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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, August 25, 2003 11:01 PM
Subject: PUBYAC digest 1189
PUBYAC Digest 1189
Topics covered in this issue include:
1) Borrowers program
by <laanders@bellsouth.net>
2) Summer Reading Program 2004
by <laanders@bellsouth.net>
3) Re: Storybook Quilt
by "Pat Rainey" <pat.rainey@medina.lib.oh.us>
4) Read-alike...Phantom Tollbooth?
by "Sharon Castanteen" <sharoncast48@hotmail.com>
5) Patriotic crafts
by "Wilson, Amy (Library)" <amy.wilson@nashville.gov>
6) STUMPER SOLVED - topiary/yew trees
by "Ahern, Kathleen" <Kathleen@neill-lib.org>
7) Re: College info for teens
by Kayleen <Kpbam@TeenInk.com>
8) Re: big books
by Belinda Sakowski <sakowski@grayson.edu>
9) story quilt
by "mary thornton" <mthornton@techline.com>
10) Stumper--runaway train
by "Megan Vanderhart" <VanDerME@ri.lincon.org>
11) Re: College info for teens
by nkoebel@birchard.lib.oh.us
12) RE: Disney
by "Andrea Johnson" <ajohnson@cooklib.org>
13) Children's Book Week Comp.
by Christina Johnson <marionthelibrarian@yahoo.com>
14) Re: Disney
by Gurkwitz@aol.com
15) RE: heather has two mommies -- reviews needed!
by "Andrea Johnson" <ajohnson@cooklib.org>
16) RE: Storybook quilt
by Penny Bohlen <penny@warrenville.com>
17) RE: Interested in Montessori/ReggioEmilia/LiteracyGames?
by Penny Bohlen <penny@warrenville.com>
18) Puppet Club -- long
by "Wilson, Amy (Library)" <amy.wilson@nashville.gov>
19) stumper Chinese merchants
by "Patricia Jones" <pjones@zblibrary.org>
20) Books by Astrid Lindgren Confiscated
by RKent20551@cs.com
21) Good reads for 9-12 year olds
by "Agnes Gorgon" <agorgon@whistlerlibrary.ca>
22) ?Jump Rope Rhyme
by "Shari Haber" <shaber@mcls.org>
23) RE: Books like Dinotopia list
by "Steven Engelfried" <sengelfried@ci.beaverton.or.us>
-----Original Message-----
From: laanders@bellsouth.net [mailto:laanders@bellsouth.net]
Sent: Monday, August 25, 2003 9:46 AM
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Borrowers program
Hi everyone!
We are doing a program on the Borrowers books by Mary Norton in October.
Has anyone done such a program before? If you have, or have ideas, please
respond to my email address below. Thanks!
Linda Anderson
Nashville Public Library
laanders@bellsouth.net
-----Original Message-----
From: laanders@bellsouth.net [mailto:laanders@bellsouth.net]
Sent: Monday, August 25, 2003 9:46 AM
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Summer Reading Program 2004
Here in Nashville we are planning for our summer reading program next year.
The theme will be "Book It Across America." I know this request
has been
made before, but I hope some of you may have the time to respond. We'd
love
to have postcards from your city or state, that we could post here in our
Children's area. And of course, we'd be glad to send you one from here!
Linda Anderson
Nashville Public Library, Hermitage Branch
3700 James Kay Lane
Hermitage, TN 37076
-----Original Message-----
From: Pat Rainey [mailto:pat.rainey@medina.lib.oh.us]
Sent: Monday, August 25, 2003 9:46 AM
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Re: Storybook Quilt
We also had the idea of making a quilt for our storytime room--I have an
applique pattern that features children sitting reading books--the book
covers
are done in novelty fabrics, and you can individualize the children--you see
their faces, hair, hands and feet as they are sitting behind their
books--it's
really cute. The pattern is at home, I will try to look for it and post
the
name and publisher of the pattern within the next couple of days.
