School Library Journal articles from April 2007

School Library Journal archives from April 2007

Where in the world is Joyce Valenza? The profession has a lot to learn from school librarians. But it's not listening.(Editorial)
April 1, 2007... For me, the March cover story in American Libraries (AL), "Mattering in the Blogosphere," couldn't have been timelier. SLJ had just launched a new Web site, featuring four bloggers--including me. Time to take some notes, I figured. But as...

Scared of 'Scrotum'? Our readers defend Patron's Newbery medal winner.(Letters)(Letter to the editor)
April 1, 2007... As A LIBRARIAN WHO HAS WORKED WITH and for children for over 30 years, I sometimes despair of my fellow professionals. I do not understand why the word "scrotum" should be so frightening that we have to protect children from its very existence....

Scrotum is just a body part.(Letters)(Letter to the editor)
April 1, 2007... I WAS SHOCKED AND SHOCKED SOME more to discover that fellow librarians are even considering not purchasing, and not reading, The Higher Power of Lucky. What is wrong with this country? Last time I looked, scrotum was just another body part. In...

Support for Susan.(Letters)(Letter to the editor)
April 1, 2007... AS THE NEWBERY HONOR RECIPIENTS, we wanted to share our feelings on the current Newbery discussions. We are delighted and honored to be in the wonderful company of Susan Patron and her incredible book, The Higher Power of Lucky. We support her...

Insufficient but necessary.(Letters)(Letter to the editor)
April 1, 2007... IN HER LETTER (JANUARY 2007, P. 13), Wendy North interprets my article, "Free Reading" (September 2006, pp. 42-45), as saying that access to books and free reading are all you need to improve literacy. As I-emphasized in the last paragraph...

Beyond tired of 'Pajamas'.(Letters)(Letter to the editor)
April 1, 2007... CONCERNING MS. SCHEPS'S RESPONSE (December 2006, p. 13) to Martha Shogren's objections to John Boyne's The Boy in the Striped Pajamas (Random, 2006; September 2006, p. 202) and the starred rating given it by Scheps and SLJ'S book review...

Calendar.(Calendar)
April 1, 2007... April 2007 June 20-21. ALCTS (Association for Library Collections & Technical Services) 50th Anniversary Conference, Washington, DC. Join other library professionals to explore day-to-day challenges and to develop a vision for the future....

Oregon faces largest library closure: all 15 Jackson County libraries to shut down unless funding is restored.(slj news)
April 1, 2007... The message on the home page of the Jackson County Library Services Web site is very clear: "ALL 15 Jackson County Library branches WILL BE CLOSED as of Saturday, April 7, 2007, due to a lack of funding." That's right. No computers, no book...

'Sports Illustrated' admits swimsuit blunder: magazine says it was a mistake to halt delivery of racy issue to all libraries.(slj news)
April 1, 2007... Sports Illustrated says its decision to withhold this year s swimsuit edition from all libraries and classrooms was a mistake and that regular delivery will resume next year. Time Inc., the magazine's publisher, halted delivery of the...

Third Colorado Study is in the works.(slj news)(Library Research Service studies the link of libraries to student achievement)(Brief article)
April 1, 2007... Keep an eye out for one more Colorado Study, the third in a series of studies by the Library Research Service (LRS), which proves that school libraries have a direct link to student achievement. This time, however, the research will be led by...

Stereotypes Persist in Picture books: study shows that females are under-represented in recent award-winning books.(slj news)
April 1, 2007... Before you booktalk the Caldecott Honor-winner No, David! (Scholastic, 1998), you may want to consider this: many of today's top picture books still portray gender stereotypes, according to a new study by researchers David Anderson and Mykol...

Schools make effort to ban the 'N-Word': a growing number of cities are symbolically banning the racist word.(slj news)(nigger)(Brief article)
April 1, 2007... High school senior Quantel Bazemore of Ossining, NY, was sick of hearing kids use the "N-word"--whether they were angry or just goofing around. So during Black History Month in February, he and three dozen students from Ossining High...

Election '08.(Site of the Month)(the 2008 United States presidential elections at www.techpresident.com)(Brief article)
April 1, 2007... Sure, we're new to the 2.0 game (check out the blogs and podcasts on our new site, slj.com), but we're not the only ones, it seems, who are [begin strikethrough]struggling[end strikethrough] to come to terms with online social media in order to...

