School Library Journal articles from April 2001

School Library Journal archives from April 2001

Turning a New Paige.(open letter to Secretary of Education Rod Paige)(Brief Article)(Editorial)
April 1, 2001... The Honorable Roderick R. Paige Secretary of Education Department of Education Room 7W301 400 Maryland Ave. SW Washington, DC 20202 Dear Mr. Secretary: I offer my congratulations on your appointment as the Secretary of Education in...

CORRECTION.(Correction Notice)
April 1, 2001... In the March issue, the byline of the author of "Tea and Empathy" ("What Works," p. 45) was inaccurate. The correct author is Tessa Gaddis. SLJ welcomes letters up to 400 words. They may be edited for clarity and length. Please include a...

ALA Filtering Suit Excludes Schools.(American Library Association suit against Children's Internet Protection Act)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2001... Library association says it does not have legal `standing' IN JANUARY, THE BIG QUESTION AT THE AMERICAN LIBRARY Association's midwinter meeting was what to do about the just-passed Children's Internet Protection Act, known as CIPA. The...

School Libraries Top Agenda.(U.S. National Commission on Libraries and Information Science hearing)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2001... For the first time in recent memory, school libraries will take center stage at a hearing of the U.S. National Commission on Libraries and Information Science (NCLIS). The hearing, slated for April 26 in Cincinnati, OH, will examine the role...

California Shrinks School Library Space.(Brief Article)
April 1, 2001... EDUCATION REFORMERS NATIONWIDE HAVE LONG ADVOCATED reducing class sizes, and two years ago, California s state legislature voted to reduce them, from 32 students in some cases to 20 today. But while there are smaller classes, there are also...

`Original Muggles' Reappear.(Thurman House to reissue 'The Legend of Rah and the Muggles')(Brief Article)
April 1, 2001... The Legend of Rah and the Muggles, the first book in a trilogy by Pennsylvania author Nancy Stouffer, will be reissued in May by Thurman House. Stouffer made news early last year when she claimed that Harry Potter author J. K. Rowling had...

E-Rate Safe for Now.(federal e-rate program)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2001... The Bush administration last month backed away from a controversial proposal to change the funding mechanism for the federal e-rate program, which provides telecommunications discounts to schools and libraries. In January, the president...

Columbus Gets $4.6 Million for Books.(Columbus, Ohio's public school libraries)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2001... IT'S A WINDFALL FOR US, EXCLAIMS BRENDA GONZALEZ, head of instructional information services for Columbus, Ohio's 144 public schools. Gonzalez, a 21-year veteran of the city's schools, has reason to be exuberant. In February, the district...

Carrie On Copyright.(copyright law on school use of videos)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2001... In this occasional column, Carrie Russell, the American Library Association s copyright specialist, will answer questions from our readers about copyright issues. Questions may be e-mailed to slj@cahners.com. In the subject line, type the...

Call Your Senator Now!(American Library Association lobbies for school-library funding bill)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2001... IF MEDIA SPECIALISTS WANT THE FEDERAL government to fund school libraries, they'd better tell their senators--fast. That's the message from the American Library Association's Washington, D.C., office, which is lobbying hard to pass a...

Susan Hirschman To Retire.(founder and publisher of Greenwillow Books)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2001... Susan Hirschman, the respected founder and publisher of Greenwillow Books, an imprint of HarperCollins, will retire in August after almost 50 years in children's publishing. Hirschman began her career in 1954, as a secretary in the children's...

Crews Is on the Right Track.(Donald Crews' 'Inside Freight Train ')(Brief Article)
April 1, 2001... ALL ABOARD, DONALD CREWS'S FREIGHT train is back--only this time it features sliding panels so that kids can see what's hidden inside those brightly colored boxcars. The illustrator-author's original Freight Train (Greenwillow, 1978) was...

Censorship Roundunp.(Brief Article)
April 1, 2001... Buffalo, NY: The Williamsville County school board rebuffed an attempt by parents to remove Shade's Children by Garth Nix from the Transit Middle School library. The science fiction story centers on a world dominated by "Overlords," who...

New School Library Chief in Chicago.(Kathleen M. Ryan)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2001... A PUBLIC LIBRARIAN AND FORMER ATTORNEY has been tapped as director of libraries for the Chicago Public Schools, the nation's third-largest school system. Kathleen M. Ryan, who previously ran 23 branches as South District Chief of the Chicago...

