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From owner-pubyac@nysernet.org Fri May 1 14:53:21 1998
From: Valerie Stevens <vstevens@sno-isle.org>
Subject: Job Announcement - Extended
Search Extended
Librarian I -- Children's
20 hours per week Salary $17.07/hour
New graduate students are encouraged to apply.
Sno-Isle Regional Library has an opening for a children's librarian to
work in a position shared by the Lake Stevens and Granite Falls
libraries. The libraries are located in the foothills of the North
Cascade Mountains, about 45 minutes north of Seattle. The part time
position offers full medical and dental benefits with prorated vacation
and sick leave hours.
Duties will include providing reader's advisory and reference service to
all ages, visits to schools, and planning and presenting children's
programs. The position closes May 15, 1998. For details of the
position and application information, see our web page at:
http://www.sno-isle.org/9837.html
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From owner-pubyac@nysernet.org Fri May 1 14:53:22 1998
From: Vanston <jvanston@suffolk.lib.ny.us>
Subject: BIB: Rough draft of Books about books/readers
Well, I had some requests to post the list. Please note that I have not
personally read all these books, so they may not all be appropriate. A few
adult books did slip in, and if I caught them, you'll see (adult) before
the title. The list will be followed by a questionable list, books that I
cannot tell whether they fit in the theme. Feel free to contact me if you
think they do or do not belong. Or, let me know if there's a book I
missed. Thank you for all who contibuted to this list. There was no way I
could thank everyone individually.
Awake and Dreaming by Kit Pearson
Betsy and Tacy Go Downtown by Maud Hart Lovelace
Be A Perfect Person In Just Three Days! by Stephen Manes
Beauty by Robin McKinley
The Better Brown Stories by Ahlberg
The Bookstore Mouse by Peggy Christian
The Boy Who Walked Off The Page by Murray McCain
(adult) Chapter and Hearse: Suspense Stories About The World Of Books
Cosmic Cousin by Nancy Hayashi
Dear Mr. Henshaw by Beverly Cleary
Daphne's Book by Mary Downing Hahn
The Day They Came To Arrest The Book by Nat Hentoff
Ellen Anders On Her Own by Karen Hirsch
Emily Of New Moon by L.M. Montgomery
Emily's Runaway Imagination by Beverly Cleary
The Exiles by Hilary McKay
Help! I'm A Prisoner In The Library by Eth Clifford
In A Blue Velvet Dress by Catherine Sefton
It All Began With Jane Eyre by Shelia Greenwald
It's No Crush, I'm In Love! by Anne Cassidy
The Library Card by Jerry Spinelli
Mandy by Julie Edwards
Matilda by Roald Dahl
Memoirs Of A Book Bat by Kathryn Lasky
(adult) Murder By The Book edited by Cynthia Manson
(?adult?) The Neverending Story by Michael Ende
Nightjohn by Gary Paulsen
The Pagemaster by David Kirschner and Ernie Contreras
The Problem With Pulcifer by Florence Parry Heide
Seven-Day Magic by Edward Eager
Sixth Grade Can Really Kill You by Barthe DeClements
So You Want To Be A Wizard by Diane Duane
Something Queer At The Library by Elizabeth Levy
Sounder by William Armstrong
Travel Far, Pay No Fare by Anne Lindberg
The Treasure Of Alpheus Winterborn by John Bellairs
The Wordchanger by Mary Haynes
QUESTIONABLE---------------------
Some of these were from a literacy theme list, and therefore may be more
about writing than about reading. Others, I just couldn't tell from the
summary whether or not they were appropriate.
Adam And Eve And Pinch-Me by Julie Johnston
Barrel of Laughs, A Vale Of Tears by Feiffer
(adult) Colour Of Magic by Terry Pratchett
The Day I Became An Autodidact by Kendall Hailey
For The Life Of Laetitia by Merle Hodge
Hang A Thousand Trees With Ribbons: The Story Of Phillis Wheatley
by Ann Rinaldi
It Happened To Nancy by Dr. Beatrice Sparks
Jumper by Stephen Gould
Littlejim's Dreams by Gloria Houston
My Great-Aunt Arizona by Gloria Houston
On The Devil's Court by Carl Deuker
Sophie's World by Gaardner
Jen
jvanston@suffolk.lib.ny.us
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From owner-pubyac@nysernet.org Fri May 1 14:53:19 1998
From: "Sharon Harvey" <sharvey@aplsweb.apls.state.al.us>
Subject: Re: performers
Gale...you should be receiving the Alabama Summer Library Program
Manual. There is a list of Performers we use in Alabama. I don't
know if any of them will travel but it's a fairly complete list.
