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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, August 19, 2003 5:32 PM Subject: PUBYAC digest 1186 PUBYAC Digest 1186 Topics covered in this issue include: 1) Re: Disney by "Ellie Teaford" <eteaford@kendallvillelibrary.org> 2) RE: Disney by "Diana Cook" <dcook@rpl.regina.sk.ca> 3) Re: Disney by "Brian Walton" <bwalton@nsls.info> 4) Big Books by "Becky Shortridge" <kidslibrarian3@hotmail.com> 5) Re: "hooks" for teen book discussions by Debra Allen <kidsbooks2002@yahoo.com> 6) Baby Sign Request by "Chris Gibrich" <library_groupie@hotmail.com> 7) Re: "hooks" for teen book discussions by Susan Engelmann <suengelm@yahoo.com> 8) Fairy Tale Stumper! by Erika Burge <eburge@esls.lib.wi.us> 9) Re: Disney by "Kristin Fletcher-Spear" <KFletcher-Spear@glendaleaz.com> 10) Re: Disney (Freaky Friday) by "Jennifer Salt" <jennifersalt@hotmail.com> 11) Two questions Spanish and copyright by Paola.Ferate-Soto@ci.austin.tx.us 12) copyright on cd-roms by Bonita Kale <Bonita.Kale@euclidlibrary.org> 13) Re: Disney by "Linda Peterson" <lpeterson@bloomfield.lib.in.us> 14) Re: Disney (Freaky Friday) by "Kelli Shimabukuro" <shimabuk@hclibrary.org> 15) Re: Big Books by "Jennifer Murphy, Head of the Children's Library" <murphyj@uhls.lib.ny.us> 16) Re: Captain Underpants/Junie B. Jones by N Korsavidis <nkorsavidis@yahoo.com> 17) Re: Laugh it up by "Kaye Bowes" <kbear97@hotmail.com> 18) Re: Spanish materials by "Kaye Bowes" <kbear97@hotmail.com> 19) [PUBYAC] Re: Baby Sign Request by Lora Morgaine <loraeileen@yahoo.com> 20) Non-profit only? by Bonita Kale <Bonita.Kale@euclidlibrary.org> 21) Sources of/for bilingual English/Bengali children's books? by Judy Looby <jrlooby@yahoo.com> 22) email address needed by "sharon lawrence" <sharonthelibrarian@hotmail.com> 23) picture book - Celts in England by Tara Alcock <libdir@ci.petersburg.ak.us> 24) Tomie dePaola program... by "Barbara Scott" <barbarascott@hotmail.com> 25) Fairy Tale stumper solved! by Erika Burge <eburge@esls.lib.wi.us> 26) stumper 2 chinese food sellers by "Patricia Jones" <pjones@zblibrary.org> 27) STUMPER -- neighbors with pulley-system between windows by Suzanne Klein <SKlein@EBPL.org> 28) Re: Interested in Montessori/ReggioEmilia/LiteracyGames? by Elizabeth Turner <eturner@mad.lib.ms.us> 29) Books like Dinotopia by "Steven Engelfried" <sengelfried@ci.beaverton.or.us> 30) Call for Papers -- Online Library Conference by Hope Kandel <hope@learningtimes.org> 31) Re: Disney by Gurkwitz@aol.com -----Original Message----- As far as I know this is the third version of Freaky Friday. There was oneFrom: Ellie Teaford [SMTP:eteaford@kendallvillelibrary.org] in 1976 with Jodie Foster, one in the 80s with Shelly Long and the new one. Ellie Teaford Kendallville Public Library -----Original Message----- I think this must be the third or fourth Disney version. Are they runningFrom: Diana Cook [SMTP:dcook@rpl.regina.sk.ca] out of ideas? or do they just think each generation would get a kick out of it....?(Frankly I am curious to compare it to the two I remember.....) Diana Cook -----Original Message----- Depending on what your criteria are for "original," even Lion King shouldn'tFrom: Brian Walton [SMTP:bwalton@nsls.info] count. It's really "Hamlet" with the names changed. ***** Margaret Siebert wrote: Many of our patrons have been amazed to hear that the first Disney movie based on an original story was The Lion King. -----Original Message----- I am planning to purchase an assortment of Big Books for my preschool storyFrom: Becky Shortridge [SMTP:kidslibrarian3@hotmail.com] hour. Are there any sources for Big Books specifically from which i could get ISBN's?. Thanks! Becky in Delaware -----Original Message----- My best hook has been a Young Adult group that readsFrom: Debra Allen [SMTP:kidsbooks2002@yahoo.com] and discusses Tolkien's books and movies. Debra --- denise reeder <dreeder54@yahoo.com> wrote: > What has been your best "hook" to get teens (13-17) > into the library for a > book club/discussion? > > How have you been able to keep the teens coming > back? > ===== Debbie Allen Starkville (MS) Public Library -----Original Message----- Hi!From: Chris Gibrich [SMTP:library_groupie@hotmail.com] I am starting lapsit/infant storytimes at our library this fall, and while I'm familiar with programs for 6 month- 2 years, my director wants