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Understanding Ferguson: Resources on Protest, Nonviolent Resistance, and Civil Rights
Books and resources on the history of the Civil Rights movement, nonviolent resistance, the Rodney King legacy, the history of racial tensions between citizens and police, and more.
Mayor Bill de Blasio Keynotes Early Education Summit in NYC's Scholastic Headquarters
On August 5, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio keynoted the Preschool Nation Summit 2014 co-hosted by Scholastic and Los Angeles Universal Preschool, a nonprofit aimed at providing access to quality early childhood education programs for children in Los Angeles County. If you missed the event, you can catch a video of the happenings here.
Curators, Lurkers Top SLJ Online Persona Quiz
Most people who took SLJ's Participatory Online Persona (POP) survey identified themselves as Curators. A mere .7 percent—a single respondent—chose the Self-Promoter category. Check out SLJ's POP infographic.
Out West and Underwater | Multimedia Reviews, August 2014
Bionic pets, great white sharks, and snow monkeys dart across the screen in three DVD documentaries while Brian Floca’s award-winning Locomotion arrives as an audiobook. Or, plunge under the sea with Jacques Cousteau or hop into the box ring with Joe Louis in two adaptations of acclaimed picture books
Teen Read Week Grant Winners Announced; YA Dystopian, Teen Cookbook Giveaways | SLJTeen News
The truth, money for school supplies, and cupcakes—what more could you want? Check out these late-summer opportunities for librarians serving teens.
A Girl and Her Dog, Beyond 'Peter Pan,' and Other New Middle-Grade Reads | Fiction Grades 5-8
There's something here for middle-grade fans of all stripes this month. Those looking for adventure on the high seas will find it in Heidi Schulz's Hook's Revenge, while readers seeking a quieter tale will enjoy Ann M. Martin's moving Rain Reign, a poignant story of an autistic girl who bonds with a lost dog.
Late Summer and Fall Picture Books, Easy Readers, and Beginning Chapter Books | Fiction Preschool to Grade 4
This issue features a cornucopia of titles loaded with child appeal and just right for year-round sharing. Highlights include some runaway cookies, a princess in black, imaginative play, and an exploration of things that make us happy.
Artistic Bonds, Gender-Bending Memoirs, and a New Look at Ernest Shackleton | Nonfiction Grades 5 and Up
Check out a gorgeous new volume on Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera, two memoirs that tackle gender, and a graphic novel on Arctic explorer Ernest Shackleton.
Young Adult Titles of Tragedy and Triumph | Fiction Grades 9 & Up
This month's YA offerings will take teens through the darkness to the light, from Dana Walrath's Like Water on Stone, a tale of the Armenian genocide, to Meg Wolitzer's engrossing Belzhar, a story of emotionally fragile teens coming to turns with personal losses and griefs.
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