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Professional Reading 12/01/2008
AL-HAZZÁ, Tami Craft & Katherine Toth Bucher . Books About the Middle East: Selecting and Using Them with Children and Adolescents 182p. charts. diags. illus. bibliog. index. Web sites. CIP. Linworth 2008. pap. $39.95. ISBN 978-1-58683-285-8 . LC 2007040149. The authors have packed a lot of information about the cultures, religions, politics, and geography of the Middle East into ...
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Professional Reading 10/01/2008
BARCHERS, Suzanne I. & Michael Ruscoe . Against All Odds: Readers Theatre for Grades 3–8 . 251p. (Readers Theatre Series). index. CIP. Teacher Ideas . 2008. pap. $30. ISBN 978-1-59158-677-7 . LC 2007048817. In this collection of 25 scripts, students are introduced to famous people who have faced and overcome challenges, such as Tom Cruise's dyslexia, Zina Garrison's bulimia, and Fra...
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Professional Reading 09/01/2008
FONTICHIARO, Kristin . Podcasting at School . 170p. charts. bibliog. glossary. index. CIP. Libraries Unlimited/Teacher Ideas . 2008. pap. $30. ISBN 978-1-59158-587-9 . LC 2007035040. This title presents encouragement and incentives for implementing podcasting within the school curriculum. Part I explains the basics of Web 2.
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Professional Reading 08/01/2008
ERNST, Linda L. Baby Rhyming Time 235p. w/CD. illus. appendix. further reading. index. Web sites. CIP. Neal-Schuman 2008. pap. $59.95. ISBN 978-1-55570-540-4 . LC 2007043246. This useful resource provides background, logistics, and a wealth of practical ideas for programs. Ernst describes brain development and language acquisition clearly, with quotes and references for support.
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Reviews: Professional Reading 07/01/2008
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...
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Professional Reading 06/01/2008
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...
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Professional Reading 05/01/2008
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...
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PreS-K–A five-year-old (rabbit) awakes one morning to discover that there will be no school, no daddy flying home today, and no going outside–until the snow stops.
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The staff of Salinas Public Library (CA), aka The John Steinbeck Public Library, pose with Lewis Buzbee, author of Steinbeck's Ghost, a middle-grade novel that centers around the threat of the library's closing in 2004. After a difficult struggle, the library remains open and has just extended its hours to seven days a week.
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