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Date: Thu, 11 Nov 1999 17:38:10 -0500 (EST)
To: pubyac-digest@nysernet.org
Subject: pubyac V1 #880
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Date: Wed, 10 Nov 1999 08:30:30 -0500
From: "Maeleah K. Carlisle" <mkcarlis@map.com>
Subject: pirate stories compilation
>
>
> Hello Everyone!
> Thanks a million to all those who sent me suggestions for fingerplays
> and stories on the topic of pirates. For anyone interested, here is a
> compilation of the responses:
>
> (Maeleah Carlisle,
> Children's Librarian, Springfield Library, Springfield, MA)
>
> Books:
> One eyed Jake by Pat Hutchins
> Tough Boris by Mem Fox
> Edward and the Pirates by David mcPhail
> Wild Will by Ingrid Schubert
> Matthew and the Midnight Pirates by Allen Morgan, ill. by Michael
> Martchenko.
> Grandma and the Pirates by Pheobe Gilman
> Pirates!" by Woychuk,
> "Do Pirates Take Baths?" by Tucker
> Captain Abdul's Pirate School by Colin McNaughton
> "Rabbit Pirates: A Tale of the Spinach Main" by Cox
> I wish I had a pirate suit by Pamela Allen
> Ballad of the Pirate Queen by Jane Yolen
> The great piratical rumbustification by Margaret Mahy
>
> Poem:
> Captain Hook poem by Shel Silverstein plus one other poem
>
> Activities:
> I also had them make pirate hats, there's a great pattern for one in the
>
> book Welcome to paper hat tricks IV by Patt Newbold.
> I also had them sing What do you do with a drunken sailor. This went
> over
> well with kids, cause it's a great singalong, a few astounded looks from
>
> moms, but even they joined in the singing.
>
> For an activity, I traced and cut
> out a treasure-chest shape from brown construction paper and assorted
> jewel
> shapes from green, blue, red, yellow and purple paper. I am having the
> children glue the chest and jewels onto a sheet of paper and then color
> the
> picture as they wish (add sand, trees, ocean, etc.). If you were very
> creative you could create a treasure map and have the children glue the
> chest and jewels on that!
>
> For our craft we used old
> shoeboxes to make treasure chests.
>
> One of my first story programs was on pirates (back in the mid-80s!).
> The highlight was to have the children follow a treasure map that
> resembled the Children's Room. The drinking fountain was a waterfall,
> the book shelves were canyon walls, etc. We found that X marked
> the spot where the treasure turned out to be gold-foil wrapped treats.
>
> We did pirates as our SRP theme in 1998. I did Pirate School as a
> special program for kids ages 5-10 (using lots of YA volunteers.)
> First, all the kids dressed up as pirates. We had eyepatches, newspaper
>
> hats, and sashes for the kids to tie on, and cardboard swords. We sang
> some sea shanties. I read the book "Pirate School", and then we
> practiced acting like pirates (yelling "yo ho ho, saying "Aaargh!,
> thrusting our swords, etc.) Then I gave them a pirate quiz - a multiple
>
> choice test I made up with obvious answers. Ex: Finish this phrase:
> "Yo ho ho and a bottle of--- (root beer, ink, Yoo-Hoo , rum). At the
> end of the program, I handed out Pirate School diplomas. We had a lot
> of fun!
>
> Hi! We did a Pirate/Seafaring themed SRP many years ago. One of the
> things I did for my school visits was recite the following poem and
> had the audience join in the refrain each time! It was fun. You can
> also sing "There's a Hole in the Bucket..."
>
> "A Sailor's Life for Me!"
>
> Jack dreamed of a life on the salty sea.
> "A sailor's life is the life for me!"
>
> Refrain: Yo Ho!
> Jib the boom
> Poop the deck (the kids love this one!)
> Salt the sea
> Man the hole
> Pepper the mints
> A sailor's life for me!
>
> A spyglass, a compass and a cutlass had Jack.
> He was ready to sail and never look back!
>
> REFRAIN (with gusto!)
>
> So Jack cast his lot with ole Capt'n McPhee.
> As scurvy a sailor as you'll ever see!
> With a peg for a leg and a hook for a hand,
> McPhee was a man feared at sea and on land!
>
> REFRAIN
>
> They pulled anchor at daybreak and headed to sea,
> Jack and his shipmates and Capt'n McPhee.
> But they hadn't gone far, the sails barely unfurl'd
> When Jack slipped from the riggin' and o'erboard he was hurled!