Pat Rainey
Brunswick Community Library
-----Original Message-----
From: Sharon Castanteen [mailto:sharoncast48@hotmail.com]
Sent: Monday, August 25, 2003 9:46 AM
To: BCCLSYOUTH@LISTSERV.BCCLS.ORG;
njyac@sussex.njstatelib.org
Subject: Read-alike...Phantom Tollbooth?
One of my 7th grade patrons is asking me for a book just like the Phantom
Tollbooth. Norman Juster hasn't written too much that I could see, and, sad
to say, I haven't read the Phantom Tollbooth (it's on my list, honest. Can
anyone help me????? Sharon
Sharon Castanteen
Director of Children's Services
River Edge Public Library
675 Elm Avenue
River Edge, New Jersey 07661
201-261-1663
-----Original Message-----
From: Wilson, Amy (Library) [mailto:amy.wilson@nashville.gov]
Sent: Monday, August 25, 2003 9:47 AM
To: 'pubyac@prairienet.org'
Subject: Patriotic crafts
Dear PUBYACers,
On Thursday, Sept. 4, I will do a "Patriotic" storytime and on
Thursday,
Sept. 11, I will do an "American Legends" storytime -- both for
children in
grades K-6.
Can you suggest some craft activities for this age group on these themes?
(BTW, to clarify, by "American Legends" I mean Johnny Appleseed, Casey
Jones, John Henry, etc.)
Please send replies to amy.wilson@nashville.gov
and I will post a
compilation.
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
-----Original Message-----
From: Ahern, Kathleen [mailto:Kathleen@neill-lib.org]
Sent: Monday, August 25, 2003 9:47 AM
To: Pubyac Pubyac (E-mail)
Subject: STUMPER SOLVED - topiary/yew trees
Thanks to everyone who responded to my stumper as follows:
A patron would like to locate a chapter, she thinks from around the mid
70's involving a topiary garden with shaped yew trees. She relates the
story as a fantasy about two kids who time travel.
It appears the "Green Knowe books" by L..M. Boston are the ones our
patron
is looking for! Thanks all!
Kathleen Ahern
Youth Services Librarian
Neill Public Library
Pullman, WA 99163
-----Original Message-----
From: Kayleen [mailto:Kpbam@TeenInk.com]
Sent: Monday, August 25, 2003 9:47 AM
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Re: College info for teens
>I am doing a program in Sept. for teens on finding college and financial
>aid information on the web. Does anyone have web site suggestions,
>preferences? Any personal experience with any of the sites?
>
>Thanks (in advance) for your help.
>Wendy Morano
>Library Assistant
>Hilltop Branch (Columbus Metropolitan Library)
http://TeenInk.com/College
has links to a directory of college
links, college reviews (written by teens, not by the colleges
themselves), and college essays that kids can read to get ideas for
their own.
http://TeenInk.com/Resources/SchoolR.html
has sections for
Financial aid and other College Info as well. These are all links to
other websites, so it might be a good place to start!
Hope this helps,
Kayleen
Kpbam@TeenInk.com
-----Original Message-----
From: Belinda Sakowski [mailto:sakowski@grayson.edu]
Sent: Monday, August 25, 2003 9:47 AM
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Re: big books
Hi All,
We have been able to get some big books fro Regent
Books. www.regentbook.com Hope
this helps. Belinda
At 10:02 AM 8/22/03 -0500, you wrote:
>Hi all, most of the book vendors do have lists
>available of the big books they carry as they know it
>is hard to locate these items. I know Ingram keeps a
>list on iPage, their online tool. As for big books in
>Spanish, I do know of 3 ISBNs, 2 are Rainbow Fish
>titles and 1 is by Alma Flor Ada. They are 1558588159
>(Spanish of Rainbow Fish to the Rescue), 1558584404
>(Original Rainbow Fish in Spanish), and 1581051719 (No
>Fui Yo...). I hope this helps in your search.
