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Date: Tue, 18 May 1999 15:50:18 -0400 (EDT)
To: pubyac-digest@nysernet.org
Subject: pubyac V1 #705
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Date: Fri, 14 May 1999 15:57:31 -0400 (EDT)
From: "Mary Johnson (amk)" <mjohnson@wlsmail.wls.lib.ny.us>
Subject: Kids' choice award winners, Armonk, NY
Hello, everyone! For all who were interested, I finally got the winners
in all 8 categories, and decided to post them to the list.
NEW FICTION (alternate Newbery)
"Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" by J.K Rowling. Winner!
"Fires of Merlin" by T.A Barron. First runner-up
"Reaching Dustin" by Vicki Grove. Second runner-up
"Switchers" by Kate Thompson. Third runner-up
SCIENCE FICTION
"The Giver" by Lois Lowry. Winner!
"A Wrinkle in Time" by Madeleine L'Engle. First runner- up
"The Lost World" by Michael Crichton. Second runner-up
"Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" by R.L. Stevenson. Third runner-up
ADVENTURE/MYSTERY
"I Know what you Did Last Summer" by Lois Duncan. Winner!
"Hatchet" by Gary Paulsen. First runner-up
"White Fang" by Jack London. Second runner-up
"The View From the Cherry Tree" by Wilo Davis Roberts. Third runner-up
HUMOR
"The Twits" by Roald Dahl. Winner!
"Superfudge" by Judy Blume. First runner-up
"There's a Boy in the Girl's Bathroom" by Louis Sachar. Second
runner-up
"Bunnicula" by James Howe. Third runner-up
HISTORICAL FICTION
"Number the Stars" by Lois Lowry. Winner!
"Island of the Blue Dolphins" by Scott o'Dell. First runner-up
"Stone Fox" by John Reynolds Gardiner. Second runner-up
"My Brother Sam is Dead" by James Lincoln Collier
and
"Voyage on the Great Titanic" by Ellen Emerson White. third runner-up(tie)
REALISTIC FICTION
"Face on the Milk Carton" by Caroline B. Cooney. Winner!
"Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott. First runner-up
"Crash" by Jerry Spinelli. Second runner-up
"Crazy Lady" by Jane Leslie Conly
and
"The Terrorist" by Caroline B. Cooney. Third runner-up (tie)
FANTASY
"The Witches" by Roald Dahl. Winner!
"The Hobbit" by J.R.R. Tolkien. First runner-up
"Help! I'm trapped in the President's Body" by Todd Strasser. Second
runner-up
"The Phantom Tollbooth" by Norman Juster. Third Runner-up
NONFICTION
"Boy" by Roald Dahl. Winner!
"No Pretty Pictures" by Anita Lobel. First runner-up
"Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong. Second
runne-up
"Blood, Bones and Body Bits" by Nick Arnold. Third runner-up
I was interested to see that Roald Dahl won in three categories - i know
the kids love Dahl, but I wasn't expecting that! Thanks again for your
interest.
Mary Johnson, YA librarian, North castle Library, Armonk, NY
mjohnson@wls.lib.ny.us
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Date: Fri, 14 May 1999 16:11:02 -0500
From: "Don Wood" <dwood@ala.org>
Subject: 1999 Banned Books Week
The 1999 BBW fact sheet is at
http://www.ala.org/pio/factsheets/bbw.html
________________________
Don Wood
American Library Association
Office for Intellectual Freedom
50 East Huron Street
Chicago, IL 60611
800-545-2433, ext. 4225
Fax: 312-280-4227
dwood@ala.org
http://www.ala.org/oif.html
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Date: Fri, 14 May 1999 15:53:28 -0500
From: "Don Wood" <dwood@ala.org>
Subject: Ann Symons' Address to the Annenberg National Conference on the
Internet and the Family
On May 4, ALA President Ann K. Symons delivered the keynote address at
the Annenberg National Conference on the Internet and the Family.
Her address is available at
http://www.ala.org/pio/speeches/annenberg.html
________________________
Don Wood
American Library Association
Office for Intellectual Freedom
50 East Huron Street
Chicago, IL 60611
800-545-2433, ext. 4225
Fax: 312-280-4227
dwood@ala.org
http://www.ala.org/oif.html
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Date: Fri, 14 May 1999 21:38:49 EDT
From: ALUV4BKS@aol.com
Subject: Re: Stumper
Dear Stumper solvers
A teacher in my community and her mom are searching for a book they both
remember from about 30 years ago. It involves two rabbits, possibly named
Gladys and Benjamin, who watch people come and plant a garden and then eat
the crops grown there, thinking the people planted it for them. If any of
you know this, I would appreciate your responding directly to me. It would
mean a lot to this teacher and especially her mom.
Thanks
Jane Marino
Scarsdale Public Library
jmarino@wls.lib.ny.us
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Date: Fri, 14 May 1999 14:06:13 -0700
From: Edmonds Library Youth Services <edm-youth@sno-isle.org>
Subject: Re: Sno-Isle Job Postings
Marlyn Roberts wrote:
>
> Neither this message, nor or website, indicates where
> Sno-Isle system is located.
