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Today's Topics:
1. Childhood of Famous Americans (Bonita Kale)
2. One Staff doing Storytimes (Shannon Van Hemert)
3. RE: childhood of famous americans (Pamela Koehler)
4. Current Immigration Fiction (Carol Chatfield)
5. stumper: mental illness (Christy Schink)
6. Stumper-Bunny Poem or Book (Vicki Marsh)
7. Stumper--"Agnes and the Cat" (Katie)
8. Stumper: Lightless land full of mosquitos (Beth)
9. Storytime on Names (Melanie Tucker)
10. changing school suggestions (Debora Leopold)
11. Thanks for answering my stumper (Patricia Campbell)
12. TAR: picture books, folklore Llamas (Robin Shtulman)
13. Special ed. (Armstrong, Linda)
14. Stumper: Magic Potion (Koh, Caren)
15. RE: stumper and answer (Deborah Cooper)
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Message: 1
Date: Sat, 03 Apr 2004 10:10:21 -0500
From: Bonita Kale <Bonita.Kale@euclidlibrary.org>
Subject: [PY] Childhood of Famous Americans
To: parhamm@mail.spalding.public.lib.ga.us,
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The Childhood of Famous Americans is just as crappy as it ever was, but I liked
it as a child, too.
I think that the best part of the old series, the silhouette pictures, is gone.
You know, they'd be much better if they came with a disclaimer. Heck,
maybe they do, I can't say I've looked, and we don't own any right now.
Something like, "We know very little about the childhood of Crispus Attucks/Benjamin
Franklin/etc. but this is what (name of author)imagines it may have been
like."
Bonita
Here's a bit from their website:
Childhood of Famous Americans
One of the most popular series ever published for young Americans, these
classics have been praised by parents, teachers, and librarians,
and eagerly read by kids across the country. With these lively, inspiring,
fictionalized biographies, today's kids are swept right into the history
and adventure of the Childhood of Famous Americans.
192 pages, grades 3 and up.
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Message: 2
Date: Sat, 3 Apr 2004 11:01:58 -0700
From: Shannon Van Hemert <shannonv@jefferson.lib.co.us>
Subject: [PY] One Staff doing Storytimes
To: "'pubyac@lists.prairienet.org'"
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I'd like to hear discussion about what people think about assigning just one
person to do all the Storytime or Lapsit programs. Think of it as this is
the ONLY thing this person would do--the prep, choosing books, preparing
crafts, presenting, clean up, etc. What are the pros and cons? Has anyone
worked where this has been done or been the supervisor who sets things up
like this? I'm assuming that this would be in a children's department that
had more than one staff person (more like 5-8 staff members) and that there
is heavy use of storytimes by the community, where is would not be unusual
to get 30-40 kids plus, with accompanying parents.
Shannon VanHemert
Head of Children's Information Services
Columbine Public Library
Jefferson County Public Library
7706 W. Bowles Ave.
Littleton, CO 80123
Phone: 303 932-3053
Fax: 303 932-3041
shannonv@jefferson.lib.co.us
Find us on the Web: http://jefferson.lib.co.us
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Message: 3
Date: Sat, 03 Apr 2004 13:07:43 -0500
From: "Pamela Koehler" <pamkoehler@hotmail.com>
Subject: RE: [PY] childhood of famous americans
To: parhamm@mail.spalding.public.lib.ga.us,
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I absolutely loved these books as a kid. I read everyone my library had -
in Davenport Iowa. I think I probably knew on some level that the first
part of the book was not true, but I did learn what the person was famous
for. I know in high school I was surprised that not everyone knew
Clara
Barton, Florence Nightingale, George Washington Carver, etc. We have them
at our library and they are in the biography section but don't really
circulate. They should probably go into fiction with the other historical
fiction like "Dear America" that are mostly based on true events, but
still
fictionalized.
Pam
>From: Marsha Parham <parhamm@mail.spalding.public.lib.ga.us>
>To: pubyac@prairienet.org
>Subject: [PY] childhood of famous americans
>Date: Thu, 01 Apr 2004 14:28:01 -0500
>
>Hi everyone:
>
>What is your opinion of the series "Childhood of Famous
Americans?" I
>remember the series fondly from when I was young, but as children's
>librarian I am not too impressed. The older ones seem to be
fictionalized
>accounts of Americans such as George Washington and Benjamin Franklin, and
>not true biographies at all.
>
>However, the series seems to have gotten on some home school lists and
>maybe some AR? tests.
>We are beginning to have people ask for them.
>
>I have been told that there is a new series of these books. Is this
really
>a new set of books or is it a reprint of the books from the 50's and 60's?
>Are these real biographies or just fictionalized stories such as
>Scholastic's Royal Diaries?
>
>I am trying to find the information but I am not having much luck.
