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  • Professional Reading
    07/01/2009
    LOW, Elizabeth Cothen , comp. Big Book of Animal Rhymes, Fingerplays, and Songs . 324p. illus. bibliog. index. score. Web sites. CIP. Libraries Unlimited . 2009. pap. $40. ISBN 978-1-59158-630-2 . LC 2008032664. Low has compiled more 650 rhymes, fingerplays, poems, and songs. Her introduction supports new storytime planners as well as veterans who might need an additional song or poem for a pr... More
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    06/01/2009
    CRANE, Beverley E. Using Web 2.0 Tools in the K-12 Classroom . 189p. charts. diags. illus. photos. reprods. appendix. further reading. glossary. index. Web sites. CIP. Neal-Schuman . 2009. pap. $59.95. ISBN 978-1-55570-653-1 . LC 2008046167. In this extensive resource, teachers will find a wealth of suggestions, ideas, unit plans, and answers to questions pertaining to how to integrate and us... More
  • Social Media Specialists?: The use—or nonuse—of social tools sparks Twitterstorm
    By Lauren Barack - 06/01/2009
    A recent firestorm on Twitter involved media specialists and education technology experts who considered whether librarians who don’t engage in social media are jeopardizing their careers not to mention student learning. “Can a media specialist do their job now if they are not also a social media specialist? I’m not sure,” Karl Fisch (on Twitter: karlfisch), director of ... More
  • Professional Reading
    05/01/2009
    BOLAN, Kimberly . Teen Spaces: The Step-by-Step Library Makeover . 2nd ed. 225p. charts. diags. illus. photos. reprods. appendix. further reading. index. Web sites. CIP. ALA . 2008. pap. $40. ISBN 978-0-8389-0969-0 . LC 2008026621. An essential guide for any library planning a teen-space project, this second edition presents valuable information. More
  • ALA Connect: The Mother Ship Evolves
    By Christopher Harris - 05/01/2009
    I wonder if the American Library Association (ALA) truly understands what it’s getting into with its launch of ALA Connect (connect.ala.org). Part of the organization’s new site design, Connect uses the open-source Drupal framework to provide an online collaborative workspace for its members. More
  • Professional Reading
    04/01/2009
    CHANCE, Rosemary . Young Adult Literature in Action: A Librarian's Guide . 188p. (Library and Information Science Text Series). bibliog. further reading. index. CIP. Libraries Unlimited . 2008. Tr $65. ISBN 978-1-59158-558-9 ; pap. $50. ISBN 978-1-59158-555-8 . LC 2008027090. This work is designed for use by instructors of YA literature classes and is well suited for that task. More
  • Twittering Dante
    By Lauren Barack - 04/01/2009
    Cracking Dante’s Inferno is a tough row to hoe for any high school student—but what if the reading assignment was conducted via Twitter? The exercise “Twitter in Hell” was handed to some lucky seniors at University Laboratory High School at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, after reading the classic tome. More
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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.”


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