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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: Tuesday, February 19, 2002 11:01 PM
Subject: PUBYAC digest 688
PUBYAC Digest 688
Topics covered in this issue include:
1) Collection Development
by Rachel Aronowitz <sfinch@eskimo.com>
2) Yes, it's Molly Bannaky!
by "Suzi Wackerbarth" <saw70@stargate.pitt.edu>
3) Re: Scarves in Storytime
by Kat Corbett <kat@katcorbett.com>
4) RE: need summer reading theme decorating ideas
by wplmpt@dslak.co.nz
5) Lord of the Rings Program
by Jennifer Bromann <bromannj@yahoo.com>
6) re: Twenty froggies stumper
by "Susan Dailey" <obldailey@wellscolibrary.org>
7) stumper - boy duplicates
by Lyn Persson <lpersson@nslsilus.org>
8) Re: PUBYAC digest 687
by "Martha Edmundson" <Martha.Edmundson@cityofdenton.com>
9) Re: Scarves in Storytime
by Julia Faraci <jfaraci@erols.com>
10) school listserv
by Lorraine Getty <lgetty1969@yahoo.com>
11) Between Stories Story Time Rhyme Origin ?
by Jennifer Bromann <bromannj@yahoo.com>
12) Re: thanks-black history month storytime
by Mary Gonzalez <marycgon@lmxac.org>
13) Re: Scarves in Storytime
by Becky <rawineke@yahoo.com>
14) Re: Searching Non-English
by "Pamela Martin-Diaz" <pmartin@acpl.lib.in.us>
15) Re: Scarves in Storytime
by "Beth McFarland" <BMCFARLAND@cml.lib.oh.us>
16) Re: Father/Son Book Group
by Alison Tyler <atyler@rice.edu>
17) Re: Scarves in Storytime
by "Melissa MacLeod" <mmacleod@sailsinc.org>
18) Re: Scarves in Storytime
by Lesley Knieriem <lknierie@suffolk.lib.ny.us>
19) RE: Board Books or Life in the Discard Pile
by Sue Ridnour <SRidnour@flower-mound.com>
20) RE: Board Books or Life in the Discard Pile
by "Denise P. Stout" <dpstout@ccls.org>
21) Re: pirate program and stumper
by "Stacey Irish" <Stacey.Irish@cityofdenton.com>
22) Re: Board Books or Life in the Discard Pile
by "Carolyn Fain" <cfain@fountaindale.lib.il.us>
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From: Rachel Aronowitz <sfinch@eskimo.com>
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Subject: Collection Development
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Date: Tue, 19 Feb 2002 11:33:20 CST
Hi,
Can anyone share their experiences doing collection development on the
subjects
of spirituality and religion for children's and YA collections?
Thanks!
Rachel
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From: "Suzi Wackerbarth" <saw70@stargate.pitt.edu>
To: <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: Yes, it's Molly Bannaky!
Date: Tue, 19 Feb 2002 11:33:28 CST
Thanks to all who responded to my request for the title of the book re: =
Benjamin Banneker's grandmother, Molly Bannaky.=20
Molly Bannaky by Alice McGill, illustrated by Chris Soentpiet.
Happy Black History Month!
Suzi Wackerbarth
Graduate Student
U of Pitt, SIS
saw70@pitt.edu
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From: Kat Corbett <kat@katcorbett.com>
To: <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: Re: Scarves in Storytime
Date: Tue, 19 Feb 2002 11:33:34 CST
Heather,
The scarves would be great for free dancing to any lively ballet music or
preschool movement music. Those not yet mobile enough to "dance" could
enjoy
waving them high and low to express the music's movement. If you were
reading about birds or butterflies or fairies, the scarves could become
"wings." Or they could be the sails of sailboats, autumn leaves
falling, the
wind blowing, clouds drifting, or . . .