Awards.(book awards)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2001... 2001 Christopher Awards: The winners are How Do Dinosaurs Say Goodnight? (Scholastic) by Jane Yolen, illustrated by Mark Teague; The Mousery (Harcourt) by Charlotte Pomerantz, illustrated by Kurt Cyrus; The Yellow Star (Peachtree) by Carmen...

Granting Your Wishes.(grants for school technology)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2001... There's grant money for technology... if you know how to ask WITH ONLY 274 STUDENTS, ONE PRE-K-To-12 school building, and the closest big town 50 miles away, Texas's San Isidro School District is about as small and poor as a school...

Staying on the Ball.(Mouseal protects computer mouse balls from theft)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2001... THEY DON'T BOUNCE. THEY'RE NOT AT ALL LIKE SUPERBALLS, and you can't play marbles with them. So why do so many kids swipe those little balls found in a computers mouse? "Because they can," surmises Lynette Mitchell, a media specialist for the...

Internet Fact.(Internet use falls)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2001... People are surfing less: They're calling it "Internet fatigue" A report issued by Nielsen/NetRatings in February revealed that in the last quarter of 2000, Net use declined throughout the population by about 15 percent in several categories,...

This May AFFECT You.(Uniform Computer Information Transactions Act)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2001... The proposed Uniform Computer Information Transactions Act, or UCITA, is making the rounds of state legislatures across the country, with many powers in the technology industry lobbying in its favor. (See "License to Chill," February, p. 30.)...

Life After a Makover.(Calgary Public Library redesigns teen web site)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2001... Calgary Public Library Teen Site: www.calgarypubliclibrary.com Betsy Fraser (Betsy.Fraser@calgarypubliclibrary.com), Internet development officer of Canada's Calgary Public Library (CPU, faced the challenging task of redesigning the...

Accenting the Positive.(Accent a centralized library management system for K-12 school districts)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2001... The Sagebrush Corporation and Sirsi have teamed up to create Accent, a centralized library management system for K-12 school districts. Accent lets students access their districts' library catalogs online, either from school or from home....

Food for Thought: How kids and adults learn.(web sites on learning)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2001... LEARNING STYLES HAVE CHANGED RADICALLY SINCE I graduated from college in the late sixties. By the eighties, students were being introduced to a whole new set of theories and learning-style preferences in their psychology or education courses....

MARC Magician.(MARC records management software)(Software Review)(Brief Article)(Evaluation)
April 1, 2001... MARC records management software Information Transform, Inc. 6409 Odana Road. Madison, WI 53719. www.mitinet.com. 1-800-854-6272. Windows 95/98/2000/NT CD-ROM. $549. What shape are your MARC records in? MARC Magician, by Information...

Kid's Catalog Now on the Net.(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
April 1, 2001... WITH THE AID OF CARTOON-LIKE ICONS AND COLORFUL GRAPHICS, KID'S Catalog software is designed to help elementary school students search their library catalogs for books and other materials. There's just one catch. In order to perform those...

The Great Divide.(National Math Trail web site)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2001... A push to make math fun is the inspiration behind a Web site called National Math Trail. The site, which receives support from the U.S. Department of Education, wants K-12 teachers and students to explore their localities and come up with...

Great Expectations.(yourhomework.com)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2001... Will yourhomework.com make librarians' dreams come true? Public librarians know the drill. Without letting the librarians know in advance, teachers assign two-page reports on mammals to two classes, each with 30 fourth-graders. The first...

$30 & Under.(school library materials)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2001... What Is Pollution? The answer can be found in the expansive curriculum packet Environmental Pathways-Youth Investigating Pollution Issues in Illinois, the latest version of a fifth/sixth grade guide to the environment. The 143-page...

She's Got a Winner.(school librarian uses contests to promote learning)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2001... Contests keep them coming back, a school librarian finds When I was a U.S. history, teacher, I frequently found ways to tie current events or seasonal celebrations to the curriculum. In the fall, Columbus Day and Thanksgiving were...

Nonfiction: The Real Stuff.(noncurriculum-related nonfiction in school libraries)
April 1, 2001... A YA librarian makes the case for noncurriculum-related nonfiction IT USED TO BE THAT LIBRARIANS WOULD COMPLAIN about students coming in and routinely wiping out entire sections of books on particular report topics; now, the complaint is...

Mystic Man.(author David Almond)(Interview)
April 1, 2001... David Almond talks about Kit's Wilderness, winner of this years' Printz Award, and his mysterious creations BRITISH WRITER DAVID ALMOND'S debut in the world of young people's books has been almost as magical as the novels he writes....

