Science Teachers Get Honored, Too After recognizing science students for the past nine years through its Young Scientist Challenge, Discovery Education decided it was time to award the folks who encouraged these kids in the first place—their teachers.
“As we move into our 10th year, we feel that it is important to highlight the impact that an inspirational teacher can have on students,” emailed Stephen Wakefield, Communications Manager at Discovery Education. “We also want to enable educators to share engaging techniques for teaching difficult concepts—‘pain points’ that every student needs to grasp before they can advance in a particular scientific subject.” read more...
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BOOKS Silent Music by James Rumford
From SLJ 4/1/2008 Gr 2-6–Ali describes how he loves soccer; "loud, parent-rattling music"; and calligraphy–forming the elegant Arabic letters, pen "gliding and sweeping, leaping, dancing to the silent music in my head."
VIDEO/DVD An Apple for Harriet Tubman Gr 1-5–Based on an event Glennette Tilley Turner learned about from Harriet Tubman’s great niece, this iconographic rendering of Turner’s book (Albert Whitman & Co., 2006) is particularly appealing and accessible to children.
AUDIO Fell Gr 6 Up–David Clement-Davies’s sequel to The Sight (Dutton, 2002) takes place in Transylvania during the Middle Ages.
Walter Dean Myers, Todd Strasser, and more than 30 other young adult authors were on hand at the New York Public Library on March 22 to meet with the people who chose their works as part of this year’s Books for the Teen Age, a list of the hottest titles recommended by teens and YA librarians in the NYPL system.
Strasser’s Boot Camp (S & S, 2007), a novel that describes the violence and injustice experienced by teens sent to a disciplinary boot camp by their parents, made the list, as did Myers’ Harlem Summer (Scholastic, 2007), about a 16-year-old musician who longs to break into the jazz scene of 1925 Harlem. Myers' What They Found (Random) also made the list. Stefan Petrucha, author of Teen Inc. (Walker), says he was “pleased and proud” to have his book appear on the list and enjoyed meeting those responsible for the honor. read more...
Chicago kids who are homeless or come from low-income or troubled families may have a new option when it comes to their education: public boarding schools.
Still in its early stages, the plan is to offer middle and high school students a worry-free “learning and residential” environment, says Malon Edwards, a spokesman for Chicago Public Schools. read more...
Fresh Approaches: Noteworthy New Editions and Reissues
Get a Fresh Look for Spring
Time to do some spring cleaning? Spiff up your picture book shelves with some reissues of loved-to-tatters standbys that still have plenty of child appeal.
Corduroy
It’s been 40 years since the publication of Don Freeman’s timeless title, and Viking has produced an eye-catching anniversary edition. The buttonless bear is embossed on the bright red cover, with the title printed in gold foil, and the volume has an extra-large trim size. While the interior art and text are unchanged, eight pages of bonus materials have been added, back matter that will fascinate kids—and adults—interested in the writing and publication process. read more...
Multnomah County Library in Portland, Oregon, is seeking a dynamic, service-oriented individual to direct the operations of the Central Library for this nationally recognized library system. The Central Library Director is responsible for directing, overseeing, and participating in the development of the Central Library's vision, goals, and objectives in alignment with the Library Department's vision. read more...
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Gr 2-6–Ali describes how he loves soccer; "loud, parent-rattling music"; and calligraphy–forming the elegant Arabic letters, pen "gliding and sweeping, leaping, dancing to the silent music in my head."