There is also a new one on our web site but I think she may be from
your state.
Sharon
Sharon Harvey
Youth Services Consultant
Alabama Public Library Service
6030 Monticello Drive
Montgomery, AL 36130
334-213-3900 X978 FAX 334-213-3993
Email: sharvey@apls.state.al.us
No matter where you go, there you are!
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From owner-pubyac@nysernet.org Fri May 1 14:53:21 1998
From: Sally Goodroe <sgoodroe@stic.lib.tx.us>
Subject: Re: Houston Storytelling Festival, May 15-17
Dear PUBYACers,
Just a follow-up note about our Houston Storytelling Festival featuring
David Novak & Jay Stailey: descriptions, schedule, prices &
registration form can be found at:
http://www.compassnet.com/myth/festival.html
Come on down!
--Sally Goodroe
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Sally Goodroe, Children's Specialist
Harris County Public Library, Houston
713-749-9031 FAX 713-749-9090
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From owner-pubyac@nysernet.org Fri May 1 14:53:19 1998
From: "Nina Walsh" <nwalsh@lib.naperville.il.us>
Subject: Submitting stories to Chris Van Allsburg
Does anyone know the proper email or preferable snail mail address to
send stories to Chris Van Allsburg? Our Kaleidoscope kids (gr. 4 & 5
book discussion group) wrote stories based on The Mysteries of Harris
Burdick pictures. We have tried to submit them on email via Chris
Van Allsburg Website http://www.hmco.com/vanallsburg/
which has a link for submitting stories -- but
it doesn't work! And we have tried snail mailing the stories only to
have them returned to us! Please help!
Thanks!
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Nina Walsh
Children's Librarian, Naperville Public Library
200 W. Jefferson St.
Naperville, IL 60540
nwalsh@lib.naperville.il.us
ninawalsh@aol.com
630-961-4100 x 222
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From owner-pubyac@nysernet.org Fri May 1 14:53:18 1998
From: Charlotte Lesser <clesser@keene.edu>
Subject: Stumper - "When little girls bake cookies"
I have a local small town public librarian who had a patron looking for
a poem that has something like this in it:
"when little girls bake cookies and decorate the dough....
it might end like:
when little girls bake cookies they look like cookies too..
I have looked in all of Brewton's _Index to Children's Poetry.._
Ring any bells anyone?!
Thanks!
Charlotte Lesser
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Charlotte Lesser Phone (603) 352-0157
Head of Youth & Community Services Fax (603) 352-1101
Keene Public Library email clesser@keene.edu
60 Winter St.
Keene NH 03431
Check out the Youth Dept. Home page on the World Wide Web at:
http://www.ci.keene.nh.us/library/jyouth.htm
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From owner-pubyac@nysernet.org Fri May 1 14:53:19 1998
From: Syosset Public Library <syossjr@lilrc.org>
Subject: Job posting-Chilren's Librarian
LIBRARIAN/Children's. Syosset Public Library (Long Island, New York); 15
hours/week, Part-time Librarian 1 or Trainee: Friday nights, 3 Saturdays,
1 Sunday per month; flexible day hours. Contact Merryl Traub, Head of
Children's Services: (516) 921-7161, Fax (516) 921-5234, E-mail
syossjr@lilrc.org
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From owner-pubyac@nysernet.org Fri May 1 14:53:22 1998
From: Vanston <jvanston@suffolk.lib.ny.us>
Subject: STUMPER SOLVED- Tomorrow Billy
Thank you to Jennifer Schupska, Jean Canosa Albana, and Peter D. Sieruta
for answering my question about Tomorrow Billy. It seems he is from the
book The Planet Of Junior Brown by Virginia Hamilton. Yet another book to
add to my endless to-read list!
