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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"
<pubyac@prairienet.org>
Sent: Sunday, August 19, 2001 2:09 PM
Subject: PUBYAC digest 528
PUBYAC Digest 528
Topics covered in this issue include:
1) PUBYAC format--please help
by "Pyower" <pyowner@pallasinc.com>
2) Re: thoughts on storytime planning especially for new librarians
by Jeri Kladder <jkladder@gcfn.org>
3) Disruptive After-School Patrons
by Janet Dickey <doubledog@core.com>
4) Trends in Children's Non-Fiction Circulation
by Denise Weir <wanddweir@mts.net>
5) New Parent Services
by "Julie Anell" <aneljuli@hotmail.com>
6) RE: How much is too much?
by HFL_LISA@stls.org
7) Stumper-book or story about Molly, age 6, possible Childcraft
story
by "Medford Children's Department" <medchild@jcls.org>
8) ?Story About Messy Room
by "Shari Haber" <shaber@mcls.org>
9) Two Princesses
by Tracy Thomas <tracy@lfpl.org>
10) Stumper Spellchecker solved
by Joann Giese <jgiese@stdl.org>
11) stumper--3 kids
by "Heather A. Thompson" <hthomps@ascpl.lib.oh.us>
12) premature baby book
by Theyer Hillary <HTheyer@TORRNET.COM>
13) Cowboy/Cowgirl storytime ideas (long)
by Kim Heikkinen <kim.heikkinen@mcfls.org>
14) Waco Friends Challenge Your Friends
by "Don Wood" <dwood@ala.org>
15) Harry Potter: Witchcraft Repackaged: Making Evil Look Innocent
by "Don Wood" <dwood@ala.org>
16) Job Opening
by heather mcneil-nix <heatherm@dpls.lib.or.us>
17) Thanks for Easy Reader Help
by "Christine Tyner" <chloty@hotmail.com>
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From: "Pyower" <pyowner@pallasinc.com>
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Subject: PUBYAC format--please help
Date: Sat, 18 Aug 2001 23:05:04 -0600
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Dear PUBYACkers,
As your moderator, increasingly I am dealing with formatting problems coming
through PUBYAC's server because posts are not submitted to PUBYAC in plain
ASCII text. PUBYAC's listprocessor software, ListProc, cannot easily
translate any messages that have hidden formatting. It can also
decidedly
not handle any kind of attachment.
It is my concern that everyone can read PUBYAC, no matter what kind of
e-mail program they have. This means that the simplest program is the
standard by which e-mail comes through PUBYAC. The software is
hardwired
for that--it's not something I can change.
Hidden formatting seems to come especially from Hotmail accounts, but it
also seems that some other e-mail programs *sometime* add in extraneous
formatting. This turns into really hard to read posts that are full of
notations such as sentences like:
<italic> this</italic>!=20
or end with strange strings of letters that must translate in some program
as special formatting. Furthermore, these posts duplicate themselves
again
on the bottom of the message, which makes for difficult reading and a deja
vu experience.
Attachments simply turn into utter gibberish--there is no way that they can
be read at all. Ever.
Because of the huge numbers of e-mail systems, I cannot tell you how to
configure your account so that the messages won't do this. Look for a
help
screen on 'ascii text' or "non-rich format'. This may give you
some clue.
Or y'all could send in suggestions. I have asked the Prairienet
systems
people what I could do to help this, and they suggested that some lists
simply require all messages to go through as the simplest format possible.
Anything else sent gets automatically deleted. I feel this is too
draconion
at this point. So I am asking for your cooperation to make the simple
ascii
text (or non-rich text) the default for all posts sent to PUBYAC.
Shannon VanHemert
PUBYAC Moderator
pyowner@pallasinc.com
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From: Jeri Kladder <jkladder@gcfn.org>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Re: thoughts on storytime planning especially for new librarians
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Date: Sun, 19 Aug 2001 00:04:56 CDT
I would like to chime in here with what I consider a boon in
preschool storytime planning. The Columbus Metropolitan Library
children's department indexes all (nearly) of the picture books (j & YA
fiction, too, actually) by topics that teachers and kids ask for.
Believe
it or not, this fantastic resource which weighs several pounds by this
time is available on our website--www.columbuslibrary.org for you to use.
There several little tricks to make it really, really useful that I would
be happy to share but after you all have a chance to look at it and play
with it a little. And...it's going to get even better as the computer
techie people play with the format and search strategies. Meanwhile,
just
click on the second listing on the left of the webpage, click on CML
databases, the click on the picture book or j/YA fiction subject index and
search to your heart's delight.