to incorporate actual baby-babies into the new program. She saw an article about baby sign language and wants to blend that in with the program. Does anyone have any resources that they just love? Has anyone done this sort of program before? Anyone willing to share resources, experiences, and warning? Thanks in advance! :) christie Christie Gibrich Teen/ Young Adult Services Librarian Roanoke Public Library 308 S. Walnut Roanoke, Texas 76262 -----Original Message----- Food is the best hook I've found. To keep them comingFrom: Susan Engelmann [SMTP:suengelm@yahoo.com] I do something "special" related to the book being discussed. For example, I used the book "Spiders in the Hairdo" for a program on urban legends. I wore a beehive wigs and sewed plastic spiders onto it. At the end of the discussion I handed out plastic spider rings and gummy rats. The kids love to take home something. Word of mouth helps keep the group growing. Susan Engelmann North Kansas City Public Library --- denise reeder <dreeder54@yahoo.com> wrote: > What has been your best "hook" to get teens (13-17) > into the library for a > book club/discussion? > > How have you been able to keep the teens coming > back? > -----Original Message----- The other evening a patron requested a fairy tale that he insists was/isFrom: Erika Burge [SMTP:eburge@esls.lib.wi.us] very well known. After searching our catalog, A to Zoo, amazon as well as google, we admit that we have no idea what this fairy tale is. We'd like to know because the patron told us that he would like to purchase the library a copy -- and now its bothering the entire staff at my library to not know the answer. So I'm turning to all of you for some help. The description the patron gave goes as follows: A Nomad gave a king a magic spyglass that he could use to see the kingdom on the other side of the mountain. The king liked what he saw in the other kingdom and had his people act the same. Things were great! Then the nomad asked for his spyglass back, but the king did not want him to have it as he liked how it worked to make his people happy. The nomad said it was the people not the spyglass that did the improvement. Thanks in advance for your wisdom! Erika Erika Burge Children's Librarian Cedarburg Public Library W63 N583 Hanover Avenue Cedarburg, WI 53012 -----Original Message----- Okay, I wasn't going to say anything, but... After hearing that some =From: Kristin Fletcher-Spear [SMTP:KFletcher-Spear@glendaleaz.com] people think The Lion king is loosely based on Hamlet I have to. In the = Japanese anime world, many think that Lion King was a rip off of Jungle = Emperor Leo (AKA Kimba the White Lion). Check out the link: http://www.kimbawlion.com/rant2.htm Kristi Kristin Fletcher-Spear Young Adult Librarian Foothills Branch Library 19055 North 57th Avenue Glendale, AZ 85308 (623) 930-3840 kfletcher-spear@glendaleaz.comn >>> jbaker93711@yahoo.com 08/18/03 10:13AM >>> also, it has been argued by many people that the lion king was at least loosely based on hamlet and whether or not it was intentional it's not any more loose than many other "interpretations" hollywood has done. like say "shrek"? ~j. --- Beverly Kirkendall <bkirkend@ci.hurst.tx.us> wrote: > <<Many of our patrons have been amazed to hear that > the first Disney movie based on an original story > was The Lion King.>> > I'm not blasting Disney--okay, maybe a little. But > watching some of their movie adaptations, it's hard > to believe they based some of their movies on books. > It seems that the names are the only thing to > remain the same while everything else is totally > different! IMHO, of course! I was tickled that Holes > was so true to the book. But then look who wrote the > screenplay.... > > Beverly K. > =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D ~jenniferbaker fresno co. public library "I may not be an explorer or an adventurer or a treasure seeker or a gun fighter Mr. O' Connell, but I am proud of what I am." "And what is that?" = "I am a librarian!" ~ Evelyn, The Mummy -----Original Message----- There was a previous Freaky Friday, but I don't know about it coming out inFrom: Jennifer Salt [SMTP:jennifersalt@hotmail.com] the sixties. I saw it as a child, and I wasn't born until 1973. Of course, it might have been a rerun kind of thing, but I remember it reflecting the time period when my mother was a