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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: Tuesday, August 14, 2001 11:01 PM
Subject: PUBYAC digest 523
PUBYAC Digest 523
Topics covered in this issue include:
1) Click magazine
by "Lorie J. O'Donnell" <odonnell@midyork.lib.ny.us>
2) Stumper - Bears Underground
by hunzigel@hhpl.on.ca (Lisa
Hunziger)
3) Hypers! Nancy Drew Luncheon Summary, LENGTHY
by "Gruninger, Laura" <lgruning@MCL.org>
4) Fwd: Stumper- dessert for a king
by "Susan Price-Stephens" <susan.price-stephens@lpl.london.on.ca>
5) Stumper Solved - Books by Children
by Sarah McGowan <smcgowan@ccs.nsls.lib.il.us>
6) Memorable first lines
by Lynn Hickernell <lynnh@scils.rutgers.edu>
7) Patricidal myth stumper thanks
by Lynn Hickernell <lynnh@scils.rutgers.edu>
8) book to film stumpers
by "Karen Brown" <BrownK@ci.monterey.ca.us>
9) nursery rhyme book
by Brian Conway <bconway@nslsilus.org>
10) Stumper - Boy who sees world differently
by "BALIS/PLS/SVLS Reference Center, SF Branch"
<srcsf@mindspring.com>
11) Premature Babies
by "Mary Ferris(Canandaigua)" <mferris@pls-net.org>
12) Workshop notification
by Kimberlee Ried <kried@kckpl.lib.ks.us>
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From: "Lorie J. O'Donnell" <odonnell@midyork.lib.ny.us>
To: PUBYAC <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: Click magazine
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Is anyone familiar with the magazine "Click" by the publishers of
Babybug,
Ladybug, etc? A patron saw a card in a magazine and asked why we don't
get
it. Should we? Any recommendation, positive or negative?
Thanks in
advance!
Lorie
Lorie J. O'Donnell
Jervis Public Library Children's Room
Rome, NY 13440
Life, like a dome of many-colored glass,
stains the white radiance of eternity.
-----Percy B. Shelley "Adonais"
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From: hunzigel@hhpl.on.ca (Lisa
Hunziger)
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Date: Tue, 14 Aug 2001 13:38:27 CDT
I'm hoping someone can help me. A patron is looking for a book she
read
in the 1970s, about some bears living underground in "rooms".
She can't
really remember much except that it was an adventure novel, and that
there was a picnic in the story somewhere. Please email me off-list if
you think you can help. Thank you in advance for your help!
Lisa Hunziger
Halton Hills Public Library
hunzigel@hhpl.on.ca
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From: "Gruninger, Laura" <lgruning@MCL.org>
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Subject: Hypers! Nancy Drew Luncheon Summary, LENGTHY
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Date: Tue, 14 Aug 2001 13:39:00 CDT
Greetings! Our Summer reading program ended last Saturday. My last
program for YA's was my Nancy Drew Luncheon.
We had a severe rain and thunderstorm precisely during the program. Good
for atmosphere, but I really had to shout over
the sound of the rain pounding on the roof. I don't think the weather
kept anyone away. Some of the moms who probably wouldn't have stayed for
the program, did so because of the pounding rain.
Here's the order of the program: I made up a word seek puzzle with Nancy
Drew characters and mystery terms to keep the kids occupied as they
arrived. (log onto puzzlemaker.com) I played the soundtrack on repeat
from the Nancy Drew Hardy Boys
Television Series. Its track 62 on "Television's Greatest Hits: Remote
Control" 1996, TVT Records
I also arranged a "mystery box" for them to do at any point during
the
program, with prizes for the winner. Easy to do: I used a large box from
my husband's new gas grill. I filled it with 13 "mysterious" items
from
around the house: lamp shade, ice skate, sunglasses, magnifying glass,
picture frame, artificial flower, length of clothesline wound up, sand
bucket, mini hammer, throw pillow, etc. and
covered it with a mini afghan. They had to reach in without peeking
and
write down their guesses. I had a four way tie, so
I gave them the choice of a drawing for one winner, or splitting up the
prizes. (magnetic poetry, candle, mad lib book, etc.)