[Association for Library Service to Children] Notable Videos, Recordings Computer Software & Web Sites for Children 2001.
April 1, 2001... Videos, Recordings Computer Software & Web Sites THE NOTABLE CHILDREN'S VIDEOS, RECORDINGS, COMPUTER SOFTWARE AND WEB SITES ARE COMPILED annually by four committees of the Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC), a division of...

[Young Adult Library Services Association] 2001 Selected Videos, DVDs, and Audiobooks for Young Adults.
April 1, 2001... THE YOUNG ADULT LIBRARY SERVICES ASSOCIATION (YALSA), A DIVISION OF THE AMERICAN LIBRARY ASSOCIATION (ALA), HAS CHOSEN ten videos and 23 audiobooks for its 2001 lists. These lists were released during the ALA midwinter meeting in Washington,...

Smart, Sensitive & Out of Control.
April 1, 2001... A writer turns his attention to kids who have a tough time staying on task I'm not a doctor, and I don't play one on TV. But you don't have to be a doctor to know kids with ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder); you just have...

A. Pintura: The Case of Grampa's Missing Painting.(Brief Article)
April 1, 2001... A. Pintura: The Case of Grampa's Missing Painting. www.eduweb.com/pintura/in dex.html. Educational Web Adventures. (Accessed 2/20/01). Gr 4-8--This Web site provides a whimsical tour through art history using a found painting as a...

Gardner's Art Through the Ages.(Brief Article)
April 1, 2001... Gardner's Art Through the Ages. www.harcourtcollege.com/arts/gardner/. Harcourt College Pubs. (Accessed 2/20/01). Gr 9-12--From the publishers of one of the most popular art history books comes a Web page to help both students and...

Getty ArtsEDNet.(Brief Article)
April 1, 2001... Getty ArtsEDNet. www.artsednet.getty.edu/. Getty Institute. (Accessed 2/20/01), Gr all levels--California's Getty Institute is renowned for its art collection, research facilities, and now extensive array of Web sites. While the parent...

Leonardo's Workshop: An Art Edventure with Carmine Chameleon.(web site)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2001... Leonardo's Workshop: An Art Edventure with Carmine Chameleon. www.sanfordartedventures.com/study/timeline.html. Sanford Company. (Accessed 2/20/01). Gr 3-6--Leonardo's Workshop is an extensive site offering a fun exploration into art...

Web Museum, Paris.(www.ibiblio.org/wm/)(web site)(Brief Article)(Evaluation)
April 1, 2001... Web Museum, Paris. www.ibiblio.org/wm/ Web Musemn Network. (Accessed 2/20/01). Gr 7-12--Although a bit simpler looking than some other reviewed sites, this extensive art/art history site is much like Leonardo's Workshop, except that it...

Ballparks.(Brief Article)
April 1, 2001... Ballparks. www.ballparks.com. Paul Munsey and Cory Suppes. (Accessed 2/26/01). Gr 7 Up--Here is a survey for sports fans of the important venues for baseball, basketball, football, and hockey. The baseball section includes all major and...

The Locker Room.(web site)(members.aol.com/ms daizy/sports/locker.html)(Brief Article)(Evaluation)
April 1, 2001... The Locker Room. members.aol.com/ms daizy/sports/locker.html. (Accessed 2/15/01). Gr 4-8--This site offers information on 12 popular sports in a child-friendly format. On the home page, 12 pictures link to information on volleyball, ice...

Sports Rules.(web site)(sportsrules.50g.com)(Brief Article)(Evaluation)
April 1, 2001... Sports Rules. sportsrules.50g.com/. (Accessed 2/15/01) Gr 6-12--This site is "intended to be a concise reference guide, containing easy to understand explanations of the rules and guidelines of many sports." From a drop-down menu on the...

Nando Sports Server.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
April 1, 2001... Nando Sports Server. http://www.sport server.com/SportServer/. Nando Media. (Accessed 2/15/01). Gr 7 Up--This site is from Nando Media, which is an electronic news site on the Web. Football, basketball, baseball, and hockey have the most...

Understanding Impressionism.(Review)
April 1, 2001... Understanding Impressionism. videocassette, color. 28 min. with tchr's, guide online. Educational Video Network. 2001, 2000 release. #844V. $59.95. Gr 7-12--Teachers looking for a clear and well-organized introduction to the...