child. --Jennifer -----Original Message----- Hi Jackie,From: Paola.Ferate-Soto@ci.austin.tx.us [SMTP:Paola.Ferate-Soto@ci.austin.tx.us] REFORMA's website has lots of links to Spanish language websites http://www.reforma.org/spanishwebsites.htm <http://www.reforma.org/spanishwebsites.htm> some for adults and others for kids. http://www.mundolatino.org/rinconcito/ <http://www.mundolatino.org/rinconcito/> http://www.chicos.net/ <http://www.chicos.net/> http://www.santillana.es/AdInfinitum/index.htm <http://www.santillana.es/AdInfinitum/index.htm> http://www.corypaints.com/spanish/ <http://www.corypaints.com/spanish/> http://www.mundolatino.org/rinconcito/colorear/index.htm <http://www.mundolatino.org/rinconcito/colorear/index.htm> http://www.hevanet.com/dshivers/juegos/juegos.html <http://www.hevanet.com/dshivers/juegos/juegos.html> http://www.diegorivera.com/ <http://www.diegorivera.com/> http://www.elbalero.gob.mx/juegos/html/home.html <http://www.elbalero.gob.mx/juegos/html/home.html> http://www.elhuevodechocolate.com/ <http://www.elhuevodechocolate.com/> http://www.cri-cri.net/index2.html <http://www.cri-cri.net/index2.html> Those are just a few of the sites that I found through the Spanish sites listed. I liked the last two especially because they had traditional rhymes and songs in Spanish which she might like to remember and pass along to her child. Happy surfing! Anna Paola Ferate-Soto Youth Services Librarian Austin Public Library Serving: Cepeda, Oak Springs, St. John, University Hills and Windsor Park Branches 3101 Oak Springs Dr Austin TX, 78702 (512) 926-8669 From: Jackie Hannick <jhannick@yahoo.com <mailto:jhannick@yahoo.com> > To: PUBYAC@prairienet.org <mailto:PUBYAC@prairienet.org> Subject: Two questions Spanish and copyright Date: Fri, 15 Aug 2003 12:14:32 CDT Hi All, I have a patron who is interested in finding Spanish language web sites for her preschooler. We found Bob the Builder in Spanish, and she would like more that are similar (games, educational, etc.) Right now she wants just Spanish, but she is also interested in bilingual sites when her son starts to learn English. Also I was wondering how many of your library systems circulate CD-ROM's. What are the parameters, and do you have any trouble with copyright issues? We do not circulate them in our system. I came from a library where we circulated and ordered them freely without concern for copyright. Thank you, Jackie Hannick Volusia County Libraries Deltona, FL -----Original Message----- We've always circulated cd-roms without worrying about copyright. As aFrom: Bonita Kale [SMTP:Bonita.Kale@euclidlibrary.org] user, I find it much more likely that I'll have trouble getting the library's program -off- my computer than that I'll want to keep it on. Bonita -----Original Message----- Okay, I may not be up on all my fairy tales but was Bambi a book or storyFrom: Linda Peterson [SMTP:lpeterson@bloomfield.lib.in.us] before Disney? Linda Peterson Bloomfield-Eastern Greene County Public Library 125 South Franklin Bloomfield, Indiana 47424 Phone: (812)384-4125 Fax: (812)384-0820 email: lpeterson@bloomfield.lib.in.us -----Original Message----- The original Freaky Friday was made in 1976 with Jodie Foster and BarbaraFrom: Kelli Shimabukuro [SMTP:shimabuk@hclibrary.org] Harris for Walt Disney. There was a TV remake in 1995 starring Shelley Long and Gabby Hoffman. Kelli Shimabukuro Branch Manager East Columbia Branch Howard County Library 6600 Cradlerock Way Columbia, MD 21045 (410) 313-7770 shimabuk@hclibrary.org -----Original Message----- BWI Title Tales has a list. www.bwibooks.comFrom: Jennifer Murphy, Head of the Children's Library [SMTP:murphyj@uhls.lib.ny.us] Becky Shortridge wrote: > I am planning to purchase an assortment of Big Books for my preschool story > hour. Are there any sources for Big Books specifically from which i could > get ISBN's?. > Thanks! > Becky in Delaware > -----Original Message----- Hi,From: N Korsavidis [SMTP:nkorsavidis@yahoo.com] I recenly did a Captain Underpants party for 3-5th grade, I got the idea from a book. (I can't recall the title, but it has something to do with humorous programs at your library). I also used Dav Pilkey's website and the Captain Underpants Extra Crunchy Book O' Fun. The kids entered to a mock menu created on oaktag of all sorts of gross menu items (fried eyeballs and the like). They got a cupcake