When everyone arrived. I welcomed them and told them what the program
would entail. Since I would be reading things aloud
and talking for the beginning of the program, I started them on the
craft: Mini floral marble magnets. To do: Buy a package of
mini floral marbles from the craft or dollar store. These are the ones
that are flattish. Both clear and color ones will do. Also
buy a few rolls of stick-on magnets that can be cut to desired length.
On Publisher, or other graphics program, create round
or wiggly bordered circles the approx. size of a mini marble. I made 2
or 3 slightly different sizes, as the marble sizes
vary. I inserted graphics representative of the original Nancy Drew
series: Spider and sapphire, stagecoach, tolling bell,
scarlet slipper, parchment, etc. Make them variously colored.
The kids
simply snip out the circles and glue them, graphic
side up to the flat side of the mini marble. (so the picture is viewed
from the rounded side) I used elmers or tacky glue. Both work.
Print the graphics out days ahead so the ink is dry-less smearing.
After the marble and image set for 5 to 10 minutes, the
kids can cut out a piece of magnet and stick on. I placed a few metal
bookends around the table for them to hang the marbles on
to dry. Have small cups or baggies ready for them to label and take
home, so they don't all get mixed up. I had 10 different
designs and enough marbles for each kid to do 10. They take several
hours to really dry clear.
I began by talking about the books, history, ghostwriting and Mildred
Wirt, Stratemeyer Syndicate, etc. for 5 to 10 minutes.
Then we moved onto the game. I made it up as a version of the game "I
love books" as listed on page 108 of the book
57 Games to Play in the Library or Classroom, by Carol K. Lee and Fay
Edwards, Alleyside Press, 1997, 1-800-558-2110.
On Publisher again, or freehand, make and cut out 25 mystery graphics
all the same. I used a book and magnifying glass graphic. Make them the
size that they can fit onto a bulletin board or other stick on board.
On the back of each, pencil in a point
value: 7 pieces should have 5 points, 6 pieces should have 10 points, 5
pieces should have 15 points, 4 pieces should have
20 points, 3 pieces should have 25 points. Pin the graphics to your
board. Have 25 questions about the book. Divide the
group into teams, alternating reading them a question. Designate a
leader to volunteer the team's final answer. If they get
it correct, they can choose a point. I used some yes/no and
multiple
choice questions, and so didn't allow the other team
to guess if the first was incorrect. In the end, the ones with the
most
points win. I'll attach my questions at the end. Also important,
ask in the beginning who has read the books. Put some of the avid
readers (10 or more titles) on each team so it is fair.
I made up "Nancy Drew Fan" t shirts for all participants, so the
winning
team got first pick of size and color. I had various
sizes and colors to choose from, assuming some could use them as night
shirts if too large.
After game, we moved back to discussion. I asked for comments on why
they liked the books. Moms joined it with their comments too. We
talked
about series books and their appeal. I also used "The Nancy Drew
Scrapbook: 60 years of America's Favorite
Teenage Sleuth" by Karen Plunkett-Powell as an outline for this
segment.
It is very funny and entertaining. I went over the following sections:
Remembering Nancy, then and Now, Nancy's selective respect for law and
order, Nancy's Memory Box (gifts she
received for her work) , Nancy's Nine Lives, The ever changing
topography of River Heights, Lets Do Lunch, Nancy's Television Debut,
and all of the collectibles. I talked about how I loved the books when I
was younger. I also invited my best friend from 4th grade
who read them with me, but she couldn't attend. After this was lunch.
I used the Nancy Drew Cookbook for ideas of what to name the dishes, but
didn't actually use the recipes. We had double jinx
sandwiches, hidden window dessert, imposter lemonade, Hannah's potato
soup, Spider Sapphire Salad. I didn't name
every dish. While we lunched, we watched a small portion of the
television series Nancy Drew and the Hardy Boys, which
everyone loved.
At the conclusion, I gave out the prizes for the mystery box. I had
all
of the books I used for research on display, as well as
several of my co-worker's first editions. I didn't have any
collectibles to show, but that would have been nice.