>
>tracy taylor
Belinda Sakowski
E-Mail: sakowski@grayson.edu
Sherman Public Library Phone: (903)892-7240
421 N. Travis
Fax: (903) 892-7101
Sherman, Texas 75090
-----Original Message-----
From: mary thornton [mailto:mthornton@techline.com]
Sent: Monday, August 25, 2003 9:47 AM
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: story quilt
To celebrate our new public library, the local public school affiliated =
preschool used an annual art grant to buy the materials and labor to =
make a story quilt. The preschool and the classes at the public school =
had students vote on their favorite book for the year. Books =
represented included Matilda, Lemony Snicket, Pickney's The Ugly =
Duckling, and the Magic treehouse books. Even the two blocks on the =
same book were of different design. Blank blocks were distributed to =
each class. Teachers, aides, or parents made each block. A local =
quilter was hired to assemble the quilt.
Most of the blocks turned out be computer transfers, so you might want =
to come up with some guidelines for the medium of the blocks if you =
don't like that, but we also got embroidered, fabric paint, and 3 =
dimensional blocks. Because many of the classes have less thant 20 =
students, the names of the students were incorporated into several of =
the blocks as well.
Mary Thornton
McCleary timberland Library
-----Original Message-----
From: Megan Vanderhart [mailto:VanDerME@ri.lincon.org]
Sent: Monday, August 25, 2003 9:47 AM
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Stumper--runaway train
Greetings,
A friend is wondering about a book with the following description:
"I remember that the train ran away and at the end, it comes to a
drawbridge
and the bridge is on its way up when the train goes over it. I was very
small the last time I saw the book." (so it would have probably been
published before 1975.)
I've scoured our library catalog and the Children's Literature Database. We
know it isn't _The Runaway Ride of Old 88."
TIA for any leads you can suggest!
Best,
Megan
Megan E. VanderHart
Children's Room/Homeschool Resource Center
Rock Island Public Library
401 19th St.
Rock Island, IL 61201
(309)732-7304
VanderME@ri.lincon.org
www.rbls.lib.il.us/rip/crhome.html
"It is not the reading of many books that is necessary to make one wise,
but the well-reading of a few, could they be sure to have the best."
(Richard Baxter)
-----Original Message-----
From: nkoebel@birchard.lib.oh.us
[mailto:nkoebel@birchard.lib.oh.us]
Sent: Monday, August 25, 2003 9:47 AM
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Re: College info for teens
Here are the sites I have on my library (teen section) web page:
http://www.collegenet.com - An
award-winning site that allows you to
research colleges and scholarships, take virtual tours of campuses, and
apply online.
http://www.braintrack.com - Over 5500
links to Higher Educational
Institutions in 161 countries... Search by name, country, or continent!
http://www.finaid.org - One of the most
comprehensive financial aid sites on
the web.
You also might want to add:
www.fafsa.ed.gov - US Dept. of Ed. FAFSA
for financial aid
Nancy Koebel
Birchard Public Library of Sandusky County
nkoebel@birchard.lib.oh.us
----- Original Message -----
From: Wendy Morano <WMORANO@cml.lib.oh.us>
Date: Thursday, August 21, 2003 3:36 pm
Subject: College info for teens
> I am doing a program in Sept. for teens on finding college and
> financialaid information on the web. Does anyone have web site
> suggestions,preferences? Any personal experience with any of the
> sites?
> Thanks (in advance) for your help.
> Wendy Morano
> Library Assistant
> Hilltop Branch (Columbus Metropolitan Library)
>
>
-----Original Message-----
From: Andrea Johnson [mailto:ajohnson@cooklib.org]
Sent: Monday, August 25, 2003 9:48 AM
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: RE: Disney
My understanding is that all of those "sequels" were intended to
extend the
copyright on the characters. E.g., Peter Pan's been around for awhile, so
it won't be too long before the copyright expires. But, if you make a
*new*
movie featuring Peter Pan, Captain Hook, Wendy, and all the other
characters, then they're covered under the copyright of the new film.