and juice. As they ate, we did a Captain Underpants madlib. Then, as they were creating their own flip books, I told them information about Dav and the books. They also went home with a maze and a Captain Underpants coloring page. Hope that helps Natalie ===== Natalie Korsavidis Youth Services Librarian Farmingdale Public Library -----Original Message----- Linda,From: Kaye Bowes [SMTP:kbear97@hotmail.com] We used it this summer and had a lot of fun. The program for the young children had some great ideas. Unfortunately, we were just starting a teen program and it didn't fly too well -- not enough participation. Not because our teen librarian didn't have great ideas! She organized a joke contest and workshops for writing jokes, etc. Our brand new library has an ampitheatre right outside the back of the building and we had a successful pet show! The bookmarks, posters, etc. worked very well for our kids. We did not use the Reading Logs because we started having the kids recording time instead of numbers of books. If you have other questions, don't hesitate to email. Kay Bowes Brandywine Hundred Library Wilmington, Delaware kbear97@hotmail.com >From: "Linda Peterson" <lpeterson@bloomfield.lib.in.us> >Reply-To: pubyac@prairienet.org >To: "PUBYAC" <PUBYAC@prairienet.org> >Subject: Laugh it up >Date: Mon, 18 Aug 2003 12:11:45 CDT > >We are considering doing "Laugh it up at your Library" for summer 2004. = >Does anyone who has used this theme have suggestions or comments? We try = >to involve teens and adults in our programs also so suggestions for all = >ages are welcome. > >Linda Peterson >Bloomfield-Eastern Greene County Public Library >125 South Franklin >Bloomfield, Indiana 47424 >Phone: (812)384-4125 >Fax: (812)384-0820 >email: lpeterson@bloomfield.lib.in.us > -----Original Message----- Lisa,From: Kaye Bowes [SMTP:kbear97@hotmail.com] We have just started a new collection called "Juvenile Foreign Language." It has its own place at the beginning of the JNF and will be separated as to different languages. So far, we have picture books, nonfiction, fiction and some dictionaries there. We do not have the board books or the easy readers in this section. We had a lot of patrons asking for books in Spanish so this is what we have done. Good luck! Kay Bowes Brandywine Hundred Library Wilmington, Delaware >From: "Lisa Cole" <sliscole@comcast.net> >Reply-To: pubyac@prairienet.org >To: <PUBYAC@prairienet.org> >Subject: Spanish materials >Date: Mon, 18 Aug 2003 12:12:54 CDT > >In our library, we have a small but growing collection of Spanish = >language materials for children. =20 >We are trying to decide on the best way to shelve these materials that = >will work for patrons and staff. >Right now, we shelve some of the books in 863, some of the picture books = >are interfiled with other picture books (but have a special SPANISH = >spine label), and our videos have been moved to an area at the end of = >popular children's videos. So as you can tell, we have a mixture of = >shelving patterns. >I'm wondering how other libraries shelve their Spanish language material = >for children. >If you can, please email me with your experiences and your advice on = >shelving Spanish language materials. > >Thank you! > >Lisa Cole >Koelbel Main Library >Arapahoe Library District >Centennial, CO >sliscole@comcast.net >or >lcole@ald.lib.co.us > -----Original Message----- Hi,From: Lora Morgaine [SMTP:loraeileen@yahoo.com] I think that "Baby Sign" is really hot right now, and your director is onto something. There are whole (for-profit) classes on it, and I know of at least a dozen other parents who use or have used it. From what I understand however, you couldn't expect the children to actually sign back until 8 months or so, but the Baby Sign books encourages parents to start at birth, or shortly thereafter. I used some with my daughter and it was fun! This is the book that started it all: "Baby Signs: How to talk with your baby before your baby can talk" by Linda Acredolo. But there are others. http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0071387765/qid=1061310724/sr=8-2/ref=sr_8_2/104-1717281-6844756?v=glance&s=books&n=507846 There is also a video that you can purchase separately from the same people. You could definitely build a workshop around Baby Sign, or incorporate it into a infant lapsit program (the Gymboree books have