Teens 'n Tech: YALSA touts the perfect combo in weeklong event.(TechKnowledge)(Young Adult Library Services Association)
April 1, 2007... Veejay classes, a mobile animation studio, and video game tournaments were just a few highlights of the Young Adult Library Services Association's (YALSA) first annual Teen Tech Week (TTW) held March 4-10. The goal? To let teens know that...

SanDisk V-Mate: video memory card recorder.(Test DRIVE)(Product/service evaluation)
April 1, 2007... SanDisk Corporation, 601 McCarthy Bird, Milpitas, CA 95035-7932 (408) 801-1000 www. sandisk.com $129.99. This month I feel absolutely no pressure to convince readers that they should consider buying this product. As I discovered, the...

Five reasons not to blog.(TECHNOLOGY Up CLOSE)(guidelines for blogging)
April 1, 2007... It is wonder that so many teachers and librarians are exploring the power and potential of blogging and other interactive tools. Unfortunately, some educators should have thought twice before answering the call to post. Some districts have...

Promoting poetry: from how to write verse to hosting a slam, poetry's online.(THE Librarian's INTERNET)
April 1, 2007... April is Poetry Month! www.education-world.com/a_special/poetrymonth.shtml This year, consider hosting a student poetry slam. Helping kids create PowerPoint visuals to enhance their "slam" poems is just one of the cool ideas provided on...

Play peacemaker.(Tech Knowledge)(video game PeaceMaker)(Brief article)
April 1, 2007... A new video game strives to teach students conflict resolution by taking sides in the Middle East conflict. Conceived by graduate students at Carnegie Mellon University in Pennsylvania, PeaceMaker lets players take on the role of either the...

We're talking poetry.(The Buzz)(Walter Dean Myers' podcast poems)(Brief article)
April 1, 2007... Award-winning author Walter Dean Myers (above with SLJ Book Review Editor Trey Jones) visited the offices of School Library Journal last month for a podcast recording of selections from Jazz (Holiday House), his 2006 collection of poetry for...

Child's play.(The Buzz)(new prodcuts for children from Kutoka Interactive)(Brief article)
April 1, 2007... The littlest tots, it seems, are avid tech users--among all children six and under, 43 percent have used a computer, and 27 percent use a computer several times a week or more, the Kaiser Family Foundation reported last year. The trend has not...

Random House offers new insight.(The Buzz)(new book browsing service, Insight)(Brief article)
April 1, 2007... Visitors to Random House's Web site will find a handy new feature. Insight is the publisher's online book content search and browsing service, which allows users to search 5,000 new and backlist titles from across the company's U.S. publishing...

Vista on a Budget.(The Buzz)(Acer TravelMate)(Brief article)
April 1, 2007... Those hankering for a Vista-enabled machine might consider the TravelMate 2480-2779 flour Acer. The 14-inch notebook computer, which comes equipped with Vista Home Basic, retails for about $540--a steal when you consider that a Vista upgrade...

Grading the States.(The Buzz)(Brief article)
April 1, 2007... The U.S. Chamber of Commerce has recently released Leaders and Laggards (www.uschamber.com/icw/reportcard/default), a state-by-state report card on educational effectiveness. The interactive report, which features a bar chart that shows how...

Better than carrots.(The Buzz)(video games are found to be good for eyesight)(Brief article)
April 1, 2007... Action-packed video games are good for your eyesight. Researchers at the University of Rochester have found that people who played a first-person shooter game for a few hours a day over one month improved by about 20 percent their ability to...

Samsung feels the love.(The Buzz)(Ultra Smart F700)(Brief article)
April 1, 2007... No sooner had we fallen for the iPhone, than Samsung comes along, wagging the comely new Ultra Smart F700 under our noses. Tech reviewers gushed over the mobile phone's "tender touch" screen-user interface in all its "slick, sliding glory,"...

Perfect pitch.(The Buzz)(iTheory, an iPod ear-training program for music students)(Brief article)
April 1, 2007... Music students can undergo an ear-training program using their iPods. Created by a Duke University student, iTheory is a free downloadable series to help students practice concepts such as scale recognition and perfect pitch. Zipped files...