The kids and moms loved the program. I brought my daugher, 6, to whom
I've read some of the Nancy Drew Notebook series.
I also allowed younger siblings to attend. I also made up Nancy Drew
bookmarks for everyone to take home, as well as handouts from many of
the following sources:
Source List:
"Characters in Young Adult Literature" by John Thomas
Gillespie, Gale
Research, 1997, page 234
"Secret of the Stratemeyer Syndicate: Nancy Drew, the Hardy Boys, and
the million dollar fiction factory." by Carol Billman, 1986
"Rediscovering Nancy Drew" 1995, University of Iowa
"The Nancy Drew Scrapbook" by karren Plunkett-Powell, St. Martin's
Press, 1993 Use it's bibliography for more sources"
"Imaginary People: A Who's Who of Modern Fictional Characters."
Pharos
Books, 1988 by David Pringle
"The Great Detectives" by Otto Penzler, 1978, Boulevard Books
"The Nancy Drew Sleuth Book: Clues to Good Sleuthing" by Carolyn
Keene,
Grosset and Dunlap, 1979
"Nancy Drew Ghost Stories: Six Bone Chilling Tales of Mystery and
Terror!" by Carolyn Keene, Simon & Schuster, 1983
"57 Games to Play in the Library or Classroom" by Crol K. Lee and
Fay
Edwards, Alleyside Press, 1997
Web sites:
www.larilana.com/stratemeyer/drew/drewcollectibles.htm
www.bookloversden.com/series/girls/Drew/Drew.html
http://www.mysterynet.com/nancydrew/
Also, if you have access to the Lexis/Nexis Major Newspapers Database,
you will find lots of popular articles such as:
"Nancy Drew Cookbook Unlocked Clues to Good Recipes" from the
Pittsburgh
Post Gazette, August 5th, 1999,
Food Section, pg. G-7
"Seven Decades Later, Nancy Drew Still Sleuthing" AP State and
Local
Wire. Dec. 6, 1998, BC cycle, Byline: Erica Noonan, Boston
Laura Gruninger, Young Adult Librarian
Mercer County Library System, Lawrence HQ
2751 Brunswick Pike
Lawrenceville, NJ 08648
Here are the questions for the Game:
Questions for "A Girl called Nancy: The Game"
What was the name of the Nancy Drew series begun in 1986? Nancy Drew
Files
In what year does the first Nancy Drew series first appear?
A 1898
B 1907
C 1929/1930
D 1934
What color was the convertible that Nancy drove? Dark blue
The first Nancy Drew collectible is considered to be:
A Board Game ( 1957)
B Jigsaw Puzzle
C Lunch Box
D Doll
In the first four volumes of the series, who is Nancy's sidekick?
A) Helen Corning
B) Lucy Liu
C) Olive Walker
D) Dolores Claiborne
What is the name of Nancy's dog, who debuted in volume 14- The
Whispering Statue? Togo (also had a cat, Snowball in vol.17-The
Mystery of the Brass bound trunk
How old is Nancy? 16 in Original books, 18 from revisions on.
How old was Nancy when her mother died? 3 (10 in the secret of
the
old clock)
What book introduced George and Bess?
A) Secret of Shadow Ranch
B) Mystery of the Tolling Bell
C) The Haunted Bridge
D) Password to Larkspur Lane
Some of the books say that George is short for what name? Georgina
What company owned the copyright to the Nancy Drew Series? Stratemeyer
Syndicate
What is Bess's relationship to George? Cousin
Who yells out "hypers!" in early books or "yikes" in
later books?
George
What is Carson Drew's profession? Attorney
Carson Drew's sister's name is:
A Hannah B Beulah C Lila D Eloise
Which of the following does Nancy's house not have:
A Burglar alarm B curved driveway c
library d
wrought iron fence
Which of the girls enjoys shopping and had difficulties with her weight?