great ideas for very young baby lapsits)http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0865734348/qid=1061310857/sr= 2-2/ref=sr_2_2/104-1717281-6844756 I think the biggest thing with this age group (under 6 mos) is that frequently the moms are just dying to find things to do with their babies, and to meet other parents. Some people pay a lot of money for those Gymboree classes. So having a few 10-15 minutes to interact after the structured time will be a hit, and demonstrate that the library is a fun place to network with other moms while learning interesting info about babies and language. You could also put out some research on how babies learn to talk and the stages of language development (there is a lot on this). I didn't learn this in library school, unfortunately, but only after having my own child. I think it is incredibly important for librarians to be involved in disseminating the exciting research in this field. Lora Morgaine Shinn Children's Librarian Seattle Public Library - NewHolly Chris Gibrich <library_groupie@hotmail.com> wrote: Hi! I am starting lapsit/infant storytimes at our library this fall, and while I'm familiar with programs for 6 month- 2 years, my director wants to incorporate actual baby-babies into the new program. She saw an article about baby sign language and wants to blend that in with the program. Does anyone have any resources that they just love? Has anyone done this sort of program before? Anyone willing to share resources, experiences, and warning? -----Original Message----- Pam Gravenor writes:From: Bonita Kale [SMTP:Bonita.Kale@euclidlibrary.org] "Many who replied said their library has a policy along the lines of 'non-profit' notices only. We used to do that too, but changed it a few years ago. I just wonder if libraries with such policies have given much thought recently to why that policy exists. Who is it aiding? We decided that limiting the notice board in such a way restricted the usefulness of the information available to library customers, and we couldn't think why we had done so for so long." I'm gung-ho for nonprofits only (I don't even like businesses to contribute library prizes), but I never thought about why. Thanks for the idea. Partly, I think, it's that you can't be unbiased when you have a commercial interest. And commercial interests sneak in so subtly. If you have a Pizza Hut cookbook, well, you also have a vegan cookbook, maybe, or a health food cookbook, or a kosher cookbook to kind of balance it. But if you're giving out Pizza Hut coupons, you are advertising Pizza Hut whether you mean to be or not. Commercial notices on the bulletin board may be a small thing--but they also may be the camel's nose under the tent. It may be relevant that our library has the same nonprofit policy for meeting rooms. This is the policy: "When library meeting rooms are not being used for library related programs, the rooms are available for use by non-profit community groups. Groups may use the meeting rooms to conduct the general affairs of the group and/or present programs open to the general public and free of charge. Programs which are open to the general public must be open to all. All meetings and programs must be consistent with the informational, educational, and recreational purposes of the library, and non-solicitional in nature." So, no Tupperware parties, no vacation time-shares sales pitches. And, as a practical matter, no programs to which you wouldn't allow reporters, as open programs must be open to all. Bonita -----Original Message----- Try www.asiaforkids.com. They have Bengali as well as many other languages.From: Judy Looby [SMTP:jrlooby@yahoo.com] Judy Looby Charleston Public Library Charleston, IL -----Original Message----- Hi Pubyac:From: sharon lawrence [SMTP:sharonthelibrarian@hotmail.com] I am trying to contact Carolyn Feller Bauer. Does anyone a) know if she is still doing workshops? and b)an email contact (or other way to reach her)?? I went to the HW Wilson website and the email that is supplied there is no longer available. Thanks, Sharon L. -----Original Message----- We have a patron who is looking for a fictional children's book that is setFrom: Tara Alcock [SMTP:libdir@ci.petersburg.ak.us] at the time when the Celts took control of England -- after the Romans left (around 500AD). I have checked in all of the usual places (A to