Therefore, anyone wanting to use the characters will have to wait until the
new copyright expires before those characters fall into the public domain.
This particular article is solidly pro-Disney, but it does explain the idea:
http://laughingplace.com/News-ID180170.asp
Andrea Johnson
ajohnson@cooklib.org
Cook Memorial Public Library
Libertyville, IL
> Jennifer Baker wrote:
>
> > their certainly running out of *good* ones!
> > what's with all the crappy "sequels"!?!?!
> > cinderella 2, little mermaid 2, peter pan 2, jungle
> > book 2...! michael eisner should be strung up by his
> > thumbs!
> > ~j.
> >
> > --- Diana Cook <dcook@rpl.regina.sk.ca>
wrote:
> > > I think this must be the third or fourth Disney
> > > version. Are they running
> > > out of ideas?
> >
>
-----Original Message-----
From: Christina Johnson [mailto:marionthelibrarian@yahoo.com]
Sent: Monday, August 25, 2003 9:48 AM
To: PUBYAC
Subject: Children's Book Week Comp.
I didn't receive many, but Thanks to Jennifer Zachman, Beverly K. and
Natasha
Forrester for replying. I'm thinking of doing something Seuss to tie in
with the
new movie coming out at Thanksgiving.
Christina,We'll be doing our 3rd annual Book Swap for Kids. Lots of fun
and
kidsget "new-to-you" books which parents love too!Jennifer
ZachmanLibrarian,
Children's ServicesHarmony Library4616 S. Shields St.Fort Collins, CO
80526970-204-8408jzachman@julip.fcgov.com
Not too original, but.....We are reading a chapter or two of Mary Poppins
daily (plus a classic picture book and booktalk a couple of new books) every
afternoon then show Mary Poppins (we have a licensce--don't send the Disney
police after me!) on Saturday. Those who come to the readings and the movie
will wonder, other than names, what the connection between the two is, I'm
sure! I have only read MP (none of the sequels) and can only hope that
Disney took episodes from some of the other books!We did something similar
last year with "Lion, Witch, Wardrobe" and though the group was small,
I had
at least two listeners daily--sometimes as many as 10. That's small even by
our standards, but those who came enjoyed it. More came to the movie
(duh!).Beverly K.Hurst Public LibraryHurst, TX
I will be offering after-school storytimes M-F that week based on the
Clifford the Big Red Dog books (they appeal to grade schoolers as well as
preschoolers!). I am working with high school teachers to offer extra
credit for some high school students to come in for a 2 hour workshop on
reading aloud to younger children, and then the teens will come in and read
the stories to the younger kids (as a group, not one on one). We'll have a
simple craft each day related to the stories, or about dogs, and an easy
snack, like trail mix.
I would be interested in reading a compilation of the ideas you
receive...I'm always looking for new ideas!
Natasha Forrester, Children's Services Librarian
Winfield Public Library
605 College Winfield, KS 67156
(620) 221-4470
"When in doubt, go to the library."
~ Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, J.K. Rowling
-----Original Message-----
From: Gurkwitz@aol.com
[mailto:Gurkwitz@aol.com]
Sent: Monday, August 25, 2003 9:48 AM
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Re: Disney
With all due respect, Jennifer, you might want to rethink your battles. When
the kids and their parents come into your library looking for the Disney
version of a Hans Christian Anderson story, try to have a few things for
them.
Think of it as an introduction to your library. They came to your library,
got
what they wanted; and they think you're wonderful. You all win. That
particular
child and parent may go through your entire collection of Disney produced
material before they ever get around to noticing what else is on the
shelves. Not a
problem.
You know the book "Bread and Jam for Frances" by Russell Hoban? Little
Frances only wants to eat bread and jam, and nothing else. It gets boring.