Let me know what you think. - jeri
Jeri Kladder, Children's Librarian & Storyteller
jkladder@gcfn.org
Columbus Metropolitan Library
Columbus, Ohio
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From: Janet Dickey <doubledog@core.com>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Disruptive After-School Patrons
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Date: Sun, 19 Aug 2001 00:05:41 CDT
Dear Rebecca,
My sympathies to you, other staff and other patrons. This can be a
difficult situation, but here is a distillation of my experience.
1.Your director should initiate training for ALL staff in dealing with
teens. Role play situations and try as a group to answer "Yeah, but
what
if...? questions.
2.Look around for someone with experience in these matters to help
teach staff. Maybe Patrick Jones would help? (www.connectingya.com)
3.We now use a buddy system: two people approach any group of teens when
there's a problem. We have back-up and a witness, should an incident
happen. It's not always left to the YA person to do this.
4.Try to have a sense of humor. Exaggerate:"Are you guys trying to
bring
the roof down?" (No put-downs or "dissing" - see #8)
5.Set a limit "If we have to ask you to quiet down again, you'll have
to
leave for the day," and enforce it. Often, once they know you're firm,
problems will ease up.
6.Would the school be willing to extend their behavior standards to the
library property? Invite school officials to view the problem and offer
suggestions.
7.Are these kids getting attention from adults ONLY when their behavior
is negative? I'd say you really need to get your YA librarian some time
to interact with the teens, whether that's programming or just "hang
time."
8.My favorite saying when dealing with teens: "RESPECT IS A TWO-WAY
STREET." If you expect them to deal with you respectfully, you must
also
approach them as thinking, feeling human beings. It's not always easy,
but it's infinitely better than setting up an us-versus-them situation.
Wishing you luck (and some staff development time),
Janet Dickey
(suburban Cleveland, OH)
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From: Denise Weir <wanddweir@mts.net>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Trends in Children's Non-Fiction Circulation
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Date: Sun, 19 Aug 2001 00:06:26 CDT
I am researching trends in circulation for a collection development
session that I am giving. I have noticed from annual reports and
observations from librarians that childrens circulation of non-fiction
is declining. They would rather have the electronic or Internet
option.
Do you find a similar trend in your libraries? Where are the growth
areas in children's literature and genre's in general? How are you
compensating for the Internet in your libraries or do you try?
I appreciate hearing from you and will post the information. My
presentation is at the end of August.
Thanks for your help.
Denise Weir
Consultant
Public Library Services, Manitoba
Brandon, Manitoba
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From: "Julie Anell" <aneljuli@hotmail.com>
To: PUBYAC@prairienet.org
Subject: New Parent Services
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Date: Sun, 19 Aug 2001 00:07:08 CDT
Hi.
I am interested in developing services for new parents at my public
library. As a part of these services I am wanting to create a new baby
bag
to hand out to the parents of newborns. I am also interested in
creating
storytimes for babies.
Do any of your libraries currently hand out any type of
new baby bag?
If so what type of items are included in these bags and how much does each
of the items you put in these bags generally cost? Also, what is the
size
of your population and how many of these bags are usually handed out during
a month or a year?
In your storytimes for babies what types of activities do
you do? How
long do these programs last and how many parents/babies usually attend?
Does your library purchase board books to give to the parents and their
babies?
Any advice anyone has on services for new parents/new
baby bags/baby
storytimes would be greatly appreciated. If anyone has any suggestions
on
ways to promote this new form of library service to help convince a library
board of its legitamacy that would also be helpful.
You can send your responses to aneljuli@hotmail.com
Thanks in advance,
Julie Anell
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From: HFL_LISA@stls.org
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: RE: How much is too much?
Date: Sun, 19 Aug 2001 00:07:58 CDT
the spitting stage? I am appalled at that. I have 2 boys, have
taught pre school, children's room at the library, class mother etc. And
I have NEVER seen children spit on others nor had mine spit on a person.
Biting stage yes, spitting no. I think spitting is just reprehensible
especially in this situation where the child seemed to go out of his
way to do it. Disgusting...and should be addressed
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From: "Medford Children's Department" <medchild@jcls.org>
To: PUBYAC@prairienet.org
Subject: Stumper-book or story about Molly, age 6, possible Childcraft
story
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Date: Sun, 19 Aug 2001 00:09:46 CDT
Trying to help a patron find a story called "When Molly was
Six"..a story
possibly in Childcraft and maybe in the 50's or earlier. We've checked
Amazon, Childcraft Index, internet , and e-mailed World Book. TIA,
gayle
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From: "Shari Haber" <shaber@mcls.org>
To: <stumpers-l@crf.cuis.edu>,
Subject: ?Story About Messy Room
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Date: Sun, 19 Aug 2001 00:10:35 CDT
Hi! I have a patron who remembers reading (to her kids, in the 1960s
or
1970s) a rhyming story about a little girl with a really messy room.
