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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>
Subject: PUBYAC digest 1240
Date: Monday, October 13, 2003 9:47 PM
PUBYAC Digest 1240
Topics covered in this issue include:
1) Opposite poems
by CKehoe@bettendorf.lib.ia.us
2) Stumper - orange book of stories
by Susan Anderson-Newham <snewie@yahoo.com>
3) Hank the Cowdog
by "Michele Farley" <mfarley@brownsburg.lib.in.us>
4) stumper
by Betsy Diamant-Cohen <bcohen@mail.pratt.lib.md.us>
5) White Rabbit's Color Book
by Mary Geist <mgeist@meherrinlib.org>
6) RE: kid-sized headphones?
by Lori Morgan <lmorgan@jefferson.lib.in.us>
7) Stumper: Chinese Folktale
by "Phoebe Carter" <pcarter@weberpl.lib.ut.us>
8) RE: teen book group thanks/compilation
by "Bridges, Linda" <BridgesL@liveoakpl.org>
9) Re: Music CD's for primary grades
by Eric Norton <enorton@scls.lib.wi.us>
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From: CKehoe@bettendorf.lib.ia.us
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Opposite poems
Date: Mon, 13 Oct 2003 22:33:42 CDT
Does anyone know of any poems that include primary opposites. (Night - day,
on - off, etc) I have a patron whose ESL students are learning opposites and
their classmates are learning poetry and she wants to incorporate them. I
tried Opposites by Richard Wilbur and those were too sarcastic. We also
tried Backwards Bill by Silverstein and that was not what we were looking
for. Any ideas?
Thanks a ton,
Crystal Kehoe
Bettendorf Public Library
Ckehoe@bettendorf.org <mailto:Ckehoe@bettendorf.org>
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From: Susan Anderson-Newham <snewie@yahoo.com>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Stumper - orange book of stories
Date: Mon, 13 Oct 2003 22:34:02 CDT
Hello all,
I have a patron who is looking for a collection of
stories from probably the mid 1960's. It was a book of
verses, poems, short stories about modern things -
cars, streets, etc. not fairy stories. The only thing
she really remembers is that the cover was orange
(maybe striped??) with a carousel on it. This book
sounds familiar to me, but I can't quite place it.
Any ideas?
Susan
Please respond to: snewie@yahoo.com
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"A book is like a garden carried in the pocket"
-Chinese Proverb-
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From: "Michele Farley" <mfarley@brownsburg.lib.in.us>
To: <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: Hank the Cowdog
Date: Mon, 13 Oct 2003 22:34:24 CDT
Hello all! I have been asked to present a book talk about Hank the
Cowdog to a group of 4th graders soon. I usually read part of the book
and discuss it with the kids, but the one stipulation I was given was
that I cannot read from the book at all this time! I am totally stumped
as to how I should present this book! I have used props and pictures
before, but don't think it will work for this one. Any suggestions??
Thanks in advance!
Michele Farley
Children's Librarian
Brownsburg Public Library
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From: Betsy Diamant-Cohen <bcohen@mail.pratt.lib.md.us>
To: PUBYAC: PUBlic librarians serving Young Adults and Children
<pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: stumper
Date: Mon, 13 Oct 2003 22:34:51 CDT
Hello,
A library visitor is certain that she read a book called "Blackbird Post"
about a girl who goes
to get an important letter for her father and discovers a mess in the
mailbox which turns out to
be a nest and three eggs. She thinks the book was written by Jerry Pinkney.
I have checked on Amazon.com and Google as well as our library catalog, and
have not found
anything. Does this sound familiar to you?
Please respond to: bcohen@mail.pratt.lib.md.us
Betsy
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From: Mary Geist <mgeist@meherrinlib.org>
To: 'PUBlic librarians serving Young Adults and Children'
Subject: White Rabbit's Color Book
Date: Mon, 13 Oct 2003 22:35:12 CDT
Dear Yac'ers...an odd request, hope we're not the only library open on
Columbus Day.
My Storytime on colors is all planned for TOMORROW, except our copy of White
Rabbit's Color Book by Alan Baker is still overdue. I just tell the story
and hop paper rabbits into buckets of "paint", but I don't remember the
story well enough to tell it without the book. It's quite brief...if
anybody has this, could you POSSIBLY transcribe it and send me the
transcription? I hope this isn't anything I could go to jail for...
Thanks, Mary
Richardson Memorial Library
100 Spring Street
Emporia, VA 23847 434.634.2539
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From: Lori Morgan <lmorgan@jefferson.lib.in.us>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: RE: kid-sized headphones?
Date: Mon, 13 Oct 2003 22:35:35 CDT
Our library went through the same problems. We have had really good luck
with some earphones from DEMCO. They are... 1st choice: Explorer by Telex
CE (They are small enough for their heads) 2nd choice: Califone 2924AV-PS.
Both are adjustable and we haven't broke any of them (we have had these for
2 years now). Also, we have a rough bunch of children who use these and
they have passed the test.
Lori Morgan, Jeffersonville Township Public Library, IN
-----Original Message-----
From: Marin [mailto:marinj@suffolk.lib.ny.us]
Sent: Tuesday, August 26, 2003 11:34 AM
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: kid-sized headphones?
I am looking for sturdy child-sized headphones. We had regular ones
before, and several parents and kids complained because while they were
adjustable, they did not go small enough for a 3 or 4 year old. Also, the
regular ones were not as sturdy as we would want. Can anyone recommend
some?
Also, what brand of regular headphones do you find stands up to the wear
and tear?
Thanks in advance.
