Reviews of Video, Audio and More from School Library Journal
Multimedia Review 11/01/2009
Video/DVD Art Instruction Drawing Media: Getting to Know Art Media, Vol. 1 . DVD. 24 min. with tchr's. guide online. Getting to Know . 2009. $29.95. K-Gr 4—The first title in a new series designed to introduce different art media to young children, this film covers the tools used to create two-dimensional art such as pencils, charcoal, chalk, pastels, crayons, markers, and more.
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Distributors 11/01/2009
AV Café, 6201 S. 58th St., Suite A, Lincoln, NE 68516; 877/228-2233; theavcafe.com Allegro Music, allegro-music.com Ambrose Video, 145 W. 45th St., Suite 1115, New York, NY 10036; 800/526-4663; ambrosevideo.com Big Kids Productions, 2120 Oxford Ave., Austin, TX 78704; 800/477-7811; bigkidsvideo.
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Media News 11/01/2009
Bill Harley, Grammy Award-winning singer/storyteller is encouraging kids, classes, after school programs, and families to make a video based on a song by Harley. The video can be comprised of live-action, animation, a slide show of photos and drawings, or a combination of these elements. So that all the 14 songs are chosen by contestants, send an email to Michele@billharley.
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Multimedia Review 10/01/2009
Video/DVD Arts & Crafts Collage Art for Kids (Series). 4 DVDs. range: 36–57 min. Coyote Creek Prods. 2009. $95 ser., $24.95 ea. Includes: Paper Collage (ISBN 978-1-931021-59-3 ); Texture and Theme Collage (ISBN 978-1-931021-60-9 ); Mixed Media Collage (ISBN 978-1-931021-61-6 ); Greeting Cards (ISBN 978-1-931021-62-3 ).
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Distributors 10/01/2009
AV Café, 6201 S. 58th St., Suite A, Lincoln, NE 68516; 877/228-2233; theavcafe.com Beyondmedia Education, 4001 N. Ravenswood, Chicago, IL 60613; 773/857-7300; beyondmedia.org Bolinda Audio, 186 S. Long Swamp Rd., Jackson, ME 04921; 888/235-2019; bolinda.com Brilliance Audio, Box 887, Grand Haven, MI 49417; 800/648-2312; brillianceaudio.
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Media News 10/01/2009
The September 11th Education Program: A National Interdisciplinary Curriculum has been created by the September 11th Education Trust and Social Studies School Services for students in grades 6 to 12. The program consists of two DVDs and a curriculum guide containing lesson plans, handouts, and advocacy activities.
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Multimedia Review 09/01/2009
Video/DVD Arts & Crafts Hands on Crafts for Kids, Series 8, Vol. 1: School Days . DVD. 30 min. Prod. by Katherine Scull Inc. Dist. by Chip Taylor Communications . 2008. $39.99. Gr 1–6—Each volume in this series provides instructions for at least five child-friendly projects that require just five items and five steps to complete.
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2009 National Book Awards On the red carpet with nominees in the Young People's Literature category.
Photos by Rocco Staino.
SLJ Covers 2009 A bigger and better view of SLJ's covers from 2009
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
Jessica’s Guide to Dating on the Dark Side (unabr.). 9 cassettes or 9 CDs. 11 hrs. Recorded Books (recordedbooks.com). 2009. cassette, ISBN 978-1-4407-3888-3: $67.75; CD, ISBN 978-1-4407-3892-0: $97.75. Gr 7 Up–Seventeen-year-old Jessica Packwood was adopted as an infant and raised in rural Lebanon County, PA, by a socially conscious vegan couple.
Celebrity decorator Evette Rios reads to enthusiastic second graders at the Brooklyn Brownstone School library as part of a First Book donation event. The Eight O' Clock Coffee brand and Candlewick Press are teaming up to contribute 20,000 books to children across the country through their partnership with First Book, an organization that provides new books to children in need.
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Jessica’s Guide to Dating on the Dark Side (unabr.). 9 cassettes or 9 CDs. 11 hrs. Recorded Books (recordedbooks.com). 2009. cassette, ISBN 978-1-4407-3888-3: $67.75; CD, ISBN 978-1-4407-3892-0: $97.75. 