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Message: 4
Date: Thu, 1 Apr 2004 15:33:48 -0500
From: "Carol Chatfield" <cchatfield@myriad.middlebury.edu>
Subject: [PY] Current Immigration Fiction
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We are looking for a work of fiction to use as a required summer read for
next year's eight graders. It needs to relate to the theme of
immigration,
be set in the present (no historical fiction), and be of a fifth to eighth
grade reading level. We would like to invite the author to come to the
school in the fall.
We have thought of Journey of the Sparrows by Fran Leeper Buss and Grab
Hands and Run by Frances Temple, but availability of the title in paperback
may be an issue. Sisters by Gary Paulsen is deemed too heavy duty on the
social issues rather than on the uprooting experience.
Can anyone suggest other titles? We have tried using illegal aliens as
search words and come up with very little. A current political refugee
situation such as the Bantus would also work.
This is a joint public library/school endeavor, with folks from the library
being invited to do literature circles with the kids at school in the fall.
Thanks for your help!
Carol Chatfield
Ilsley Public Library
75 Main Street
Middlebury, VT 05753
cchatfield@myriad.middlebury.edu
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Message: 5
Date: Thu, 01 Apr 2004 14:39:29 -0600
From: Christy Schink <cds002@mail.connect.more.net>
Subject: [PY] stumper: mental illness
To: pubyac@lists.prairienet.org
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I have a patron who is looking for a book to help a 6 year old girl
understand that her father has a mental illness. Any idea?
Christy Schink
Scenic Regional Library
308 Hawthorne Drive
Union, MO 63084
Phone: 636-583-3224
FAX: 636-583-6519
e-mail: cds002@mail.connect.more.net
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Message: 6
Date: Thu, 1 Apr 2004 18:31:03 -0500
From: "Vicki Marsh" <vmarsh@insightbb.com>
Subject: [PY] Stumper-Bunny Poem or Book
To: <pubyac@lists.prairienet.org>
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I have a library patron who came in today asking about a poem or book about
a bunny rabbit's predicament. Her daughter had read this during her student
teaching days in the mid-1990's. We weren't able to figure this one out.
Later on, she e-mailed me a portion of what the daughter remembered. I'm
pasting her e-mail here. If anyone recognizes this or can tell me what
resource I might be able to use to find it, please e-mail me off-list.
Thanks!
Come along and meet Bunny
He's a wee little rabbit who once upon a time
had a strange kind of habit.
He liked to chew gum from morning till night
He liked to blow bubbles...
But one day Bunny blew a gum bubble so big...
It popped and stuck like a thingamajig.
But soon his nose started to itch
So he blew his bunny nose in a handkerchief
And wouldn't you know it that hanky held tight
It stuck and hung like a parasite...
But along came a chum with a bit of advice:
"Your predicament is quite sticky
but the gum will come off.
All we need is some water from the watering trough."
etc., etc. etc.
And at the end it says something about
the moral of the story is two heads are better than one
Vicki Marsh
Branch Manager
South Oldham Library
P. O. Box 365
6720 W. Hwy 146
Crestwood, KY 40014
(502)241-1108
Fax (502)241-1108
vmarsh@insightbb.com
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Message: 7
Date: Thu, 1 Apr 2004 18:09:53 -0600
From: "Katie" <kmckeever@alphapark.org>
Subject: [PY] Stumper--"Agnes and the Cat"
To: <pubyac@lists.prairienet.org>
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Hello! I have a patron who is searching for a book that her son read as a
1st or 2nd grader in approximately 1984 or 1985. She thinks that the
title was "Agnes and the Cat" and that it was an easy reader.
All she knows about the story is that it is about a cat and a dog.
She is trying to find the book and give it to her son as a surprise so she can't
give me much more information than that without giving it away. I would
appreciate any additional information that you might be able to provide!
As always, many thanks!
Sincerely,
Katie McKeever
kmckeever@alphapark.org
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Youth Services Librarian
Alpha Park Public Library
Bartonville, IL 61607
309-697-3822 ext. 14
"If you are a dreamer, come in
If you are a dreamer, a wisher, a liar,
A hope-er, a pray-er, a magic bean buyer...
If you're a pretender, come sit by my fire
For we have some flax-golden tales to spin.
Come in!
Come in!"
~Shell Silverstein, _Where the Sidewalk Ends_
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Message: 8
Date: Thu, 01 Apr 2004 20:15:55 -0600
From: Beth <ersteiner@sprintmail.com>
Subject: [PY] Stumper: Lightless land full of mosquitos
To: pubyac@lists.prairienet.org
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One of our patrons has asked us to find a book he read many years ago.
He thought the title was "Crying for daylight" by Louis O'Connor, but
we
are unable to locate anything by this title or author. We have tried as
many variations as we can think of, but with no luck.
