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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, July 08, 2003 11:01 PM
Subject: PUBYAC digest 1153
PUBYAC Digest 1153
Topics covered in this issue include:
1) Holes program anyone?
by "Wilson, Amy (Library)" <amy.wilson@nashville.gov>
2) Puppet Club
by "Wilson, Amy (Library)" <amy.wilson@nashville.gov>
3) stumper--town frozen in time
by Jennifer Baker <jbaker93711@yahoo.com>
4) Stumper: Man Learns Stained Glass in Prison
by David Wright <dwright333@yahoo.com>
5) toy recall
by L larsen <llarsen64@yahoo.com>
6) Stumpers
by "Barron, Stacie" <sbarron@jefferson.lib.la.us>
7) Stumper: sister w/Hemophilia and boy named Happy
by "Wilson, Amy (Library)" <amy.wilson@nashville.gov>
8) Re: thanks/order of phoenix
by Connie Charron <cvcharron@yahoo.com>
9) RE: Searching for a clown book, found it!
by Paola.Ferate-Soto@ci.austin.tx.us
10) 4th of July ideas (long)
by Marsha Parham <parhamm@mail.spalding.public.lib.ga.us>
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From: "Wilson, Amy (Library)" <amy.wilson@nashville.gov>
To: "'pubyac@prairienet.org'"
<pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: Holes program anyone?
Date: Tue, 8 Jul 2003 10:31:44 CDT
A co-worker has asked me to ask PUBYAC for help. She would like to do a
program based on Sachar's "Holes."
Are there any suggestions? I will post a compilation.
Please send your responses to: amy.wilson@nashville.gov
Thank you,
Amy Wilson
Children's Department
Hermitage Branch Library
Public Library of Nashville/Davidson County (Tennessee)
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From: "Wilson, Amy (Library)" <amy.wilson@nashville.gov>
To: "'pubyac@prairienet.org'"
<pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: Puppet Club
Date: Tue, 8 Jul 2003 10:31:53 CDT
Dear PUBYACers:
Has anyone done a Puppet Club for school-age children?
I would like to start a Puppet Club to be held once a month. I thought I
would pick the puppet show (like The Three Little Pigs one month, something
different the next month) and provide the materials to make simple puppets.
The children would have 30 min. to make the puppets and then another 30 min.
to practice and give their performance.
What do you think?
Thank you!
Amy Wilson
Children's Department
Hermitage Branch Library
3700 James Kay Lane
Hermitage, TN 37076
Public Library of Nashville/Davidson County
amy.wilson@nashville.gov
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From: Jennifer Baker <jbaker93711@yahoo.com>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: stumper--town frozen in time
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Date: Tue, 8 Jul 2003 10:32:02 CDT
we're looking for a book about a girl who lives in a
town that is frozen in time (1960s?) while the rest of
the world is modern.
when the girl's mother gets sick she has to go to into
the real world for help.
any bells?
please respond to jbaker93711@yahoo.com
~j.
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~jenniferbaker
fresno co. public library
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fighter Mr. O' Connell, but I am proud of what I am." "And what is
that?" "I
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From: David Wright <dwright333@yahoo.com>
To: PUBYAC@prairienet.org
Subject: Stumper: Man Learns Stained Glass in Prison
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Date: Tue, 8 Jul 2003 10:32:09 CDT
Hello, all.
Does anyone recognize this book/story read in
Junior High School at least 3 decades ago? A man
in jail learns how to make stained glass. This
is all I know.
David Wright
Seattle Public Library
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From: L larsen <llarsen64@yahoo.com>
To: PUBYAC@prairienet.org
Subject: toy recall
Date: Tue, 8 Jul 2003 10:32:18 CDT
Hi all,
Maybe this has already been posted and I missed it. The Viking toy company
has recalled some of their toy trucks and planes with serial numbers 1110-1
to 1110-6, and numbers 1118-1 and 1118-2. These will be found on the
underside of the toys. Their number is 1-800-445-8347. The woman
that I
spoke to on the phone was very helpful and assured me that the models that
we had were not the ones that we were putting out during story time! But I
thought I'd share in case any one out there was interested.