Bess
Which of the following colors have been used throughout the history of
Nancy Drew to describe or illustrate her hair color: A. golden
blonde
b. light blonde c titian d. reddish blonde (all of above)
Which of the following Nancy Drew adaptations did NOT exist? A) Nancy
Drew Ballet B) the rock music group Nancy Drew and the Clues c) The
play "Nancy Drew Girl Detective" D)The Nancy Drew Trapeze Artists
In what area of the country did Mildred Wirt, the original writer of
Nancy Drew envision River Heights? A) Maine B) Iowa C) Oklahoma
D)
Virginia (B Iowa)
Nancy traces her heritage in one of the books, providing the reader with
clues to her Nationality in which of the following countries? A) France
B) Scotland C) Austria or D) Spain (B Scotland)
Did Nancy ever carry a gun in any of the mysteries? Yes. Hidden
Window
Mystery, Hidden Staircase, the Secret of Shadow Ranch
Which of the following is NOT a memento that Nancy accepted as payment
for her work? A) a portrait of herself b) an aquamarine ring c) A rare
Paul revere bell or D) A Mustang GT (D Mustang GT)
Ned Nickerson, Nancy's boyfriend, had played all but which of the
following sports? A) Baseball B) Hockey C) football D)
Basketball (B Hockey)
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From: "Susan Price-Stephens" <susan.price-stephens@lpl.london.on.ca>
To: <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: Fwd: Stumper- dessert for a king
Date: Tue, 14 Aug 2001 13:39:28 CDT
A patron is looking for a book about a King who is looking for something =
different for dessert. He wants something cold as winter and as hot as =
summer. He ends up eating an ice cream sundae. Does this ring a
bell for =
anyone? Thanks in advance.
From: "Susan Price-Stephens" <susan.price-stephens@lpl.london.on.ca
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From: Sarah McGowan <smcgowan@ccs.nsls.lib.il.us>
To: Pubyac <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: Stumper Solved - Books by Children
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Date: Tue, 14 Aug 2001 13:39:53 CDT
Hi Pubyac,
Thanks to everyone who replied to my request for titles written by
children. Most people recommended the publisher LandMark Editions
(www.landmarkeditions.com).
If anyone is interested in a complete list of
replies, please let me know and I'll be happy to forward it to you.
Thanks again!
Sarah McGowan
Lincolnwood Public Library
Lincolnwood, IL
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From: Lynn Hickernell <lynnh@scils.rutgers.edu>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Memorable first lines
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Date: Tue, 14 Aug 2001 13:40:21 CDT
My friend is seeking input on memorable first lines of novels, such as,
"It was the best of times . . ." or "Call me Ishmael."
They needn't
necessarily be "famous" lines from "famous" novels, but
he is looking for
ones that spring immediately into peoples' minds.
Please send your suggestions to me at lynnh@scils.rutgers.edu--they
will
be greatly appreciated! Thanks in advance for your help.
Lynn Hickernell
Youth Services Librarian
Florham Park Public Library
Florham Park, NJ
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From: Lynn Hickernell <lynnh@scils.rutgers.edu>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Patricidal myth stumper thanks
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I wanted to send out a belated thanks to everyone who let me know that the
mythological hero that accidentally kills his father (or grandfather) in a
discus-throwing competition is Perseus. I am very grateful for your
help!
Lynn Hickernell
Youth Services Librarian
Florham Park Library
Florham Park, NJ
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From: "Karen Brown" <BrownK@ci.monterey.ca.us>
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Subject: book to film stumpers
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Date: Tue, 14 Aug 2001 13:41:20 CDT
Some time ago there was a stumper about a film with a witch hosting a =
pancake party. I never saw a response, and I didn't have the email =
address for the stumped person, Jenna Miller of Hennepin County Library.