Kat Corbett
Author of the DanceFutures Series
Website: http://www.katcorbett.com
E-mail: kat@katcorbett.com
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From: wplmpt@dslak.co.nz
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: RE: need summer reading theme decorating ideas
Date: Tue, 19 Feb 2002 11:33:41 CST
Hi Jennifer,
an idea we used this year was The Great Book Hunt where our displays
consisted
of treasure maps and dinosaurs, with gold cut-out coins where got children
of treasure maps and dinosaurs, with gold cut-out coins where got children
Sorry if the message has gone funny, I touched a button and all heck broke
loose
Melissa
Waitakere Libraries Children's and Teen Librarian
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From: Jennifer Bromann <bromannj@yahoo.com>
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Subject: Lord of the Rings Program
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This topic may have already been addressed, but I just
recently re-joined. Does anyone have any ideas for
activities for a Lord of the Rings program?
Thanks.
Jennifer Bromann
Head of Youth Services
Prairie Trails Public Library
Burbank, IL
bromannj@yahoo.com
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From: "Susan Dailey" <obldailey@wellscolibrary.org>
To: "PUBYAC" <PUBYAC@prairienet.org>
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To whomever requested the "Twenty Froggies" poem,
I have located a copy of an old Childcraft set which probably has the other
poem for which you were searching. Unfortunately, I didn't save your
request. If you contact me directly, I try to find the poem. (If you
still
need it.)
Susan Dailey
librarian and author of A Storytime Year (www.susanmdailey.com)
Ossian Branch Library, Ossian, Indiana
219-622-4691
<mailto:obldailey@wellscolibrary.org>
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From: Lyn Persson <lpersson@nslsilus.org>
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Date: Tue, 19 Feb 2002 11:33:59 CST
Hello, everyone -
Our patron (who's about 40) remembers a story from his childhood.
It's about a boy who goes away and comes back to find two of himself.
He goes away again, and returns to find four of himself. And on and on
(you get the picture). He thinks it was Dr. Seuss, but is not sure.
He's pretty sure it was a book and not a movie or a cartoon.
Does this ring a bell with anyone? Hope so. We're stumped!
Thanks very much -
Lyn Persson, Wilmette Public Library, lpersson@wilmette.lib.il.us
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From: "Martha Edmundson" <Martha.Edmundson@cityofdenton.com>
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Date: Tue, 19 Feb 2002 11:34:05 CST
Cathy,
I use Book Wholesalers, Inc. (BWI) for board books. They give a very
good discount and they have a list on their web site that is easily
accessible.
I have also used other vendors such as Brodart and Baker & Taylor.
I don't worry too much about germs.
Martha
Martha Edmundson
Coordinator of Youth Services
Denton Public Library
502 Oakland Street
Denton, TX 76201
940/349-8572
940/349-8260 (fax)
martha.edmundson@cityofdenton.com
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From: Julia Faraci <jfaraci@erols.com>
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I went to a workshop once where the storyteller told Little Red Riding
using a scarf for Red's hood, grandma's blanket, mom's kerchief and I
forgot how she did the wolf.
Julia Faraci
At 10:02 AM 2/18/02 CST, you wrote:
>
>Hi!
>I recently came across a really good deal on colorful scarves and
>now that I have them, I'm not sure what to do with them. Do any of
>you use scarves in you baby programs? How about your preschool
>programs? I know you can do peek-a-boo but what else do you
>use them for? Are there any good rhymes or songs to use them
>with?
>Thanks
>Heather McCutchen
>Forsyth County Public Library
>
>
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From: Lorraine Getty <lgetty1969@yahoo.com>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: school listserv
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Date: Tue, 19 Feb 2002 11:34:17 CST
The Illinois School Library Media Association (ISLMA)
maintains ILSMANET, which services all levels of
schools in Illinois. I still belong even though I'm
now at a public library. While some of the issues can
be related to "state politics," that is the exception
rather than the rule. You can access this from the
ISLMA home page - www.islma.org. I
think that if you
are considering a change, joining a school library
listserv would be a good way to find out what's going
on.
Lorraine Getty
Forsyth, IL
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From: Jennifer Bromann <bromannj@yahoo.com>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Between Stories Story Time Rhyme Origin ?
