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From: "PUBYAC: PUBlic librarians serving Young Adults and
Children" <pubyac@prairienet.org>
To: "PUBYAC: PUBlic librarians serving Young Adults and Children"
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Sent: Thursday, February 15, 2001 11:01 PM
Subject: PUBYAC digest 369
PUBYAC Digest 369
Topics covered in this issue include:
1) STUMPER Solved--boy who travels via ladders
by Farida Dowler <fdowler@kcls.org>
2) Stumper: Animals going to Woodstock
by "Gail Roberts" <groberts@sailsinc.org>
3) Irish Fables
by Julie Linneman <juliel@wichita.lib.ks.us>
4) Re: stumper
by jamie malley <jmalley_99@yahoo.com>
5) looking for umbrella stories
by "Rita Squires Smith" <rita@missoula.lib.mt.us>
6) Positions available at Dallas (Texas) Public Library
by Dale McNeill <dmcneill@dallaslibrary.org>
7) Stumper solved -- Uncle Benny Book
by Gail Zachariah <gzachariah@ci.keene.nh.us>
8) book censorship fiction?ideas
by "Keener, Lesa" <LKeener@acmail.aclink.org>
9) answer to lost letter stumper
by "Sheilah O'Connor" <soconnor@tpl.toronto.on.ca>
10) Re: Another Stumper (fairytale)
by "ali j." <ali_kat007@hotmail.com>
11) Stumper - preschool book
by "Ginny McKee" <ginny1222@hotmail.com>
12) stumper solved
by Marsha Parham <parhamm@mail.spalding.public.lib.ga.us>
13) stumper:castle in france
by Margaret Harrelson <ttd000@mail.connect.more.net>
14) Stumper - Blind Cobbler
by "M.C." <meggcon@yahoo.com>
15) How to build a robot
by Josephine <yabaj@epl.eburg.com>
16) Thanks! Was: Stumper: WWII, Russia
by Becky Smith <bsmith@loganutah.org>
17) Stumper
by Anne Dorsey <ADorsey@city.barrie.on.ca>
18) Consumer Reports: Digital Chaperones for Kids
by "Don Wood" <dwood@ala.org>
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From: Farida Dowler <fdowler@kcls.org>
To: <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: STUMPER Solved--boy who travels via ladders
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Date: Thu, 15 Feb 2001 14:05:03 CST
Many thanks to Maggi Rohde of the Milan Public Library for solving the
stumper about the boy who travels to many lands via ladders! The book is
_Simon in the Land of Chalk Drawings_ by Edward McLaghlan. A search on the
web reveals it actually to have been a television show in the 1970's. (I'm
looking for the book version via the usual out-of-print sites.)
Thanks again!
Farida S. Dowler
Children's Librarian
Bellevue Regional Library
1111 110th Ave. NE
Bellevue, Washington 98004
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If you ask your mother for one fried egg for breakfast
and she gives you two fried eggs
and you eat both of them, who is better in arithmetic,
you or your mother?-- Carl Sandburg
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From: "Gail Roberts" <groberts@sailsinc.org>
To: "PUBYAC" <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: Stumper: Animals going to Woodstock
Date: Thu, 15 Feb 2001 14:05:18 CST
A patron at a nearby library is looking for this book. She seems to =
remember that it is about animals going to a music festival, sort of =
like Woodstock. We think it was published in the last 5-8 years.
The =
staff there has checked the usual sources, plus Amazon. I checked A to
=
Zoo, but found nothing like this. The staff at this library doesn't =
subscribe to Pubyac (gasp!), so I said I'd ask The Collective =
Intelligence for them. Hope you folks can help us. TIA!
"The soul is healed by being with children."
Dostoevsky
Gail E. Roberts
groberts@sailsinc.org
Coordinator of Youth Services
New Bedford Free Public Library
New Bedford, MA 02740
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From: Julie Linneman <juliel@wichita.lib.ks.us>
To: PUBYAC@prairienet.org
Subject: Irish Fables
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Date: Thu, 15 Feb 2001 14:05:31 CST
Sorry for the cross-posting but I am not sure where I might find help
for this question.
We have a patron who is looking for "Irish fables." We were able
to offer
her Irish folktales, but she says she is looking specifically for fables.
As I understand it, a fable would be a tale that conveys a message,
usually in the form of a moral at the end of the tale. Irish
literature,
as I understand it, has lots of fantasy stories with fantastical
creatures, and funny Irish blessings, which convey message but not
necessarily a story, but I may be missing something.
Most of the fables I have heard about are Aesop's (Greek) or LaFontaine's
(French).
The Irish fables would be for telling to an audience of adults ages 25-60,
but she sought them among the children's books.
Any leads? Thanks.
