Summer Fun: Web Resources By Gail Junion-Metz - 07/01/2009
Exploratorium Sport Science www.exploratorium.edu/sport/index.html Here kids learn not only about baseball, cycling, surfing, and the like, but also the fascinating science behind each sport, from how bicycle gears work to how the angle of a baseball bat can determine a foul ball or a home run. Created by: The Exploratorium Museum, San Francisco, CA.
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Help Me Find a Book Gail Junion-Metz - 06/30/2009
Public libraries all over the country are kicking off their summer reading programs. This easy-to-use online search tool, created by Sylvan Learning, will help young patrons and the librarians who work with them discover great new titles.
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Talk to Your Kids...Before Everyone Else Does Gail Junion-Metz - 06/23/2009
Summer’s one of the best times for parents to communicate with their kids about important stuff. The problem often isn’t that parents don’t want to address topics like sex, drugs, violence, etc., it’s just that they don’t know what to say. This wonderful Web site, created by the Kaiser Family Foundation and Children Now, is designed especially for adults so that they won’t feel so lost during the big talk.
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Pure Creativity Part 2 Gail Junion-Metz - 06/15/2009
There aren’t any written instructions here, but figuring out what all the strange-looking icons do is part of the fun.
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Pure Creativity Gail Junion-Metz - 06/08/2009
Now that school’s out, kids are looking for Web sites that are just plain fun. This 2009 Webby Award-winning site—and homage to abstract painter Jackson Pollock—is perfect for the start of summer vacation.
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Site of the Month: Facebook Book Clubs By Debra Lau Whelan - 06/01/2009
bit.ly/42jjOe What better way to get kids talking about books than on one of their favorite pastimes—Facebook. A recent application on the social networking site, Book Clubs offers students a free and convenient place to share ideas about books, authors, and related interests. With it, Facebook members can create or join a reading group devoted to any category, region, interest, or author.
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National Geographic Kids Games 05/20/2009
School’s just about out and kids are looking forward to a summer full of fun. Get them excited with these challenging and intriguing games from National Geographic.
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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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