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Date: Tue, 2 Nov 1999 14:00:50 -0500 (EST)
To: pubyac-digest@nysernet.org
Subject: pubyac V1 #871
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Date: Mon, 01 Nov 1999 22:20:07 -0500
From: mellifur@tiac.net
Subject: Stumper: Uncle and tiger
I posted a stumper about a book that began "My uncle in India sent me a
tiger." People are fast: I haven't seen my post in the digest yet, and I've
already had two responses! The suggestions are FUZZY THE TIGER by Mary
Villarejo and LOVE FROM UNCLE CLYDE by Nancy Parker. Apparently there are a
few of the Uncle Clyde books. I'm not familiar with either of these, but
from the quote we were given by the patron and the quote KathyB in
Minnesota sent me, it looks as though we might be looking for Fuzzy.
Unfortunately, it looks as though only one library in the state has it, so
it'll take a while to see if this is really the one. Thanks for the help!
Miriam
M. Neiman
mellifur@tiac.net
Welles-Turner Memorial Library
Glastonbury, CT
http://www.wtmlib.com
The opinions expressed do not necessarily reflect those of my organization.
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Date: Mon, 1 Nov 1999 17:47:48 -0800 (PST)
From: Ellen Fader <ellenf@nethost.multnomah.lib.or.us>
Subject: Oregon School Media Specialists' Mock Caldecott Results
At the Oregon Educational Media Association Fall Conference, Marian
Creamer, Riverdale Grade School media specialist and I offered a session
called "Not Just Pretty Pictures: Choosing the 2000 Caldecott." A
group of
19 school media specialists learned how the award process works and how to
increase one's chances of getting on the committee, and about the criteria
used to choose the Caldecott Award. In small groups, attendees discussed
the titles Marian and I selected and when they voted, chose as the
2000 Caldecott, Steve Jenkins: _At the Top of the World: Climbing Mount
Everest_. The group selected two honor books: Paul Fleischman's
_Weslandia_ and David Wiesner's _Sector 7_. Now the group will wait until
January 17, 2000 to see what the official Caldecott 2000 committee
chooses.
Interested library staff have another opportunity to participate in a Mock
Caldecott session when the Oregon Library Association Children's Services
Division offers a
day-long session on Saturday, January 8, 2000 at the Springfield Public
Library. Watch the OLA web site for further details about registration.
Ellen G. Fader Youth Services Coordinator
Multnomah County Library Library Administration Building
205 NE Russell Portland, OR 97212-3796
503/248-5408 (voice) ellenf@nethost.multnomah.lib.or.us
503/248-5441 (fax)
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Date: Mon, 1 Nov 1999 15:57:50 -0600
From: Jeanette Larson <jlarson@tsl.state.tx.us>
Subject: Raffle/Morris's Disappearing Bag Cover Art
Award-winning author and illustrator Rosemary Wells has donated the
jacket art for a new (1999) edition of Morris's Disappearing Bag to the
Texas Library
Association. The panel (9.25 X 10.25 inches; image area 5.75 X 5.5
inches) features Morris himself, the loveable star of this story that
has become a Christmas
classic.
Raffle tickets are $5.00 each and will be available at the Texas Book
Festival November 5-7 in Austin and at the American Library Association
Midwinter Conference in San Antonio in January 2000. The drawing will
take place at the end of January.
Proceeds from the raffle will build the Texas Library Disaster Relief
Fund. Each $5 ticket secures you a chance at owning this original
illustration while providing
Texas libraries with a better chance to rebuild collections decimated by
disasters such as floods, tornados, fires, and hurricanes. The first
raffle item, an off-drawing
from The Bear Went Over the Mountain, was offered at TLA's annual
conference in April 1999 and raised $8000 for the fund. That piece was
donated by the
winner to the National Center for Children's Illustrated Literature in
Abilene, Texas
The RAFFLE FORM and additional information are available at
http://www.txla.org/wells/raffle.html. Print and mail the raffle ticket
with your money to Texas Library Association, 3355 Bee Cave Road, Suite
401, Austin, TX 78746.
- --
Jeanette Larson
Director, Library Development Division
Texas State Library
jlarson@tsl.state.tx.us
jlarson@tenet.edu
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Date: Mon, 1 Nov 1999 14:53:10 -0500 (EST)
From: "Linda s. Slaninka" <slaninli@oplin.lib.oh.us>
Subject: stumper-Epanimandis?
A grandmother wants to read a version of a folktale she remembers from her
youth. It is the story of a boy sent to the grocery for various items.
Each time he is given instructions on how to care for the item on the trip
home. Each time he does what was suggested for the previous item and ends
up with melted butter, etc. when arriving home. The grandmother believes
the name of the story (or the boy) is Epanimandis or Epanimandus. Anyone
out there recognize the story and know where it could be found? TIA,
Swanton
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Date: Mon, 01 Nov 1999 16:14:21 -0800
From: Theresa Gormley <tgormle1@uswest.net>
Subject: Stumper: beautiful, independent plant
Does this ring any bells?