Don't eat these chips.(The Buzz)(edible computer chips for patient monitoring)
April 1, 2007... RFID tags, those teeny computer chips used to identify and track products, have gotten even smaller. Japanese electronics company Hitachi has developed an RFID chip that measures .002 by .002 inches, resembling powder. An improvement on...

The problem with podcasts: is it fair to record whatever books you'd like?(Carrie on Copyright)
April 1, 2007... Our library would like to create podcasts of some of our children's book programs. It's my understanding that we would need to get permission from the publisher to record a copyrighted work. Am I correct? By the way, we're also thinking of...

Big is beautiful: for struggling readers, large-print books may make a huge difference.(What Works)
April 1, 2007... I DON'T KNOW ABOUT YOUR STUDENTS, BUT MOST OF MINE AREN'T WILD about reading. I teach at a middle school in a lower socioeconomic area of Tucson, AZ, where I work primarily with fifth-, sixth-, and seventh-grade students who have special needs...

Moving on up: taking a managerial job may be the best way to advocate for teens.(Teenage Riot)(teen services librarians)
April 1, 2007... I'M THE FIRST TO ADMIT THAT BEING A YOUNG ADULT LIBRARIAN IS ONE OF the greatest jobs on earth, but I'd be lying if I didn't say that I sometimes wonder if I'm getting too old--mentally, physically, and professionally-to continue booktalking,...

History that never happened: stories about the Underground Railroad are under attack.(Consider the Source)
April 1, 2007... IF YOU'RE A REGULAR READER OF THE NEW YORK TIMES OR READ ROGER (www.hbook.com/blog), a blog by The Horn Book's Roger Sutton, you may have heard about the recent hubbub surrounding the Underground Railroad. "Few aspects of the American past have...

The fruits of her labor: author Sara Pennypacker channels third grade in 'The Talented Clementine'.(Under Cover)(Interview)
April 1, 2007... I heard that your greatest ambition as a child was to play shortstop for the Boston Red Sox. I haven't actually given that up. I had a real narcissistic conviction that I was meant to be discovered. I used to try to play ball as close to...

Do books still matter? The answer is "yes." But not in ways you may expect.(Cover story)
April 1, 2007... WELCOME TO THE 21ST CENTURY, where many students turn to Google as their main source of information. In fact, some kids wouldn't look anywhere else but the Internet. So what does that mean for nonfiction books? Are they on the verge of...

Got the world on a screen: Google Earth serves up more than a geography lesson.
April 1, 2007... A teacher in Texas has assigned each of her first graders a state to research. She hauls out an old globe and some foldout maps for a more detailed examination of the various states. Unfortunately, since the school doesn't own all 50 maps, not...

Everything bad is good! An illustrated conversation.(Comic)(Cartoon)
April 1, 2007... Recently I went out for dim sum with some fellow librarians. We were sharing war stories, when all of a sudden... they took EXCEPTION to something I'd said! You WHAT?! [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Errr... We let students take books...

ALSC's 2007 Notable Videos/DVDs, Recordings, and Software for children.(Bibliography)
April 1, 2007... The Notable Children's Videos/DVDs, Recordings, and Computer Software lists are compiled annually by committees of the Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC), a division of the American Library Association (ALA). These lists were...

YALSA's 2007 Selected Videos/DVD & Audiobooks for young adults.(List)
April 1, 2007... The Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA), a division of the American Library Association (ALA), announced its 2007 annual lists of Selected Videos and DVDs and Selected Audiobooks for young adults. The lists were released in January...

What rhymes with math?(focus on: Poetry)(Bibliography)
April 1, 2007... In a world in which visual stimulation predominates, poetry gives children a chance to listen and imagine. The oral traditions that began around a communal fire are reborn when the rhythms of language take center stage. Most exciting of all,...

Behold the Bold Umbrellaphant.(Sound recording review)(Brief article)
April 1, 2007... Behold the Bold Umbrellaphant (unabr,). 1 CD. 40 min. HarperCollins (harpercollins.com). 2006. ISBN 0-06-114046-5. $14.95. Gr 2-6--Jack Prelutsky brings his poetry to life in this recording by reading and dramatically singing the text. The...

Casey at Bat.(Sound recording review)(Brief article)
April 1, 2007... Casey at Bat (Stories in Music Series). 1 CD. 34:34 min. with lyrics, tchr's, guide. Magic Maestro Music (800/419-2409). 2004. ISBN 1-932684-03-4. $16.98. Gr 1-5--This audio delight features Ernest Lawrence Thayer's classic 1888 poem read...

