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From owner-pubyac@nysernet.org Fri May 8 00:21:24 1998
From: Joan Enriquez <joane@ocln.org>
Subject: out of print books
Hello list,
I really appreciate all of the responses to my stumper about Alexander
the red hors with green stripes. The book was Alexander by Harold
Littledale, published by Parents Magazine Press in 1964.
One of you sent me the URL for finding out of print books which I
unfortunately misplaced. Could you send it again. Thanks.
Sincerely,
Joan Enriquez
joane@ocln.org
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From owner-pubyac@nysernet.org Fri May 8 00:29:33 1998
From: "Kathleen Hutchins MHV (978) 373-1586" <hutchins@mvlc.lib.ma.us>
Subject: STUMPER -- angel books
Hello! We have a patron in search of a book about angels for her three
year old. We looked in A-Zoo and searched our online catalog and were
unsuccessful in locating age appropriate books (we found one title, "An
Alphabet of Angels"). Does anyone out there have another recommendation?
Reply directly to hutchins@mvlc.lib.ma.us
Thanks in advance!
Beth & Donna
Haverhill Public Library
Haverhill, MA
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From owner-pubyac@nysernet.org Fri May 8 01:20:04 1998
From: peverada@bastion.portland.lib.me.us (Mary Peverada)
ubject: stumper - Elmer the Blue Ox
Hello All -
A small local library had a patron come in hoping to find the book
(or whatever) in which the following characters appear - Elmer the Blue Ox,
Nero the Bear, and Jacko (or Jackal) the Reversible Dog. The patron had no
information to go on - so it may or may not be that these characters are in
a book. We've done word searches in the local catalog and checked character
indexes - but no luck. Thank you in advance and I will be sure to post the
answer - if it is found.
Mary Peverada
Portland Public Library
e-mail: peverada@www.portland.lib.me.us
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From owner-pubyac@nysernet.org Fri May 8 01:44:19 1998
From: Walter Minkel <walterm@nethost.multnomah.lib.or.us>
Subject: Titanic Internet Scavenger Hunt
Folks-- One of our Multnomah County Library School Corps Librarians,
Vailey Oehlke, has created a fun Net Scavenger Hunt for grades 6 & up,
using the plethora of Titanic websites available. You're welcome to check
it out & link to it. Go to our KidsPage at
http://www.multnomah.lib.or.us/lib/kids/ and you'll see the link to the
Scavenger Hunt. We welcome your comments! --W
Walter Minkel, School Corps Technology Trainer
Multnomah County Library, 205 NE Russell St., Portland, OR 97212
Voice (503)736-6002; fax (503)248-5441; walterm@nethost.multnomah.lib.or.us
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("Rats...") "Oh, Web pupil, _refer_! Lip up! Be who? Star!"
--Palindrome
of the Month
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From owner-pubyac@nysernet.org Fri May 8 01:56:21 1998
From: "Jane M. Whiteside" <jmwhiteside@starbase1.htls.lib.il.us>
Subject: Stumper: horse "mist"
I have a patron looking for a book that was read to her as a preschooler;
she is now in 9th grade. She remembers it being a "picture" book
with some words but more pictures. It is a story about a girl and a
horse. One day the girl is too busy for the horse and it runs away. The
girl does get it back. She thinks the word "mist" is in the title. (It
is
not any of the M. Henry books) She also thinks it was part of a series.
I have searched our database by subject, keyword, and date. I have also
checked Children's Reference Plus with no luck? Does this ring any bells?
Thanks in advance.
Jane M. Whiteside
Head of Children's Services
Fountaindale Public Library District
Bolingbrook, IL
jmwhiteside@starbase1.htls.lib.il.us
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From owner-pubyac@nysernet.org Fri May 8 02:20:01 1998
From: Laurie Precht CCPL <lauriep@ccpl.carr.lib.md.us>
Subject: Out of the Dust opinions
Here's what you had to say about the format for Out of the Dust:
-"I thought the book wonderfully expressive and appropriately written,
given the message and the setting."
"Into the first part of the book I did agree that the format was a little
much. However the story got me and by the middle of the book I was hooked
and the format didn't bother me... If Karen Hesse was driven by her
artistic vision to do the book in the format chosen, then fine. If the
format was driven by ego then I don't like that so much."
"I had to read about a third of the book before I could get past my
unbelief that that character would communicate in that way."
"I found "Out of the Dust" to be one of the most disappointing
Newbery
choices in years. Yes, the poetry is incongruous! Also, it is
distracting and detracting from the story. Why oh why would this child's
story be in poetic format, free verse or anything else?"
"I thought the characters were totally believable & that the poetic
nature
of the book totally fit the emotional sparseness of their lives as well as
the sparseness of the time period & landscape."
"It detracted from the story in my opinion... It seemed affected to me...
I didn't enjoy it very much at all."
"Whether they're free verse vs. prose poem I don't know, but Billie Jo's
words in "Out of the Dust" seem to perfectly express her thoughts and
feelings. They're not intended to be poems she actually composed herself.
If it were a diary or letters, that would be different, but it's clear
that the language is the author's, the feelings are the character's. I
had no problem with suspension of disbelief. In fact I think the poetry
achieved a more immediate connection between the reader and the character
than a prose treatment would have."
"Once I realized that the format of this Newbery was not prose, I just
accepted it and found the form emphasized the meaning. There's a
starkness in poetry that leaves off the extra words that sooth our
paragraphs. "Out of the Dust" deserved such starkness."
My thanks to the eight people who replied. Seems there's different sides
to everything ;)
Laurie Precht, Taneytown Library, MD
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