Photo courtesy of Ana Elba Pavon There were three presentations at the recent ALA Conference in Anaheim (June 22-25, 2012) that addressed library services to preschoolers. All had thoughtful, innovative ideas presented in an interesting [continue reading]
Review of the Week
Buzbee, Lewis. Bridge of Time. Fic. Fidel/Macmillan, 2012. 304p. $17.99. 978-0-312-38257-5. ADDITIONAL. GRADES 4-6. Local author Buzbee adds to his oeuvre of supernatural literary titles (Steinbeck’s Ghost, 2008, The Haunting of Charles Dickens, 2010) with [continue reading]
ACL Meeting Friday, July 13th in Berkeley
Hi all! Just a friendly reminder about the ACL Meeting this Friday, July 13, 2012 from 9am-1pm at the Berkeley Public Library (note location change to Berkeley Main Library, for our July and August 2012 [continue reading]
Global Fund for Children Resources
Check out the website: http://www.globalfundforchildren.org/store/resources/ for lists of recommended books and links to lesson plans and activities, all focused on teaching children tolerance, diversity, and global citizenship. Find links to lists of anti-bias children’s books, [continue reading]
Outstanding!
Every month, we’ll post an annotated bibliography of books that were rated ‘Outstanding’ and nominated for our Distinguished List at our previous month’s meeting. Members can see full reviews of these books and many more [continue reading]
Upcoming Free ALSC Webinars – Autumn 2012
Upcoming Free ALSC Webinars – Autumn 2012 *This webinar is being offered free to personal ALSC members. Registration for non-members is $55. “You don’t have to clear your schedule to sign up for an ALSC [continue reading]
39 Clues Series Read-Alikes
39 Clues (published by Scholastic) by various authors, (mysteries with a puzzle element) Alexander, Lloyd. The Illyrian Adventure series. Baccalario, Pierdomenico. The Door to Time. Balliett, Blue. Chasing Vermeer series. Barrett, Tracy. The 100-Year-Old Secret [continue reading]
Jungle Animal Storytime Ideas (2012)
If you are doing a storytime that includes primary graders, they will be familiar with habitats like the jungle. And a storytime on jungle animals includes many of their favorites, such as monkeys, chimps, gorillas, [continue reading]