>
> Marlyn
> ===
> Marlyn K. Roberts
> Children's Librarian
> Codman Square Branch
> Boston Public Library
The Sno-Isle Regional Library System covers the two counties immediately
north and northwest of Seattle, Washington, with nineteen branches plus
outreach services. Sno-Isle is probably better than most libraries at
actually giving outside applicants real consideration (as opposed to
advertising widely but only hiring those already employed). They tend to
value experience doing the same job over trainable potential. This can
be a very challenging, exciting and fulfilling place to work, if you're
flexible and agreeable. Address: SIRLS, 7312 - 35th Ave NE, Marysville,
WA 98271 Phone: (425)339-1711 www.sno-isle.org
HTH, and best of luck!
Jonathan Betz-Zall, Children's Librarian, Sno-Isle Regional Library
System, Edmonds, Wash. edm-youth@sno-isle.org
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Date: Tue, 18 May 1999 04:23:01 -0700
From: "Steven Engelfried" <stevene@co.deschutes.or.us>
Subject: stumper: jellybean tree
Our patron remembers a picturebook she read to her four year old: A father
buys a handful of jellybeans and the girl plants one (or all?) and they grow
into a jellybean tree. She thought it might be a Reading Rainbow book, but
isn't sure. We've searched our catalog, the Reading Rainbow web site, A to
Zoo, and WorldCat. Any ideas?
Steven Engelfried, Children's Librarian
Deschutes Public Library
601 NW Wall Street Bend, OR 97701
ph: 541-617-7072 fax: 541-617-7073
e-mail: stevene@dpls.lib.or.us
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Date: Sat, 15 May 1999 13:21:15 -0400
From: Charles Schacht <schachtc@libcoop.net>
Subject: Re: BIB: Giants
My resident Tomten has been known to sing GIANTS LIVED A LONG TIME AGO, AND WE
CAN
ALL BE THANKFUL FOR THAT; THEY STOOD SO HIGH THAT THEIR HEADS TOUCHED THE SKY,
AND
IF YOU WEREN'T CAREFUL THEY WOULD SQUASH YOU FLAT!
Chuck Schacht
Romeo District Library
Romeo, MI.
>
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Date: Mon, 17 May 1999 12:45:36 PDT
From: "Elaine Moustakas" <elainem9@hotmail.com>
Subject: dollhouse picture books
I had a patron come in today looking for a picture book with nice
illustrations (drawings or paintings) of dollhouses. i couldn't locate any
in our library other than non-fiction books that only had pictures of them.
does anyone know of any picture books like this?
i would appreciate *any* suggestions! i looked in A to Zoo, but had no luck.
Thanks...
Elaine
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Date: Sun, 16 May 1999 22:29:10 -0400 (EDT)
From: Rebecca Goldberg <goldberg@lemming.uvm.edu>
Subject: stumper
Dear Pubyacers:
A patron of ours is looking for a picture book that he remembers
about when women first began to wear pants. Any ideas? Thank you.
- --Rebecca
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| Rebecca Goldberg goldberg@lemming.uvm.edu |
| Youth Services Librarian |
| Fletcher Free Library |
| 235 College St. |
| Burlington, VT 05401 |
| 802 865-7216 |
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Date: Mon, 17 May 1999 15:36:37 -0500
From: "Don Wood" <dwood@ala.org>
Subject: Libraries, Children, and the Internet
Libraries, Children, and the Internet, a ALA question-and-answer page,
can be found online at
http://www.ala.org/parents/librariesandinternet.html
under the ALA Resources for Parents, Teens, and Kids page at
http://www.ala.org/parents/index.html
________________________
Don Wood
American Library Association
Office for Intellectual Freedom
50 East Huron Street
Chicago, IL 60611
800-545-2433, ext. 4225
Fax: 312-280-4227
dwood@ala.org
http://www.ala.org/oif.html
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Date: Sun, 16 May 1999 12:43:06 -0700
From: "Kathleen Buettner" <Buettner@ci.monterey.ca.us>
Subject: stumper solved: Pumpkinseed
I had asked for the title of a picturebook about a cat named Pumpkinseed.
Many thanks to Faith Brautigam of Gail Borden Public Library, IL, for pointing
out _Emma_ by Wendy Kesselman.
This is the first time I had submitted a query to PUBYAC, and I'm glad to be
able to tap into the collective brain. Once again, humans prove to be the best
reference source of all.
Thanks again,
Kathleen L. Buettner
buettner@ci.monterey.ca.us
Monterey Public Library
625 Pacific Street
Monterey, CA 93940
phone 831.646.5660
ess <blakdog@en.com>
P.O.Box 46826 Anyone's Guess and InvestiCats Mystery Kits
Bedford, OH 44146 http://dbldog.com/
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Date: Sun, 16 May 1999 12:43:06 -0700
From: "Kathleen Buettner" <Buettner@ci.monterey.ca.us>
Subject: stumper solved: Pumpkinseed
I had asked for the title of a picturebook about a cat named Pumpkinseed.