Have a good summer,
Laura Larsen
Children's Librarian
Russell Library
Middletown, CT
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From: "Barron, Stacie" <sbarron@jefferson.lib.la.us>
To: <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: Stumpers
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Date: Tue, 8 Jul 2003 10:32:27 CDT
I have two of them. First a patron is looking for a book about a girl =
that walks through the forest and finds a castle. That's all she =
remembers about the book. She read it in the early 80s. Anyone got a
=
clue. I've exhausted my resources.
Stumper #2
I have a patron is looking for a book about a girl that is living on =
another planet, possibly Venus. It rains all the time. The sun only
=
comes out once every 7 years. The girl is really looking forward to =
seeing the sun but something happens. She gets locked away and misses =
the event. Does this ring a bell with anyone?
Stacie Barron
Children's Librarian
East Bank Regional Library
4747 W. Napoleon
Metairie, LA 70001
(504) 849-8812
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From: "Wilson, Amy (Library)" <amy.wilson@nashville.gov>
To: "'pubyac@prairienet.org'"
<pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: Stumper: sister w/Hemophilia and boy named Happy
Date: Tue, 8 Jul 2003 10:32:35 CDT
Dear PUBYACers:
This is a stumper for me. I remember reading this book in the late '80s.
Here's the information I can remember:
A young girl befriends an elderly man who lives next door. He
teaches the young girl about photography (how to take pictures, how to
develop the film and make prints). She enters a contest and wins. The young
girl's sister is sick and one night she wakes up and smells something very
metallic. Her sister is awake too and tells her to get their parents. The
sister had bled all over herself and the bed. She eventually dies. I think
she had Hemophilia. AND I remember there is another set of neighbors, a man
and a woman who may or may not be married. The woman is pregnant and tell
the young girl that the baby will choose his own name. After a home delivery
the young girl visits her neighbors and says about the newborn boy "He
looks
happy." The hippie-like couple decide to name the baby boy Happy.
I have searched amazon.com, google.com and my library's search engines with
the key words "Hemophilia," "photography," and
"Happy."
Thank you in advance for your help. Please respond directly to me and I will
post the answer. amy.wilson@nashville.gov
--Amy Wilson
Children's Department
Hermitage Branch Library
3700 James Kay Lane
Hermitage, TN 37076
Public Library of Nashville/Davidson County
amy.wilson@nashville.gov
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From: Connie Charron <cvcharron@yahoo.com>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Re: thanks/order of phoenix
Date: Tue, 8 Jul 2003 10:32:42 CDT
I have never thought that Harry Potter was meant for the elementary age
child. Rowling was writing for the Middle School and up audience from the
very beginning. If it had not been for the movies and the constant Harry
Potter promotion (as well as the deroggatory comments!) I don't think that
they would even have picked it up. All of our HP editions are in the Young
Adult collection although available to the younger children if so desired.
A child under age 12 could not possibly understand the Harry of this book in
particular. I have read many negative responses about "Order" on
the
Internet. I believe that these come from the children too young to
understand why Harry has mysteriously "changed". I was pleased
to see a
response from a young 15 year old boy who said that Rowling had it just
right! Harry was indeed experiencing the moodiness of a typical teenager!
I believe that after this book the Harry Potter audience will finally reach
her intended audience. So...I guess my
point is - if you want a true review of Order of the Phoenix, ask a
teenager!
Connie Charron
Children's Services Supervisor
Haggard Library
2501 Coit Road
Plano, TX 75075
cvcharron@yahoo.com
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From: Paola.Ferate-Soto@ci.austin.tx.us
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Subject: RE: Searching for a clown book, found it!
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Thank you to all of you who responded to my question. The unanimous response
was "The Clown of God" by Tommie DePaola.