The rest
of the family is eating all sorts of wonderful smelling food. Eventually
Frances changes her mind. Take it from someone who tried to get people to
take the
"real book" for too long. Do you want to be right, or do you want to
show
the
parent and child that the library is wonderful?
Jennifer, consider this: "the real book" of "The Little
Mermaid" was titled,
"Den lille Havfrue" (in Danish) and first published in 1837. Your
library
probably doesn't have that either.
--Caroline Hailey Gurkweitz
Jennifer Salt wrote:
I disagree that Disney movies are getting children to read the books that
the movies are based on. I think that it is quite the opposite. Disney
produces it's own books to go with the movies: large storybooks with
sweeping illustrations, book and tape sets, paperbacks, and the like.
Patrons think these are the "real" books, even when the library
refuses to
carry them or tries to introduce the originals. Patrons insist on the
"children's version" (even when we explain that the original _is_ a
children's book) or the "real book" (even when we try to defend the
authenticity of the original) or they turn to their child and say, "We'll
have to go to Borders for it." In my experience, patrons will only take the
original title for _Holes_ and the Harry Potter movies. I have never run
into a patron willing to take home Hans Christian Anderson, Collodi, Lisa
and Lottie, etc.
--Jennifer
-----Original Message-----
From: Andrea Johnson [mailto:ajohnson@cooklib.org]
Sent: Monday, August 25, 2003 9:48 AM
To: Sophie Brookover
Subject: RE: heather has two mommies -- reviews needed!
Hi Sophie,
You should call Beverley Becker at the ALA Office for Intellectual Freedom.
The number is 800-545-2433. This is what she does! Please call her;
she
can help!
Andrea Johnson
ajohnson@cooklib.org
Cook Memorial Public Library
Libertyville, IL
-----Original Message-----
From: Penny Bohlen [mailto:penny@warrenville.com]
Sent: Monday, August 25, 2003 9:48 AM
To: 'pubyac@prairienet.org'
Subject: RE: Storybook quilt
You can easily make a storybook quilt using several different methods.
Begin by photcoping patterns from flannel board or felt board patterns,
example Felt Board Fun by Liz and Dick Wilmes or the older books by Paul
Anderson, Story Telling with Flannel Board, Book 1 and 2.. Trace the
patterns onto a light colored material and do one of two things.1. use
fabric paints to color them or 2.. cut out different colored materials
that have been backed with fusible web., then iron. This is actually a
great project for volunteers or you could make it as an afterschool
program. Students could also draw and paint their own concepts from scenes
from their favorite books.. Since this would be a derivative art, you don't
have to worry about copyright. I suggest a 12 inch square with masking tape
on all edges.. The squares can then be sewed together with strips and
machine or hand guilted or tied. Try contacting your local quilting group
or local fabric store. Quilters love teaching their arts, especially to the
younger generation. It could even become a yearly project with contests,
Children's Book Week, Teen Book Week, National Library Week,etc.
Penny Bohlen
Warrenville PLD
Warrenville, Illinois
www.warrenville.com
-----Original Message-----
From: Penny Bohlen [mailto:penny@warrenville.com]
Sent: Monday, August 25, 2003 9:48 AM
To: 'pubyac@prairienet.org'
Subject: RE: Interested in Montessori/ReggioEmilia/LiteracyGames?
For storytellers/librarians who are interested in adding phonemic awareness
to their programs try the following:
P-T 372.46 PHO
Author: Adams, Marilyn Jager.
Title: Phonemic awareness in young children : a classroom
curriculum
Context: (TITLE) Phonemic awareness in young children
Publisher: P.H. Brookes,
Publication Date: 1998
ISBN/ISSN: 1557663211/
Description: xiii, 180 p. :,
28 cm.
It has language games, listening games, rhyming.
You are in all probability are already using many of the techniques given.
