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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: Monday, May 19, 2003 11:01 PM
Subject: PUBYAC digest 1114
PUBYAC Digest 1114
Topics covered in this issue include:
1) YA book talks - compilation
by "Natasha Forrester" <nforrester@wpl.org>
2) Read-alouds for third grade??
by Sharon Castanteen <scastanteen@yahoo.com>
3) Hawaiian Luau
by Marsha Parham <parhamm@mail.spalding.public.lib.ga.us>
4) "backwards" song
by Nancy Thelen <nthelan@monroe.lib.mi.us>
5) info on author/Margery Bailey?
by "Bob Kanegis" <stories@peacepath.org>
6) Stumper
by Rachel Baumgartner <baumgart@noblenet.org>
7) Cheyenne, Wyoming
by rita@missoula.lib.mt.us
8) Compellation of read alouds for 1st and 6th graders---Long
by nhcheerio@juno.com
9) city transporation storytime (long)
by "Micky" <hurdm@uhls.lib.ny.us>
10) RE: Question about neon signs
by "Sue Baldwin" <sbaldwin@nngov.com>
11) Comic crafts - compilation
by "Natasha Forrester" <nforrester@wpl.org>
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From: "Natasha Forrester" <nforrester@wpl.org>
To: <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: YA book talks - compilation
Date: Mon, 19 May 2003 11:29:41 CDT
Thanks to everyone who suggested titles - not all are funny but I think =
I can use them later for other programs!
Playing the field / Janette Rallison (c2002) - Thirteen-year-old McKay =
tries to keep up his algebra grade to stay on the baseball team, while =
dealing with his attraction to a girl named Serena.
Harris and Me by Gary Paulson
Oh, yuck! : the encyclopedia of everything nasty
Long Way from Chicago by Richard Peck
The Watson's go to Birmingham--1963 by Christopher Paul Curtis (funny =
parts)
Oddballs : stories by William Sleator
Gordon Korman's "No More Dead Dogs" is a lot of fun. (This was =
recommended by several people!)
"Son of the Mob" by: Gordon Korman
"The Cannibals: Starring Tiffany Spratt" by: Cynthia D. Grant
"Once Upon a Marigold" by: Jean Ferris
"Never Trust a Dead Man" by: Vivian VandeVelde
"How Angel Peterson Got His Name" by: Gary Paulsen
"All American Girl" by: Meg Cabot
Ace Hits the Big Time by Barbara Murphy.
Pool Boy
One author that is hysterical is Joan Bauer. Her book "Squashed"
is =
really funny and witty, and so is her short story about the pancake =
house in "Trapped," a short story collection edited by Lois Duncan.
She =
isn't specific to boys, but she is really funny.
I also think an "oldie but goodie" might be "Losing Joe's
Place" by =
Gordon Korman, about three boys who go to Toronto for the summer to live =
in the apartment belonging to one boy's older brother. Things go from =
bad to worse and they not only lose the jobs that allow them to pay the =
rent, but they have to avoid the landlord to avoid getting kicked out.=20
Although the whole book isn't so funny, there is a really funny passage =
in "The Moves Make the Man" by Bruce Brooks. It is a really
funny part =
to read out loud.
Surviving the Applewhites by Stephanie S. Tolan. It is very funny and =
the main character is a teen boy. Burgerwuss is also funny.
Dunk" buy David Lubar and it was awesome! Funny and touching....with
a =
high school junior boy protagonist.
Wizards of the Game by David Lumbar. It is about role playing games and =
on the 7-8th grade level.
The Darren Shan series Cirque du Freak (but they are not funny!) =20
A powerful book is Soldier Boys by Hughes. Very sobering. =20
Guy Time by Sarah Weeks
The Schernoff discoveries by Gary Paulsen
Hidden talents by David Lubar.