I Don't Have a Problem: The Path to Addiction.(Review)
April 1, 2001... I Don't Have a Problem: The Path to Addiction, videocassette. color. 28:10 min. with tchr's, guide. Sunburst. 2000. #0928-03. $109.95. Gr 7-12--Denial is a common behavior of those on the path to addiction. This realistic video makes it...

Elmo's Musical Adventure: The Story of Peter and the Wolf.(Review)
April 1, 2001... Elmo's Musical Adventure: The Story of Peter and the Wolf. videocassette. color. approx. 45 min. (closed captioned). Prod. by Sesame Workshop. Dist. by Sony Wonder. 2001. #LV51719. $12.98. PreS-Gr 1--Baby Bear is thrilled when he gets to...

Aggression, Bullying, and Intimidation.(Review)
April 1, 2001... Aggression, Bullying, and Intimidation. videocassette. color. 18 min. with tchr's. guide online. Educational Video Network. 2001, 2000 release. #658V. $79.95. Gr 6-12--The issue of bullying is often overlooked in schools, although its...

Pepper Ann: Dances with Ignorance & The Tell-Tale Fuzzy.(Review)
April 1, 2001... Pepper Ann: Dances with Ignorance & The Tell-Tale Fuzzy. videocassette. color. 24 min. (closed captioned), with tchr's. guide. Disney Educational Prods. 2000. ISBN 0-89625-749-5. $59. Gr 3-7--Presenting two morality tales that kids will...

Teen Talk: Race Relations.(Review)
April 1, 2001... Teen Talk: Race Relations. videocassette. color. 22 min. with tchr's, guide. Prod. by NIA Prods. Dist. by Knowledge Unlimited. 1999, 2000 release. $69.95. Gr 8 Up--The three skits in this program present variations on the issue of racial...

The Hottest Careers for Your Future.(Review)
April 1, 2001... The Hottest Careers for Your Future. videocassette. color. 18 min. with tchr's. guide online. Educational Video Network. 2001, 2000 release. #989V. $79.95. Gr 7-12--The Hottest Careers for Your Future is an extremely generalized overview...

Industry Tours: Construction.(Review)
April 1, 2001... Industry Tours: Construction. videocassette. color. 18:45 min. with tchr's, guide. Meridian Education. 2000. #5529. $89. Gr 7-12--In this live-action video, the enthusiastic narrator take us on a tour of Morton Builders and Town and...

Preventing Skin Cancer.(Review)
April 1, 2001... Preventing Skin Cancer. videocassette. color. 24 min. with tchr's, guide online. Educational Video Network. 2001, 2000 release. #93 IV. $79.95. Gr 6-12--A combination of live-action video and still graphics show the structure of the...

Understanding Mental Illness.(Review)
April 1, 2001... Understanding Mental Illness. videocassette. color. 25 min. with tchr's, guide online. Educational Video Network. 2001, 2000 release, #949V. $79.95. Gr 7-12--Mental illness can affect anyone. It can be a disabling disease physically and...

Ludovic: A Crocodile in My Garden.(Review)
April 1, 2001... Ludovic: A Crocodile in My Garden. videocassette. color. 10 min. National Film Board of Canada. 2001. $129. PreS-Gr 3--Ludovic, a Gund-like stuffed bear, is sharing backyard playtime with his paper cut-out animal friends. As the voiceover...

100th Day Worries.(Review)
April 1, 2001... 100th Day Worries. videocassette. color. 10:20 min. Spoken Arts. 2001. #SAV9656. $49.95; also avail. 1 cassette w/hardcover book, #SAC6873: $26.95. K-Gr 2--Jessica is a worrier. The 100th day of school is approaching and her teacher has...

Who's Who in Greek and Roman Mythology.(Review)
April 1, 2001... Who's Who in Greek and Roman Mythology (Set). 2 videocassettes. color. range: 15:30-19 min. with tchr's, guide online. Educational Video Network. 2001, 2000 release. #939V. $89.95 set. Gr 5-8--If you think soap opera plots are fantastic,...

The Boy Who Saw the Iceberg.(Review)
April 1, 2001... The Boy Who Saw the Iceberg. videocassette. color. 9 min. National Film Board of Canada. 2000. $129. Gr 7 Up--The young boy in this animated short has a problem--his fantasies are far more exciting than his real life. The video uses a...

Edgar Allan Poe: A Journey in Verse.(Review)
April 1, 2001... Edgar Allan Poe: A Journey in Verse (The Master Poets Collection Series. videocassette. color. approx. 34 min. Monterey Media. 2000. ISBN 1-56994-187-4. $24.95. Gr 8 Up--Three actors and two actresses, dressed in period clothing and on a...