She thought that it might be called "Jennifer's Room", but not the
one
by Peter Utton. She remembers these lines:
Jennifer knew as well as you
That everything had its place,
But she just didn't care a whit--a bit,
So her room was a real disgrace.
I'm striking out here. Any ideas? TIA.
Shari Haber
MCLS Reference Center
shaber@mcls.org
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From: Tracy Thomas <tracy@lfpl.org>
To: "'pubyac@prairienet.org
'" <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: Two Princesses
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Date: Sun, 19 Aug 2001 00:11:19 CDT
Help please!! In the back of Gail Carson Levine's new book THE TWO
PRINCESSES OF BAMARRE there is an excerpt from what Levine says is an epic
poem called "The Two Princesses". Levine does not state an author
or source
of this poem. My gut feeling is she wrote it and included it to look like an
old epic poem, but I promised a young patron I would ask if anyone had
any
clue about it. I have looked in our poem indexes with no luck. Anyone have
an idea??
Thanks,
Tracy Thomas
Louisville, Ky
Tracy@lfpl.org
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From: Joann Giese <jgiese@stdl.org>
To: "PUBYAC (E-mail)" <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: Stumper Spellchecker solved
Date: Sun, 19 Aug 2001 00:12:03 CDT
from Rebecca Smith, I received an additional source for the ubiquitous poem,
as follows.
by Jerrold H. Zar, The Graduate School, Northern Illinois University,
DeKalb, IL 60115-2864 jhzar@niu.edu
Title suggested by Pamela Brown. Based on opening lines suggested by Mark
Eckman. By the author's count, 127 of the 225 words of the poem are
incorrect (although all words are correctly spelled).
Thanks, Rebecca, and thank you PUBYAC!
Jo Giese
Schaumburg Township District Library
Youth Programs
130 S. Roselle Road
Schaumburg, IL 60193
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From: "Heather A. Thompson" <hthomps@ascpl.lib.oh.us>
To: <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: stumper--3 kids
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Date: Sun, 19 Aug 2001 00:12:43 CDT
Hi everyone,
I have a patron who is looking for a book. She thinks the title is
"A Long
Way From Home" or "A Long Way to Go". I can't seem to
find it. It is a
children's book about 3 siblings who get into an accident. They think
that
their parents are killed in this accident, so they start to walk home.
Does
this ring a bell with anyone? The patron read it back in the 1950's.
Thanks,
Heather Thompson
Youth Librarian
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From: Theyer Hillary <HTheyer@TORRNET.COM>
To: "'PUBYAC@prairienet.org'"
<PUBYAC@prairienet.org>
Subject: premature baby book
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Date: Sun, 19 Aug 2001 00:13:32 CDT
I didn't see an answer to this one, and I know there is a book out there, I
just can't for the life of me remember the title, author, or anything.
It
is picture book sized, with photographs of a real family as illustrations.
I think it is non-fiction, about a real family with a premature baby.
It
explains how the mom went to the hospital early and suddenly, and didn't
come home with the baby. How the parents were a little sad, and tired,
and
a little grumpy, and went to the hospital a lot.
Then the baby comes home. He is tiny, and at one point stops breathing and
mom has to stroke the bottom of his feet so he will arch his back and
breathe again. Mom assures sibling (boy or girl, I can't remember)
that the
baby will grow and get big and strong, it will just take some extra time.
I don't remember any pictures of the baby in the hospital.
I really wish I could remember the name of this book. I saw it in the
Beverly Hills Public Library's "Parents" area about 5+ years ago.
Hillary Theyer
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From: Kim Heikkinen <kim.heikkinen@mcfls.org>
To: "PUBYAC\: PUBlic librarians serving Young Adults &
Children"
Subject: Cowboy/Cowgirl storytime ideas (long)
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Date: Sun, 19 Aug 2001 00:14:17 CDT
Hi everyone!
Once again Pubyac came to the rescue! Here are all the great ideas I
got:
Hi Kim,=20
I did a cowboy/cowgirl storytime awhile back. It was really
successful.=20
I only had one fingerplay that I could come up with.=20
Ten Little Cowboys=20
<center>Ten little cowboys,
(hold up 10 fingers)=20
sleeping in a row.
(fold fingers down against palm of
hand)=20
Up comes the sun
(raise arms above head)=20
and of they go.
(whisk one palm over the other in quick
outward motion)=20
Giddiyup horses,
(pretend to be holding reins=20
Yippee Yi Yay!
and galloping)=20
Swinging their lassoes, (swing one arm in circles
overhead)=20
that's the cowboy way.=20
At last the day is over. (wipe hand over
forehead)=20
They've rounded up the cattle.(draw an imaginary horizontal circle in
front of you)=20
Head back to their campsite, (pretend to hold reins
again)=20
climb down from the saddle. (do appropriate
motion)=20
Ten little cowboys, (hold up 10
fingers)=20
around the campfire sit. (fold arms in
front of self, lean back
lazily)=20
Yawning and stretching, (do appropriate
motion)=20
into sleeping bags they<italic> git</italic>!
