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Another highly acclaimed children’s book makes it way to the big screen as Coraline (PG), based on Neil Gaiman’s novel (HarperCollins, 2002), premieres in theaters on February 6, 2009.
Read more about the movie, as well as the movie tie-ins, in Joy Fleishhacker’s most recent Watch and Read column.
The Green Revolution
With his latest best seller, Hot, Flat, and Crowded (Farrar, 2008), author and columnist Thomas Friedman spotlights green technology—innovations that he believes are needed not just to revolutionize the world, but our own economy. At the forefront are young people, says Friedman, whose energy and ideas could play a major role.
Why should America take the lead in the Green Revolution?
This is going to be the next great global industry, and I think that if in the United States our generation wants to pass on to our kids the same standard of living we had, that it can only be on the basis of a rising new industry. Green tech is going to be the next great global industry. There’s going to be nothing bigger. more » » »
Nonfiction Matters
Marc Aronson, AUTHOR, EDITOR, PACKAGER, SPEAKER, Tell All 2
We Had Such An All Star Cast of Posts Yesterday That I Am Summarizing Them Today Roger Sutton feels that we should not speculate -- about sexual orientation, or motivation; we need to stick to what... more » » »
Bowllan's Blog
Amy Bowllan, The Hewitt School, New York Teaching in the Obama Era: My Dream - Video Blog#3
First, read the post, then watch the video blog. Again, I am just now starting to get the hang of how to record myself, edit the footage, and then post to the blog - all in prepara... more » » »
SLJ GOES TO THE MOVIES
Hotel for Dogs
Full disclosure: I’m a dog person. For me, it’s a wonder that the kids-save-homeless-dogs premise of Lois Duncan’s winsome novel (Scholastic, 1971) took so long to make it to the screen.
Orphans Andie (Emma Roberts), 16, and her 11-year-old brother, Bruce (Jake T. Austin), have been secretly taking care of a Jack Russell Terrier, Friday, for three years while shuttling from one foster home to the next. Now, they’re stuck living with two tone-deaf wannabe rockers, the Scudders (a deadpan Lisa Kudrow and Kevin Dillon), who enforce an uptight no-pets-allowed policy. more » » »
REMARKABLE READS
Asian Folktales
Prepare to enter the year of the Ox. According to the Chinese zodiac, those born under the influence of the Ox speak little and inspire confidence in others. To help usher in the New Year and introduce readers to another culture, make these titles available and plan your own festivities with homemade decorations and ritual foods.
CASEY, Dawn. The Great Race: The Story of the Chinese Zodiac. illus. by Anne Wilson. Barefoot. 2006. Tr $15.99. ISBN 978-1-905236-77-0; pap. $7.99. ISBN 978-1-84686-202-1. Gr 2-5–This whimsical story, accentuated by Wilson’s beautiful mixed-media illustrations, explains how the Chinese zodiac came into being. more » » »
NEWS
Segregation Still Going Strong in America, Report Says
Despite the fact that America has elected its first African-African president, this country isn’t as progressive as it seems. There’s increased minority segregation in schools, the job situation remains bleak for American blacks, and Latinos have a college completion rate that is shockingly low, says a new report by the Civil Rights Project, which promotes racial and ethnic equity.
ALA’s Judith Krug Wins William J. Brennan, Jr. Award
Judith Krug, director of the American Library Association's Office for Intellectual Freedom (OIF), has been given the William J. Brennan, Jr. Award for her “remarkable commitment to the marriage of open books and open minds.”
Given by the Thomas Jefferson Center for the Protection of Free Expression, Krug is only the fifth person to receive the award since it was first given in 1993. more » » »
Jeffrey Meyer, Slater Public Library, IA:
Our small-town library in central Iowa serves roughly 2000 municipal and rural residents, and the user population reflects the wide economic demographic found in other American communities. Eoin Colfer's "Artemis Fowl" books (Hyperion), K.M. Grant's "de Granville Trilogy" (Walker), and Karen Traviss’s "Star Wars: Republic Commando" books (Del Rey) circulate well with boys. Girls have been enjoying Stephenie Meyer's "Twilight" series (Little, Brown) and Gail Carson Levine's Ever (HarperCollins, 2008), as well as Meg Cabot. Girls also read emotional biographies, including Dave Pelzer's A Child Called “It” (1995) and The Lost Boy (1997, both Health Communications). The interest in fantasy/sci-fi extends into nonfiction; volumes like Star Wars
Comics Companion (Dark Horse, 2006) frequently need repair. Rural teens often have many, many pets, and Bruce Fogle's The Encyclopedia of the Dog (DK, 1995) is heavily borrowed. more » » »
LIBRARIAN'S INTERNET
UpToTen Game and Activity Search Engine
If you’d like to be able to suggest online games and activities that will help young and special-needs children improve their coordination, logic, or computer skills, then look no further than UpToTen’s search page. It will help you quickly search through more than 1,000 entertaining and focused free online activities to locate the perfect game to match a child’s interests, age, and developmental needs. You can search three ways: by keyword, by game category, and by educational category. Because this is such a huge site, there are a lot of choices for each topic—for instance, there are 20 different activities to help kids learn how to click and drag with a mouse—so kids can practice without getting bored by playing the same game over and over again. Bookmark
this site—it will save you tons of time when helping kids who just want to have a bit of online fun.--Gail Junion-Metz
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Another highly acclaimed children’s book makes it way to the big screen as Coraline (PG), based on Neil Gaiman’s novel (HarperCollins, 2002), premieres in theaters on February 6, 2009.