>
> REFRAIN
>
> Jack soared thru the air with an echoing scream.
> Then sank like a stone in the cold, murky sea.
> He bobbed to the surface, gasping for air,
> Expecting a rescue, but McPhee wasn't there!
>
> REFRAIN
>
> As fortune would have it, Jack knew how to swim.
> So he headed for shore and the tide helped him in.
> Tired and bedraggled he sprawled on the sand,
> And thanked the good Lord for makin' the land!
>
> REFRAIN (optional here)
>
> You have to recite (or read) this with a "scurvy seadog" attitude
to
> make it really effective. An eyepatch helps, too! You can write the
> refrain on slips of paper for the parents and readers in the group. I
> used this as a "story", as I like to use story poems whenever I
can! If
>
> you want to read it, you can print it out and paste it to the back of a
> card with a pirate picture on it, so the audience looks at the picture
> as
> you read the poem...is just nicer than looking at the back of a piece of
> blank paper!
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Date: Tue, 9 Nov 1999 20:21:28 -0600 (CST)
From: Julie Linneman <juliel@wichita.lib.ks.us>
Subject: Stumper: Song "1492"
We had a local folk music performer this evening doing a song
by Nancy Schimmel called "1492." This is a song about Columbus and how
when he got to the new land, he didn't actually "discover" it because
"someone was already here" (the Native American tribes). It is a
really cute song and makes a point in a funny way.
The question I have is: Does anyone know of who has performed this
song on a children's music tape? He said he had first heard it on a
tape by a children's music performer but he couldn't remember the name
of who did it.
I checked the "Children's Jukebox" music index, but it wasn't in
there.
He says the copyright is Schroeder Music, 1991.
Thanks for any help you can provide.
Julie Linneman
juliel@wichita.lib.ks.us
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Date: Tue, 9 Nov 1999 23:59:46 -0500 (EST)
From: a_long@ix.netcom.com
Subject: I'm stumped!
Hello!
I had a patron tonight who was looking for fiction and/or non-fiction books
about our basic
needs and wants -- ie: food, clothing, shelter, water, ect. -- for a group of
first grade
students. After looking in A to Zoo and browsing the shelf for titles from
authors I thought
would maybe touch on those wants vs. needs type themes, I could come up with
anything. Can
someone please help?
Thank you,
Amy K. Long
Young Adult Librarian
Harford County Public Library (MD)
a_long@ix.netcom.com
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Date: Wed, 10 Nov 1999 07:40:58 -0500
From: "Kendra Nan Skellen" <kskellen@gwinnettpl.org>
Subject: RE: Polar Bears
Polar Polar
Bear Bear
Hunt Hunt
Let's go on a polar bear hunt.
We're gonna catch a big one. (Spread hands apart)
We're not scared! (Shake head)
Here we go. (Slap thighs)
Uh oh!
I see a ice covered sea. (Put hand at eyebrows)
Cold blocks of ice. (Shiver)
Can't go through it, (Make going through motion with hand)
Can't go under it, (Make going under motion with hand)
Can't go around it. (Make going around motion with hand)
We'll have to jump over it. (Make going over motion with hand)
Jump, jump, jump, jump… (Jump in place)
Let's go on a polar bear hunt.
We're gonna catch a big one. (Spread hands apart)
We're not scared! (Shake head)
Here we go. (Slap thighs)
Uh oh!
I see the taiga. (Put hand at eyebrows)
A dark, dark taiga.
Can't go over it, (Make going over motion with hand)
Can't go under it, (Make going under motion with hand)
Can't go around it. (Make going around motion with hand)
We'll have to go through it. (Make going through motion with hand)
Swoosh, swoosh, swoosh, swoosh… (Hands in a brushing away motion)
Let's go on a polar bear hunt.
We're gonna catch a big one. (Spread hands apart)
We're not scared! (Shake head)
Here we go. (Slap thighs)
Uh oh!
I see the tundra. (Put hand at eyebrows)
A cold wet tundra.
Can't go over it, (Make going over motion with hand)
Can't go under it, (Make going under motion with hand)
Can't go around it. (Make going around motion with hand)
We'll have to go through it. (Make going through motion with hand)
Swish, swish, swish, swish… (Rub hands together)
Let's go on a polar bear hunt.
We're gonna catch a big one. (Spread hands apart)
We're not scared! (Shake head)
Here we go. (Slap thighs)
Uh oh!