A Child's Calendar.(Sound recording review)(Brief article)
April 1, 2007... A Child's Calendar. 1 cassette or 1 CD. 12:46 min. with paperback book. Live Oak Media (liveoakmedia.com). 2004. cassette, ISBN 1-59112-931-1: $16.95; CD, ISBN 1-59112-472-7: $18.95; cassette with hardcover book, ISBN 1-59112-472-7: $16.95; CD...

The Day I Fell Down the Toilet and Other Poems.(Sound recording review)(Brief article)
April 1, 2007... The Day I Fell Down the Toilet and Other Poems (unabr.). 1 cassette. 54 min. Prod. by Chiver's Children's Audio Books. Dist. by BBC Audiobooks America (bbcshop.com). 2005. ISBN 1-4056-5053-2. $9.95. Gr 1-5--British poet Steve Turner reads...

Runny Babbit.(Sound recording review)(Brief article)
April 1, 2007... Runny Babbit (unabr.). 1 CD. 22:51 min. HarperCollins (harpercollins.com). 2005. ISBN 0-06-082396-8. $13.95. Gr 2-8--Forty-two of Shel Silverstein's poems from his book (HarperCollins, 2005), published posthumously, are performed by Dennis...

On the web.(focus on: POETRY)
April 1, 2007... Student Resources Fern's Poetry Club, http://pbskids.org/arthur/games/poetry/index.htm]. WGBH Educational Foundation. Boston. (Accessed 2/07107) K-Gr 3--Marc Brown's familiar characters open the door to this easy-to-navigate,...

Cooking with Kids: Exploring Chinese Food, Culture and Language.(Brief article)(Video recording review)
April 1, 2007... Cooking with Kids: Exploring Chinese Food, Culture and Language. DVD. 30 min. Prod. by Ni Hao Prods. Dist. by AV Cafe. 2006. ISBN 0-97795-122-7. $19.95. Gr 4-8--This upbeat instructional video, made for kids by kids, features a girl and...

Fundamentals 2.(Brief article)(Video recording review)
April 1, 2007... Fundamentals 2. video or DVD. 30 min. Prod. by The First Wave. Dist. by AV Cafe. 2005, 2006 release, video: $14.95, DVD: $19.95. PreS--Intended for infants and toddlers, this fast-paced production covers a range of material including...

Kids Love Fire Engines.(Brief article)(Video recording review)
April 1, 2007... Kids Love Fire Engines. DVD. 30 min. Big Kids Prods. 2006. #F1288DVD. $14.95. K-Gr 3--Hosted by several members of the Los Angeles Fire Department, this live-action production introduces the different types of fire engines, equipment, and...

My Bedbugs, Vol. 1.(Brief article)(Video recording review)
April 1, 2007... My Bedbugs, Vol. 1. DVD. approx. 65 min. GreeneStuff. 2006. ISBN 0-9786124-2-6. $N.98. PreS-Gr 1--This live-action production features the Bedbugs, siblings Gooby, Joofy, and their sister Woozy. These humans dressed as adorable bedbugs...

Cliques, Phonies & Other Baloney.(Brief article)(Video recording review)
April 1, 2007... Cliques, Phonies & Other Baloney. video or DVD. approx. 30 min. Trevor Romain Co. 2006. ISBN 0-9787783-0-8. $14.99; resource guide, ISBN 0-9787783-7-5: $29.99; video/DVD, guide, paperback book, poster: $49.95. Gr 2-6--Skye feels left out...

Extreme Sports and Teens: The Psychology of Risk Addiction.(Brief article)(Video recording review)
April 1, 2007... Extreme Sports and Teens: The Psychology of Risk Addiction. video or DVD. 11 min. (closed captioned). Prod. by ABC News. Dist. by Films Media Group. 2005, 2006 release, video: ISBN 1-4213-5006-8, DVD: ISBN 1-4213-5007-6. $49.65. Gr 9...

Ultimate Choice 1.(Ultimate Choice 2)(Video recording review)
April 1, 2007... Ultimate Choice 1 (Series). 10 DVDs. 18 min. ea. with tchr's. guide. Prod. by Media Kids. Dist. by Media Pro. 2006. $539.95 ser., $59 ea. Includes: Lake Tahoe: Cliff lumping; Lake Tahoe: Ultimate Obstacle Courses; Lake Tahoe: Flying Trapeze;...