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Date: Tue, 19 Feb 2002 11:34:22 CST
I am looking for the original author of a rhyme that I
heard from a Wisconsin librarian while doing my
library school internship, or a source where it can be
found . It goes "My hands go up, my hands go down, my
hands can touch the ground, my hands can clap and clap
and clap and fold without a sound." I have used it in
between every book I have ever read over five years
and would like to include it in a book I am writing.
Thanks.
Jennifer Bromann
Head of Youth Services
Prairie Trails Public Library
Burbank, IL
bromannj@yahoo.com
__________________________________________________
Do You Yahoo!?
Yahoo! Sports - Coverage of the 2002 Olympic Games
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From: Mary Gonzalez <marycgon@lmxac.org>
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Subject: Re: thanks-black history month storytime
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Date: Tue, 19 Feb 2002 11:34:29 CST
Sorry. I did skip a step there. He got people to start eating
peanuts, by
roasting them. The jump in logic was mine. Thanks for
correcting that
misimpression.
Mary
Steven Lamonea wrote:
> I would like to thank everyone who responded to my request for ideas for a
> Black History Month Storytime. I would especially like to thank Lisa
Cole,
> Beverly Bixler, Tina Hager, Mary Gonzalez. I had it today and it went
very
> well!
>
> One thing that I learned that was interesting is that George Washington
> Carver did not invent peanut butter. He did a lot of other great
things
> with peanuts and agricultural chemistry in general, but he didn't invent
> peanut butter. I still talked about and we sang the Peanut Butter
song
> anyway, but I did mention that he didn't invent peanut butter. Thanks
again
> for this wonderful resource,
>
> Steven Lamonea
> Children's Librarian
> Central Library, Brooklyn Public library
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From: Becky <rawineke@yahoo.com>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Re: Scarves in Storytime
Date: Tue, 19 Feb 2002 11:34:35 CST
We use them in our One-year-old storytime. You can tie them together and
get similac (formula) cans and poke a hole in the plastic cover, put the
scarves inside and the kids can pull them out like one long band (like a
magician would) We also hand them out for moms to play peekaboo, and also
to dance to a song called "Spin Again" by Jim Gill. It's a fun
song that is
all about spinning, and the kids like to see the scarves fly through the air
while they spin. I have done this song with preschoolers as well with good
success. Something fun to do with it is for the child to hold two corners
and start on the ground and on three toss it into the air and back down
(like we do with a parachute only on a smaller scale) They like to see the
way the scarf floats and they learn a certain dexterity with it. Most of
all, have fun with them -- we do!
Becky Wineke
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From: "Pamela Martin-Diaz" <pmartin@acpl.lib.in.us>
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Date: Tue, 19 Feb 2002 11:34:41 CST
If you go to www.yahoo.com you will see a
listing at the bottom of the =
page which says: Local Yahoos. I checked a couple of them and they looked
=
like foreign languages, with the exception of China and some of the other =
Asian countries, which are in English (!?). For many European languages, =
it seems to work. For children's content, I went to Spain's site, typed =
in "para ninos" and got some hits. I did the same in France's site,
using =
"pour les enfants" with similar results. I am assuming that
other country =
sites would work in the same manner.
Pamela Martin-Diaz
Pamela A. Martin-Diaz
Manager
Shawnee Branch Library
Allen County Public Library
Fort Wayne, IN 46806
pmartin@acpl.lib.in.us
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From: "Beth McFarland" <BMCFARLAND@cml.lib.oh.us>
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Heather,
We use ours in our Lapsit program. We have several toys that we put
out for the babies to play with on of these is a scarf box. Tie several
scarves together end to end and put them in a shoe box. Cut a hole in
the lid and pull one end through a little bit, tape the lid to the box
and let the babies have fun pulling the scarves out. When you need to
put them back in, just stuff them through the hole. They love
it!
:)
Beth McFarland
Youth Services
Westland Area Library
Columbus Ohio
>>> mccutcho@atlas.forsyth.lib.nc.us
02/18/02 11:02AM >>>
Hi!
I recently came across a really good deal on colorful scarves and
now that I have them, I'm not sure what to do with them. Do any of
you use scarves in you baby programs? How about your preschool
programs? I know you can do peek-a-boo but what else do you
use them for? Are there any good rhymes or songs to use them
with?