(rest head on shoulder
and close eyes)=20
I did a selected reading from the book <underline>I Wish I Were A
Cowboy</underline> by Ivan Bulloch. With a helper from the
audience, I
adorned him/her in the cowboy gear shown in the book. Vest and chaps
were made from brown butcher or wrapping paper. I borrowed a hat,
boots,
kercheif, rope, etc. and used a horse puppet/prop that wraps around the
child's waist, but you could buy or make a stick horse.=20
I made a flannelboard story out of <underline>Cowboy
Kid</underline> by
Max Eilenberg and read <underline>Sing Sophie</underline> by
Dayle Ann
Dodds. These were amusing to adults as well as children.=20
I also made a large 3 ft. stand-up cow with horns out of heavy cardboard.
I blew up a rubber glove, tied it off, and stapled it to the cow for
an
udder. Then I let several children take a turn at trying to lasso it.
A
couple of them actually did it! What fun!=20
I closed with Happy Trails To You and the children made kerchiefs or
bandanas cut from a bolt of inexpensive denim into triangles. I had
found some cowboy stencils and they painted these with a sponge onto the
wrong side of the denim. They turned out so cute.=20
Well, I know that's more than you asked for, but just wanted to share
some things that worked really for me when I did this. Good Luck!=20
Debra Peart=20
Library Assistant=20
Palmdale Youth Library=20
Palmdale, CA=20
</center>
Kim,
I did a whole presentation on cowboys for day care
providers. Off the top of my head one of the songs I
taught them to use with their charges was to the tune
of One Little Indian. We used 'cowpoke' in place of
Indian and ended it with "riding the range". Before I
started to teach them this I explained that to guide
the cattle into pens the cowboys or cowgirls had to
guide them with long sticks and they were called
cowpokes. This way you could be talking about a girl
or a boy.
If I think of more I will send them along.
Pat
For songs--how about the classic "Oh give me a home,
where the buffalo roam..." The kids could pretend to
strum banjos, or if you're really motivated, do so on
a real one or a paper one?
I do have a great book--new! It's called Dusty Locks
and the Three Bears, by Susan Lowell? It's
fantastic--perfect for reading out loud (providing you
do a decent western accent in a papa-bear voice!)
=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D
Andrea Terry
Juvenile Services Librarian
Libby Memorial Library
Old Orchard Beach, Maine
cavgrads97@yahoo.com
I can't take credit for this, but I had saved it from a previous PUBYAC
posting. Unfortunately, I do not have the name of the person to share=20
it
with you.
"I did a cowboy story time. We made bandannas out of white fabric
and we had stamps of boots, horse shoes and cowboy hats to decorate=20
them
with. I had cut cows out of paper and hidden them around our room. I made
3
small corrals and each corral had a different brand by it. The cows also
had
one of 3 different brands on them. The children then had to
"round-up"
the
cows and be sure they got them in the right corral by matching the
brands.=20
We also used the fingerplay
Five little cowboys sitting on a gate,
The first one said, "Gee, rodeos are great!"
The second one said, "There're are buzzards in the air" The third
one
said,
"But we don't care" The fourth one said, "Lets watch the
horses run"=20
The
fifth one said, "I'm ready for some fun" Oooooo went the wind and
off
went
their hats, And five little cowboys fell from where they sat."
Janette Johnston, Children's Services Manager
Round Rock Public Library, Griffith Library Building
216 E. Main
Round Rock, TX 78664
512-218-7002
jj@round-rock.tx.us
Kim
what do you expect from Texas?
hope these are helpful
ann
Books
Cowboy Pup (T)
Heap. Cowboy Baby (T)
Kellogg. Pecos Bill (P+)
Lowell. Little Red Cowboy Hat (PS,K)
Scott. One Good Horse (T and P)
Stutson Cowpokes (T,PS)
Crafts
Tissue bandanas to stamp or color
Die cut sheriff stars to tape on
Die Cut Bola Ties
"Brand" with paint and cookie cutters
Armadillo Texture Rubbing - photocopy large picture of armadillo. Turn
carpet square
over and use the side of a crayon to color armadillo on the
bumpy bottom of the carpet square.