Hoot by Carl Hiassen.=20
Love Among the Walnuts by Jean Ferris
Stuff by Ron Koertge=20
IS KISSING A GIRL WHO SMOKES LIKE LICKING AN ASHTRAY. by Randy Powell
LOST IN CYBERSPACE. by Richard Peck
GHOST BELONGED TO ME. by Richard Peck
Pardon Me, You're Stepping on My Eyeball. by Paul Zindel (this may not =
be as funny, but good characters, dialogue)
WORST CASE SCENARIO SURVIVAL HANDBOOK. byJoshua Piven
MY EVIL TWIN. by Thomas McKean
The Kite Rider by Geraldine McCaughrean. Lots of suspense, description, =
and fabulous characterization.
Natasha Forrester, Children's Services Librarian
Winfield Public Library
605 College Winfield, KS 67156
(620) 221-4470
"When in doubt, go to the library."=20
~ Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, J.K. Rowling
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From: Sharon Castanteen <scastanteen@yahoo.com>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Read-alouds for third grade??
Date: Mon, 19 May 2003 12:07:13 CDT
I'd like to read a complete story in about 7 minutes or less. Any
suggestions for good third grade read-alouds? THANKS!!! Please reply off
list. Sharon
Sharon Castanteen
Director of Children's Services
River Edge Public Library
River Edge, NJ 07661
scastanteen@yahoo.com
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From: Marsha Parham <parhamm@mail.spalding.public.lib.ga.us>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Hawaiian Luau
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Date: Mon, 19 May 2003 12:07:21 CDT
I know I've seen some ideas for doing a Hawaiian Luau here but I can't find
the most of the info in my files.
I am making flower leis with construction paper and pieces of straw and we
are reading LUKA'S QUILT and A LEI FOR TUTU.
But I need some other ideas. The programs is going to last about 1 1/2
hours, and is for children 6-12. Does anyone know of a video that teaches
the HULA?
Thanks
mmp
**************************************
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: Nancy Thelen <nthelan@monroe.lib.mi.us>
To: "PUBYAC@prairienet.org"
<PUBYAC@prairienet.org>
Subject: "backwards" song
Date: Mon, 19 May 2003 12:07:30 CDT
Sorry, I can't remember who wanted ideas for a backwards theme. I
found a song today. It's from the summer reading manual for our
state (and others).
This is sung to the tune of "The Bear Went Over the Mountain"
Silly Sally walked backward (children walk around the room/area
backward)
Silly Sally walked backward
Silly Sally walked backward
On the way to town
Other verses:
-Silly pig danced a jig backward
-Silly dog played leapfrog backward (make this an individual
activity instead of having kids actually try to play the game
with others)
-Silly loon sang a tune backward
-Silly sheep went to sleep backward. (sing quietly)
-Tickle yourself walking backward
Tickle yourself walking backward
Tickle yourself walking backward
You're all in town. Sit Down!
--
Nancy Thelen
920 W. Michigan Ave
Three Rivers Public Library
Three Rivers, MI
nthelan@monroe.lib.mi.us
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From: "Bob Kanegis" <stories@peacepath.org>
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Subject: info on author/Margery Bailey?
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Date: Mon, 19 May 2003 12:07:37 CDT
I have an absolutely marvellous book of tales by Margery Bailey, illustrated
by Alice Bolam Preston. copyright1921 by Little Brown and Co.... The LIttle
Man with One Shoe. These are some of the most tellable tales I've found in
a long time, but I can find nothing about the author, either through
reference to children's book authors or a google search. Is there anyone
out there with any knowledge of Margery Bailey? This is feeling like a
quest! She did another book called Seven Peas in a Pod.
There are wonderful phrases such as ..."for after all, the best way to
squeeze the wine out of luck is to dance on it with ready feet."
Thanks! And Good luck all!
Bob Kanegis-Tales and Trails
Executive Director
Future WAVE
Working for Alternatives to Violence Through Entertainment
Santa Fe, New Mexico
stories@peacepath.org
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From: Rachel Baumgartner <baumgart@noblenet.org>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Stumper
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Date: Mon, 19 May 2003 12:07:45 CDT
Hello Detectives, Here is another stumper that I cannot find in the usual
bibliographies or data bases. If you know the book, please respond to me
directly and I will post the answer.
This is a children's chapter book popular between 1967 and 1972. A
brother
and
sister move to a big old house in a new neighborhood. They are sad about
moving
and know none of the children in the neighborhood. Eventually they find a
hidden attic room which appears to be a clubhouse and discover that the
neighborhood children meet there. This is how they become friends with the
neighborhood children. The children from the neighborhood enter the attic
room
by climbing the big tree outside the window.