I see a cave. (Put hand at eyebrows)
A deep, dark, cold cave.
Can't go over it, (Make going over motion with hand)
Can't go under it, (Make going under motion with hand)
Can't go around it. (Make going around motion with hand)
We'll have to go through it. (Make going through motion with hand)
Tiptoe! Tiptoe! Tiptoe! (Tiptoe in place)
What's That?
I feel something. (Feeling motions with hands)
I feel something furry.
I see something. (Put hand to eyebrows)
I see one shiny black nose! (Point to nose)
Two white furry ears! (Point to ears)
Two big round eyes! (Point to eyes)
IT'S A POLAR BEAR!!!
Quick! Lets go!
Out the cave.
Run! Run! Run! (Run in place quickly)
Through the tundra.
Swish, swish, swish, swish… (Rub hands together)
Through the Taiga.
Swoosh, swoosh, swoosh, swoosh… (Hands in a brushing away motion)
Over the ice covered sea.
Jump, jump, jump, jump… (Jump in place)
WHEW! We made it.
Let's not go on a Polar Bear hunt again.
Glossary
Tundra - flat, treeless plains
Taiga - vast evergreen forests
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Date: Tue, 9 Nov 1999 20:56:03 -0500
From: CHAT_JL@CLAMS.LIB.MA.US
Subject: Another Stumper
Thanks for answering the stumper about the ya novel in the australian outback.
It was "Sleeping Dogs," by Sonya Hartnett. My next query is about a
children's alphabet concept book that is all photographs of butterfly
wings. Each wing has a pattern that really resembles the letters of
the alphabet. It is a beautiful book.
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Date: Wed, 10 Nov 1999 12:09:46 -0500
From: Dana C Kelly <dckelly@ncsl.dcr.state.nc.us>
Subject: Multicultural versions of fairy tales
I am trying to compile a list of different countries or cultures
versions of fairy tales (for instance Ashpet is the Appalachian version
of Cinderella). Does anyone know of a source for this, or any ideas for
books to include? You can respond directly to me, and if there is
interest I will post a bibliography to the list.
I tried to search the pubyac archives for this, but was not able to
access them. I also tried A to Zoo and a couple of other sources.
Thanks,
Dana
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Dana C Kelly (dckelly@ncsl.dcr.state.nc.us)
Outreach Services Manager
Fontana Regional Library
33 Fryemont St.
Bryson City, NC 28713
(828) 488-2382 Fax: (828) 488-2638
"Opinions expressed in this message may not represent the policy
of my library"
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Date: Wed, 10 Nov 1999 11:34:30 -0500 (EST)
From: Vanston <jvanston@suffolk.lib.ny.us>
Subject: STUMPER: kids open book, fantastic things pour out
My sister asked me if I remembered a book from our childhood, and it's not
ringing a loud enough bell for me to find it. Perhaps someone out there
can help me.
The book could have been published anywhere in the 60's and 70's. She said
it was a picture book, with detailed pictures in the style of Steven
Kellogg. Some children open an old musty book in their uncle's (?)
library/study, and fantastic creatures or things start pouring out.
Finally, they have to vacuum everything up so things can go back to
normal.
Does this bring anything to mind?
(I'd hate to let her down - she's still in awe of this list for coming up
with a name and source for a scary short story from Dynamite magazine!)
Jen Vanston
jvanston@suffolk.lib.ny.us
South Country Library, Children's Librarian
Bellport, NY
"People say that life is the thing, but I prefer reading"
-Logan Pearsall Smith
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Date: Wed, 10 Nov 1999 13:38:45 PST
From: "Erica Sternin" <erica_sternin@hotmail.com>
Subject: Stumper: "What do you mean, Santa's not real"
I have a patron whose 10-year-old son just found out that the Tooth Fairy
isn't real. Not only that, but his friends made fun of him that he still
believed. The boy is mad at mom for not telling him sooner and Mom is trying
to figure out what to do about telling him about Santa and Chrsitmas. The
family is foreign, so some of the usual support/information systems aren't
in place.
The mom said, "whenever I have a problem, I always think of going to the
library first to get information."
We haven't found anything in parenting books adressing what to do when a
parent breaks a child's trust, or betrays him; so that is one issue. The
other is that we are looking for books about finding out that Santa, tooth
fairy etc isn't real. Books geared toward kids or adults would be welcomed.
Fiction or non-fiction would also be equally acceptable.
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