The Virtual Job Interview: Practice and Preparation for Getting the Job You Deserve.(Brief article)(Video recording review)
April 1, 2007... The Virtual lob Interview: Practice and Preparation for Getting the Job You Deserve. DVD. 30 min. Prod. by Daniel Peters Prods. Dist. by Victory Multimedia. 2006. #DP0872. $29.98. Gr 11 Up--This interactive DVD is divided into four...

Women Entrepreneurs.(Women Entrepreneurs (Women in Non-Traditional Careers Series))(Brief article)(Video recording review)
April 1, 2007... Women Entrepreneurs (Women in Non-Traditional Careers Series). DVD. 15 min. (closed captioned). Her Own Words. 2007. ISBN 978-1-877933-73-8. $95; resource guide: $45 Gr 7 Up--Twenty-five women business owners are featured in this brief...

Battling Eating Disorders.(Brief article)(Video recording review)
April 1, 2007... Battling Eating Disorders. video or DVD. 29 min. (closed captioned). Prod by Meridian Education. Dist. by Films Media Group. 2006. video, ISBN 1-4213-4916-7: $79.95; DVD, ISBN 1-4213-5574-4: $69.95. Gr 9 Up--Narrated by Jamie-Lynn Sigler...

Snack Attack.(Brief article)(Video recording review)
April 1, 2007... Snack Attack. video or DVD. 22 min. (closed captioned). Prod. by Meridian Education. Dist. by Films Media Group. 2006. video, ISBN 1-4213-5084-X: $79.95; DVD, ISBN 1-4213-5085-8: $69.95. Gr 9 Up--Filmed at a high school that has implemented...

Arthur: Sleepovers, Sports and More.(Brief article)(Video recording review)
April 1, 2007... Arthur: Sleepovers, Sports and More (Series). 5 DVDs. approx. 4:30 hrs. Prod. by Cookie Jar Entertainment and WGBH Boston. Dist. by WGBH Boston. 2007. ISBN 1-59375-646-1. $49.95 set. PreS-Gr 2--Eighteen episodes of the smoothly animated PBS...

Dog Park Blues.(Brief article)(Video recording review)
April 1, 2007... Dog Park Blues. DVD. approx. 50 min. Baxter & Friends. 2005, 2006 release. ISBN 0-9715864-2-X. $12.95. PreS-Gr 4--Baxter, an adorable cockapoo, and his canine friends love spending time at the local dog park. When they learn that the park...

Finding Daddy: A Story of the Great Depression.(Brief article)(Video recording review)
April 1, 2007... Finding Daddy: A Story of the Great Depression. video or DVD. 17 min. with tchr's. guide. Nutmeg Media. 2006. video: ISBN 1-933938-02-1, DVD: ISBN 1-933938-16-1. $59.95. K-Gr 4--Bonnie loves to sing, especially with her father playing the...

Fools, Frogs & Folktales.(Brief article)(Video recording review)
April 1, 2007... Fools, Frogs & Folktales. DVD. 64 min. Prod. by Eth-Noh-Tec. Dist. by AV Cafe. 2005, 2006 release. $20. Gr 1-6--Nancy Wand and Robert Kikuchi-Yngojo team up together as Eth-NohTec, the weaving (Tec) of cultures East and West (Eth) to create...

I Hate English!(Brief article)(Video recording review)
April 1, 2007... I Hate English! video or DVD. 15 min. with tchr's. guide. Nutmeg Media. 2007. video: ISBN 1-933938-07-2, DVD: ISBN 1-933938-22-6. $49.95. Gr 1-5--Viewers will empathize with Mei Mei and her difficulties accepting a new language and culture...

Math'scool.(Brief article)(Video recording review)
April 1, 2007... Math'scool (Series). 4 DVDs. with 4 CD-ROMs, tchr's. guide, blackline masters. Best Quest. 2007. $249 ea. Includes: Math'scool: Module 1, Number Sense (ISBN 1-4126-0102-9); Math'scool, Module 2: Whole Number Operations (ISBN 1-4126-0103-7);...