Thanks in advance,
Rachel Baumgartner
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From: rita@missoula.lib.mt.us
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Cheyenne, Wyoming
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Date: Mon, 19 May 2003 12:07:53 CDT
Greetings on this fine drizzly day.
One of our patron's is contemplating a move to Cheyenne, Wyoming
within the next couple of months. She is looking for any easy books
for her children (3 and 5 years old) that would tell them about
Cheyenne or Wyoming. Do any of you have good suggestions?
(They have already been reading books about moving, so don't really
need that.) Also, if a children's librarian from Cheyenne would
contact me, I would greatly appreciate it.
Rita Squires Smith
Missoula Public Library
301 E Main
Missoula, MT 59802
rita@missoula.lib.mt.us
406 721 2665
"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: nhcheerio@juno.com
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Compellation of read alouds for 1st and 6th graders---Long
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Hi Pubyaccers,
Thank you all!!! I received so many emails with suggestions that I
stopped counting them. Many of the books below are about libraries
and/or, but some are just funny or popular books that have gone over well
with the age suggested. The numbers after the title/author are the
number of times that the book was suggested. The first list is for the
1st graders, while the second list is for the 6th graders. I am putting
together things this weekend, and will let you know what I decide to use.
But I will definitely keep this list handy for future use. Thank you
again for your help.
Read alouds for 1st graders
Book! Book! Book! by Deborah Bruss (5
times)
I Took My Frog to the Library by Eric Kimmel (4 times)
Frog Princess (1 time)
The Day Jimmy's Boa Ate the Wash (1 time)
The Library Dragon by Carmen Deedy (8 times)
Walter's Magic Wand (4 times)
Quiet! There's a Canary in the Library by Don Freeman (1 time)
Harry in Trouble by Barbara Ann Porte (1 time)
Stephanie's Ponytail by Robert Munsch (1 time)
Mary Louise Loses Her Manners (1 time)
Library Lil by Suzanne Williams (4 time)
Aunt Chip and the Great Triple Dam Affair by Patricia Palacco (1
time)
Little Bo Peep's Library Book by Cressida Cowell (1 time)
Miss Smith's Incredible Storybook by Michael Garland (1 time)
Stella Louella's Runaway Book by Lisa Campbell Ernest (2 times)
The Troll-Bridge Troll (1 times)
Snake Alley Band by Elizabeth Nygaard (for it's participartory nature)
(1 time)
How Are you Peeling? by Saxton Freymann (1 time)
On the town : a community adventure by Judith Casely (1 time)
Beverley Billingsly Borrows a Book by Alexander Stadler (1 time)
At the Library by Christine Loomis (1 time)
The Library by Stewart (1 time)
My Little Sister Ate One Hare by Bill Grossman (3 times)
Anansi and the Moss Covered Rock by Eric Kimmel (1 time)
The Amazing Maurice and his Educated Rodents by Terry Pratchett (I'm not
sure what age this was suggested for) (1 time)
Sam's Pizza by David Pelham (1 time)
Dog Breath by Dav Pilkey (1 time)
The Red Racer by Audrey Wood (1 time)
Wolf by Becky Bloom (1 time)
Tikki Tikki Tembo (1 time)
Koala and the Flower (1 time)
Read alouds for 6th graders
Library Lil by Williams (1 time)
Bedhead by Palatini (1 time)
Gallery of Regrettable Foods by James Lileks (1 time)
Spiders in the Hairdo by David Holt (1 time)
mad libs (1 time)
Harris and Me by Gary Paulsen (1 time)
Watsons Go to Birmingham--1963 (the early chapters especially) (1
time)
Make Four Million Dollar$ by Next Thur$day by Stephen Manes (1 time)
poetry by Silverstein or Ogden Nash (1 time)
King Midas by Demi (1 time)
Iktomi books by Goble (1 time)
Kate and the Beanstalk by Pope (1 time)
Cendrillon by San Souci (1 time)
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From: "Micky" <hurdm@uhls.lib.ny.us>
To: <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: city transporation storytime (long)
Date: Mon, 19 May 2003 12:08:10 CDT
Here are the results for the city transportation storytime request. =
Thanks to everyone who responded! It will certainly get us rolling!