Jen
jvanston@suffolk.lib.ny.us
"Maybe not being scared just means you don't have any imagination."
Jackie
Vivelo from the book Chills in the Night
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From owner-pubyac@nysernet.org Fri May 1 17:20:37 1998
From: KRIPARANIR@Queens.Lib.NY.US
Subject: Re: Librarian Wages
This is great! I have always wanted to attach all the degrees following my
name (well, as a little kid I used to think that I would have at least a mile
long of degrees to attach to my name :>). If librarians could always do that
without feeling that they are doing something out of the ordinary, I vote for
doing so... :)
By the way, could we also write our FULL name ?! Well, here's mine:
Aiswarya Devi Kripa Rani Hareendranath Raghavan B.A., M.A., M.L.S., Cirt.in
Lib. Science.
Well, that didn't go a mile, but it did go more than one line!!!!!
God, did I enjoy writing that....!
Rani Raghavan
QBPL
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From owner-pubyac@nysernet.org Fri May 1 17:19:12 1998
From: Shalar Brown <shbrown@wade.iowa-city.lib.ia.us>
Subject: Re: Chat rooms
On Thu, 30 Apr 1998, Filtering Facts wrote:
>
> This just happened in Ft. Smith, AK. A girl, using a library computer, was
> contacted by a child molester who met her *at the library*, took her to a
> hotel and raped her.
> Southwest Times Record, 4/17/98
> http://www.swtimes.com/site/1998/april/17/news/internet.html
>
I think that what this tragic fact shows is that it's important for
parents/guardians/teachers/librarians to do their best to *educate* young
people about potential dangers and emphasize that you should never meet
someone with whom you correspond over the Internet without a trusted
adult escort, *never* leave a public place with them, etc. etc. To me,
this does NOT prove that chat rooms should banned from the library.
Shalar Brown
Iowa City Public Library
Iowa City, Iowa
shbrown@wade.iowa-city.lib.ia.us
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From owner-pubyac@nysernet.org Fri May 1 17:19:30 1998
From: tim carrier <tcarrier@avenue.org>
ubject: Parents attending teen programs
Hi,
When the original query on this subject was posted, I responded directly to
the submitter, but now that the discussion has gotten so intense, I decided
to jump in as well.
I definitely agree that a space where teens can get together and congregate
is extremely important. Unfortunately, I've spent years wrestling with the
"age issue", never really feeling that a "no exceptions"
rule worked in
every situation. As I responded to the original post, we also had a mystery
night after hours and also considered the question of parents. We decided
that we wouldn't refuse parents who asked to be there as long as they
remained observers, since it was nighttime, the library was closed to other
patrons, and they couldn't be otherwise be in the building. As it turned
out, no parents did stay, but since many of them were waiting at the door
when we came back up for refreshments, we did invite them in to join their
kids at that point. We had a similar situation with a 3-D movie, and the
feedback I got from people, teen or adult, was extremely positive, and I'm
not aware that anyone felt cheated. I have to agree that Lynn Cockett's
posting about promoting understanding and interaction between the
generations is also important and something we want to do.
I have run into more situations with younger kids wanting to attend teen
programs, and I find it a little easier to restrict ages when the program
has an attendance limit, such as a craft-oriented workshop, although I've
tried to work with people who are slightly older or younger who are really
interested by utilizing a "call back" option--if there are still
spaces open
the day of the program, it's fine for them to attend. Something else that
occurred to me was that a group of girls had registered for our mystery
night, saying they were having a slumber party and wanted to begin it with
the program; I'm sure everyone agrees that having teens want to include your
event as a part of their party is the ultimate in success. But our teen
programs are generally geared to ages 11 and up--if one of those girls had
been 10, would we have told her she couldn't attend with her friends? It
seems to me that that would have done something we DON'T want to do--divide
the kids themselves.
So while I agree with the issue of teens coming together at the library in a
positive way and work to keep that happening, it still seems that there are
too many situations where an across the board age rule could cause more
problems than it solves.
