Selecting the best materials for libraries and teaching from School Library Journal en-us http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/community/Collection+Development/47057.html?nid=3245 2008 Reed Business Information. Subject to its Terms of Use. Thu, 24 Jul 2008 05:26:26 MST http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/article/CA6580391.html?nid=3245 PreS-Gr 6–New Orleans natives Johnette Downing and Jimmy LaRocca have teamed up to acquaint youngsters with Dixieland Jazz via 18 original tunes and one classic. Fri, 25 Jul 2008 00:00:00 MST http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/article/CA6580386.html?nid=3245 PreS-Gr 1–In this upbeat, empowering production, Miss Leslie and a diverse group of young children demonstrate how to form 13 sight words in a variety of ways... Thu, 24 Jul 2008 00:00:00 MST http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/article/CA6580375.html?nid=3245 Gr 1-4–Featuring a combination of colorful animation, live-action footage, energetic music, this program teaches youngsters that healthy eating and physical activity are not only good for you but also fun. Tue, 22 Jul 2008 00:00:00 MST http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/article/CA6578769.html?nid=3245 PreS-Gr 4–The second album by award-winning performer Suzi Shelton features rock and folk rock songs. Her lovely voice perfectly suits the soft rock tunes. Fri, 18 Jul 2008 00:00:00 MST http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/article/CA6578767.html?nid=3245 Gr 6 Up–At the start of World War II, when Germany invaded Poland, people fled east to Russia. Poland was divided, and the refugees who wanted to return were deported to Russian labor camps. Thu, 17 Jul 2008 00:00:00 MST http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/article/CA6578759.html?nid=3245 Gr 10 Up–Shakespeare Shapiro, 17, believes life has given him the proverbial short end of the stick in almost every area of his life. Tue, 15 Jul 2008 00:00:00 MST http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/article/CA6577176.html?nid=3245 Gr 6-8–Madison Finn is about to enter junior high school and is “allergic to change” in this novel (Hyperion, 2001) by Laura Dower that realistically deals with the angst facing young teens. Fri, 11 Jul 2008 00:00:00 MST http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/article/CA6576346.html?nid=3245 Gr 7 Up–Abdul Rahman was a well-educated, Muslim African prince who was captured by slave traders and ended up on a small farm near Natchez, Mississippi. Thu, 10 Jul 2008 00:00:00 MST http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/article/CA6576338.html?nid=3245 Gr 7 Up–Clear, colorful visuals, soft music, and the voice of a male narrator describe the alternative energy possibilities of wind power, fuel cells, hydrogen fuel, ethanol, biomass, and solar power. Tue, 08 Jul 2008 00:00:00 MST http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/article/CA6574427.html?nid=3245 Gr 4-8–Geraldine McCaughrean’s retelling (Cricket Books, 2004) of Homer’s epic made the tale accessible to young people, and this fine full-cast audio production takes it a step further. Fri, 04 Jul 2008 00:00:00 MST http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/article/CA6574414.html?nid=3245 Gr 2-6–Rather than hammering children with punitive messages about the threats posed by the Internet, this film uses whacky film clips to introduce smart downloads, opening up safe emails, disabling pop-ups, and negotiating chat-room traps. Thu, 03 Jul 2008 00:00:00 MST http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/article/CA6573995.html?nid=3245 During the past few years, I’ve written books about the history of race relations (Race [S & S/Atheneum/Ginee Seo Bks., 2007]), the American Revolution (The Real Revolution [2005]), and with my wife, Marina Budhos, the history of sugar (Sweet and Bitter [forthcoming, both Clarion]). While researching these books, I realized that the way we present the topic of slavery to young readers... Tue, 01 Jul 2008 00:00:00 MST http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/article/CA6573994.html?nid=3245 Best practice to a youth librarian is using lots of songs in storytimes for babies and repeating them each week. Best practice is choosing books about trucks and teddy bears for two-year-olds. The early childhood educators among us would be more precise: they would call these strategies developmentally appropriate practice. Tue, 01 Jul 2008 00:00:00 MST http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/article/CA6574409.html?nid=3245 Gr 9 Up–Best friends Raven, Kelly, Alexia, and Sydney are experiencing the turbulence of teenage life centering around grades, siblings, overbearing or absent parents, and boys. Tue, 01 Jul 2008 00:00:00 MST http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/article/CA6572446.html?nid=3245 Gr 3-7–When Charley’s long-distance father sends him an early birthday card asking him what he plans to do for his tenth birthday, Charley decides he should have a party. Fri, 27 Jun 2008 00:00:00 MST http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/article/CA6572445.html?nid=3245 PreS-Gr 3–In simple, yet heart-touching text, a young boy asks his new puppy what its life was like before being adopted by the child. Thu, 26 Jun 2008 00:00:00 MST http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/article/CA6572431.html?nid=3245 Gr 6 Up–This program very effectively uses a variety of approaches to stress the dangers of unhealthy dieting and to emphasize that a healthy body is much more important than an unattainable “perfect” body. Tue, 24 Jun 2008 00:00:00 MST http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/article/CA6570533.html?nid=3245 Gr 8 Up–Arnold Spirit, aka Junior, is an unlikely hero in this semiautobiographical novel by Alexie Sherman. Fri, 20 Jun 2008 00:00:00 MST http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/article/CA6570527.html?nid=3245 Gr 7 Up–Charles Perrault’s Sleeping Beauty gets a stunning makeover in this surprising and amusing wordless parody of the classic tale. Thu, 19 Jun 2008 00:00:00 MST http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/article/CA6570523.html?nid=3245 PreS-Gr 3–In his fifth recording for families, Brady Rymer and his band play with a fullness to their sound that makes this album the best yet. 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