The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg.(Review)
April 1, 2001... The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg. videocassette. color. 42 min. Global-Stage. 2000. ISBN 1-892045-09-5. $27. Gr 7 Up--The small theater production is an adaptation of Mark Twain's short story about Hadleyburg, a small town that was...

Little Dogs on the Prairie: A Lotta Love and a Little Off the Top.(Review)
April 1, 2001... Little Dogs on the Prairie: A Lotta Love and a Little Off the Top. videocassette. color. approx. 35 min. Tommy Nelson. 2000. $14.99. PreS-Gr 4--This title is the most recent addition to the Little Dogs on the Prairie Series, a religious...

Animal Safari, Vol. 6: Animals and Man.(Review)
April 1, 2001... Animal Safari, Vol. 6: Animals and Man. videocassette. color. 33 min. Coyote Creek Prods. 2000. $19.95. Gr 3-6--Karla Majewski, animal handler for a private California zoo, introduces several animals which, once wild, now can be...

Classification of Living Things.(Review)
April 1, 2001... Classification of Living Things (Set). 2 videocassettes. color. 25 min. ea. Cambridge Educational. 2000. #CCP05425V. $119.95 set, $69.95 ea. Includes: Monera, Protista, and Fungi (#CCP0540V); Animalia and Plantae (#CCP0541V). Gr...

The Endocrine System: Regulating the Body's Chemistry.(Review)
April 1, 2001... The Endocrine System: Regulating the Body's Chemistry. videocassette. color. 25 min. with tchr's, guide. Prod. by Cochran Communications. Dist. by Rainbow Educational Media. 2000. ISBN 1-56701-284-1. $69.95. Gr 5-8--In this production,...

Energy for Children.(Review)
April 1, 2001... Energy for Children (Series). 5 videocassettes. color. 23 min. ea. (closed captioned), with tchr's, guides. Library Video Co. 2000. $29.95 ea. Includes: All About Heat (ISBN 1-57225-368-1); All About the Conservation of Energy (ISBN...

The Human Genome: Who Owns the Book of Life?(Review)
April 1, 2001... The Human Genome: Who Owns the Book of Life? (NewsMatters Series). videocassette. color. 18 min. with tchr's. guide, poster. Knowledge Unlimited. 2000. $59.95 (5 programs in subscription series: $199). Gr 7 Up--The Human Genome is...

The Human Skeletal System.(Review)
April 1, 2001... The Human Skeletal System. videocassette. color. 23 min. with tchr's, guide online. Educational Video Network. 2001, 2000 release. #754V. $79.95. Gr 7-12--The Human Skeletal System is well organized into five sections illustrating how...

Incredible World of Insects.(Review)
April 1, 2001... Incredible World of Insects. videocassette. color. 27 min. with tchr's, guide. Prod. by Peter Matulavich Prods. Dist. by Rainbow Educational Media. 2001. ISBN 1-56701-302-3. $69.95. Gr 4-8--With over a million different kinds of insects...

Latitude and Longitude: A Global Address.(Review)
April 1, 2001... Latitude and Longitude: A Global Address, videocassette. color. approx. 30 min. Cambridge Educational. 2000. #CCPO472V. $79. Gr 7-12--Using crisp animated graphics and everyday examples like comparing the grid on a map to the cross wires...

NatureWorks.(Review)
April 1, 2001... NatureWorks. 2 videocassettes. color. 4 hrs. (16 15-min. segments). Prod. by New Hampshire Public Television and Squam Lakes Natural Science Center, Dist. by Environmental Media. 2000. ISBN 1-56791-281-8. $119.95. Gr 4-6--This nature...

The Scientific Method.(Review)
April 1, 2001... The Scientific Method. videocassette. color. 15 min. with tchr's. guide. CLEARVUE/eav. 2000. #CL981-CV. $80. Gr 7-12--Viewers will find the scientific method of research less daunting after watching this well-designed production. Onscreen...

Simple Machines: A First Look.(Review)
April 1, 2001... Simple Machines: A First Look. videocassette. color. 17 min. with tchr's. guide, blackline masters. Prod. by Cochran Communications. Dist. by Rainbow Educational Media. 2001. ISBN 1-56701-3007. $49.95. Gr 1-3--Introducing the six simple...