J Linneman
juliel@wichita.lib.ks.us
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From: jamie malley <jmalley_99@yahoo.com>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Re: stumper
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Date: Thu, 15 Feb 2001 14:05:48 CST
A patron wants to find a story for his wife and all he
knows is that the title is "Lazy, Lizy, Lizard". We
don't know if this is a book or a story in a book.
I'm
hoping the collective brain will recognize the title.
Please reply directly to me if this sounds familiar.
TIA!!
Jamie Malley
Allen County Public Library
Scottsville, Ky
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From: "Rita Squires Smith" <rita@missoula.lib.mt.us>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: looking for umbrella stories
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Date: Thu, 15 Feb 2001 14:06:03 CST
Greetings, I know I cn count on all of you to come through for me.
Since
March is National Craft Month, and National Umbrella Month, I thought I
would combine the two events for a storytime. I want to do an
"umbrella"
storytime, and for a craft will make umbrellas from pipe cleaners and
cupcake liners. I am having a hard time finding stories to use, do any
of
you have suggestions.
I have UMBRELLA by Taro Yashima; ROGER'S UMBRELLA, by Dan'l
Pinkwater; and THE ENCHANTED UMBRELLA, by Odette Meyers (not
sure that I'll even use this one). Any other suggestions (fingerplays
or
rhymes too, please) would be greatly appreciated.
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Rita Smith
Missoula Public Library
301 E Main
Missoula, MT 59802
rita@missoula.lib.mt.us
406 721 2665
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"Reading a really good book is like reading a part
of the author's
heart."
(Kevin Frederick - my 9 year old son, after reading
the last of the
Indian in the Cupboard series)
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From: Dale McNeill <dmcneill@dallaslibrary.org>
To: "'pubyac@prairienet.org'"
<pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: Positions available at Dallas (Texas) Public Library
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Date: Thu, 15 Feb 2001 14:06:19 CST
Hello all-
If you want to continue to work with children and young adults, but you're
ready for more responsibility and a higher salary, read on:
The Dallas Public Library is currently seeking applicants for Manager of
Outreach Services and for Assistant Manager (in branch libraries).
General information can be found at this link:
http://dallaslibrary.org/HR/librarian.htm
<http://dallaslibrary.org/HR/librarian.htm>
The City of Dallas does not restrict hiring to the base of the scale.
Thanks!
Dale McNeill
Central Public Service Administrator
Dallas Public Library
214.670.7842
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From: Gail Zachariah <gzachariah@ci.keene.nh.us>
To: "'pubyac@prairienet.org'"
<pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: Stumper solved -- Uncle Benny Book
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Date: Thu, 15 Feb 2001 14:06:33 CST
Thanks to all the great librarians in PubYac this stumper has been solved.
We were looking for Ginger Pye and Pinkie Pye by Eleanor Estes. I
should
have remembered this because I too grew up with these books but it was too
long ago. So thank you for reminding me about these great books!
Gail Zachariah
Keene Public Library
60 Winter St.
Keene, NH 03431
gzachariah@ci.keene.nh.us
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From: "Keener, Lesa" <LKeener@acmail.aclink.org>
To: "'pubyac@prairienet.org'"
<pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: book censorship fiction?ideas
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Date: Thu, 15 Feb 2001 14:06:48 CST
I am doing an exploration of fiction books that portray book censorship in
the young adult range. I found
The day they came to arrest the book
The year they burned the book
The trouble with mothers
The last safe place on earth (its listed several places but I haven't seen
it yet)
Phoebe : a novel
and of course Fahrenheit 451
any other suggestions
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From: "Sheilah O'Connor" <soconnor@tpl.toronto.on.ca>
To: <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: answer to lost letter stumper
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Date: Thu, 15 Feb 2001 14:07:04 CST
Thanks to all who immediately recognized the story of Lucy and Sally Ann =
as the Mercer Mayer
One Monster after Another, 1974
I've never gotten an answer so quickly, and when 3 writers all agreed, I =
felt confident that this *is* the one!
Sheilah O'Connor
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From: "ali j." <ali_kat007@hotmail.com>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Re: Another Stumper (fairytale)
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Date: Thu, 15 Feb 2001 14:07:20 CST
I had a patron come in asking about a fairytale that went something like
this,"one eye, two eyes, three eyes." the only other thing she
could
remember was that it was about three sisters.
Thanks in Advance for everybody's help!
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From: "Ginny McKee" <ginny1222@hotmail.com>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Stumper - preschool book
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Date: Thu, 15 Feb 2001 14:07:36 CST
We have a patron looking for a book for preschoolers. She gave us the
title
of Shmittle family [rhymes with little] or Shmittle lady. We have
searched
our catalog and the larger database for this consortium with no hits.
We
have also searched A to Zoo and CBIP and we did a quick search of Amazon in
case it is new.