--
Tim
R. Timothy Carrier, Young Adult Services Coordinator
Jefferson-Madison Regional Library
201 E. Market St., Charlottesville, VA 22902-5287
(804) 979-7151 ext. 201 (voice) (804) 979-9728 (fax)
tcarrier@avenue.org OR tcarrier@leo.vsla.edu
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From owner-pubyac@nysernet.org Fri May 1 17:20:35 1998
From: "Betsy Stroome" <bstroome@lafayette.lib.co.us>
Subject: Re: Incentives for Summer Reading program
Shannon VanHemert wrote:
Last year, while admittedly we offered an individual incentive for
>finishing 8 hours of reading, we also didn't want kids to stop at eight
>hours. Many of our readers are avid novel readers, and 8 hours is
>peanuts for them. Yet they still often want those hours to count for
something
>and we weren't going to give them a 2nd paperback book free.
>
>So we borrowed the idea to sponsor a horse rescue program. If the kids
>all across our county would read 25,000 books, our library foundation
>agreed to donate $1000 to the Horse Protection League, which is a
>non-profit organization.
>
I, too, like the idea of something to encourage the kids to read beyond the
number of hours it takes to get the prizes... Seeing Shannon's message
reminded me of something we did in my former library in New Jersey.
Our Board agreed to let us spend $15.00 for each 500 hours of reading logged
to adopt a whale. (It was an ocean theme summer.) One adopted whale became
the "library" whale and we posted all the information and updates in
the
children's area so everyone could keep track of how "our" whale was
doing.
We also let the
kids vote at the Summer Reading Program's grand finale to decide which whale
we would adopt. The other adoptions were raffled off among the kids who
completed the program. Those kids chose which whales to adopt and then got
all the info and updates at home. Parents and kids alike were very
enthusiastic about this project. We posted a "___ whales adopted so
far"
sign and a running total of hours read in the Children's Room (updated each
week).
Overall, we had very positive community feedback. The local paper even ran
updates every week or so to let the community know how we were progressing!
Betsy Stroomer
Lafayette Public Library
Lafayette, CO 80026
bstroome@lafayette.lib.co.us
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From owner-pubyac@nysernet.org Fri May 1 17:19:18 1998
From: "Katharine L. Kan" <Kkan@acpl.lib.in.us>
Subject: Re: Library quotes
Hi, all
Pam Gravenor wanted to know about the quote from Spider Robinson's
_The Callahan Touch_. I don't know how many of us are sf fans, or
Spider fans, but I am one. And Pam, it's not an "American" thing.
Mary Kay is a character in the Callahan series by Robinson, about a
wonderful bar (better than "Cheers") where people suffering great
emotional pain are healed by the love shown by everyone in the bar.
The stories also include the most atrocious puns, humor, action, and
are a heck of a lot of fun to read. It is science fiction, with time
travel, aliens, talking dogs, magical computers, and much more.
The quote comes from the narrator, Jake, who in _The Callahan Touch_
has opened a new bar to replace the one which got nuked in the
previous book. (Ya gotta read 'em, okay?)
Aloha,
Kat Kan
Allen County Public Library
Fort Wayne, IN
kkan@acpl.lib.in.us
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From owner-pubyac@nysernet.org Fri May 1 17:19:19 1998
From: Kirsten Edwards <kirstedw@kcls.org>
Subject: Re: Library quotes
On Fri, 1 May 1998, Pam Gravenor wrote:
> <"Mary Kay is one of the secret masters of the world: a librarian.
They>
> <control information. Don't ever piss one off." >
> < The Callahan Touch >
> < Spider Robinson" >
>
> Sorry, but not being American, I don't understand this reference to Mary
> Kay. Who is/was she? Would someone please explain. (I thought Mary Kay
> was a brand of cosmetics, but I only picked that up from watching
"Fried
> Green Tomatoes".) Or is this a quote from a novel, and she is a
character?
> I'd be grateful for some enlightenment.
Omigod. Does Spider Robinson know Mary Kay Chelton? Has she been
immortalized as a character in alternative fiction? (And, AFAIK, wasn't
Robinson's Mary Kay also employed in a brothel?) Dr. Chelton, what's the
scoop?
