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December 2012

Do-It-Yourself Programming – Dinosaurs

Dinosaurs can be a great focus for a library program, especially if your target audience includes boys, primary graders, or those interested in science.  Some of these ideas were posted on the PUBYAC Listserv by [continue reading]

Published on Dec 28, 2012
Posted by: pennypeck
Categories: Programming Ideas
Tags: Dinosaurs

Review

Review of the Week

Marsalis, Wynton. Squeak, Rumble, Whomp! Whomp! Whomp! Paul Rogers, Illus. Pic. Bk. Candlewick, 2012. [36]p. $15.99. 978-0-7636-3991-4. OUTSTANDING     GRADES PRE-2 A little boy describes the sounds that surround him: “Our back door squeaks. A nosy [continue reading]

Published on Dec 26, 2012
Posted by: pennypeck
Tags: Rumble, Squeak, Whomp!, Wynton Marsalis

December issue of ACL BayNews now on our website!

Check out the December issue of BayNews on the website for the Association of Children’s Librarians of Northern California – ideas for storytimes, read-alikes, news, reviews of pop-up books, and more! http://bayviews.org/index.html http://bayviews.org/calendar.html http://bayviews.org/baynews.html http://bayviews.org/baynews/news201212.html [continue reading]

Published on Dec 20, 2012
Posted by: pennypeck
Categories: Message from ACL

Review

Review of the Week

Close, Chuck. Face Book. Non-fic. Abrams, 2012. 55p. $18.95. 978-1-4197-0163-4. OUTSTANDING GRADES 4-8 Chuck Close is paralyzed from the chest down and suffers from face blindness and dyslexia, but he creates wonderfully distinctive and often [continue reading]

Published on Dec 19, 2012
Posted by: pennypeck
Tags: Chuck Close

Children’s Music CDs – Grammy Nominations

  2013 Grammy Award Nominees: Best Children’s Album Listed below are the nominees for the 2013 Grammy Award for Best Children’s Album. The winner will be announced on February 10, 2013. Can You Canoe? – [continue reading]

Published on Dec 14, 2012
Posted by: pennypeck
Categories: Awards, Media Watch, News
Tags: Children's Music CDs, Grammy Awards

Review

Review of the Week

Riordan, Rick. The Red Pyramid:The Graphic Novel.  Orpheus Collar, Illus. Graphic.  The Kane Chronicles Series. Hyperion, 2012. [192]p. $21.99. 978-1-4231-5068-8.  OUTSTANDING. GRADES 5-9. This graphic novel is an excellent retelling of The Red Pyramid, the [continue reading]

Published on Dec 12, 2012
Posted by: pennypeck
Tags: Rick Riordan, The Red Pyramid: the Graphic Novel

More “Bests,” Job Openings, Reviewer Advice, and More!

More end-of-the-year “Best” lists National Science Teachers Association: Outstanding Science Trade Books for Students K-12: http://www.nsta.org/publications/ostb/ostb2013.aspx Horn Book Fanfare 2012: http://www.hbook.com/2012/12/blogs/read-roger/horn-book-fanfare-2012/ 2013 YALSA Nonfiction Award finalists “Titanic: Voices from the      Disaster” written by Deborah Hopkinson, [continue reading]

Published on Dec 7, 2012
Posted by: pennypeck
Categories: Message from ACL, News
Tags: Best 2012

Storytime

Breakfast Storytime Ideas

This is a storytime around breakfast, something to which all preschoolers can relate! For a craft project, you can have each child string Cheerios cereal to make an edible necklace. This is a great craft [continue reading]

Published on Dec 6, 2012
Posted by: pennypeck
Storytime Categories: Everyday things
Storytime Ages: Toddler/Preschool
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