Thank you again,
Paola Ferate-Soto
Youth Services Librarian
Austin Public Library
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From: Ferate-Soto, Paola
To: 'PUBlic librarians serving Young Adults and Children '
Sent: 7/6/2003 1:01 PM
Subject: Searching for a clown book
Dear Collective Brain,
I have a patron who wishes to find a book from her childhood, but we
have not been able to find it. I wonder if the title that she is given
me is the right one. Are any of you familiar with a picture book written
perhaps in the 70's or 80's about a clown named Giovanni? According to
the story as she remembers it, Giovanni was upset because everyone
laughed at him as soon as they saw him. He decided not to be a clown
anymore and took off the paint from his face. However he discovered that
he missed people laughing around him and decided to keep his face
painted until his death.
She believes that the title is "Giovanni the Clown". I have searched A
to Z and WorldCat as well as on line bookstores. Any other ideas?
You may reply directly to me at: paola.ferate-soto@ci.austin.tx.us
Thank you for your help.
Paola Ferate-Soto
Youth Services Librarian
Austin Public Library
paola.ferate-soto@ci.austin.tx.us
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From: Marsha Parham <parhamm@mail.spalding.public.lib.ga.us>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: 4th of July ideas (long)
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Date: Tue, 8 Jul 2003 10:32:59 CDT
Hi everyone
My original post went something like this:
I am trying something new this year for my Fourth of July program. ...
However I need some ideas for crafts or short games or a film. I still need
to fill up about 15 minutes. Does anyone have any ideas?
I receive several ideas that were good but that I couldn't put together in
time. However I decided to use the
"safe and sane fireworks (bubble wrap)" "firecracker
applause" and the
patriotic wreaths. The children and their parents had a lot of fun.
The
hardest part was finding large "bubbles" bubble wrap. Everywhere
I went I
found bubble wrap with small bubbles. I finally went to Mailboxes, Etc.
(now called the UPS store) and I managed to get it in bulk for a very
reasonable price.
The following is a compilation of the e-mails I received. I am sorry if I
left anyone out.
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For a fun (& very noisy) activity, try Safe & Sane Fireworks. Get
lots of
bubble wrap, spread it out on the floor & let kids stamp on it. It
sounds
like firecrackers and kids have a blast.
Julie Rothenfluh
Naperville, IL
jrothen@lib.naperville.il.us
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Make flags! I did this once or twice and everyone enjoyed it. I photocopied
a pattern of the flag on white paper and cut strips of red paper. We talked
about the pattern of the stripes, as well as what they stand for. The kids
glued on the blue canton and red stripes. They added the stars at home,
since we really didn't have the time that day. If you have time/staff you
could have the stars already on the canton.
You might also make "fireworks in a jar". This is a variation on the
old
snowglobes. Add red, white, and blue sparklees (glitter, sequins, stars) to
half a jar of clear corn syrup, fill with water, top, and shake. The kids
love these, and hot glue usually makes thelids secure, even on baby food
jars.
Peg Siebert
Blodgett Library
Fishkill, NY
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You might want to take a look at the US Patriotic Activities and Crafts at
EnchantedLearning.com.
Beverly Bixler
bbixler@sanantonio.gov
San Antonio Public Library, TX
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I made a flag bag one year. You have to find white paper lunch bags
(available through some craft catalogs - I think we bought ours at Sam's
or Price Club). We pre-cut all the materials and stuck them in the bags.
We cut red stripes and a large blue square. I can't remember if we asked
them to draw stars on with white crayon or chalk, or if we gave them
pre-cut stars (much easier if you have an Ellison die of a small star).
Then they can glue them onto the bag in a flag pattern (the white stripes
are just the white bag showing through the red strips)
Jen Marin
marinj@suffolk.lib.ny.us
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One activity I did last year that was a big hit was to have our own
"fireworks" display. I exposed 35mm film, then had it developed as
blank
slides (I could not find blank slides anywhere so thats how to make your
own). The children drew fireworks on the blank slides. Then I put them in
the slide projector, passed out bubble wrap, and play Sousa marches as we
watched the "fireworks".
Cathy Christmann
Charleston County Public Library
Charleston, SC 29401
christmannc@ccpl.org
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I did a similar program last year for our patriotic themed SRC.
If you run off the song lyrics, you could have them decorate the cover
of a songbook.