Micky Hurd
East Greenbush, NY
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Here's a real cute car song (you can just chant it if you don't know the =
tune which isn't a "borrowed" one)
I'm a little piece of tin (make short motion by placing hands close =
together)
Nobody knows where I have been (shake head to say no)
I've got 4 wheels (four fingers up)
And a running board (arm at 90 degrees across tummy)
I'm a 4 door (4 fingers up)
I'm a Ford (driving motion)
*brief pause*
Honk, honk (honk your car horn)
Rattle, rattle. rattle (shake your hips)
Crash! (sudden jerky motion)
Beep! Beep! (again honk your horn)
Honk, honk (honk your car horn)
Rattle, rattle. rattle (shake your hips)
Crash! (sudden jerky motion)
Beep! Beep! (again honk your horn)
Honk! Honk! (pause) Honk! Honk! (honk horn then fall/sit down)
Hope it fits the bill!
Laura Smith
Arnold, Marsha Diane - Metro Cat
Cohen, Miriam - Down in the Subway
Loomis, Christine - Rush Hour
Meister, Cari - Busy, Busy City Streets
Munsch, Robert N. - Johathan Cleaned up - Then he Heard a Sound
Pinkney, Andrea Davis - Mim's Christmas Jam
Quattlebaum, Mary - Underground Train
Rockwell, Anne F. - Things That Go
Rush, Ken - Friday's Journey
Torres, Leyla - Subway Sparrow
Olivia I. Spicer
Youth Services Librarian
Loudoun County Public Library
Rust Library
380 Old Waterford Rd.
Leesburg, VA 20176
Tel: 703-771-5624
ospicer@loudoun.gov
Books:
In the drivers seat by Max Haynes
Tooth-gnasher superflash by Daniel Pinkwater
Song:
Car Song (tune BINGO)
Look at my bright shiny car
I'm driving it today-o
C-A-R (beep) (beep)
C-A-R (beep) (beep)
C-A-R (beep) (beep)
I'm driving it today-o
Night ride to Nanna's (Koralek, Jenny)
My Truck is Stuck! (Lewis, Kevin and Kirk, Daniel)
January 27, 28 In a Car
Plourde. Pigs in the Mud in the Rud
Wyllie. Bear Buys a Car.
Street Music (Flannelboard)
Kitamura. Wolf in Sheeps Clothing.
Taxidog. (Video)
Night ride to Nanna's (Koralek, Jenny)
Craft: Milk carton Cars Nametag: Car*
Hurry, Hurry, Catch the School Bus" Song/ Fingerplay by Pat Rainey
and
Susan
Ungham
Tune: "One Little, Two Little, Three Little Indians"
Hurry, hurry, catch the school bus. (Make running motions.)
Hurry, hurry, catch the school bus. (Continue running)
Hurry, hurry, catch the school bus. (Run.)
Don't forget your lunchbox! (Shake index finger.)
Find a partner, take a seat. (Scan with hand over brow,
then
pretend to sit.)
Find a partner, take a seat. (Scan and sit.)
Find a partner, take a seat. (Scan and sit.)
Don't sit on your lunchbox! (Shake head "No.")
Turn the corner, don't fall out. (Lean to one side.)
Turn the corner, don't fall out. (Lean to the other side.)
Turn the corner, don't fall out. (Lean to first side.)
Hang on to your lunchbox! (Pretend to hold onto lunchbox
handle.)
Time for class, get off the school bus. (Wave goodbye and smile.)
Time for class, get off the school bus. (Continue waving and
smiling.)
Time for class, get off the school bus. (Wave and smile)
Don't forget your lunchbox! (Cup your hands to shout
the last
line.)
"Smoky" (To the tune of BINGO)
There was a fireman had a dog and Smoky was her name-Oh!
S-M-O-K-Y, S-M-O-K-Y, S-M-O-K-Y,
And Smoky was her name-Oh!
