Multimedia Review: Distributors list 09/01/2009
AV Café, 6201 S. 58th St., Suite A, Lincoln, NE 68516; 877/228-2233 Ambrose Video, 145 W. 45th St., Suite 1115, New York, NY 10036; 800/526-4663 BBC Audiobooks America, 42 Whitecap Dr., N. Kingstown, RI 02852; 800/621-0182 Brilliance Audio, Box 887, Grand Haven, MI 49417; 800/648-2312 Bullfrog Films, Box 149, Oley, PA 19547; 800/543-3764 Chip Taylor Communications, 2 East View Dr.
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Multimedia Review: News 09/01/2009
Mark your calendars for the upcoming webcast, "From the Page to Your Ears: The Making and Dissemination of an Audiobook," sponsored by BBC Audiobooks America and Library Journal, on September 15th at 2 pm ET. What challenges do audiobook narrators, directors, and publishers face in bringing audiobooks to fruition? What role do libraries play in determining which titles are made into audiobooks?...
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STEM to Grow in Libraries: Research project to get science content into media centers Lauren Barack - 09/01/2009
School librarians searching for a better way to broaden their science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) resources for K–12 students may soon have some innovative help. Marcia Mardis, an assistant professor at Florida State University, is embarking on a three-year project to build an RSS-like feed that she says will search Web sites and online libraries, pluck specific images and o...
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Multimedia Review 08/01/2009
Video/DVD Art Instruction Junk Sculpture with Peggy Flores . video or DVD. 23 min. Crystal Prods. 2009. video: ISBN 978-1-56290-618-4 , DVD: ISBN 978-1-56290-617-7 .$29.95. Gr 2 Up—Artist Peggy Flores explains and demonstrates how to create amusing animals and figures from items that can be found around the house, such as boxes, paper tubes, egg cartons, and more.
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Distributors 08/01/2009
Academic Distributing, 12180 E. Turquoise Circle, Dewey, AZ 86327; academic-wholesale.com Allegro Music, allegro-music.com AV Café, 6201 S. 58th St., Suite A, Lincoln, NE 68516; 877/228-2233 Big Kids Productions, 2120 Oxford Ave., Austin, TX 78704; 800/477-7811 Bolinda Audio, 186 S. Long Swamp Rd.
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Multimedia Review 07/01/2009
Video/DVD Art Instruction Making Books . video or DVD. 24:50 min. Crystal Prods. 2009. video: ISBN 978-1-56290-620-7 , DVD: ISBN 978-1-56290-619-1 . $29.95. Gr 7 Up—Artist Peggy Flores provides step-by-step demonstrations of the basics of making books with different binding materials and techniques.
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Distributors 07/01/2009
AV Café, 6201 S. 58th St., Suite A, Lincoln, NE 68516; 877/228-2233 Bear-Traq Recordings, 2208 W. 68th St., Richfield, MN 55423; 612/861-3570 Blessedisthematch, blessedisthematch.com Bolinda Audio, 186 S. Long Swamp Rd., Jackson, ME 04921; 888/235-2019 Brilliance Audio, Box 887, Grand Haven, MI 49417; 800/648-2312 Bullfrog Films, Box 149, Oley, PA 19547; 800/543-3764 Catacomb Films, cataco...
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Media News 07/01/2009
The Graveyard Book (Harper Audio/Recorded Books), written and read by Neil Gaiman, was named Audiobook of the Year and The Curse of the Blue Tattoo: Being an Account of the Misadventures of Jackie Faber, Midshipman and Fine Lady (Listen & Live Audio), written by L. A. Meyer and read by Katherine Kellgren, received the Distinguished Achievement in Production award at the 14th annual Audio Pu...
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Multimedia Review 06/01/2009
Video/DVD Drugs & Alcohol Drink Spiking: Awareness and Avoidance . DVD. 29 min. VEA . 2008, 2009 release. $129.95. Gr 10 Up—This Australian-made film assumes its audience is permitted to drink in bars or clubs, since the drinking age in that country is 18. While that makes this production slightly less relevant for American audiences, high school alcohol and drug abuse is still a bi...