Fingerplays=20
Five Armadillos Playing on the Floor (flannel) =09
Five armadillos playing on the floor. =20
One found a juicy worm, and now there are four. =09
Four armadillos underneath a tree. =09
One fell asleep, and now there are three. =09
Three armadillos eating something new. =09
One got a tummy ache, and now there are two. =09
Two armadillos rolling in the sun. =09
One rolled right down a hill, and now there is one. =09
One armadillo, alone is not much fun. =09
He went home to his momma, =09
And now there are NONE! =09
An Armadillo Went Out to Play (flannel or fingerpuppets)
An armadillo went out to play,
In the Texas sun one day,
She had such enormous fun,
That she called for another armadillo to come.
Two armadillos...
Five armadillos are enough armadillos!
One Little Armadillo (or anything!)
One little armadillo hiding by a tree,
Two little armadillos peeking at me,
Three little armadillos running all around
Four little armadillos rolling on the ground.
Five little armadillos playing hide and seek,
Keep your eyes closed tight, now,
Until I say, "PEEK!"
Coyote, Coyote
Coyote, coyote, how many do you see?
Coyote, coyote, count them with me.
One in the grass, one near the tree,
One at the river, and that makes three!
Three at the river, one swims away.
Two coyotes can stay & play!
Ten Little Horses, Standing in a Row =09
Ten little horses, standing in a row. =09
When they see their cowboys, =09
They bow like so. =09
They wiggle to the left, =09
And they wiggle to the right, =09
Then they close their eyes, =09
And they sleep all night.
=09
Cowboy Number 1, Stick Out Your Tongue =09
Cowboy # one, stick out your tongue. =09
Cowboy # two, touch your shoe. =09
Cowboy # three, slap your knee. =09
Cowboy # four, stamp the floor.
Cowboy # five, say goodbye!
Five Little Cowboys
Five little cowboys, sitting on a gate
The 1st one said, "Gee, rodeos are great!"
The 2nd one said, "There are buzzards in the air,"
The 3rd one said, "But we don't care."
The 4th one said, "Let's watch the horses run!"
The 5th one said, "I'm ready for some fun!"
Then Whooooooossssh went the wind,
And off went their hats,
And the 5 little cowboys fell from where they sat!
Ten Little Ponies
10 little ponies in a meadow green (hold up 10 fingers)
Friskiest ponies I've ever seen! (waggle fingers)
They go for a gallop, they go for a trot, (gallop fingers to the left
and
right)
They come to a halt in the big feed lot. (Stop fingers)
10 little ponies, fat and well-fed (touch fingertips)
Curl up together, in a soft, straw bed. (Lace fingers together)
Songs
Song: Old Stephen Austin Had a Ranch
Old Stephen Austin had a ranch, E I E I O.
And on that ranch he had a Longhorn (armadillo, rattlesnake, coyote,
horned
toad, mocking bird, etc) E I E I O...
With a MOOO here, and a MOOO there
Here a moo, there a moo, everywhere a moo, moo.
Old Stephen Austin had a ranch.
E I E I O.
Home on the Range
Oh, give me a home,
Where the buffalo roam,
And the deer and the antelope play,
Where seldom is heard,
A discouraging word,
And the skies are not cloudy all day.
I'm Bringing Home a Coyote
I'm bringing home a baby coyote
Won't my Mama be so proud of me!
I'm bringing home a baby coyote
HOOOO! Hoooooo! Hooo!
I'm bringing home a baby rattle snake
Won't my Mama tremble and shake...
I'm bringing home a baby armadillo
Won't my Mama hide under a pillow...
I'm bringing home a baby horny toad
Won't my Mama just about explode...
I'm bringing home a baby tarantula
Won't my Mama up and dance the hula...
I'm bringing home a baby scorpion
Won't my Mama name that baby Leon...
I'm bringing home some baby fire ants
Won't my Mama do a happy dance...
Ann Minner
Youth Librarian *=20
Pleasant Hill Branch
Austin Public Library
ann.minner@ci.austin.tx.us
Wild West Storytime
Books
Birney. Tyrannosaurus Tex (PS,K)
Brusca. Three Friends / Tres Amigos (T,PS,K)
Cherry. Armadillo from Amarillo (PS,K)
Cowboy Pup (T) (asr c collection)
Dodds. Sing Sophie (PS,K)
Heap. Cowboy Baby (T)
Kellogg. Pecos Bill (PS,K)
Lowell. Three Little Javelinas (PS,K)
Marsh. Way Out in the Desert (T,PS)
Stover. Alamo Across Texas (PS,K) =20
Stutson. Cowpokes (T)
Teague. How I Spent My Summer Vacation (PS,K)
Tucker. Do Cowboys Ride Bikes? (PS,K)
Flannels
Old Stephen Austin Had a Ranch (ace)
Cowboy Small (asr)
Puppets
Armadillo
Tarantula,
Rattlesnake
Coyote
Longhorn prop
Cowboy and the Elf Puppet Story (asr)
Props/Costumes
Cowboy hats and boots
Sheriff badge
Fringe vest
Teepee to go over easel
Stick horses
Lasso
Fake rocks (pillows) with rubber critters to hide underneath
Soft horseshoes to toss
Crafts
Tissue Bandanas=20
Sheriff Stars =20
Die Cut Bola Ties
"Brand" with paint and cookie cutters
Fingerplays
Five Armadillos Playing on the Floor Coyote, Coyote
Five armadillos playing on the floor. Coyote, coyote,=20
One found a juicy worm, and now there are four. How many do you see?
