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February 2013

Review

Review of the Week

Savage, Stephen. Little Tug Stephen Savage, Illus. Pic. Bk. N. Porter/Roaring Brook, 2012. [32]p. $12.99 978-1-59643-648-0 OUTSTANDING GRADES TOD-PRE. Though not the biggest, tallest or fastest boat in the harbor, anthropomorphized Little Tug still has [continue reading]

Published on Feb 27, 2013
Posted by: bayviewsandmore

New ALSC Forum on E-books and Children

The ALSC Board of Directors and ALSC President Carolyn Brodie will be hosting two ALSC Community Forum live chats on the topic of eBooks and children’s services. In addition to the 45 minutes of discussion, [continue reading]

Published on Feb 25, 2013
Posted by: pennypeck
Categories: Media Watch, News, Professional Development
Tags: ALSC, E-books

Cybil Awards Announced

 Cybil Awards Announced: The Children’s and Young Adult Blogger Literary Awards were announced on February 14, 2013:  http://www.cybils.com/2013/02/the-2012-cybils-awards.html . Among the winners are A Home for Bird by Philip C. Stead, Mrs. Harkness and the Panda [continue reading]

Published on Feb 22, 2013
Posted by: pennypeck
Categories: Awards
Tags: Cybil Awards

Review

Review of the Week

Murphy, Jim and Alison Blank. Invincible Microbe Tuberculosis: And the Never Ending Search for a Cure.  Photos.  Non-fic.  Clarion, 2012. 149p. $18.99. 978-0-06-1853574-3.  OUTSTANDING.   GRADES 4-6. This impeccably researched, highly fascinating, and definitive biography of [continue reading]

Published on Feb 20, 2013
Posted by: pennypeck
Tags: Invisible Microbe, Jim Murphy

Do-It-Yourself Program Ideas – Dr. Seuss – Read Across America

Dr. Seuss’s Birthday (March 2) coincides with Read Across America Day and is a popular program at many elementary schools; it is held in early March.  If you would like to extend the idea to [continue reading]

Published on Feb 18, 2013
Posted by: pennypeck
Categories: Book Themed, Programming Ideas
Tags: Dr. Seuss, Read Across America

Review

Review of the Week

Hale, Christy.  Dreaming Up: A Celebration of Building. Christy Hale, Illus. Non-fic.  Lee & Low, 2012. [40]p. $18.95.  978-1-60060-651-9.  HIGH ADDITIONAL.  GRADES TODDLER-4 Rhyming concrete poetry combines with illustrations and photographs to create a book [continue reading]

Published on Feb 13, 2013
Posted by: pennypeck
Tags: Christy Hale, Dreaming Up

Midwinter ALA Meeting – Thoughts from some ACL Members who attended

Midwinter ALA Meeting – Thoughts from some ACL Members who attended Alan Bern, Berkeley Public Library reports:  I had a really great time on the Carnegie Video Award Committee — the winner this year is [continue reading]

Published on Feb 11, 2013
Posted by: pennypeck
Categories: Message from ACL
Tags: ALA Midwinter

International Reading – Books from other countries

Minwalla, Shabnam. The Six Spellmakers of Dorabji Street. Hachette India, 2013. 112p. E-book $12.49. ASIN B00B86G8DI. English. As this book is only available thru Hachette India, ACL cannot put it in our regular reviews. It [continue reading]

Published on Feb 9, 2013
Posted by: pennypeck
Categories: News
Tags: Shabnam Minwalla, The Six Spellmakers of Dorabji Street
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