Zoo, etc) and have come up with nothing. Can anyone recommend a title? Tara Alcock Petersburg Public Library libdir@ci.petersburg.ak.us -----Original Message----- Hello, all!From: Barbara Scott [SMTP:barbarascott@hotmail.com] I am in the midst of planning a program for the end of September to belatedly celebrate Tomie's birthday. I see by checking in the CopyCat magazine index that in the September/October 1990 issue, there was a section on "Now One Foot, Now the Other". If you have access to that issue, could you please fax to 419-562-7437. Also, any great ideas on crafts relating to his books? Email directly to barbarascott@hotmail.com TIA! Barbara Scott Children's Librarian, Bucyrus Public Library -----Original Message----- Thanks to everyone who responded to my stumper:From: Erika Burge [SMTP:eburge@esls.lib.wi.us] (A Nomad gave a king a magic spyglass that he could use to see the kingdom on the other side of the mountain. The king liked what he saw in the other kingdom and had his people act the same. Things were great! Then the nomad asked for his spyglass back, but the king did not want him to have it as he liked how it worked to make his people happy. The nomad said it was the people not the spyglass that did the improvement). I'm waiting for a copy of Richard Evans' The Spyglass: A Book About Faith to confirm that this is the mystery book, but I'm pretty sure we've solved it. Thanks! Erika Burge Children's Librarian Cedarburg Public Library W63 N583 Hanover Avenue Cedarburg, WI 53012 -----Original Message----- Hi, All! I have tried twice to thank everyone who answered my "bike andFrom: Patricia Jones [SMTP:pjones@zblibrary.org] girl" stumper; hope this one gets through. So many gave me the correct answer, The Red Racer by Wood, that I couldn't possibly thank each of you personally. Thank you, all! The same patron came in today with another; again no title or author, A to Zoo was tried as well as our library group catalog with no success. The story is of 2 chinese food sellers, one becomes jealous because the other is more prosperous. The prosperous one tries to be helpful by closing his shop and dancing in front of the other's house. He draws a large crowd and, when they get hungry, he directs them to the shop of his rival who makes a lot of money. The become friends in the end. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Pat Jones -----Original Message----- Hello, Pubyac Brainiacs!From: Suzanne Klein [SMTP:SKlein@EBPL.org] Does anyone know of an "old-fashioned" chapter book/novel (2nd, 3rd, 4th grade level, perhaps) about two girls who are friends and next-door neighbors and have rigged a pulley system between their bedroom windows so that they can send things back and forth in a basket? I'm hoping this'll ring a bell with someone out there -- a friend and I remember reading something like this about 20 years ago and we're trying to remember what it is! As usual, thanks so much for all your help! -- Suzanne Suzanne M. Klein Youth Services Librarian East Brunswick Public Library 2 Civic Center Drive East Brunswick NJ 08816 Phone: (732) 390 6789 Fax: (732) 390 6796 E-mail: sklein@ebpl.org <mailto:sklein@ebpl.org> -----Original Message----- Dear Lora,From: Elizabeth Turner [SMTP:eturner@mad.lib.ms.us] I am interested in your email. I homeschooled my own children and have some Montessori materials at home that I thought I would bring up here to be used at the Library. My storytime ages don't get above 3 or 4 for the most part, so there are some things that are too advanced. I am just beginning to explore this area. I appreciate your sharing. Elizabeth Turner Lora Morgaine wrote: >Hello everyone, > >I'm hoping there might be a few other children's librarians out there who >are interested in a few of the things I've been integrating into storytimes >at my library, or have tried similar things. I've been integrating some >concepts and games from the Montessori method and Reggio Emilia; and some >phonemic awareness games and process-based art projects. I'm interested in >modeling an interactive storytime both for the children's benefit and for >the parents' benefit (and my own - it definitely provides immediate >feedback). > >It's been fun and the children seem to enjoy it. Is there anyone else >on-list who shares these interests? Please e-mail me personally if so. I >also have a list of phonemic/literacy