Thanks
Heather McCutchen
Forsyth County Public Library
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From: Alison Tyler <atyler@rice.edu>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
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Date: Tue, 19 Feb 2002 11:34:53 CST
Good points. Many children live in non-traditional settings.
At 10:01 AM 2/18/02 CST, you wrote:
>As a long-term single foster parent, I wanted to remind you how hurtful it
>is for kids whose parents have failed them to have parent words used in
>program titles (not just in libraries, but for school father/daughter
>dances, etc.). In some cases, it probably can't be avoided, but maybe
for
>book groups it could. The handy "Guys Read" phrase is, I'm
sure,
>borrowable, and it could be billed this way: "Guys ages __ to __
are
>invited to bring along their favorite grownup guy on March __ at __
>p.m." A similar program at our library was called "Pizza,
Pops, and
>Paperbacks." Why not make it easier for kids who don't have the
right
>gender parent available, or who prefer a stepparent over a biological one,
>or whose parent works the wrong shift to accommodate the program?
>
>Just an insider's view.
>
>Faith
>
>--
>Faith Brautigam
>Gail Borden Public Library, Elgin, IL 60120
>E Mail: fbrautig@nslsilus.org
Phone: 847-742-2411 Fax: 847-742-0485
>
>
>
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From: "Melissa MacLeod" <mmacleod@sailsinc.org>
To: <pubyac@prairienet.org>
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Date: Tue, 19 Feb 2002 11:34:59 CST
Hi Heather - I recently did a "Dressed for Winter" storytime and we
talked
about winter clothing. It was a preschool group and we read Ants in my
pants, a great new book by Wnedy Mould about getting dressed for winter
(lots of great interaction having the kids guess what rhyming animal will
appear next - newts in the boots, cat in the hat, geese in the fleece, etc.)
We also read Thomas' Snowsuit by Robert Munsch, Too Many Mittens by Florence
Slobodkin, and The Mitten by Jan Brett (although I like Alvin Tresselt's
version better it was checked out!) For activities I hang a white sheet over
two chairs with their backs toward each other, leaving a space for the kids
to crawl through. I have masks from the Jan Brett website and each child
gets to be an animal and crawl into the mitten(the kids absolutely love
this, especially when it is my turn and I make a big production of it!). We
also did The Three Little Kittens rhyme. For scarves I have read the Long
Red Scarf by Nette Hilton and a non fiction called From Sheep to Scarf by
Ali Mitqutsch. A quick search on my database also showed Brian and the long,
long scarf Ann Hellie, Grandpa Bear's fantastic scarf by Gillian Heal and
The Orange Scarf by Arthur Geisert. I haven't read them but you might give
it a try. For a craft I cut out two pieces of construction paper in the
shape of a mitte, punched holes around the edges (except the top edge) and
tied a yarn to the bottom hole (taped of on one end like the end of a
shoelace) and let them thread their mitten together. They then cut out the
faces of the animals from a sheet I made (also downloaded from Jan Brett's
website) and put them into the mitten. Lots of stuff to do and lots of fun.
I don't know any fingerplays about winter clothes but am sure there are
some. Take care and hope this helps, Melissa MacLEod, Carver Public Library,
Carver, MA mmacleod@sailsinc.org
----- Original Message -----
From: "HEATHER O MCCUTCHEN" <mccutcho@atlas.forsyth.lib.nc.us>
To: <PUBYAC@prairienet.org>
Sent: Monday, February 18, 2002 11:02 AM
Subject: Scarves in Storytime
>
> Hi!
> I recently came across a really good deal on colorful scarves and
> now that I have them, I'm not sure what to do with them. Do any of
> you use scarves in you baby programs? How about your preschool
> programs? I know you can do peek-a-boo but what else do you
> use them for? Are there any good rhymes or songs to use them
> with?
> Thanks
> Heather McCutchen
> Forsyth County Public Library
>
>
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From: Lesley Knieriem <lknierie@suffolk.lib.ny.us>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
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On Mon, 18 Feb 2002, HEATHER O MCCUTCHEN wrote:
>
> Hi!