Kirsten
kirstedw@kcls.org
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From owner-pubyac@nysernet.org Fri May 1 17:21:16 1998
From: "K. Wegener" <kwege@u.washington.edu>
Subject: young adult literary awards
Hi, everyone! My name is Kristine Wegener and I am a senior at the
University of Washington, Seattle. I am fairly new to this service but I
have enjoyed all the emails immensely.
I am doing a research paper that involves evaluating young adult literary
awards and the impact these awards have on how responsive readers are to
these award-winning books. Also, why it is that these books are
considered to be the canon of young adult literature and promoted as such
by educators, librarians and publishers, yet, are chosen for censorship by
parents and left and right wing organizations? Who should decide whether
or not high school students should read what they want? Aren't teenagers
old enough to decide on their own? What role should an educator play as
far as teaching these books that are considered candidates for censorship?
What do you think is the purpose that these awards serve? Are they
intended to protect? Why do you think there are award systems and what do
you think it means to choose an award-winning book for a high school class
to read rather than just any book that might strike the educator's fancy?
I'd appreciate any feedback about this topic. What has been the
experience of others? Has anyone had a problem in dealing with parents
who have objected to the literature used in the classroom? What was the
outcome/solution?
Thanks in advance for your replies!
Sincerely,
Kristine M. Wegener
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From owner-pubyac@nysernet.org Fri May 1 17:21:50 1998
From: Karen Wendt <bewendt@facstaff.wisc.edu>
ubject: Re: summer reading programs
I generally have various types of performers; storytelling, music, humor, Art in
a Suitcase (she does a non-fiction program based on the theme and then does a
simple art activity, even for up to 150 people), jugglers, Zoo Mobile, under
water archaelogist, canoe and kayak program, papermaking, decorating program
where I introduce the summer and then the kids either stay inside and draw or go
outside and do chalk drawings on the sidewalks all around the library, filmfest
and feast, etc. Each year we have a Kids Talent Show, non-competitive.
Karen
Karen M. Wendt <<kmwendt@scls.lib.wi.us>
Youth Services Coordinator
Monona Public Library
1000 Nichols Road, Monona, WI 53716 USA
<smaller>http://www.scls.lib.wi.us/monona/youth.html
</smaller>
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From owner-pubyac@nysernet.org Fri May 1 17:23:42 1998
From: Ellie Ivan <ellie.ivan@treasure.lpl.london.on.ca>
Subject: library bags
In our library system we do sell canvas bags with our logo on them as
a kind of 'fund raiser'. They go over very well and are readily used.
As far as plastic bags, at our branch we give out regular plastic
grocery bags which are often donated to us by patrons. This works out
very very well.. no complaints so far and when we run out we stick up
a sign stating "The library is in need of plastic bags" and we get
loads of them. We do actually sell thicker/tougher plastic bags with
our logo on them as well for .30 (Canadian) but they aren't as
popular as the canvas. That's it!
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From owner-pubyac@nysernet.org Fri May 1 17:23:42 1998
From: "Pat Reynolds - W. Bloomfield"
<reynoldp@metronet.lib.mi.us>
Subject: Re: pubyac V1 #263
I am posting a request from my Department Head: Our library is seeking
information about successful Family Reading programs that have been
sponsored through the public schools. Please e-mail a description of the
program and what part the public library had in the program. Thanks for
your help.
Pat Reynolds
Youth Librarian
West Bloomfield Township Public Library
West Bloomfield, Michigan
email: reynoldp@metronet.lib.mi.us
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From owner-pubyac@nysernet.org Fri May 1 17:24:19 1998
From: bwilliams@brdgprtpl.lib.ct.us (Bina Williams)
Subject: Read Out and REad
Dear 'yakkers,
We at the Bridgeport Public Library have recently been working on a "Reach
Out and Read" program with a local public health clinic. We are fairly
frustrated at this point and wondered if anyone has any great success
stories or beware stories.
