Talking to Students About Haiti Gail Junion-Metz - 01/27/2010
The earthquake in Haiti, and its effect on Haiti’s people, has dominated the evening newscasts. Teachers who are talking to their students about the situation in Haiti as a current events topic need to find kid-friendly information about the earthquake and its aftermath, images that are appropriate for young eyes, and, most importantly, information about what’s being done to help—including what kids can do.
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The Fun Theory Gail Junion-Metz - 01/20/2010
Want to inspire kids and teens to think more creatively, solve real problems in your community, work as a team, and have loads of fun all at the same time?
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Discussing Discrimination Gail Junion-Metz - 01/13/2010
Martin Luther King Jr. Day is next Monday. This year, focus on one of the issues Dr. King devoted himself to changing—discrimination. This site explores many different forms of discrimination, not only against African Americans.
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Organizing Time Gail Junion-Metz - 01/06/2010
At this time every year, we hang up a new calendar. But not everyone uses the same one—the Islamic, Chinese, and Jewish calendars are very different, and ancient civilizations like the Romans and Mayans had their own unique calendars, too. This site is chock-full of information about different systems of marking the year.
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Let It Snow: Create your own snowflakes and other cool, seasonal things to do online By Gail Junion-Metz - 01/01/2010
Bentley Snow Crystal Collection www.bentley.sciencebuff.org Born in 1985, Wilson Bentley grew up in a small town in Vermont, where as a teenager he became fascinated with snowflakes. Not only did he photograph them using a camera mounted on a microscope, but he also studied how flakes formed. Bentley became a snowflake expert, and his photographs of these icy wonders are now part of the Buffalo...
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Winter Wonderland Lessons Gail Junion-Metz - 12/09/2009
It’s difficult to keep kids focused on school right before the holidays, what with all the parties, TV specials, and anticipation of presents. “Winter Wonderland,” just updated for 2010, is the perfect site to help kids focus on learning. More
Winter Whimsy Gail Junion-Metz - 12/02/2009
Winter Bells is engaging, kid-appropriate, visually stunning, and has wonderful original music. The premise of this charming online game is simple: use your mouse to make the rabbit jump and land on top of bells as they fall from the sky like big snowflakes.
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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
Rockin’, Rollin’ and Ridin’ with Rebecca Frezza & Big Truck. CD. 23 min. Prod. by Big Truck Music. Dist. by CDBaby.com. 2009. $8.99.
Gr 1-5–A veteran of Noggin Channel and PBS Kids, Frezza created these eight exceptional rock ‘n roll songs for elementary grade children who are too old for Raffi, but not old enough for adult pop music.
Friends and colleagues of the late Effie Lee Morris may enjoy this photo of the children's librarian, which Nicholas Glass, founder and executive director of Teachingbooks.net, recently found on his computer. It was taken at the 2009 ALA Annual Conference in Chicago, and features (from left) Ashley Bryan, Christopher Myers, and Morris, also an advocate for children's literature and library service to youngsters with impaired vision, who died of cancer on November 10, 2009.
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Rockin’, Rollin’ and Ridin’ with Rebecca Frezza & Big Truck. CD. 23 min. Prod. by Big Truck Music. Dist. by CDBaby.com. 2009. $8.99. 