(Repeat, eliminating one letter each time and replacing it with a clap =
until
you're clapping the whole word.)
"Firefighter"
(to the tune of I'm a Little Teapot)
I'm a fire fighter in a big red truck,
I bring out the hoses and put the ladder up.
I put out the fires and I'm your friend.
I'm the fire fighter and it's the end.
"The Firefighter"
(finger play - hold up each finger beginning with thumb)
This fire fighter rings the bell,
This fire fighter holds the hose so well.
This fire fighter slides down a pole,
This fire fighter chops a hole.
This fire fighter climbs higher and higher
And all the fire fighters put out the fire.
Heidi Hink
heidih@bethel.alaska.edu
Here is a list of policeman fingerplays.
Policeman finger plays, songs, etc
I have used this for safety programs. The tune is Mary had a little =
lamb:
9-1-1 is the number to call,
number to call, number to call.
9-1-1 is the number to call,
when you need some help.
Then we add other things like; when there is a fire, when some one is
sick....
Five Strong Policemen
Five strong policemen standing by a store.
One became a traffic cop, and then there were four.
Four strong policemen watching over me.
One took home a lost boy, and then there were three.
Three strong policemen dressed all in blue.
One stopped a speeding car, and then there were two.
Two strong policemen--how fast they can run!
One caught a bad man, and then there was one.
One strong policeman saw some smoke one day.
He called the firemen who put out the fire right away.
Traffic Policeman
The traffic policeman holds up his hand. (hold up hand, palm forward)
He blows the whistle, (pretend to blow whistle)
He gives the command. (hold up hand again)
When the cars are stopped (hold up hand again)
He waves at me.
Then I may cross the street you see. (wave hand as if indicating to go)
Dial 9-1-1
Dial 9-1-1
You'll hear them say
That help's on the way.
If you need help, you know what to do--
Call the police and the firehouse too.
Just dial 9-1-1, that's what you do.
Dial 9-1-1.
I'm a Police Officer
I'm a police officer
With my star,
I help people
Near and far.
If you have a problem,
Call on me,
and I will be there
One, two, three!
If You Get Lost
If you get lost someplace in town,
Don't talk to a stranger. (Shake head.)
Look for a police officer
To keep you out of danger.
Tell her what your name is
And where your house is too.
(Nod head.)
She will help you get back home,
Or bring your m
#1
The traffic policeman holds up his hand. [hold up hand]
He blows the whistle. [pretend to blow whistle]
He gives the command. [hold up hand in "stop" position]
When cars are stopped [look both ways]
He waves at me [wave "come"]
That I may cross the street, you see. [walk in place]
#2
If I were a policeman, policeman, policeman,
If I were a policeman, this is what I'd do.
I'd drive in a police car, police car, police car,
I'd drive in a police car, that is what I'd do.
additional verses--blow my whistle; stop the traffic; wave to children; =
etc.
Can be sung to "Did You Ever See a Lassie"
#3
sing to "Pop Goes the Weasel"
All around the busy town the policeman chased the speeder.
The siren sounded "woob, woob, woob."
And IRK!, stopped the speeder. [shout "IRK" loudly and pretend to
stamp =
on
the car brakes]
Our performer stopped by and dropped off her program outline. She had =
done
a 'City Storytime' for a local museum. Thanks to Patti Cheney for =
reminding
me!
Read WAKE UP CITY by Alvin Tresselt
Song WHEELS ON THE BUS
Read ONE AFTERNOON by Yumi Heo
Audience participation THE TOWN OF QUIET COVE (follows)
Action THE SKYSCRAPER ELEVATOR (don't have the action, but it could be =
the
one sent by Susan Stone:
"Here is a suggestion. I usually use this with infants but I think
> it could be adapted for preschoolers.Maybe have them crouch and slowly
> rise and then crouch down again at the end:
>
> Let's go riding on an elevator
> Let's go riding on an elevator
> Let's go riding on an elevator
> 1st floor, 2nd floor, 3rd floor, 4th floor, 5th floor (pause)
> Down, down, down, down, down!
>
> With the babies I have their parents lift them and then lower them but =
it
> could be sort of like Noble Duke of York."