Here's what we have been doing so far (after 2 years of meetings with
Americorps volunteers who then ran out of their terms...so we start again
with the next crew.) We brought videos from books for the waiting room as
well as packets with book related games, a blurb about the library and
crayons. We went to read to kids twice at times the staff claimed were
busy. I went today at the time we were told was optimal (2:00 p.m.) and the
Americorps volunteer we've been working with said "Oh, this time is not
busy, 3:30 is busiest...."
My boss is ready to scream... I want to come up with a list of what we will
do if they do somethings. I'd like to see this project get some wings and
take off, even if it takes forever!
Any and all help would be great. Please reply off list and I will pass
along a summary. Thanks loads,
Bina Williams
Bridgeport Public Library
Bwilliams@brdgprtpl.lib.ct.us
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From owner-pubyac@nysernet.org Fri May 1 17:24:43 1998
From: "Bill Manson" <bmanson@bacchus.mvlc.lib.ma.us>
Subject: Re: Library quotes
The reference, unfortunately, is much less arcane. Mary Kay is one of the
characters in The Callahan Touch. If you like puns and shaggy dogs and can
tolerate fantasy/sf as a genre (or vice versa), I'd recommend this series
highly. But he does have a good attitude when it comes to librarians.
Bill Manson
Executive Director, Merrimack Valley Library Consortium
Andover, MA
Phone: 978 475 7632
Fax: 978 475 8158
"I try to know what I need to know. I make sure to know what I want to
know."
Nero Wolfe
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From owner-pubyac@nysernet.org Fri May 1 19:14:06 1998
From: Joan Enriquez <joane@ocln.org>
Subject: stumper
Hello Pubyac,
I have a patron who remembers reading a book while growing up in the
60's.
She believes the title is _Alexander the Red Horse With Green Stripes_.
I can't find it in Children's Books in Print or in our data base. She is
especially interested in finding out the name of the author.
Thanks for your help.
Joan Enriquez
Kingston Public Library
Kingston, <A 02364
From: Joan Enriquez <joane@ocln.org>
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From owner-pubyac@nysernet.org Fri May 1 19:14:08 1998
From: Easton Public Library <easton.public.lib@snet.net>
Subject: 7 year old girl
I hope someone out there can help me with this one. I have a 7-year old
girl who is in third grade. She was home schooled, and this is her
first year in schools. They jumped her to third grade, but she is
reading on a 5th grade reading level. She comes into the library 2-3
times per week with her mother and checks out at least 10 books each
time! I don't know what to give her anymore. She has read everthing:
all the Little House books, all Nancy Drew and Hardy Boys, The Baum Oz
books, Mandy books, Dahl's Charlie books, Konisburg, Paulsen, O'Dell,
and almost all of the Newbery titles. I don't know what else to give
her. She reads all the new books I put on the shelves. Any
suggestions?
Diane Conroy
Easton Public Library
Easton, CT
easton.childrens@snet.net
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From owner-pubyac@nysernet.org Fri May 1 19:14:29 1998
From: Susan LaFantasie <susanlaf@pcl1.pcl.lib.wa.us>
Subject: weird food books
Any suggestions for whacky, weird, slightly gross, or just funny books
about food and/or eating for children in the first and second grades? I
have real insect recipes if that tickles your memory bone (see them at
www.ent.iastate.edu/Misc/InsectsAsFood.html). My sense of humor runs
along these lines . . . thanks for letting me bug you . . . alright, alright!
Susan LaFantasie, MLS
Youth Services Librarian
susanlaf@pcl.lib.wa.us
TIA
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From owner-pubyac@nysernet.org Fri May 1 19:14:16 1998
From: Wendy Krug <wkrug@park-ridge.lib.il.us>
Subject: stumper - - dragon and egg story
Hi dear Pubyac-ers,
I've enjoyed lurking for many months and now I have a stumper to pose to the
collective wisdom of everyone. A patron remembers a story that she read about 30
years ago that was about a dragon egg that children find and hide. They are told
not keep it, but the egg hatches and the baby dragon is so cute that they decide
to keep it despite warnings. Eventually, the dragon grows up and becomes fierce.
The patron doesn't recall much else, but she sure would like to locate this
story.
Please e-mail me directly and I will post any answer.
Thanks!
Wendy Krug
wkrug@park-ridge.lib.il.us
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