient Romans) ...
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Poetry 04/01/2009
AGEE, Jon. Orangutan Tongs: Poems to Tangle Your Tongue. illus. by author. 48p. index. Hyperion/Disney. Mar. 2009. RTE $16.99. ISBN 978-1-4231-0315-8. LC number unavailable. Gr 1-5–Kids love tongue twisters and Agee delivers a whole volume of winners accompanied by amusing watercolors. B LOWE, Ayana, ed.
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BookExpo America 2009: SLJ's Day of Dialog School Library Journal held a Day of Dialog in conjunction with the annual BookExpo America on May 28, 2009 at the Brooklyn Public Library. Full story: bit.ly/1a0G7o
2008 National Book Awards Nominees in the young people's literature category graced the red carpet on Awards night Nov. 20, 2008.
The Buzz Nov. 2008 So the economy’s gone south, you still need your gadgets.
Folktales from Around the World: The Bear Prince. DVD. 11:56 min. with tchr’s. guide. Prod. by Colman Communications. Dist. by 100% Educational Media (schoolvideos.com). 2008. $39.95.
K-Gr 4–While this animated Mexican fairy tale will be new to most viewers, the story contains familiar elements from such popular tales as “Beauty and the Beast,” “The Little Mermaid,” and “Puss in Boots.”
Let them eat cake! Library aide Shanta Ramkhelawan (left), librarian Camina Raphael, and Colleen McCrea, head of the children's library, served delectable dessert to more than 130 people celebrating the 85th anniversary of the historic Robert Bacon Memorial Children's Library in Westbury, NY. Upon opening its doors in 1924 it was only the third children's library in the world.
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