This gave me a chuckle. ALA (American Library Association) has released a 1950s-style educational film (very Sputnik!) as a guide to the Annual Conference. Wow…ALA is getting all hip on us.
Most librarians know Justina Chen Headley as the author of the young adult books Girl Overboard (2008) and Nothing but the Truth (and a Few White Lies (2006, both Little, Brown) and the picture book The Patch (Charlesbridge, 2006). But what readers may not know is that Headley ties a community service project to each of her books—and that her purpose is to get kids reading. SLJ spoke with the author about her inspiration and why she does it.
Is it true that your own skiing wipeout inspired the idea behind Girl Overboard?
It was a beautiful, gorgeous "powder" day [four years ago]: clear blue sky, fresh snow on the ground, and my son wanted to go down a run that was a little bit challenging for me. So I'm following him and hit this powder pillow—[and had a] total wipeout. And I couldn't stand up, couldn't bear any weight on my left leg. As I was being tobogganed headfirst down the mountain—I thought to myself, "Okay here's the start of a good story." read more...
The Toronto District School Board recently withdrew author and lecturer Barbara Coloroso's Extraordinary Evil: A Brief History of Genocide (Penguin, 2007) from a high school curriculum after it was deemed inappropriate.
The book, which details genocide in places such as Armenia, Rwanda, and Nazi Germany, had been slated to be part of next fall’s high school history curriculum. read more...
Olivia, the cute little porcine diva beloved by kids, has conquered the printed word with more than six million copies of the Ian Falconer books sold to date. Now she's taking on TV—in a 3D format, no less.
Chorion, a provider of family entertainment, will bring Olivia to the small screen for Nickelodeon, which will launch the series over the course of 26 half-hour episodes in the first quarter of 2009. read more...
Readers who like mysteries, puzzles, and lots of twists and turns in interesting locales will dig these titles.
GROSSMAN, David. Duel. tr. from Hebrew by Betsy Rosenberg. Bloomsbury. 2004. Tr $15.95. ISBN 978-1-58234-930-5. Gr 4-7— When 12-year-old David signs up to volunteer at the local seniors’ home, he becomes fast friends with Mr. Rosenthal, who is 70 years young. read more...
Anne Frank was born on June 12, 1929, and died in 1945 at the age of 16. Her diary has been translated into hundreds of languages and has been read by millions of children and adults worldwide. This June 12, take a few minutes to remember Anne, her family, and the millions of others who lost their lives during the Holocaust by visiting this great site designed especially for kids. Here, children can learn more about Anne’s life both before the War and during her days in hiding, and also about the rise of Hitler and his persecution of the Jews. Teachers can find an excellent time line that parallels Anne’s life with key events of WWII. Of special note is the excellent glossary of terms, which can be viewed by clicking on the “Word List” link at the
bottom of every page. — Gail Junion-Metz
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