Four armadillos underneath a tree. Coyote, coyote,
One fell asleep, and now there are three. Count them with me.
Three armadillos eating something new. One in the grass,
One got a tummy ache, and now there are two. One near the tree,
Two armadillos rolling in the sun. One at the river,
One rolled right down a hill, and now there is one. And that makes
three!
One armadillo, alone is not much fun. Three at the river,
He went home to his momma, One swims away.
And now there are NONE! Two coyotes can stay & play!
Ten Little Horses, Standing in a Row An Armadillo Went Out to Play
Ten little horses, standing in a row. An armadillo went out to play,
When they see their cowboys, In the Texas sun one day,
They bow like so. She had such enormous fun,
They wiggle to the left, That she called for another
And they wiggle to the right, Armadillo to come.
Then they close their eyes, Two armadillos=85
And they sleep all night. Five armadillos is enough armadillos!
Cowboy Number 1, Stick Out Your Tongue =09
Cowboy # one, stick out your tongue. =09
Cowboy # two, touch your shoe. =09
Cowboy # three, slap your knee. =09
Cowboy # four, stamp the floor.
Cowboy # five, say goodbye!
I'm a Little Mocking Bird One Little Armadillo
I'm a little mocking bird, One little armadillo hiding by a tree,
Flying in the sky. Two little armadillos peeking at me,
When I see another bird, Three little armadillos running all around=20
Now I'm getting tired, Five little armadillos playing hide and seek,
I "Tweet" as he goes by. Four little armadillos rolling on the=20
ground.
I think I'd better rest. Keep your eyes closed tight, now,
Oh, it feels so good, Until I say, "PEEK!"
To be home in my nest!
Five Little Cowboys
Five little cowboys, sitting on a gate
The 1st one said, "Gee, rodeos are great!"
The 2nd one said, "There are buzzards in the air,"
The 3rd one said, "But we don't care."
The 4th one said, "Let's watch the horses run!"
The 5th one said, "I'm ready for some fun!"
Then Whooooooossssh went the wind,
And off went their hats,
And the 5 little cowboys fell from where they sat!
Ten Little Ponies
10 little ponies in a meadow green (hold up 10 fingers)
Friskiest ponies I've ever seen! (waggle fingers)
They go for a gallop, they go for a trot, (gallop fingers to the left and
right)
They come to a halt in the big feed lot. (Stop fingers)
10 little ponies, fat and well-fed (touch fingertips)
Curl up together, in a soft, straw bed. (Lace fingers together)
Songs
Song: Old Stephen Austin Had a Ranch
Old Stephen Austin had a ranch, E I E I O.
And on that ranch he had a Longhorn (armadillo, rattlesnake, coyote,
horned toad, mocking bird, etc) E I E I O=85
With a MOOO here, and a MOOO there
Here a moo, there a moo, everywhere a moo, moo.
Old Stephen Austin had a ranch.
E I E I O.
Home on the Range
Home, home on the range,
Where the buffalo roam,
And the deer and the antelope play,
Where seldom is heard,
A discouraging word,
And the skies are not cloudy all day.
Books
Birney. Tyrannosaurus Tex (P)
Brett. Arnadillo Rodeo (PS,K)
Brusca. Three Friends / Tres Amigos (T,PS,K)
Bustard. T is for Texas (P)
Cherry. Armadillo from Amarillo (P)
Cowboy Pup (T)(asr)
Heap. Cowboy Baby (T)
Kellogg. Pecos Bill (P+)
Lowell. Little Red Cowboy Hat (PS,K)
Marsh. Way out in the Desert (T and P)
Scott. One Good Horse (T and P)
Stover. Alamo Across Texas (T and P)
Stutson Cowpokes (T,PS)
Flannels
Cowboy Small (asr)
Five Armadillos Playing on the Floor
Old Stephen Austin Had a Ranch (ace)
Armadillos
Puppets
Armadillo
Coyote
Rattlesnake
Tarantula
Cowboy and the Elf (puppet story, asr)
Crafts
Texas state outline with cutout Texas pictures to glue on
Tissue bandanas to stamp or color
Die cut sheriff stars to tape on
Die Cut Bola Ties
"Brand" with paint and cookie cutters
Armadillo Texture Rubbing - photocopy large picture of armadillo. Turn
carpet square
over and use the side of a crayon to color armadillo on the bumpy bottom
of the carpet square.
