Check out the starred review of the audiobook Uses for Boys by Erica Lorraine Scheidt, narrated by Emily Durante.
Pick of the Day: Death and the Civil War (DVD)
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Death and the Civil War utilizes historical photographs and primary sources, especially letters written by soldiers, to present the history of the war from Fort Sumter to Appomattox. Don’t miss the starred review of this DVD.
Pick of the Day: Got a Minute? (Audio)
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The children’s music CD Got a Minute? features Milkshake’s outstanding vocal and instrumental performances. Be sure to read the starred review.
Music and Game Reviews from Young Adults: The Walking Dead, Sly Cooper, and MLB 13
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Though I’m surrounded by Walking Dead fans, I’d have never imagined a soundtrack—guess I was wrong! This might be just the thing to listen to while taking part in Run For Your Lives, a zombie-infested 5K obstacle course race that’s going nationwide. Spring training has wrapped up and the baseball season has begun, so there’s no better time to break out MLB 13: The Show, which sports many new features. Ready for some classic gaming? Sounds like Sly Cooper, Thieves in Time has all the moves for a satisfying experience.
Multimedia Reviews | April 2013
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You will definitely want to add the ten DVDs and audio productions that received starred reviews to your school and public library collections
Pick of the Day: The Abolitionists (DVD)
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The struggles of the abolitionists to raise the collective consciousness of Northerners and Southerners to the horror of the slave system are recreated in The Abolitionists, an incredibly well-crafted DVD program. Check out the starred review.
Pick of the Day: Pickin’ in the Garden (Audio)
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The Funky Mama’s new album, Pickin’ in the Garden, presents 15 upbeat, lively songs in folk, country, rock Latin, bluegrass, ragtime, and funk musical styles. Don’t miss the review of their CD.
Pick of the Day: Action! Fun! Dance! for Kids (Audio)
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Don’t miss the starred review of Learning Station’s Action! Fun! Dance! For Kids, a new album of 14 rousing songs that will get children up and moving.
Pick of the Day: Out on the Prairie & Deep in the Swamp (DVD)
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Donna Bateman’s clever juxtaposition of two very different but fragile ecosystems in Out on the Prairie & Deep in the Swamp is just right for young children. In the DVD version, the artwork and minimal music let the rhyming text sing. Check out this starred review.
Pick of the Day: Torn (Audiobook)
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Ruby is torn between her high school friends and a new girl who is aloof and refuses to follow the rules in Stephanie Guerra’s novel, Torn, that is authentically narrated by Casey Holloway in this starred audiobook production.
Pick of the Day: Merry Christmas, Splat
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Children will identify with Splat the cat’s quest for Christmas presents in the animated version of Rob Scotton’s Merry Christmas, Splat. Be sure to check out this starred review.
Pick of the Day: Sir Charlie (Audio)
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Learn about the man behind the hat and mustache in Sid Fleischman’s well-researched biography, Sir Charlie: Chaplin, the Funniest Man in the World, superbly narrated by Fred Sullivan. Don’t miss this starred audiobook version.
Pick of the Day: The Man Who Saved the World (DVD)
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Learn how one man changed the course of history during the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis in The Man Who Saved the World, a starred DVD from PBS.
Pick of the Day: The Girl Who Fell Beneath Fairyland and Led the Revels There (Audio)
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In The Girl Who Fell Beneath Fairyland and Led the Revels There, Catheryne Valente seamlessly and brilliantly blends elements of fantasy, mythology, and historical fiction to create a magical world so cunningly described that it’s utterly believable. S. J. Tucker distinctly voices all the characters in this starred audiobook version of the novel.
Pick of the Day: Goodnight, Goodnight, Construction Site (DVD)
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Sherri Duskey Rinker’s story, Goodnight , Goodnight, Construction Site, about the machinery at a construction site winding down for the night, makes the most of every crunch, roar, and snore in the author’s rhyming text in DVD and audio formats. Check out the starred review.
Pick of the Day: Come August, Come Freedom (Audio)
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Narrator JD Jackson brings to life Gigi Amateau’s historical novel, Come August, Come Freedom, set in Colonial Virginia prior to the Civil War. Don’t miss this starred audiobook version.
Pick of the Day: Wapos Bay, Season 3 (DVD)
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Wapos Bay, a stop-animation DVD series from National Film Board of Canada, provides a realistic view of modern Cree life with touches of humor and a strong cultural undertone. Be sure to check out the starred review.
Pick of the Day: Hootenanny (Audio)
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Steve Pierson and his Los Angeles-based band Jambo rock as they perform 14 original feel-good songs on their second album for kids, Hootenanny. Be sure to read the starred review.
Pick of the Day: Sky Color (DVD)
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The starred DVD version of Peter H. Reynold’s picture book, Sky Color , celebrates art and the power of creative thinking and is a wonderful prelude to a class art project.
Book/Multimedia Review Stars List: March 2013
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Check out SLJ’s Stars list. From Julia Donaldson’s “The Highway Rat” to Gail Carriger’s “Etiquette & Espionage.” There’s something for everyone.