When you clap out sounds, use rhymes, and fingerplays, encouraging children
to move at various cues, you are making children aware. I was an early
childhhod educator before I became a librarian. This book is a terrific
resource if you want to incorporate more phonemic awareness in your
programs. It's also great for your parent/teacher/homeschool collection.
Penny Bohlen
WarrenvillePLD
Warrenville, Illinois
www.warrenville.com
-----Original Message-----
From: Wilson, Amy (Library) [mailto:amy.wilson@nashville.gov]
Sent: Monday, August 25, 2003 9:48 AM
To: 'pubyac@prairienet.org'
Subject: Puppet Club -- long
Dear PUBYACers,
Several months ago I requested suggestions on starting a Puppet Club for
children in grades K-6. I received a few ideas, but mostly people requesting
information on how I started the Club and what we did. So, here goes:
I began by requesting supplies from my patrons. I put out a Wish List that
included paper lunch bags, fabric scraps, left over craft supplies, etc. I
built up a collection of odds and ends of ribbons, raffia, etc. I also asked
for people's miss-matched socks -- and I received a whole trash bag full of
them!
I decided to have my first Puppet Club on July 31. I thought if it was a
success I would turn it into a monthly event with my school-age kids. I
picked "The Three Little Pigs" as our first puppet show because this
is a
story just about everyone knows. I found a script on-line at
http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Plains/1132/scriptsindex.html
I cut and pasted the script in a Word document so I could add and remove
things to better suit my kids. Then I printed out copies so each child would
have a script.
At my branch, we have a dry-erase easel that I took in the story room. On
it, I wrote out the names of the characters and props we would need. I
stressed that the kids who did not want to speak could choose to make a prop
instead. To make it as fair as possible, I numbered each child and put
corresponding numbers in a bucket. As I drew out the number, that child
could pick what character/prop they wanted to be. I thought the Wolf would
go first, but instead it was about 10th. After picking characters/props I
showed them all the materials I had available to make puppets with and let
them have at it. They had 30 min. to create a puppet of their character or
to create a prop. As a back-up -- just in case I had 50 kids show up and
parts for only 19 -- I found a pig and wolf paper bag puppet on
dltk-kids.com and had several ready. Ironically, I had exactly 19 kids show
up. Some of the supplies I set out included: paper lunch bags, socks,
ribbons, fabric, markers, scissors, crayons, glue, construction paper, and
tape.
While they were making their puppets, I turned a table on its side and made
the "puppet theater." I also brought my video camcorder from home and
recorded their production.
Once all left-over supplies and trash were picked up, we did a dry run
through of the play. The kids sat on the floor where they were at and we
worked on timing and projecting voices. Before it was all done, I had them
practice bowing, holding their puppets high, and clapping for each other.
Then we did the play. I gathered around some of my co-workers and any
parents who were nearby. As the performance went on, we attracted some
attention and others came in just to watch. I guess all the attention
affected the kids because everything we practiced went right out the window.
They were so quiet and the only person we could really hear was the
narrator. But, the kids loved it and so did the parents. I would still say
it was a roaring success.
I let the children take home their creations. I also offered to let them
have a pig and wolf paper bag puppet project that I mentioned earlier.
My Thursday programs usually last an hour. This went an hour and 15 min.,
but that was mostly because I talked a lot and then wasn't very strict about
"clean-up in 5 minutes and then the play starts." I took home the
video
recording I made and through the magic of computers and my husband's love of
video editing, he created a very nice "movie" to show the kids the
next
Thursday, complete with a title introduction and credits for each child.
The things I learned: 1. Don't turn a table on its side to use as a puppet
theater. The kids kept running into the legs of the table. Next time I'll
keep the table upright and cover it with some fabric. 2. Don't worry if the
time runs over. No one complained about that. 3. Sit very close when video
taping. Because the children got stage fright, all you can really hear is me
laughing and the paper bags crinkling. 4. Use a tri-pod with the video
camcorder (unless you have a very steady hand).