>
Read NIGHT CITY by Monica Wellington
Paper folding story THE RAINHAT
THE TOWN OF QUIET COVE
Once upon a time, long ago, there was a pleasant little town called =
Quiet
Cove. It stood on the banks of a wide lazy river. If you listened on
a
quiet afternoon, you could hear a rowboat on the river go ______; a cow =
in
the field say ________; a horse in the stable say ______; a cat on the =
porch
say, _____; grandmother's rocking chair go ______; and once in a while a =
boy
would whistle _______.
A long time went by, and the people of Quiet Cove heard a new noise. It =
was
a train. It went ______. All the people wanted to ride the train
that
said, ______. Now on a quiet afternoon in Quiet Cove, you could hear a
train say _______; a rowboat go ________; a cow say _____(etc.)
great-grandmother's rocking chair go ______; and once in a while (etc)
Many years went by and the people of Quiet Cove heard a new noise. It =
was a
car. It went _______. People wanted to ride in the car that said =
_______.
Now, on a quiet afternoon in Quiet Cove you could hear a car say ______; =
a
train say _______; a rowboat say _______ (etc. Now it's great-great
grandmother)
Before many years went by, many new noises came to Quiet Cove, one right
after the other. A trolley said _______; a fire siren said _______; =
trucks
going up a hill said _______; a policeman's whistle went ________; a =
drill
went _____; and an airplane overhead went ______;
"Why do they call this town Quiet Cove?" a boy named Andrew asked.
It
really should be called Noisy Big City!
Well, his mother said, getting close so that he could hear. A long, =
long
time ago, in the days of your great-great-great grandmother, on a quiet
afternoon in Quiet Cove, you could hear the rowboat on the river go =
_____;
the cows in the field say ______; (etc)
Andrew said ______; but unfortunately no one in Quiet Cove heard him =
because
the train went ______; the cars went _______; the trolley went ____; =
(etc.)
Should we change the name of Quiet Cove?
Enjoy,
Lin
Brenda Evans, Children's Librarian
Madison-Jefferson County Public Library
420 West Main Street
Madison, IN 47250
(812) 265-2744
evans@madison-jeffco.lib.in.us
Here's one of my favorites:
A Hippo on a Bus
A hip, a hip, a hippopotamus,
Got on, got on, got on a city bus.
And all, and all, and all the people said,
"You're squishing us!"
(this last line is like a chubby bunny--squish your cheeks in as you say =
it)
:) ruhama
Ruhama Kordatzky
Youth Services Librarian
Burlington Public Library
rkordatz@burlington.lib.wi.us
there is a book called "The Big Red Bus" by Judy Hindley that
isn't
necessarily about CITY transportation, just transportation in general =
and
has a bus, motorcycle, car, truck, steamroller, etc. Very fun.
Two other fingerplays which may not work but I'm passing them along -
Let's be Firefighters (sung to the tune : 1 little, 2 little, 3 little
children)
Hurry, hurry, drive the fire truck (pretend to drive.)
Hurry, hurry, drive the fire truck
Hurry, hurry, drive the fire truck
On a Sunday morning.
Hurry, hurry turn the corner... (tip to one side.)
Hurry, hurry find the fire... (look around.)
Hurry, hurry climb the ladder... (hand over hand.)
Hurry, hurry spray the water... (hold fire hose.)
Hurry, hurry back to the station... (pretend to drive.)
Peanut Butter
A peanut sat on the railroad track,
His heart was all-a-flutter
Along came a train - - the 5:15.
Toot, toot - -
Peanut butter.
Good luck,
Jennie
Jennie J. Stoltz
Children's Coordinator/Webmaster
Frank L. Weyenberg Library of
Mequon/Thiensville, Wisconsin
I have done a storytime on buses. Many of the books are about school=20
buses, but here are a few things that could work for City.
HERE COMES A BIG RED BUS
Here comes a big red bus,
a big red bus, a big red bus;
Here comes a big red bus,
To take us to the library. =20
(you could sing or recite this several times using differnt =
destinations)
WHEELS ON THE BUS GO ROUND AND ROUND
(I'm sure you were already planning on this)
BUS, BUS
Bus, bus, may I have a ride?