Jen Marin
South Country Library
Bellport, NY
marinj@suffolk.lib.ny.us
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From: "Phoebe Carter" <pcarter@weberpl.lib.ut.us>
To: <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: Stumper: Chinese Folktale
Date: Mon, 13 Oct 2003 22:36:03 CDT
Hello,
I have a query regarding a Chinese story a patron discovered. She is
certain there is another, more common version of this story that is not
eastern in tradition. The themes are very common to many folktales,
but I am unable to pinpoint one to her satisfaction.
The plot line is something like this:
An old Chinese emperor has many wives but only one daughter, and he
sets up a contest for her hand. The first contestant to successfully
complete three tasks will of course win the princess and be emperor.
Bamboo straws will be drawn to determine the fate of those who fail, and
each straw describes a different punishment.
And of course it is a simple young farmer who has no interest in the
contest, but must go to see his friends who did fail the tests, who ends
up the winner. On the way to the palace, he rescues a bear and a
meadowlark using two of his three golden coins as bribes. The third
piece he uses to bribe the high priest to take a message to the emperor
for him , that he will offer his life in place of his friends' lives.
Of course the animals help Lon Fu win the contest.
The tale as the patron found it on the Internet is called the Farmer
and the Emperor. Does anyone know of a similar tale from any other
storytelling tradition?
Thanks SO much for any help anyone can give.
Please respond to: pcarter@weberpl.lib.ut.us
Phoebe
Phoebe Carter
Youth Services Manager
Weber County Library
Ogden, UT
pcarter@weberpl.lib.ut.us
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From: "Bridges, Linda" <BridgesL@liveoakpl.org>
To: "'pubyac@prairienet.org'" <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: RE: teen book group thanks/compilation
From: Bryce, Richard [mailto:bryce@palsplus.org]
To: 'pubyac@prairienet.org'
Date: Mon, 13 Oct 2003 22:36:34 CDT
Hello! I want to extend many thanks to those who replied with suggestions
for improving attendance at teen book groups. The following are the two
ideas I received:
I have been leading a monthly teen book discussion group for about six
months. Quite a few teens signed up for the first few months, but no more
than two or three ever came to the discussion. But for the last three
months, I have had a steady group of five or six coming to the discussions.
I think it has helped that I offer free pizza and sodas, keep the discussion
very informal and let the teens take charge. For example, I print out
copies of discussion questions and hand them out to the teens. I tell them
they can choose which questions from the handout they would like to ask each
other, including any questions they would like to add. They also vote on
which book they would like to read each month.
I set up a book display every month to promote the program, and I have the
teens provide their phone number when they sign up so that I can call to
remind them a couple of days before the program.
Hope this helps, Kathleen Fordyce
I am in the midst of this thing so really don't know the final resolution
but it is looking pretty good. I started with the first Harry Potter book
and used a set of multiple choice questions as an ice breaker. The next
scheduled session if of course the second book and the suggestion came from
the group. At this point it looks like we will work our way through the
Potter books. I entitled the program "Pizza and Potter." I am attaching the
questions and answers for the quiz. I can't take credit for the questions
but I gleaned them from the internet. Of course, the standard litany is
"feed them and they will come."- (questions and answers will follow
separately)
Jerry Henry
Richard Bryce
Sr. Children's Librarian
West Milford Township Library
973-728-2823
bryce@palsplus.org
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From: Eric Norton <enorton@scls.lib.wi.us>
To: PUBYAC@prairienet.org
Subject: Re: Music CD's for primary grades
Date: Mon, 13 Oct 2003 22:37:10 CDT
Kathy:
there is an enormous amount of great music out there for kids that has no
connection to mass media. Do you have classic kids' music like Ella
Jenkins and Raffi? How about children's albums by adult folks like Pete
Seeger or Sweet Honey in the Rock?
All the musicians that we have perform here at our library have recordings
they sell. By buying their recordings, we support the arts as well as
promoting future library programs. ("Hey, mom, I remember hearing his/her
CD and it was great! We have to go the show at the library!) Your library
system, state library or state library association may have a list of
performers that you may have recordings that you can purchase.
The Parents' Choice Foundation gives out awards annually for kids' music
(among other things). Check their website, under the Parents' Choice
Awards menu: http://www.parents-choice.org/default.cfm. Music for Little
People (http://www.mflp.com/) produces many nice compilations of various
types of music, often with a narrator to give some background disguised as
a story. Speaking of stories, Rabbit Ears (http://rabbitears.com/) does
some very nice audio stories accompanied by great musicians like Taj Mahal
and Bela Fleck.
A lot of kids' musicians have their own websites, these days, so if there
are people you've heard of, you can often find them just by surfing the
web. Some of my favorites (besides those that I've already mentioned)
include Tom Pease (http://www.tompease.com/), Ken Lonnquist
(http://www.kenland.com/) and Hans Mayer
(http://www.hansmayer.com/front.html) who are all great singer/songwriters
from Wisconsin (got to plug the hometown boys) and musical duo Kit and
Kaboodle (http://www.kitandkaboodle.com/) from the Twin Cities who do some
of their own tunes and loony versions of folk tunes (in their version of
"Home on the Range", it's an Amana Radar Range and in their "Hole in the
Bottom of the Sea" there's Elvis in a rhinestone-studded scuba jump
suit--you get the idea).
Last but not least, there are review journals. SLJ regularly reviews
children's audio so searching back issues of that should net you quite a
pile of possibilities. Dirty Linen (http://www.dirtylinen.com) is a
bi-monthly journal devoted to reviewing folk music of all sorts, including
music for kids.
That ought to keep you busy for a while. :-)
Eric Norton
Head of Children's Services
McMillan Memorial Library
Wisconsin Rapids WI 54494
715-422-5130
enorton@scls.lib.wi.us
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