> I recently came across a really good deal on colorful scarves and
> now that I have them, I'm not sure what to do with them. Do any of
> you use scarves in you baby programs? How about your preschool
> programs? I know you can do peek-a-boo but what else do you
> use them for? Are there any good rhymes or songs to use them
> with?
> Thanks
>
Scarves are wonderful for juggling; even fairly young children and
librarians as klutzy as myself can throw them up in the air and catch them
as the slowly fall (just remember to toss them up "open" and not
wadded
into a ball); and very small children can be mesmerized by the colorful
cascade of fabric.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
~ Lesley Knieriem
lknierie@suffolk.lib.ny.us
~
~ ----------------------------------------------------------------- ~
~ Nunc adeamus bibliothecam, non illam quidem multis instructam
~
~ libris, sed exquisitis. -- Erasmus
~
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From: Sue Ridnour <SRidnour@flower-mound.com>
To: "'pubyac@prairienet.org'"
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Date: Tue, 19 Feb 2002 11:35:11 CST
Cathy and others who may not be familiar with this wonderful resource,
The absolute best and easiest way (IMHO) to select board books is with the
board book catalog from The Bookmen, Inc. Check out their website for info
on the catalog:
http://www.bookmen.com/
I don't really have a formula to allow for the "germ factor" but we do
seem
to discard our board books after fewer check-outs than any other materials.
Since they are so inexpensive, the "cost per use" probably isn't any
higher,
even if they don't get as much use as other formats.
Regards,
Sue
Sue Ridnour
Youth Services Manager
Flower Mound Public Library
Flower Mound, TX
972.874.6153
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Cathy Norman [SMTP:csn71650@hotmail.com]
> Sent: Monday, February 18, 2002 10:07 AM
> To: PUBYAC\: PUBlic librarians servi
> Subject: Board Books or Life in the Discard Pile
>
>
> Dear Collective Brain:
> How much do take "germ factor" into consideration when weeding -
=
> especially items that get seriously slimed like board books? I just =
> discarded a whole pile that were purchased in the late 80's. (Don't =
> even ask why we still had them!) Do you have a rotation schedule for =
> your "leaky audience" materials, or is it baisc wear and tear?
> Where do you order Board Books? Special vendor or the usual Baker
& =
> Taylor/BWI/Ingram thing? It just feels like I spend a great deal more
=
> time trying to find board books than I do anything else and I wondered =
> if there was an easier way. To date the simplest way I've found is to
=
> go to Borders and write down ISBN's. (That always feels like cheating to =
> me.) Any suggestions?
> Peace and Blessings,
> Cathy Norman, Youth Services Librarian
> 335 Vine Street
> Fairport Harbor Public Library
> Fairport Harbor, OH
> 440-354-8191 ext 23
> csn71650@hotmail.com
> *Of course my opinions are my own.
> Who else would want them?*
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From: "Denise P. Stout" <dpstout@ccls.org>
To: "'pubyac@prairienet.org'"
<pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: RE: Board Books or Life in the Discard Pile
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Date: Tue, 19 Feb 2002 11:35:17 CST
We keep ours until they look "well-loved." as for the slime
factor, a wipe
with alcohol and cloth once in a while does the trick.
Denise M. Pulgino Stout
Youth Services Outreach Librarian
Chester County Library
610-280-2672
dpstout@ccls.org
Why do dragons have long tails? They can't remember short stories!
"Outside of a dog, a book is a man's best friend. Inside of a dog,
it's too
dark to read." Groucho Marx
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Cathy Norman [SMTP:csn71650@hotmail.com]
> Sent: Monday, February 18, 2002 8:07 AM
> To: PUBYAC\: PUBlic librarians servi
> Subject: Board Books or Life in the Discard Pile
>
>
> Dear Collective Brain:
> How much do take "germ factor" into consideration when weeding -
=
> especially items that get seriously slimed like board books? I just =
> discarded a whole pile that were purchased in the late 80's. (Don't =
> even ask why we still had them!) Do you have a rotation schedule for =
> your "leaky audience" materials, or is it baisc wear and tear?