He remembers that there was a land where daylight never came. The
people were covered in mosquitos and lived in darkness. That is all he
could remember.
Does this ring a bell with anyone? Please send your answers, possible
answers, or wild guesses to me at ersteiner@sprintmail.com.
Thank you
in advance.
Beth Ryker Steiner
Library Director
Moore Memorial Public Library
Texas City, Tx
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Message: 9
Date: Thu, 1 Apr 2004 20:39:49 -0800 (PST)
From: Melanie Tucker <librarian_mel@yahoo.com>
Subject: [PY] Storytime on Names
To: pubyac@lists.prairienet.org
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Hello all,
I'm going to do a storytime on names next week, and I was wondering if any of
you have any suggestions for fingerplays and/or songs on this topic. I've
got all sorts of books but am still lacking in some fun/interactive stuff for a
combined toddler/preschool storytime. I've found a couple of songs etc.,
but I don't like them very well.
Any suggestions would be appreciated.
Melanie Tucker
Hunter Library
West Valley City, Utah
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Message: 10
Date: Fri, 02 Apr 2004 09:38:02 -0500
From: "Debora Leopold" <DLeopold@minlib.net>
Subject: [PY] changing school suggestions
To: PUBYAC@prairienet.org
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Hello all...
A patron is looking for books for her kindergartener who will be going to
a new school for first grade. They are not moving and it is not her first
day of school. She wants a book specifically about a child changing
schools. Any ideas?
Thanks!
Debora Leopold
Children's Librarian
Belmont Public Library
Belmont, MA
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Message: 11
From: Patricia Campbell <pat.campbell@mcfls.org>
Subject: [PY] Thanks for answering my stumper
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Thanks to everyone who responded to my stumper about a boy and a girl, a
tent, and hidden items. It was "When We Go Camping" by Margriet Ruurs.
--Pat
Patricia Campbell
Children's Department
West Allis Public Library
pat.campbell@mcfls.org
(414)302-8502
(414)302-8504 (voicemail)
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Message: 12
Date: Fri, 2 Apr 2004 11:04:07 -0500
From: Robin Shtulman <shtulman@erving.com>
Subject: [PY] TAR: picture books, folklore Llamas
To: LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU
Cc: pubyac@prairienet.org
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Hi!
I am looking for good picture books featuring llamas and/or alpacas.
It would be especially great to have some titles that are fairy tales
or world folklore. I'll post a HIT in a few days.
Thanks!
Robin Shtulman
Librarian
Erving Elementary School
Erving, MA
shtulman@erving.com
http://www.erving.com/library/erving_library.htm
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Message: 13
Date: Fri, 2 Apr 2004 15:12:43 -0600
From: "Armstrong, Linda" <Linda.Armstrong@CO.DAKOTA.MN.US>
Subject: [PY] Special ed.
To: <pubyac@lists.prairienet.org>
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I'm looking for picture-format books about relationships/growing up for the
group of high school special ed. teens that visit our library each
month. One that I've found is "The Red Tree" by Shaun Tan,
published by
Simply Read Books. Any assistance will be appreciated; if there is
interest, I'll share any results.
Linda Armstrong
Dakota County Library/Burnsville, MN
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Message: 14
Date: Fri, 02 Apr 2004 16:50:08 -0500
From: "Koh, Caren" <Caren.Koh@QueensLibrary.org>
Subject: [PY] Stumper: Magic Potion
To: pubyac@lists.prairienet.org
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Stumper below - please help oh great mind! Thanks. -- C. Koh
new email: Caren.Koh@QueensLibrary.org
"Opinions are my own and not necessarily those of Queens Borough Public
Library."
-----Original Message-----
From: Meyer, Daniel L
Sent: Tuesday, March 23, 2004 5:58 PM
To: Katz, Carol
Cc: Koh, Caren
Subject: RE: storytelling
We had a patron asking about a book published around
the 1960s. It
involves a girl who's taking care of an older man. She has to drink a magic
potion every night before midnight. Any idea what it might be?
Thanks,
Daniel
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Message: 15
Date: Sat, 3 Apr 2004 08:07:39 -0500
From: "Deborah Cooper" <dcooper@starklibrary.org>
Subject: [PY] RE: stumper and answer
To: <PUBYAC@prairienet.org>
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Sorry! The title is Ellen Tebbits by Beverly Cleary.
Deb
-----Original Message-----
From: Margaret Siebert [mailto:psiebert12508@yahoo.com]
Sent: Friday, April 02, 2004 3:45 PM
To: Deborah Cooper
Subject: stumper and answer
Deborah,
I just read your stumper and the message in which you thanked
people for supplying the answer, but you didn't say what the answer is!
Who wore the long undies?
Peg Siebert
Blodgett Library
Fishkill, NY
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