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Sharon Grover and Liz Hannegan explore the role singing plays in early literacy development and how audiobooks can be used to further this growth. From Janis Ian's The Tiny Mouse to Simms Taback's Joseph Had a Little Overcoat, these titles make excellent sing-along picks for preschool storytimes.
The other day my desktop printer/scanner decided it would no longer scan. Panicked, I wondered if I could simply take a picture of the page I needed with my smartphone camera. That sorta worked, but the text didn’t look as clear as I hoped it would, so I searched the app store for options. That’s [...]
With so many superb DVD productions in 2013, it was a tough task to choose the 10 best. This year’s top picks reflect an array of topics including art, science, biography, and social studies, with Ken Burns's documentary The Dust Bowl leading the list.
When asked about the name "Slap Happy Larry," Lynley Stace,the author, illustrator, and developer of haunting original digital stories commented, "In hindsight it’s ridiculously ironic. Neither of us is ‘slap happy,' we don’t know a single ‘Larry’ between us, and our dark stories are not exactly ‘happy!'"
In this funny, fast-paced tale of supernatural suspense, Jackson “Jax” Opus never thought too much about his color-changing eyes until strange things began happening to people who looked into them.
This high-quality animated program, with its exciting and humorous adventures, is sure to be a hit with young viewers.
Rowell’s follow-up (2013) to the fabulous Eleanor and Park (2013, both St. Martin’s Griffin) doesn’t disappoint.
December multimedia reviews include the vibrantly animated DVD The Painting, the moving documentary The March, and the audiobooks of Rainbow Rowell’s Fangirl and Wild Boy by Rob Lloyd Jones.
Arcade Fire goes big with their latest release, Reflektor; Katy Perry's new album Prism roars; Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag guarantees hours of swashbuckling fun and exploration.
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