You didn't say their ages, but a fireworks picture looks good and is fun
to make, for preschool through 2nd grade. They use black or dark blue
construction paper. They can draw fireworks with crayons (They
especially like using glitter crayons or glow-in-the -dark crayons for
this) and/or chalk, and add colored stars to represent the night sky.
They could make a top hat to look like Uncle Sam. Make the paper shape
from construction paper, with a blue brim, red & white vertical stripes,
and a wide white hatband with large stars on it. Older children could
make a 3-D hat, and younger children could make a flat hat shape, and
use a band of construction paper to hold it on their heads.
They love popping bubble wrap, in lieu of fireworks. Pinch it or stomp
it.
Kids Holiday Fun (p. 118) suggests popping balloons by sitting on them.
They suggest putting stunts on slips of paper, like Sing a Sing, Kiss a
friend, March around the room backward. They say this activity takes 15
minutes! They also suggest putting candy inside the balloons. (This is
hard, so I would say have a bowl full of candy they can choose from once
they've popped their balloon.)
You might invite parents to the program. Many new citizens don't know
"American songs," and learning them with the children is fun.
The Wee Sing America Cd and tape has quotes from famous speeches
interspersed with the songs. That added a nice touch. Wee Sing
always
includes the words and the music with their CD or tape, so they're very
easy to use for programming.
Happy 4th of July!
Mary Gonzalez <marycgon@lmxac.org>
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For an easy craft we've strung red, white and blue stars spacing them with
pieces of the striped straws and made garlands. If you have an ellison or
accu-cut this is really easy.
Michele Mcging
Portage County District Library
Windham, Ohio 44288
www.portagelibrary.org
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I am going to do a wreath with my story time kids this year. You can uses
a paper plate with the center cut out or cut out a ring of cardboard to
serve as the wreath base. cut out stars in red, white and blue paper and
glue all around the wreath. (You can also use foam stars) The stars can be
decorated with glitter, patriot stickers, tinfoil, etc. Wreaths can be
adjusted for any season so are a timeless craft.
Hope this helps.
Teresa Natzke
Franklin Public Library
Franklin Mi
tln@natzke.net
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I was just looking at 4th of July crafts on various internet sites & saw a
really cute wind sock. The usual tube of paper (this one was red &
white
stripes) and rather than using streamers to hang down they had used ribbon
with stars attached to the ends. I thought this was a really nifty idea
that could be adapted to just about any age group.
Sally
swarburton@pclibs.org
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Are you familiar with "firecracker applause"? Put your palms together
(as
if praying). Start low and swerve your hands back and forth while making a
zooming noise. As you get to about your head give a loud clap. Then
sprinkle your fingers (like water coming out of a top of a fountain) while
going "AAAAHHHH."
For a craft, how do you feel about paint? Got any left-over scratched CDs?
Have the kids paint designs in patriotic colors. Some can do flags, others
stars, some can just put red, white and blue. OH, or paint the CDs white
and let the kids stamp on red or blue stars. They can hang them with
fishing line in a window.
Amy Wilson
Hermitage Branch Library
Public Library of Nashville/Davidson County (Tennessee)
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Sorry this is just before the 4th but we did the cutest craft for the
4th of July. Even if you can't use for this year- this is a must-do
craft.
We made Red/White and Blue paper plate hats. They are so cute and we did
a quiet parade through the library after we made them!
You take one of those cheap thin white paper plates (9 in diameter) and
pencil out 8 pie pieces in the center. You will cut along those lines
leaving the flutted rim which forms the "hat" and fold the crown
points
up. I have the flutted rim facing down but that doesn't matter. Then cut
out 8 red and blue 2 inch construction paper stars and tape them on the
top of the crown points- voila- a fun hat. (if you have the Ellison die
star- I reduced it to 50% on the copier and got a nice star pattern).
I hope this makes sense. It is a very adaptible craft and I will use
this idea again.
Miriam Boots, Children's Librarian, Slidell Branch
Miriam@mail.sttammany.lib.la.us
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M. Marsha Parham
Flint River Regional Library
800 Memorial Dr.
Griffin, GA 30223
(770) 412-4770
(770) 412-4771 (fax)
parhamm@mail.spalding.public.lib.ga.us
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