Next Thursday, Aug. 28, we will have another Puppet Club. This time I have
adapted Maurice Sendak's "Where the Wild Things Are." No need to worry
about
having too many children -- they can be Wild Things.
Please, if anyone has any questions, feel free to contact me at
amy.wilson@nashville.gov
Thank you very much,
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
-----Original Message-----
From: Patricia Jones [mailto:pjones@zblibrary.org]
Sent: Monday, August 25, 2003 11:43 AM
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: stumper Chinese merchants
Thanks to all who answered my stumper! My patrons merchants were Japanese
not Chinese and the book is: Yoshi's Feast by Kamiko Kajikawa. My patron
thinks I'm a genius, though I told her I had the help of many librarians.
Pat Jones
-----Original Message-----
From: RKent20551@cs.com
[mailto:RKent20551@cs.com]
Sent: Monday, August 25, 2003 11:43 AM
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Books by Astrid Lindgren Confiscated
Books by Astrid Lindgren and other authors, which were donated to an
independent library in Cuba, have been confiscated by the secret police.
For details, please refer to "Europe Rallies in Support of Jailed
Librarians"
in the Recent News section of our website (www.friendsofcubanlibraries.org).
Sincerely,
The Friends of Cuban Libraries
(WWW.FRIENDSOFCUBANLIBRARIES.ORG)
-----Original Message-----
From: Agnes Gorgon [mailto:agorgon@whistlerlibrary.ca]
Sent: Monday, August 25, 2003 11:45 AM
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Good reads for 9-12 year olds
Hello everyone,
I am currently in process of looking for good reads for 9-12 year olds. I
am going to be running a bookclub for children in that age group, and was
wondering if anyone had any suggestions.
Thank you for your help,
Agnes Gorgon
Librarian, Whistler Public Library
PO Box 95
Whistler BC V0N 1B0
Tel: 604-932-5564
Email: agorgon@whistlerlibrary.ca
-----Original Message-----
From: Shari Haber [mailto:shaber@mcls.org]
Sent: Monday, August 25, 2003 11:46 AM
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: ?Jump Rope Rhyme
A patron remembers hearing a rhyme that was sung while jumping rope
"double dutch." Here is what he remembers:
Hey
Miss B(ea)
A
bibbly bop
You
sure look sweet
A
bibbly bop
Now
let's get out the rhyme.
Does this sound familiar to anyone? I've been through countless jump
rope and street rhyme books, all to no avail. We (briefly) tried
children's songs too, as the patron mentioned something about music. We
did find that there was a jazz song called "Hey Miss Bea," but we have
not found the lyrics. Has anyone heard the song? TIA for whatever you
can find.
Shari Haber
MCLS Reference Center
shaber@mcls.org
-----Original Message-----
From: Steven Engelfried [mailto:sengelfried@ci.beaverton.or.us]
Sent: Monday, August 25, 2003 11:46 AM
To: Pubyac (E-mail)
Subject: RE: Books like Dinotopia list
Thanks so much to Becky Ann Smith, Paula Anderson, Jackie Marquardt, and
Natasha Forrester for excellent suggestions for our patron who wanted
"books
like 'Dinotopia'" (lots of pictures, chapter book length...). Their
suggestions: "My Nine Lives by Clio" by Marjorie Priceman,
"The Voyage of
the Bassett" by James Christensen, "Gwinna" by Barbara Helen
Berger,
"Abarat" by Clive Barker, "Ingri and Edgar Parin D'Aulaire's Book
of Greek
Myths" by the D'Aulaires, and "City of Light, City of Dark" by
Avi. We'll
add these to the list we'll give our patron and that should keep him busy
for a while. Thanks!
- Steven Engelfried, Head of Youth Services
Beaverton City Library
12375 SW 5th Street
Beaverton, OR 97005
503-526-2599 sengelfried@ci.beaverton.or.us
End of PUBYAC Digest 1189
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