A patron is looking for a book/story that her mother-in-law read as a child
or a young teacher (she's now 87 years old, so probably 50 or more years
ago).
I don't have a lot of information, but the story is about a plant (possibly
a pea plant)that sat in a window of a house (or apartment). At some point
the plant lost its seeds (peas). The seeds rolled off in different
directions, and there was apparently one very independent seed that went
its own way and grew into a beautiful plant. The moral of the story is
that in order to achieve full potential one must sometimes ignore what the
rest of the crowd is doing and go an independent route.
Any help would be very much appreciated.
Theresa Gormley
Youth Services Librarian
Whatcom County (WA) Library System
tgormle1@uswest.net
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Date: Mon, 01 Nov 1999 14:06:17 -0700
From: Linda fields <lfields@inter.state.lib.ut.us>
Subject: Re: School schedule changes
We called this Wacky Wednesday. One year we had a special after school
activity, one Wednesday an activity, i.e. astronomy, weather, Christmas around
the world, cooking etc; we would have books on the subject and the next
Wednesday the children would have to give a short oral book review. We loved
it! But it was expensive and time consuming. The next year the most faithful
either moved or moved up into middle school. So the next year we had a
"Hang
out Wednesday" Come in to see the new books and watch a movie etc. Very few
came. This year we are just here when they get out early!
Linda Fields
jvandcar@park-ridge.lib.il.us wrote:
> Next year our school district will modify their weekly schedule to allow
> teachers more time for planning and training without disruption to the
> students. Elementary and middle school students will start school 10
> minutes earlier each day and be dismissed 50 minutes early on Wednesday.
>
> If you have experienced a similar situation in your community I would like
> to know...how did the public library respond to the change? Did you plan
> special programs or outreach to help "fill the gaps" on those
'early days'?
> How did parents in your community react to the change? Did you have an
> increased opportunity to work with the teachers in your area? Did business
> at the public library increase on the day students were dismissed early?
>
> Any input or suggestions would be appreciated.
>
> Janet Van De Carr
> Park Ridge Public Library
> Park Ridge, Il 60068
> mailto:jvandcar@park-ridge.lib.il.us
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Date: Mon, 1 Nov 1999 16:43:23 -0500
From: Stacey Blanton <sblanton@neflin.org>
Subject: RE: Used cd's
HI,
I recall seeing cd cases decorated and used as picture frames.
and cd's themselves used as clock faces.
Stacey
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Date: Tue, 02 Nov 1999 09:10:47 -0700
From: LouAnne Krantz <krantzjl@centurytel.net>
Subject: Rock-y Story Time (Compiled List)
Thank you again to the all librarians who sent the great rock ideas and
a special thank you to Marie Noe for sending the Rock Unit!!
The program was great fun. I was able to purchase an inexpensive sack of
wonderful polished rocks at a florists to give away, but the Treasure
Rocks were the hit of the program. Recipe is included!
ROCK-Y STORY TIME:
Books---
Baylor, Byrd - Everybody Needs a Rock
Cooney, Barbara - Roxaboxen
Gans, Roma - Let's Go Rock Collecting (non-fiction)
Goble, Paul - Iktomi & the Boulder
Hartman, Wendy -The Dinosaurs are Back and It's All Your Fault... 2
brothers imagine a rock under the bed is really a dinosaur egg. ( I
also displayed other fossil books from the collection)
Kimmel, Eric - Anansi and the Moss-Covered Rock (They love this story!)
Lionni, Leo - On My Beach There Are Many Pebbles
Martin, David - Little Chicken Chicken A little chicken uses stones to
entertain during a thunderstorm
Ross, Tony - Stone Soup (Fun version of the classic)
Shannon, George - Lizard's Song
Lizard's Home
Steig, William - Sylvester and the Magic Pebble
Out of print:
Alexandra the Rock Eater : An Old Rumanian Tale Retold by Dorothy Van
Woerkom
Too Many Stones by David L. Krieger
Rocks in My Pockets by Marc Harshman & Bonnie Collins
- ---Baylor, Byrd - Everybody Needs a Rock
"I have read the kids Byrd Baylor's book "Everybody Needs a Rock"
and
then let them pick a rock from a box to keep and take home. The book
"describes the qualities to consider in selecting the perfect rock for
play and pleasure."
"Try Everybody needs a rock, by Byrd Baylor, illus by Peter Parnall. A
very quiet and unusual book -- it kind of surprised me that the kids
loved hearing it. I told it holding my hand around my own rock, which I
revealed to them at the end. It came out in 1974 and then in paperback
in 85 -- It was an ALA notable book, so it's possible it's still in
print. "
- ---Sharmat, Marjorie - Lizard's Song
"has the refrain Zoli-zoli-zoli-zoli, Rock is my home...I always have
the kids join in the song each time it comes up. Granted the story is
about different kinds of
homes. Bear likes the song and asks lizard to teach it to him but he
can't remember the words. Lizard realizes it is because cave is bear's
home. So bear sings about his own home to the same tune.