Real People, Real Math 3-5 DVD Series.(Brief article)(Video recording review)
April 1, 2007... Real People, Real Math 3-5 DVD Series. 5 DVDs. 15 min. ea. (closed captioned). Prod. by 100% Educational Videos for Discovery Education. Dist. by 100% Educational Videos. 2006. $39.95 ea. Includes: Real People, Real Math: Probability and Motion...

Welcome to the Workshop.(Brief article)(Video recording review)
April 1, 2007... Welcome to the Workshop. DVD. approx. 35 min. Deep Rooted Music. 2007. ISBN 978-0-9791575-0-9. $15.95 (+ $1.50 s/h). PreS-Gr 3--A set decorated like a store that sells musical instruments creates the background for Eric Ode's first music...

Pope John Paul II: Crusader for Human Dignity.(Brief article)(Video recording review)
April 1, 2007... Pope John Paul II: Crusader for Human Dignity (Great Souls Series). DVD. 56 min. Prod. by Aim International Television. Dist. by Vision Video. 2005, 2006. #501088D. $19.99. Gr 9 Up--Born Karol Wojtyla in a small town near Krakow, Poland,...

Robber of the Cruel Streets: The Prayerful Life of George Muller.(Brief article)(Video recording review)
April 1, 2007... Robber of the Cruel Streets: The Prayerful Life of George Muller. DVD. 90 min. Vision Video. 2006. #500939D. $24.99. Gr 9 Up--This program chronicles the life of Christian evangelist George Muller who was born in Germany in 1805 and as a...

Black Diamonds.(Brief article)(Video recording review)
April 1, 2007... Black Diamonds. video or DVD. 72 min. Bullfrog Films. 2006. video: ISBN 1-59458-611-X, DVD: ISBN 1-59458-612-8. $275 (Rental: $95). Gr 7 Up--Our country's seemingly unquenchable thirst for energy isn't focused solely on oil; the domestic...

Chameleons Are Cool.(Brief article)(Video recording review)
April 1, 2007... Chameleons Are Cool. video or DVD. 8 min. with tchr's. guide. Nutmeg Media. 2007. video: ISBN 1-933938-01-3, DVD: ISBN 1-933938-15-3. $49.95. PreS-Gr 3--Chameleons are cool, and so is this version of Martin Jenkins's award-winning book...

Dimming the Sun.(Brief article)(Video recording review)
April 1, 2007... Dimming the Sun (Nova Series). video or DVD. 56 min. (closed captioned). WGBH Boston. 2006. ISBN 1-593755-66-X. $19.95. Gr 9 Up--This dramatic and thought-provoking program describes the science behind the hypothesis that air pollution has...

The Family that Walks on All Pours.(Brief article)(Video recording review)
April 1, 2007... The Family that Walks on All Pours (Nova Series). DVD. color. 1 hr. (closed captioned). WGBH Boston. 2007. ISBN 1-59375-658-5. $19.95. Gr 7 Up--In a remote village in Turkey, five siblings walk quadrapedally, using their feet and the palms...

Mystery of the Megavolcano.(Brief article)(Video recording review)
April 1, 2007... Mystery of the Megavolcano (Nova Series). DVD. 1 hr. (closed captioned). WGBH Boston. 2007. ISBN 1-59375-650-X. $19.95. Gr 7 Up--Scientists working independently around the globe have discovered evidence indicating the occurrence of a...

The America of the Amish.(Brief article)(Video recording review)
April 1, 2007... The America of the Amish. video or DVD. 54 min. (closed captioned). Prod. by Zoulou Compagnie, Sarl. Dist. by Films Media Group. 2005, 2006 release. video, ISBN 1-4213-5565-5: $159.95; DVD, ISBN 1-4213-5566-3: $149.95. Gr 9 Up--This film...

Bloqueo: Looking at the U.S. Embargo Against Cuba.(Brief article)(Video recording review)
April 1, 2007... Bloqueo: Looking at the U.S. Embargo Against Cuba. video or DVD. 45 min. Cinema Guild. 2006. ISBN 0-7815-1162-3. $99.95 (Rental: $65). Gr 9 Up--In an effort meant to help topple the regime of Cuban Premier Fidel Castro, the United States...

Civil War: Life and Times.(Brief article)(Video recording review)
April 1, 2007... Civil War: Life and Times (Incite! teaming Series). DVD. approx. 35 min. with tchr's guide, thought sheets, sticky notes, poster. Don Johnston. 2006. ISBN 1-4105-0847-8. $149.99. Gr 6-10--Civil War is a collection of four short films that...

