Reviews of books of interest to librarians, media specialists, and other educators form School Library Journal en-us http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/community/Professional+Reading/47075.html?nid=3265 2008 Reed Business Information. Subject to its Terms of Use. Thu, 24 Jul 2008 03:47:57 MST http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/article/CA6574357.html?nid=3265 FASICK, Adele M. & Leslie E. Holt . Managing Children's Services in the Public Library . 3rd ed. 248p. charts. photos. bibliog. further reading. index. Web sites. CIP. Libraries Unlimited . 2007. pap. $45. ISBN 978-1-59158-412-4 . LC 2007032759. This edition is organized into four major content areas: planning services for children in the context of a community; managing the department, w... Tue, 01 Jul 2008 00:00:00 MST http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/article/CA6566229.html?nid=3265 DALSTON, Teresa & Michael Pullin , eds. Virtual Reference on a Budget . 191p. charts. diags. illus. appendix. glossary. index. Web sites. CIP. Linworth . 2007. pap. $44.95. ISBN 978-1-58683-287-2 . LC 2007025987. This book, which arose from projects completed during a doctoral course at the University of North Texas School of Library and Information Sciences, offers examples of VRS servic... Sun, 01 Jun 2008 00:00:00 MST http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/article/CA6556474.html?nid=3265 BRAUN, Linda W. Listen Up!: Podcasting for Schools and Libraries 97p. appendix. glossary. index. notes. Web sites. CIP. Information Today 2007. pap. $29.50. ISBN 978-1-57387-304-8 . LC 2007023650. A handy guide for novices or more experienced tech users. A brief introductory chapter lists some user statistics and discusses the development of the medium and how schools and libraries can uti... Thu, 01 May 2008 00:00:00 MST http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/article/CA6546464.html?nid=3265 BROOKS, Wanda M. & Jonda C. McNair , eds. Embracing, Evaluating, and Examining African American Children’s & Young Adult Literature 251p. charts. bibliog. index. CIP. Scarecrow 2007. pap. $45. ISBN 978-0-8108-6027-8 . LC 2007025703. Brooks and McNair have compiled 12 scholarly studies about the use of books by and about African-American children and young adults in classrooms... Tue, 01 Apr 2008 00:00:00 MST http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/article/CA6537043.html?nid=3265 DACCORD, Thomas . The Best of History Web Sites 465p. illus. index. Web sites. CIP. Neal-Schuman 2007. pap. $89.95. ISBN 978-1-55570-611-1 . LC 2007024102. Designed to assist teachers and librarians in their search for worthwhile and appropriate sites for students and classroom materials, this copious volume surely succeeds. Sat, 01 Mar 2008 00:00:00 MST http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/article/CA6527302.html?nid=3265 BRADFORD, Clare . Unsettling Narratives: Postcolonial Readings of Children’s Literature 279p. illus. reprods. bibliog. index. notes. CIP. Wilfrid Laurier Univ. 2007. pap. $32.95. ISBN 978-0-88920-507-9 . LC C2007-901767-3. This scholarly work addresses the issue of how “settler society” authors represent the past and the present to children. Fri, 01 Feb 2008 00:00:00 MST http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/article/CA6515290.html?nid=3265 COX-CLARK, Ruth E. Tantalizing Tidbits for Teens 2: More Quick Booktalks for the Busy High School Library Media Specialist . 140p. appendix. Web sites. CIP. Linworth . 2007. pap. $36.95. ISBN 1-58683-235-2 . LC 2007010776. This second installment of booktalks fulfills its self-proclaimed usefulness as a tool for media specialists. Tue, 01 Jan 2008 00:00:00 MST http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/article/CA6506337.html?nid=3265 BISHOP, Rudine Sims . Free within Ourselves: The Development of African American Children’s Literature 295p. charts. bibliog. index. Web sites. CIP. Greenwood 2007. Tr $65. ISBN 978-0-325-07135-0 . LC 2007000612. Expanding on her groundbreaking work, Shadow and Substance: Afro-American Experience in Contemporary Children’s Literature (NCTE, 1982), Bishop traces the evolution of ... Sat, 01 Dec 2007 00:00:00 MST http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/article/CA6495402.html?nid=3265 BOOTH, Heather . Serving Teens through Readers’ Advisory 159p. (ALA Readers’ Advisory Series). appendix. bibliog. glossary. index. Web sites. CIP. ALA 2007. pap. $36. ISBN 978-0-8389-0930-0 . LC 2006036134. In this clear and accessible guide, Booth offers practical, hands-on advice for connecting with teenagers through readers’ advisory. Thu, 01 Nov 2007 00:00:00 MST http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/article/CA6484392.html?nid=3265 EAST, Kathy & Rebecca L. Thomas . Across Cultures: A Guide to Multicultural Literature for Children 342p. (Children’s and Young Adult Literature Reference Series). index. CIP. Libraries Unlimited 2007. Tr $55. ISBN 978-1-59158-336-3 . LC 2007013573. Once readers realize that this volume could not possibly include every good children’s book with a multicultural theme, they&#... Mon, 01 Oct 2007 00:00:00 MST http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/article/CA6473873.html?nid=3265 BAXTER, Kathleen A. & Marcia Agness Kochel . Gotcha for Guys!: Nonfiction Books to Get Boys Excited about Reading . 269p. illus. photos. reprods. index. CIP. Libraries Unlimited . 2006. pap. $35. ISBN 1-59158-311-X . LC 2006030667. This resource provides citations for more than 1100 books that have been successfully booktalked by the authors or that have received positive reviews from SLJ... Sat, 01 Sep 2007 00:00:00 MST http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/article/CA6463143.html?nid=3265 COBB, Jane . What'll I Do with the Baby-o?: Nursery Rhymes, Songs, and Stories for Babies . illus. by Kathryn Shoemaker. 255p. w/CD. index. CIP. Black Sheep . 2007. pap. $39.95. ISBN 978-0-9698666-1-9 . LC 2006-905540-8. A thorough guide for librarians, early childhood educators, or college students preparing for a career in infant-care professions. Wed, 01 Aug 2007 00:00:00 MST http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/article/CA6448970.html?nid=3265 BEHEN, Linda D. Using Pop Culture to Teach Information Literacy: Methods to Engage a New Generation . 109p. illus. photos. index. Web sites. CIP. Libraries Unlimited . 2006. pap. $35. ISBN 1-59158-301-2 . LC 2006003710. Behen represents a new age of librarians who believe in the strength of student-centered libraries and library-media programs and who embrace pop culture as a teaching tool fo... Fri, 01 Jun 2007 00:00:00 MST http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/article/CA6436122.html?nid=3265 The latest Professional Reading book reviews from School Library Journal magazine. Tue, 01 May 2007 00:00:00 MST http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/article/CA6430478.html?nid=3265 The latest Professional Reading book reviews from School Library Journal magazine. 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