=
The librarian had already suggested Old Black Witch by the Devlins but the =
customer said no. Of course, the customer is probably wrong, thrown
off =
by the fact that the book is done with cartoon-style illustrations and the =
movie is live action - and the film has a different title. I am sure
the =
movie is "Winter of the Witch", which was based on Old Black
Witch. The =
film, which came out in 1970, featured Burgess Meredith and Hermione =
Gingold. It won a Gold Eagle award. According to the very
valuable =
reference tool, From Page to Screen, children's and young adult books
on =
film and video, it is distributed by Coronet/MTI Film and Video. The =
video costs $250. (Often our customers assume that every movie is out
in =
video for 19.95.) This reference book answers most of our questions of
=
this type, so to help in that way, I've written to the whole list. =20
Karen Brown
brownk@ci.monterey.ca.us
Youth Services Manager
Monterey Public Library
625 Pacific Street
Monterey, CA 93940
831-646-3744
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From: Brian Conway <bconway@nslsilus.org>
To: PUBYAC@prairienet.org
Subject: nursery rhyme book
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Date: Tue, 14 Aug 2001 13:41:52 CDT
Patron's description:
Book of nursery rhymes, released within the last 6 months, contains
illustrated maps that readers follow through the book. Maps are not
necessarily of real places; may be fictional and fun.
Title/author/illustrator: ?? we've no idea. Can anybody help?
Brian Conway
Youth Services
Mount Prospect Public Library
**"Opinions expressed are those of the sender and not of the
Mount Prospect Public Library."**
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From: "BALIS/PLS/SVLS Reference Center, SF Branch" <srcsf@mindspring.com>
To: "Pubyac" <PUBYAC@prairienet.org>
Subject: Stumper - Boy who sees world differently
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(This is a re-posting of a message sent out last week. We're not sure
whether it got distributed the first time. Apologies for the
duplication,
if you *have* already seen it.)
We're trying to identify a children's picture book about a boy who sees the
world differently from other people; e.g., for him the sky is green
(or
another color). Our patron thinks the underlying message of the book
was
that children should be free to think creatively. The patron remembers
seeing it approximately 20-30 years ago.
We've searched OCLC, Alibris, & Bibliofind with no luck. Does
anyone
recognize it?
Please send any responses directly to srcsf@mindspring.com,
as we are not
subscribed to the list. Many thanks in advance for any help or
suggestions!
- Catherine Sylvia
BALIS/PLS/SVLS System Reference Center, SF Branch
c/o San Francisco Public Library
100 Larkin Street, 3rd floor
San Francisco, CA 94102
tel: (415) 552-5042 fax: (415) 552-5067
email: srcsf@mindspring.com
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From: "Mary Ferris(Canandaigua)" <mferris@pls-net.org>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Premature Babies
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Date: Tue, 14 Aug 2001 13:42:44 CDT
I just had a young patron (8 years old) whose mother just had her baby 2
1/2 months early. The child has been to see the baby and was upset to
see all the tubes to monitor the baby's vitals and help with breathing.
She asked me for a book on "permanent" babies, but once we
determined
what she really wanted, I was stymied to find something at her level
that would explain why all the tubes are necessary and let her know what
to expect in the next few weeks. She's old enough to realize that this
situation is not the same as when her brother was born 3 years ago.
Our collection of new baby juvenile nonfiction all show full term babies
with no problems. We have some books in our parenting collection on
premature babies, but they are obviously geared for answering the new
parents' questions and I was afraid they would raise more questions and
concerns for her than answer the ones she already has. I have a call
in
to the neonatal department of the hospital where the baby is, but I
thought maybe someone else has had a similar request. Any titles that
you could suggest would be appreciated. Thanks.
Mary Ferris (mferris@pls-net.org)
Wood Library
Canandaigua, NY
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From: Kimberlee Ried <kried@kckpl.lib.ks.us>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org, yalsa-l@ala1.ala.org,
yalsa-bk@ala.org
Subject: Workshop notification
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Please excuse all cross postings.
KCMLIN presents:
More Facts About Fiction - Reader's Advisory II
Aug 30th
9:00am-1:00pm
Kansas City, KS
Join us as we look at the difference genres of fiction including
Mystery, Romance, Sci-fi, Western, Inspirational, Multi-cultural and
Young Adult.
This workshop will cover a short history and description of each genre,
recent publishing trends, useful print resources and Internet sources
for recommending further reading.
Speakers:
Kimberlee Ried
Kaite Mediatore
To register call 816.521.7257 or online at www.kcmlin.org
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