Many thanks to Faith Brautigam of Gail Borden Public Library, IL, for pointing
out _Emma_ by Wendy Kesselman.
This is the first time I had submitted a query to PUBYAC, and I'm glad to be
able to tap into the collective brain. Once again, humans prove to be the best
reference source of all.
Thanks again,
Kathleen L. Buettner
buettner@ci.monterey.ca.us
Monterey Public Library
625 Pacific Street
Monterey, CA 93940
phone 831.646.5660
ess <blakdog@en.com>
P.O.Box 46826 Anyone's Guess and InvestiCats Mystery Kits
Bedford, OH 44146 http://dbldog.com/
@)_).)_).)_).)_).)_).)_).)_).)_).)_).)_).)_).)_).)_).)_).)_).)_).)_@
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Date: Mon, 17 May 1999 12:23:51 -0400 (EDT)
From: Frederick W Stoss <fstoss@acsu.buffalo.edu>
Subject: Review commnets on controversial children's book
Please route this to colleagues and others as you see fit. This
represents a rather serious issue. Thank you.
Fred Stoss
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Date: Mon, 17 May 1999 09:00:15 -0500
From: Debbie Reese <d-reese@uiuc.edu>
Subject: On-line review
Good morning all -
I'm new to Counterpoise. I don't know what sorts of messages are posted to
the group - if they are restricted in some way to specific topics. I'll
take the chance that this message fits parameters, and if it doesn't, I
apologize.
I've spent the last couple of months working on a review article about a
children's book. I want to share the review with all of you, because we
have similar interests in culturally authentic materials.
In March, Scholastic (one of the largest publisher's of children's books)
released a book called _My Heart is on the Ground: The Diary of Nannie
Little Rose_. The book is part of Scholastic's series of historical fiction
diaries. The series is called "The Dear America" series. Many have
come out
in the last 3 years. They are of uneven quality - some are well done.
This one is highly problematic. It is set in 1880 at Carlisle Indian
School. For those of you unfamiliar with Carlisle, it was one of the
earliest boarding schools established by the US govt. This one was founded
by an army officer named Pratt, who is known for saying "Kill the Indian,
Save the Man." Children from across the US were taken from their families
to be "educated" at Carlisle. Many died there. Many ran away, and died
as
they tried to get home.
The Scholastic book is authored by a woman named Ann Rinaldi. In her
author's note she says that she visited the school, saw the poetic names on
headstones, and knew that she had to use them to tell the story of Nannie
Little Rose. So, so took many names from headstones and created characters
for this story. I do not think it even occurred to her that the Native
American people in the US would object to her use of these children's
names. For her, I think they were just names. To us (I'm Pueblo Indian),
the boarding school's are a cause of great sadness, great pain. Those
children died there, away from their families. They were abused. But the
book Rinaldi has written doesn't tell that story. Instead, her main
character likes it there, as do many of the other characters, and do not
want to return home. Rinaldi has made it seem like the boarding school was
a good thing, and says that she's sure the children whose names she used
will look down at her from their "Happy Hunting Ground" and smile on
her
for telling this story.
I could go on and on, but I'd rather direct you to the review, which is
on-line at <http://www.oyate.org>. It was written by nine different women.
We worked together, by phone and email, as we prepared the review. Some of
the women are Native, some are not. One is from Canada. The Canadian govt
has officially apologized for the boarding schools they had there, which
were modeled on the ones here. In the US, most people don't know what those
early schools were like, if they even know they existed.
I'm writing to all of you, appealing, I guess, to read the review because
it affects all of us in our efforts to get quality, culturally authentic
and culturally sensitive material into the hands of parents and children.
Scholastic is about to release another book in this series - this one is
the diary of a Navajo girl on the Long Walk. I haven't seen it yet, but a
colleague indicates it is also poorly done, and makes it seem like the
Navajo people "had it coming." Scholastic has also just released
another
diary - this one of a boy - who was at a Japanese internment camp. This,
too, I understand, is highly problematic.
I believe, in our work we are committed to searching for quality material.
However, I think as individuals, we can also work at critiquing poor
materials that enjoy huge sales. Scholastic is making huge profits from
these historical fiction diaries.
Please share the URL for the review with parents, teachers and librarians.
Unfortunately, I don't think Scholastic will withdraw the book. And, I do
not want to say "don't buy it" because Scholastic (and others) would
brand
me as a censor. I do, however, seek to provide information so that people
can make informed decisions about their selection process.
If you have time to read the review, and have any comments or feedback,
please get in touch with me. Shorter versions of the review will be
published in various places such as Rethinking Schools, Aboriginal Voices,
Multicultural Review, but journal editors cannot run the entire review,
which is rich with detail.
Sincerely,
Debbie
Debbie Reese
Doctoral Student
Dept. of Curriculum and Instruction
College of Education, University of Illinois
Champaign, IL 61820
Office Telephone: 217-244-8061
Email: d-reese@uiuc.edu
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