Fingerplays=20
Five Armadillos Playing on the Floor (flannel) =09
Five armadillos playing on the floor. =20
One found a juicy worm, and now there are four. =09
Four armadillos underneath a tree. =09
One fell asleep, and now there are three. =09
Three armadillos eating something new. =09
One got a tummy ache, and now there are two. =09
Two armadillos rolling in the sun. =09
One rolled right down a hill, and now there is one. =09
One armadillo, alone is not much fun. =09
He went home to his momma, =09
And now there are NONE! =09
An Armadillo Went Out to Play (flannel or fingerpuppets)
An armadillo went out to play,
In the Texas sun one day,
She had such enormous fun,
That she called for another armadillo to come.
Two armadillos=85
Five armadillos are enough armadillos!
Armadillos (flannel or fingerpuppets)
One armadillo, two armadillo,
Three armadillos you see.
Four armadillos, five armadillos,
Live in Texas like me!
One Little Armadillo
One little armadillo hiding by a tree,
Two little armadillos peeking at me,
Three little armadillos running all around
Four little armadillos rolling on the ground.
Five little armadillos playing hide and seek,
Keep your eyes closed tight, now,
Until I say, "PEEK!"
Armadillo, Armadillo
Armadillo, armadillo, how many do you see?
Armadillo, armadillo, count them with me.
One in the grass, one near the tree,
One in a hole, and that makes three!
Three armadillos, one swims away.
Two armadillos can stay & play!
Coyote, Coyote
Coyote, coyote, how many do you see?
Coyote, coyote, count them with me.
One in the grass, one near the tree,
One at the river, and that makes three!
Three at the river, one swims away.
Two coyotes can stay & play!
Ten Little Horses, Standing in a Row =09
Ten little horses, standing in a row. =09
When they see their cowboys, =09
They bow like so. =09
They wiggle to the left, =09
And they wiggle to the right, =09
Then they close their eyes, =09
And they sleep all night.
=09
Cowboy Number 1, Stick Out Your Tongue =09
Cowboy # one, stick out your tongue. =09
Cowboy # two, touch your shoe. =09
Cowboy # three, slap your knee. =09
Cowboy # four, stamp the floor.
Cowboy # five, say goodbye!
Five Little Cowboys
Five little cowboys, sitting on a gate
The 1st one said, "Gee, rodeos are great!"
The 2nd one said, "There are buzzards in the air,"
The 3rd one said, "But we don't care."
The 4th one said, "Let's watch the horses run!"
The 5th one said, "I'm ready for some fun!"
Then Whooooooossssh went the wind,
And off went their hats,
And the 5 little cowboys fell from where they sat!
Ten Little Ponies
10 little ponies in a meadow green (hold up 10 fingers)
Friskiest ponies I've ever seen! (waggle fingers)
They go for a gallop, they go for a trot, (gallop fingers to the left and
right)
They come to a halt in the big feed lot. (Stop fingers)
10 little ponies, fat and well-fed (touch fingertips)
Curl up together, in a soft, straw bed. (Lace fingers together)
Songs
I'm a Little Mocking Bird =09
I'm a little mocking bird, =09
Flying in the sky. =09
When I see another bird, =09
I "Tweet" as he goes by. =09
Now I'm getting tired, =09
I think I'd better rest. =09
Oh, it feels so good, =09
To be home in my nest!
Song: Old Stephen Austin Had a Ranch
Old Stephen Austin had a ranch, E I E I O.
And on that ranch he had a Longhorn (armadillo, rattlesnake, coyote,
horned toad, mocking bird, etc) E I E I O=85
With a MOOO here, and a MOOO there
Here a moo, there a moo, everywhere a moo, moo.
Old Stephen Austin had a ranch.
E I E I O.
Home on the Range
Oh, give me a home,
Where the buffalo roam,
And the deer and the antelope play,
Where seldom is heard,
A discouraging word,
And the skies are not cloudy all day.
I'm Bringing Home a Coyote
I'm bringing home a baby coyote
Won't my Mama be so proud of me!
I'm bringing home a baby coyote
HOOOO! Hoooooo! Hooo!
I'm bringing home a baby rattle snake
Won't my Mama tremble and shake=85
I'm bringing home a baby armadillo
Won't my Mama hide under a pillow=85
I'm bringing home a baby horny toad
Won't my Mama just about explode=85
I'm bringing home a baby tarantula
Won't my Mama up and dance the hula=85
I'm bringing home a baby scorpion
Won't my Mama name that baby Leon=85
I'm bringing home some baby fire ants
Won't my Mama do a happy dance=85
Git Along Little Dogies
Clementine
Elizabeth Murphy
Youth Librarian
Spicewood Springs Branch
Austin Public Library
8637 Spicewood Springs Rd.
Austin, TX 78759
(512)258-9282
fax (512)331-4435
elizabeth.murphy@ci.austin.tx.us
Thanks again to everyone for all the help!