Solids, Liquids & Gases: A First Look.(Review)
April 1, 2001... Solids, Liquids & Gases: A First Look. videocassette. color. 17 min. with tchr's. guide. Prod. by Cochran Communications. Dist. by Rainbow Educational Media. 2001. ISBN 1-56701-298-1. $49.95. Gr 1-3--Everything that takes up space and has...

Sound: A First Look.(Review)
April 1, 2001... Sound: A First Look. videocassette. color. 17 min. with tchr's. guide, blackline masters. Prod. by Cochran Communications. Dist. by Rainbow Educational Media. 2001. ISBN 1-56701-296-5. $49.95. Gr 1-3--Sound is an important physical...

They Live in Guinea.(Review)
April 1, 2001... They Live in Guinea. videocassette. color. 51 min. Cinema Guild. 1996, 2000 release. ISBN 0-7815-0802-9. $195. Gr 9 Up--The people of Guinea, Virginia have been fisherman since they can remember, but their way of life is dying because the...

Understanding Newton's Laws.(Review)
April 1, 2001... Understanding Newton's Laws. videocassette. color. 18 min. with tchr's. guide online. Educational Video Network. 2001, 2000 release. #330V. $79.95. Gr 9-12--This brief video does a very good job of explaining Newton's laws. The...

Weather for Children.(Review)
April 1, 2001... Weather for Children (Series). 4 videocassettes. color. 23 min. ea. with tchr's. guide. Prod. by Schlessinger Media. Dist. by Library Video Co. 2000. $29.95 ea. Includes: All About Wind & Clouds (ISBN 1-57225393-2); All About Meteorology...

Africa's Child Series.(Review)
April 1, 2001... Africa's Child Series. 10 videocassettes. color. 15 min. ea. Benchmark Media. 2000. $215 ea. Includes: Ghana: Dance to the Drum; Kenya: Living with Lions; Zanzibar: Spice Girl; Cameroon: My Rain Forest; Swaziland: Talking to Ancestors; Niger:...

Animated Atlas: Expansion West and the Mexican War.(Review)
April 1, 2001... Animated Atlas: Expansion West and the Mexican War. videocassette. color. 30 min. with tchr's. guide. SVE & Churchill Media. 2000. #94195-HAVTX. $69.95. Gr 7-12--This production uses maps to illustrate how the United States gained the...

Breaking the Ice: The Story of Mary Ann Shadd.(Review)
April 1, 2001... Breaking the Ice: The Story of Mary Ann Shadd (The Scattering of Seeds: The Creation of Canada Series). videocassette. color. 23 min. (closed captioned). First Run/Icarus Films. 1999, 2000 release. $275. Gr 9 Up--Mary Ann Shadd was a...

Central Asia: Living in Kyrgyzstan.(Review)
April 1, 2001... Central Asia: Living in Kyrgyzstan (Worm Geography Series). videocassette. color. 23 min. Benchmark Media. 2000. $295. Gr 5-10--The program provides a quick look at the young democracy in Central Asia struggling to emerge after the...

Cuba and the U.S.: Feuding Neighbors.(Review)
April 1, 2001... Cuba and the U.S.: Feuding Neighbors (NewsMatters Series). videocassette. color. 18 min. with tchr's. guide, poster. Knowledge Unlimited. 2000. $59.95 (5 programs in series: $199). Gr 7-12--This production discusses the stormy relations...

Exploring Ancient Greece.(Review)
April 1, 2001... Exploring Ancient Greece (Set). 2 videocassettes. color. spprox. 20 min. ea. Lucerne Media. 1999, 2000 release. $250 set, $145 ea. Includes: Society & Religion; The Land and Its People. Gr 7 Up--This set focuses on the society and culture...

Global Village or Global Pillage?(Review)
April 1, 2001... Global Village or Global Pillage? videocassette. color. 27 min. with tchr's guide. Cinema Guild. 2000 ISBN 0-7815-0784-7. $79.95. Gr 9 Up--Based on the book by Jeremy Brecher and narrated by actor Edward Asner, this production details the...

Holocaust.(Review)
April 1, 2001... Holocaust. videocassette. color. 39 min. with tchr's. guide online. Educational Video Network. 2001, 2000 release. $59.95. Gr 10-12--This chronological overview of the Holocaust focuses on such topics as Hitler's rise to power, the...

The Industrial Revolution.(Review)
April 1, 2001... The Industrial Revolution. videocassette. color. approx. 25 min. American Institute for Education. 2000. ISBN 1-891003-91-7. $49.95. Gr 7 Up--When England's Jethro Tull developed the seed drill in the early 1700s, other mechanical...