(hold up fist and wiggle thumb.)
Yes, yes, please step inside.
(hold up other fist and wiggle thumb.)
Put in some money.
(bend down first thumb.)
Step on the gas.
(bend down other thumb.)
Chug-a-way, chug-a-way,
(pretend to steer bus)
But not too fast.
HERE COMES THE BUS
Here comes the bus
(point to the right)
Vroom, vroom-vroom
(stomp feet on each "vroom")
Time to get on
Is there room?
(hold hand out, palms up)
Climb up the steps
(walk in place)
One, two, three
(hold up 1, 2, 3 fingers)
Find a seat
(shade eyes with hand)
Yeah! There's room for me!
(clap and point to self)
LONELY BUS DRIVER...
One lonely bus driver all alone and blue
He picked up a passenger and then there were two.
Two people riding, they stopped by a tree
They picked up a passenger, and then there were three.
Three people riding, they stopped by a store
They picked up a passenger, and then there were four.
Four people riding, happy and alive,
They picked up a passenger, and then there were five.
Five people riding, open swung the door
Four passengers got off the bus. The driver's alone once more.
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From: "Sue Baldwin" <sbaldwin@nngov.com>
To: <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: RE: Question about neon signs
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Date: Mon, 19 May 2003 12:08:18 CDT
Hi,
When we created our teen area last year we put in a neon sign that says Teen
Zone. We haven't had any problems - no buzzing or interference with lights.
We haven't had to replace anything yet. We don't have it near any computers
so can't speak to that. I would definitely do it again. It brings attention
to the area, as you can see it as soon as you walk in the library.
Sue Baldwin
Supervising Librarian
Main Street Library & Outreach Services
Newport News Subregional Library
Newport News, VA 23601
757-591-4858 voice
757-591-7425 fax
sbaldwin@nngov.com
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-pubyac@prairienet.org
[mailto:owner-pubyac@prairienet.org]On
Behalf Of Stacey Irish-Keffer
Sent: Monday, May 19, 2003 12:29 PM
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Question about neon signs
We are considering having a special sign designed for our teen area and
like the idea of having it be a neon sign. However, we are extremely
concerned about several things. If you have a neon sign in your library
or just have experience with them, please answer the following
questions:
Will the sign make that horrible ZZZZZ-sound?
Will it interfere with flourescent lights?
Will it cause problems with computers or other types of technology?
How expensive is it to replace burned out bulbs?
Is it worth having?
Thanks for your assistance.
Stacey Irish-Keffer
Denton Public Library
502 Oakland
Denton, Texas 76201
940.349.7738
slirish@cityofdenton.com
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From: "Natasha Forrester" <nforrester@wpl.org>
To: <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: Comic crafts - compilation
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Date: Mon, 19 May 2003 12:08:28 CDT
Thank you to everyone who sent ideas!
1.) Make your own comics, but focus the craft on making a book. I =
don't mean you normal "staple it together" or "tie it with
yarn" book. =
Probably with 1st - 6th graders something like an accordion book (it's =
glueless) or a french fold book (the 1st graders might need a little =
help, but not much) would work well. That way, the book making itself is =
new to them, then they can draw their own comics or piece panels of =
printed comics in the books.
2.) Have them cut pictures out of magazines and make funny word =
balloons? (Alternatively, do some
sort of collage where they cut out the people and draw in the =
backgrounds...) If they can find the right pictures they could even put =
them together into a short story or comic book....
3.) One of the easiest and least expensive crafts is comic strip book =
marks -- cut out the comic strip (either
b/w or color), glue to posterboard or cardboard, laminate, punch a hole =
in the end for string or yarn. You can use a similar technique to make =
comic strip picture frames or pins.
4.) Make a collage of favorite comic strip characters cut from the =
Sunday comics. The older kids could cut and paste cut-outs and add their =
own captions to change the jokes. It should be easy enough to collect a =
bunch of donated papers between now and then.
Natasha Forrester, Children's Services Librarian
Winfield Public Library
605 College Winfield, KS 67156
(620) 221-4470
"When in doubt, go to the library."=20
~ Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, J.K. Rowling
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