If you have any ideas, please respond to ginny1222@hotmail.com
Ginny McKee
Children's Services
South Brunswick [NJ] Public Library
gmckee@lmxac.org
ginny1222@hotmail.com
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From: Marsha Parham <parhamm@mail.spalding.public.lib.ga.us>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: stumper solved
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Date: Thu, 15 Feb 2001 14:07:51 CST
The book about poor Theodore the Elephant with the broken leg is called
THAT'S WHAT FRIENDS ARE FOR by Florence Perry Heide and Sylvia Worth van
Clief. It was published in 1968 by Four Winds Press and was
illustrated by
Brinton Turkle. According to Amazon.com it is being republished in
2003
with another illustrator.
Thank you so much. It was amazing how many people were able to place this
book immediately. Our branch is ILL a copy for their patron.
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M. Marsha Parham
Flint River Regional Library
800 Memorial Dr.
Griffin, GA 30223
(770) 412-4770
(770) 412-4771 (fax)
parhamm@mail.spalding.public.lib.ga.us
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From: Margaret Harrelson <ttd000@mail.connect.more.net>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: stumper:castle in france
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Date: Thu, 15 Feb 2001 14:08:05 CST
A patron is looking for a book he read in 1975 or 76. It's about a
castle
in
France. The title is something like - "melville" or
"maivelle". Any ideas?
He
was in the service in Germany when he read it on base. I've checked
the
usual
and couldn't come up with anything. TIA Margaret
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From: "M.C." <meggcon@yahoo.com>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Stumper - Blind Cobbler
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Date: Thu, 15 Feb 2001 14:08:20 CST
A customer asked about a poem or story or ballad that
her mother used to read to her and her brothers and
sisters when they were children. The customer is 54
years old and the mother is in her eighties. This
doesn't exactly sound like a children's story, but the
customer said that mother "read everything" to them
when they were kids.
This is the basic plot:
A blind cobbler owns a shop. A man comes in, robs the
cobbler and murders his son. For years the cobbler
strengthens his arms and waits for the day when he
will hear the same footsteps in his shop. He does hear
them again one day and gets his revenge by killing the
robber/murderer.
Does this sound familiar to anyone? The customer was
interested in finding the name and especially the
author. She said it could have been a short story or a
poem.
Thanks!
Meggan Conway
Lexington Public Library
Lexington, KY
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From: Josephine <yabaj@epl.eburg.com>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: How to build a robot
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Date: Thu, 15 Feb 2001 14:08:37 CST
Hi everyone,
I was wondering if anyone can suggest a good book regarding how to build
a robot, radio or some sort of techno gadget specifically geared towards
middle and high school level kids. I suppose the show
"Battlebots" has
sparked an interest in this area.
I"ve looked on Amazon.com and found these titles:
Applied robotics by Edwin Wise
Robots, androids and animatrons:12 incredible projects you can build by
John Iovine
Does anybody already own these or are there other books that are better.
Thanks!
Josephine Yaba
Ellensburg Public Library
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From: Becky Smith <bsmith@loganutah.org>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Thanks! Was: Stumper: WWII, Russia
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Date: Thu, 15 Feb 2001 14:08:54 CST
Thank you to those who knew right away the book I'm looking for is
"Boris" by Jaap Ter Haar. We're sending for it ILL, since
it's out of
print.
Again, thanks! This list is a wonderful resource.
--
Becky Ann Smith, Children's Librarian
Logan Library, Logan, UT
bsmith@loganutah.org
http://www.logan.lib.ut.us
Original message:
I have a patron looking for a book she read several years ago about a
boy in Russia during World War II. He and a young girl go into 'no
man's land' to try to find food (potatoes?) because their family is
starving and the mother is sick.
She thinks the boy's name might be Boris, but isn't sure (she says she
associates that name with Russia...) :)
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From: Anne Dorsey <ADorsey@city.barrie.on.ca>
To: "'pubyac@prairienet.org'"
<pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: Stumper
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Date: Thu, 15 Feb 2001 14:09:11 CST
Does anyone know the title of book or story (possible a folktale), about a
goose who can't fly because he is afraid of heights but learns to fly upside
down to overcome this fear.
Anne Dorsey
Barrie Public Library
adorsey@city.barrie.on.ca
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From: "Don Wood" <dwood@ala.org>
Subject: Consumer Reports: Digital Chaperones for Kids
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Date: Thu, 15 Feb 2001 14:09:28 CST
Consumer Reports: Digital Chaperones for Kids
http://www.consumerreports.org/Special/ConsumerInterest/Reports/0103fil0.ht=
ml
This is a test of filters by Consumer Reports. Finding:
"Filtering =
software is no substitute for parental supervision. Most of the products =
we tested failed to block one objectionable site in five."
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Don Wood
Program Officer/Communications
American Library Association
Office for Intellectual Freedom
50 East Huron Street
Chicago, IL 60611
1-800-545-2433, ext. 4225
Fax: 312-280-4227
dwood@ala.org
http://www.ala.org/alaorg/oif/index.html
intellectual freedom @ your library
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