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Media News 06/01/2009
Parents’ Choice has announced their Spring 2009 awards in a variety of categories including DVDs, audio (audiobooks, music, storytelling), software, video games, books, magazines, Web sites, and toys. These award-winning items for kids of various ages were selected by a panel of educators, performing artists, librarians, parents, and children.
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Distributors 06/01/2009
AV Café, 6201 S. 58th St., Suite A, Lincoln, NE 68516; 877/228-2233 Anchor Bay Entertainment, 1699 Stutz Dr., Troy, MI 48084; 248/816-0909 BBC Audiobooks America, Box 414190, Boston, MA 02241; 800/621-0182 Brilliance Audio, Box 887, Grand Haven, MI 49417; 800/648-2312 Bullfrog Films, Box 149, Oley, PA 19547; 800/543-3764 CDBaby, CDBaby.
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Multimedia Review 05/01/2009
Video/DVD Art Instruction Cardmaking: Greetings, Invites & Announcements . DVD. 2 hrs. On Air Video . 2008. $14.95. Gr 7 Up—Sharyn Pak, craft expert and TV personality, demonstrates the basics of creating handmade greeting cards for birthdays, invitations, graduations, thank you notes, and more.
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Media News 05/01/2009
Where the Wild Things Are, Maurice Sendak's classic picture book, will debut as a full-length feature film in October 2009. The Warner Brothers film, directed by Spike Jonze, has gone through re-shooting and re-editing since it was screened last year to make it more child and family friendly. A trailer is available on YouTube.
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The Buzz: Tools, Trends, and Gizmos 05/01/2009
Printable Comics Comic generator site MakeBeliefs Comix has a new offering. A printables feature now lets creative visitors of all ages download graphic handouts. Print a comic strip or single illustration and let ELL and other students fill in the blank speech and thought balloons. Also new is a Teacher Resources page with tips on how to use comics in the classroom.
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Multimedia Review 04/01/2009
Video/DVD Art Art . DVD. 5 min. (closed captioned). with tchr's. guide. Weston Woods . 2008. ISBN 978-0-545-10635-1 . $59.95; CD, ISBN 978-0-545-10693-1 : $12.95; CD with hardcover book, ISBN 978-0-545-10697-9 : $29.95. PreS-Gr 3—Patrick McDonnell, the cartoonist behind the comic strip "Mutts," gives a boisterous homage to art in this animated version of his picture book (Little Brown, ...
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Media News 03/01/2009
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian, written and narrated by Alexie Sherman and produced by Recorded Books, won the 2009 Odyssey Award for Excellence in Audiobook Production, given jointly by the Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) and the Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA), divisions of the American Library Association (ALA), to the producers of the bes...
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Multimedia Review 03/01/2009
Video/DVD Driver Education Rules of the Road . 2 DVDs. 3:12 hrs. Vat 19 . 2008. $34.95. Gr 10 Up—This revised version features new content and offers a comprehensive guide to driving. The information is divided into three broad categories. The segment on preparation for the driver's test includes downloadable support documents and interactive practice tests.
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Multimedia Review By Staff - 02/01/2009
Video/DVD Art ART with Mrs. Smith: Painting a Butterfly . DVD. 30 min. with tchr's. guide. Prod. by Pacific Coast Professional Media. Dist. by ART with Mrs. Smith . 2008. ISBN 0-9821289-2-4 . $39.95. Gr 2–8—Tisha Smith, an art teacher, designed this program to encourage those who consider themselves creatively challenged.
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Multimedia Review 01/01/2009
Video/DVD Bilingual Preschooler Learns Spanish/Aprendamos Español . DVD. 36 min. Galloping Minds . 2008. ISBN 978-0-9814944-1-8 . $14.99. PreS-K—This bilingual program is intended to assist toddlers with Spanish language acquisition. Vocabulary basics about family, actions, parts of the body, food, transportation, everyday objects, nature/animals, and numbers/colors are taught both...
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Multimedia Review Editor Phyllis Levy Mandell - 12/01/2008
Video/DVD Art Getting to Know the World's Greatest Artists: Mary Cassatt . DVD. approx. 22 min. (closed captioned). Getting to Know . 2008. $29.95. Gr 2–8—This informative, entertaining entry in the series based on Mike Venezia's books features original animation, art reproductions, and vintage photographs and illustrations.
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