Emilio's Adventures in Costa Rica.(Brief article)(Video recording review)
April 1, 2007... Emilio's Adventures in Costa Rica. DVD. 30 min. Ardome Prods. 2006. $15. Gr 1-6--Emilio, 9, and his family visit his grandmother in Costa Rica and take viewers along on a video record of their travels. We learn where Costa Rica is located...

Families of Australia.(Brief article)(Video recording review)
April 1, 2007... Families of Australia (Families of the World Series). video or DVD. approx. 30 min. Master Communications. 2006, 2007 release, video: ISBN 978-1-88819-492-0, DVD: ISBN 978-88819-491-3. $29.95. K-Gr 6--The 19th title in the Families of the...

Going to School in India.(Brief article)(Video recording review)
April 1, 2007... Going to School in India. DVD. 76 min. Master Communications. 2006. ISBN 987-1-88819-490-6. $29.95. Gr 2-5--"My school is made of mud," explains Ramesh in this illuminating series of short documentaries about the myriad ways children...

Mosaic of the Senses.(Brief article)(Video recording review)
April 1, 2007... Mosaic of the Senses. DVD. 60 min. National Film Network. 2005, 2006 release. ISBN 0-8026-0598-2: $29.95 (home use), ISBN 0-8026-0599-1: $179.95 (pub perf.). Gr 9 Up--Viewers are taken on a leisurely tour of Tunisia that emphasizes its...

Rain in a Dry Land.(Brief article)(Video recording review)
April 1, 2007... Rain in a Dry Land. video or DVD. 52/82 min. Prod. by Anne Makepeace Prods. Dist. by Bullfrog Films. 2006. video: ISBN 1-59458-522-9, DVD: ISBN I-59458-523-7. $295 (Rental: $95). Gr 7 Up--Somalia's civil war, which began in 1991 but...

Saudi Solutions.(Brief article)(Video recording review)
April 1, 2007... Saudi Solutions. video or DVD. 77 min. First Run/Icarus Films. 2006. $398 (Rental: $125). Gr 9 Up--How do working women in Saudi Arabia live according to the Koran in the 21st century? The filmmaker, a Western woman, faces many challenges...

Travel with Kids Hawaii: The Big Island.(Brief article)(Video recording review)
April 1, 2007... Travel with Kids Hawaii: The Big Island. DVD. 42 min. Equator Creative Media. 2007. $14.95. Gr adults--Parents planning a trip to The Big Island of Hawaii with young children will appreciate finding out about tourist attractions that are...

Masters of the Renaissance: Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci, ... and More.(Sound recording review)(Brief article)
April 1, 2007... Masters of the Renaissance: Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci,... and More. 1 CD. approx. 78 min. Greathall Prods. 2006. ISBN 1-882513-88-6. $13.95. Gr 5 Up--Major figures of the Renaissance are introduced in a narrative by master...

Indigo Dreams: Garden of Wellness.(Brief article)(Audiobook review)
April 1, 2007... Indigo Dreams: Garden of Wellness. 1 CD. 1:07 hrs. Lite Books. 2006. ISBN 0-9787-781-03. $19.99. K-Gr 3--This CD consists of two stories that the publisher claims are designed to "decrease bullying, anxiety, anger, and obesity while...

Araminta Spookie 1: My Haunted House.(Sound recording review)(Brief article)
April 1, 2007... Araminta Spookie 1: My Haunted House (unabr.). 6 cassettes or 6 CDs. 7 hrs. Recorded Books. 2006. cassette, ISBN 1-4281-1812-8: $49.75; CD, ISBN 1-4281-1807-1: $64.75. Gr 4-6--In this novel (Katherine Tegen Books, 2006) by Angie Sage,...

Attack of the Tagger: Shredderman, Book 2.(Sound recording review)(Brief article)
April 1, 2007... Attack of the Tagger: Shredderman, Book 2 (First Chapter Books) (unabr). 2 cassettes or 2 CDs. 1:55 hr. Live Oak Media. 2006. cassette, ISBN 1-59519-756-7: $18.95; CD, ISBN 1-59519-757-5: $22.95; cassettes with paperback book, ISBN...