awareness games that we play during >storytime, and if you have any, I'd like to know about them! > >Lora Morgaine Shinn > > > -----Original Message----- We have a patron looking for books "like 'Dinotopia.'" Meaning LONG picturebooks, that you read like a chapter book. So he's not after the traditional "picture books for older readers" like Van Allsburg, Polacco, Wisniewski, etc. And not the typical "short chapter book with lots of pictures" like "My Father's Dragon" or "Gator Girls." Instead it should be long, with chapters, but with illustrations that really carry the book. So far we've come up with "Secret Oceans" by Ballantine, "Paddle to the Sea" and other Hollings, and "Discovery of Dragons" by Base. We'll also suggest abridged illustrated classics like Wells' "Hitty" and "Lassie Come Home," and the "Eyewitness Classics" series. And he might go for "Tintin" and "Asterix." Any other suggestions?From: Steven Engelfried [SMTP:sengelfried@ci.beaverton.or.us] - Steven Engelfried, Head of Youth Services Beaverton City Library 12375 SW 5th Street Beaverton, OR 97005 503-526-2599 sengelfried@ci.beaverton.or.us -----Original Message----- Please excuse the cross posting.From: Hope Kandel [SMTP:hope@learningtimes.org] Dear Colleagues: By way of this note, I wanted to remind you that there is still time to submit a proposal to present at the "LearningTimes Library Online Conference: Innovations by Information Professionals" <http://www.libraryconference.org>. This entirely Online Conference will take place over five days in October, and is the first completely online forum to address in-depth current issues relating to information service professionals in today's libraries, universities, museums, and archives. The LearningTimes Library Online Conference (LTLOC) will feature dozens of industry leaders facilitating interactive webcasts, voice and text based chat sessions, discussion boards, and online "poster sessions". The proposal deadline for presenting at the Online Conference is today, Tuesday, August 19th. Should you want to present and are unable to make the deadline please email library@learningtimes.net and let us know of your interest. If you or a colleague are interested in presenting in one of many interactive online formats, please visit: http://www.libraryconference.orgbrroposals.shtml Conference Tracks can be viewed at: http://www.learningtimes.net/library/conferencetracks.shtml Please share this note with colleagues who you think might be good contributors to this unique professional development event. A full list of keynote and featured speakers can be found at: http://www.libraryconference.org. Thank you. We look forward to seeing your online. If you have any questions you can email library@learningtimes.net. Best Regards, Hope Kandel Director, Library and Information Services LearningTimes Network -----Original Message----- I have very mixed feelings about Disney, too. On one hand, the overFrom: Gurkwitz@aol.com [SMTP:Gurkwitz@aol.com] commercialization of their movies is mind numbing. Yet I have to be glad their movies capture the interest of so many people worldwide. How many people might have missed the stories of Brer Rabbit, Aladdin, Mary Poppins, Robin Hood, and so many others? What of the variety of music used in the films that people hum, sing, whistle, or play on an musical instrument after seeing the films? Take the opportunity, like Joanne has, to combine items from your collections with the high- powered promotion done by Disney. Display your related books, CD's, videos, and everything else you can think up. Build castles from appliance boxes or sugar cubes. Have a masquerade of favorite film characters. Put up a wall map and stick pins in it showing where the stories come from or take place. While on a recent tour in London, the tour guide said, "Here is the park used in the Disney film, "Mary Poppins". Yes, that was me hanging out the window of the double decker bus. Ahhh! What fun! --Caroline Hailey Gurkweitz Joanne Potter of Hornsby Shire wrote: To 'combat' this lack of awareness, we have compiled a list "So you've seen the movie why not read the book?" The lists have been popular and a reasonable share of them have gotten a wider audience in the last couple of years. End of PUBYAC Digest 1186 ********************************* |
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