Kim
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Kim Heikkinen kim.heikkinen@mcfls.org
Youth Services Librarian
Franklin Public Library
Franklin, WI 53132 (414) 425-8214
"Are all librarians this much trouble?"--The Mummy Returns
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From: "Don Wood" <dwood@ala.org>
To: <ifaction@ala.org>
Subject: Waco Friends Challenge Your Friends
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Waco Friends Challenge Your Friends
The Friends of the Waco-McLennan County Library System (Texas) have issued =
a challenge to all Friends groups to become members of the Freedom to Read =
Foundation. Help spread the word! If your local library's Friends group =
has not joined, tell them about the challenge and encourage them to become =
a member organization.
By becoming a member of the Freedom to Read Foundation, your Friends =
organization will join with thousands of other FTRF members supporting =
librarians around the country who are besieged by attempts to restrict =
library materials and services. [See http://www.ftrf.org/ftrfnews.html.]
Regular membership is $35, contributing membership $50, Sponsor $100, =
Patron $500, and Benefactor $1,000. Have your Friends group make its check =
payable to Freedom to Read Foundation, 50 East Huron Street, Chicago, IL =
60611.
Join FTRF online at http://www.ftrf.org/joinftrf.html=20
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From: "Don Wood" <dwood@ala.org>
To: <ifaction@ala.org>
Subject: Harry Potter: Witchcraft Repackaged: Making Evil Look Innocent
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Harry Potter: Witchcraft Repackaged: Making Evil Look Innocent
http://www.jeremiahfilms.com/Videos_in_Depth/hp_witchcraft_repackaged.htm
"It is surprising that there is any controversy about the Harry Potter
=
series when author J.K. Rowling openly presents blatant Witchcraft, =
Satanism and pagan mythology. Unfortunately, because many don't recognize =
occult symbolism, or understand Witchcraft, thousands of young readers, by =
inference, are led to accept them as whimsical and harmless, aided by =
Rowling's repackaging of Witchcraft in probably its most dangerous form- =
children's fantasy literature."
__________________________
Don Wood
Program Officer/Communications
American Library Association
Office for Intellectual Freedom
50 East Huron Street
Chicago, IL 60611
1-800-545-2433, ext. 1 + 4225
Fax: 312-280-4227
dwood@ala.org
http://www.ala.org/alaorg/oif/
http://www.ala.org/cipa/cipalegalfund.html
intellectual freedom @ your library
Free People Read Freely=AE
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From: heather mcneil-nix <heatherm@dpls.lib.or.us>
To: "PUBYAC (E-mail)" <PUBYAC@prairienet.org>
Subject: Job Opening
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Date: Sun, 19 Aug 2001 15:08:42 CDT
Children's Librarian - Central Oregon - Redmond Public Library
This is your opportunity to join a creative and professional staff serving a
growing community in the beautiful, scenic outdoors wonderland in Central
Oregon. Successful candidate needs ability to plan and conduct creative
programming, to build partnerships, and to work effectively in a team.
Children's Librarian is a member of a dynamic and well-funded Deschutes
Public Library District's professional youth services team. This team serves
five libraries in the District and the position is assigned to the Redmond
Public Library. Excellent customer service skills required. Qual: MLS
or
academic equivalent; willingness to work varied schedule (incl. weekend
&
evening hours), and computer software skills. Salary range:
$2,561.96-$3,506.60/Mo. Excellent Benefits.
DEADLINE: Completed Deschutes Public Library System application &
supplemental questionnaire are due in the administrative office at 507 NW
Wall Street, Bend, Oregon by 4:00 p.m. on Friday, September 28, 2001
APPLICATIONS at All Public Libraries in Deschutes County - (libraries are
open 7 days a week) (Bend Public Library, Inter-Lobby) or contact us by
phone (541) 617-7045; FAX (541) 389-2982; or e-mail mariant@dpls.lib.or.us
website: http://www.dpls.lib.or.us/about/employment.html
EOE
Heather McNeil
Youth Services Coordinator
Deschutes Public Library District
601 N. W. Wall St.
Bend, OR 97701
541-617-7099
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From: "Christine Tyner" <chloty@hotmail.com>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Thanks for Easy Reader Help
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Thanks to all who replied about the criteria for their Easy Reader sections.
It will definitely help--and it helps to know others go through this as
well. We meet at the end of the week and I feel prepared!
Christine Tyner
Children's Librarian
Betty Warmack Branch Library
Grand Prairie, TX 75052
chloty@hotmail.com
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