"Definitely use George Shannon's _Lizard's song_, it's not only about a
rock, it's a sing-along!"
" Just arrived--the sequel--Lizard's Home (illustrated by Aruego and
Dewey and just as great as the first. In this one Snake takes over
Lizard's rock and Lizard has a terrible time getting him to vacate. A
definite for storytime. "
- ---"I know this is stretching but what about the old stand by: There was
a little turtle, who lived in a box, he swam in the water and climbed on
the rocks..."
- ---"There is a little game that would go well with your storytime called
"Special Rock." You say, "Special rock, special rock!" and
you and
the children curl down into a rock position. You then say (after a few
seconds), "Become a (name an animal or whatever you would like them to
act out)." The children act out and then you call out "Special
rock!"
again and they become rocks. This goes back and forth until you are
ready to end and say "Become yourselves." I use this game in my
preschool Sunday school class and the children enjoy it. You could even
ask some of the children to call out what to become. This is also a
good storytime filler for any theme."
- ---One of my favorite baby fingerplays could be used for preschoolers:
Here goes the rabbit up the hill
boing, boing, boing, boing (make finger/rabbit ears go up arm);
Here goes the turtle up the hill
creep, creep, creep, creep (slow fingers);
Here goes the snake up the hill
slither, slither, slither, slither (sliding fingers);
Here comes the rock DOWN the hill
boom, boom, boom, boom, CRASH! (bounce finger down with big finale)
- ---You could sing "Big Rock Candy Mountain" by Tom Chapin (on his
sound
recording "Family Tree"; words & music in "From Sea to
Shining Sea").
For a craft, get several clean, smooth stones which can be decorated as
pet rocks. Don't forget the various versions of "The Stonecutter" to
read."
Stone Soup Ideas-
"When I do this topic I usually use "Stone Soup," so the
following are
appropriate:
Making Stone Soup Today (sing to "The Paw Paw Patch")
Pick up a stone and put it in the pot,
Pick up a stone and put it in the pot,
Pick up a stone and put it in the pot,
Making stone soup today.
(Repeat with other ingredients)
5 Little Vegetables
5 little vegetables in a soup pot,
One jumped out when it got too hot.
4 little vegetables swimming in the pot,
One jumped out when it got too hot.
3 little vegetables swimming in the pot,
One jumped out when it got too hot.
Two little vegetables swimming in the pot,
One jumped out when it got too hot.
One little vegetable swimming in the pot,
It jumped out when it got too hot.
No little vegetables swimming in the pot,
Watch out now, it's REALLY hot!
Blub, blub, blub!
(children "swim" in the middle of the room and jump out of the group
one
at a time)
You could substitute "Stones" for "vegetables" in one of the
verses."
- ---"This is a topic I did one summer and I used Too Many Stones, Rocks
in My Pockets and On My Beach there are Many Pebbles. I didn't come
upwith too many rock related songs but Johnny Pounds with One Hammer
seemed appropriate (maybe pound with a rock instead). Nancy Stewart (a
local musician) has a song called Rhythm of the Rocks and you let the
kids click rocks together to the beat the album is called Rhythm of the
glasses left over from something so I brought in some pebbles from the
beach and had the kids look at them and pick one to take home. Nothing
amazing but seemed fun."
- ---Treasure Rocks - This was a recipe I found on the web. I filled the
rocks with pennies. They looked like real rocks & we cracked them open
at the end of story time. Big hit with the kids!
Treasure Rocks Recipe
Need: 1 cup water,1 cup used coffee grounds, 1/4 cup sand, 1/2 cup salt,
3 cups flour
Mix ingredients together until it forms a soft dough. Flatten out and
put small trinkets,treasures, wrapped candy (not chocolate) and anything
else on the dough you want to hide in the "rock". Form dough up around
the items andinto a ball, until they are hidden completely.
Bake on cookie sheet at 200 degrees for 20-30 minutes. Remove and let
continue to dry. When they are dry and cool, children can break it open
the 'rock' and find the treasures inside! Each recipe will make at least
2 large rocks.
- --
LouAnne Krantz, Youth Services Librarian
Polson City Library
Polson, Montana
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Date: Tue, 02 Nov 1999 11:52:59 -0500
From: HMurray <oburg_juvlib@OBURG.NET>
Subject: Video Help
I am looking for excellent videos on puberty....one for boys and one for
girls. If anyone out there has any suggestions, please email me directly.
Thanks!
Harris Murray
oburg_juvlib@oburg.net
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