> Where do you order Board Books? Special vendor or the usual Baker
& =
> Taylor/BWI/Ingram thing? It just feels like I spend a great deal more
=
> time trying to find board books than I do anything else and I wondered =
> if there was an easier way. To date the simplest way I've found is to
=
> go to Borders and write down ISBN's. (That always feels like cheating to =
> me.) Any suggestions?
> Peace and Blessings,
> Cathy Norman, Youth Services Librarian
> 335 Vine Street
> Fairport Harbor Public Library
> Fairport Harbor, OH
> 440-354-8191 ext 23
> csn71650@hotmail.com
> *Of course my opinions are my own.
> Who else would want them?*
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From: "Stacey Irish" <Stacey.Irish@cityofdenton.com>
To: <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: Re: pirate program and stumper
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Date: Tue, 19 Feb 2002 11:35:23 CST
I have used the book Edward and the Pirates by David McPhail. It was
fairly successful with my k-3rd graders. We made a pirate hat out of
construction paper. A good book for funny (not entirely truthful)
information on pirates is Everything I know about pirates : a collection
of made-up facts, educated guesses, and silly pictures about bad guys of
the high seas by Tom Lichtenheld.
Pirate hat
Make a pirate hat pattern out of construction paper (looks like a tall
tri-cornered hat, just one side).
Trace the hat pattern onto black construction paper.
Make two per hat.
Let children decorate front of pirate hat with scrap construction paper
- skulls, crossbones, anything they want.
Cut strips of black construction paper for headbands. (should be
pre-cut before program)
Measure the headbands to fit kids heads and staple (not to their
heads)
Staple front and back pirate hat pieces to headband.
I know this is kind of hard to follow, so if you have any questions
feel free to ask.
Stacey Irish-Keffer
YS Librarian
Denton Public Library
Denton, Texas
>>> lgetty1969@yahoo.com
02/18/02 10:07AM >>>
Have any of you ever planned a kids' "pirate" themed
program? I'd like to hear about any activities,
games, music, props, and sources of props used.
My "stumper" is this - a boy is asking about a book he
thinks is called "The 18 b's of the alphabet." has
anyone heard of that?
Thanks -
Lorraine Getty
Forsyth IL
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From: "Carolyn Fain" <cfain@fountaindale.lib.il.us>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Re: Board Books or Life in the Discard Pile
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Date: Tue, 19 Feb 2002 11:35:29 CST
Cathy -
Contact The Bookmen, Inc. - they have an entire catalog dedicated to board
books. They can be reached at:
525 North Third St.
Minneapolis, MN 55401
1.800.328.8411
bookmen@bookmen.com
Carolyn Fain
Assistant Children's Services Coordinator
Fountaindale Public Library District
300 W. Briarcliff Road
Bolingbrook, IL 60440
voice: 630.759.2102 x. 22
fax: 630.759.9519
-----Original Message-----
From: "Cathy Norman" <csn71650@hotmail.com>
To: "PUBYAC\\: PUBlic librarians servi" <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Date: Mon, 18 Feb 2002 10:07:24 CST
Subject: Board Books or Life in the Discard Pile
>
> Dear Collective Brain:
> How much do take "germ factor" into consideration when weeding -
=
> especially items that get seriously slimed like board books? I just =
> discarded a whole pile that were purchased in the late 80's. (Don't =
> even ask why we still had them!) Do you have a rotation schedule for =
> your "leaky audience" materials, or is it baisc wear and tear?
> Where do you order Board Books? Special vendor or the usual Baker
& =
> Taylor/BWI/Ingram thing? It just feels like I spend a great deal more
> =
> time trying to find board books than I do anything else and I wondered
> =
> if there was an easier way. To date the simplest way I've found is to
> =
> go to Borders and write down ISBN's. (That always feels like cheating
> to =
> me.) Any suggestions?
> Peace and Blessings,
> Cathy Norman, Youth Services Librarian
> 335 Vine Street
> Fairport Harbor Public Library
> Fairport Harbor, OH
> 440-354-8191 ext 23
> csn71650@hotmail.com
> *Of course my opinions are my own.
> Who else would want them?*
>
>
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