School Library Journal articles from August 2003

School Library Journal archives from August 2003

Resiliency 101: librarians have an obligation to train kids to overcome adversity. (Editorial).(Editorial)
August 1, 2003... A teacher's influence on a student often transcends the curriculum, with a child garnering life lessons, work habits, and perspectives that he or she will rely on for the rest of his or her life. However, these are often singular stories. The...

Problems of the profession: a reader ponders why education fails to attract young career-seekers. (Letters).(Letter to the Editor)
August 1, 2003... Your feature article ("The Only Young School Librarian?" May 2003, pp. 52-55) regarding the shortage of school librarians put me on a roller coaster. First, I thought yes, this is an issue that we, the older generation, need to address....

School library standards. (Letters).(Letter to the Editor)
August 1, 2003... I enjoyed the great articles regarding library standards in the April 2003 issue ("The Evidence Everyone Wants," p. 13, "Ohio Sets School Library Standards," p. 18, and "Irrefutable Evidence," pp. 52-54). Louisiana has long had its Bulletin...

Teacher certification. (Letters).(Letter to the Editor)
August 1, 2003... Mr. Allen states in his letter (April 2003, p. 15) that any professional librarian could "teach bibliographic instruction" without the benefit of training provided by professional schools dedicated to training teachers. Maybe. Then again, maybe...

Journey into Africa. (Letters).(Letter to the Editor)
August 1, 2003... I was recently sent a copy of a review of one of my books, Journey into Africa (Oxford Univ., 2002; Sept., p. 246). I'm less concerned with the fact that the review seems to oscillate wildly between high praise ("stimulating visual feast";...

Our reviewer replies. (Letters).(Letter to the Editor)
August 1, 2003... I believe that my review presented a balanced assessment of the book. The child-friendly writing style and dramatic photography were duly noted. Conversely, the potential for children to make erroneous assumptions about the distribution of...

Correction.(Correction Notice)
August 1, 2003... The July 2003 News article "Libraries Boost Student Learning" (p. 24) incorrectly identified Keith Lance as the author of school library studies done in Massachusetts and Texas. James Baughman of Simmons College did the MA study and Ester G....

Calendar.(library events)(Calendar)
August 1, 2003... August 2003 August 15-18. Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI) 32nd Annual Conference, Century City, CA. Norton Juster is among this year's participants. For details, e-mail conference@scbwi.org. September...

Preparing for a world with CIPA: new ALA Web page will help libraries understand and comply with the law. (news).(American Library Association preparing web page on Children's Internet Protection Act)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2003... If you have questions about the Supreme Court's recent decision to uphold the Children's Internet Protection Act (CIPA), you're not alone. The American Library Association (ALA) is preparing a "strategic document," essentially a continually...

Robert McCloskey dies at 88. (news).(Brief Article)(Obituary)
August 1, 2003... Robert McCloskey, an author and illustrator who created relatively few books but made a huge and lasting impression on children's literature, died July 2 in Deer Isle, ME, after a long illness. He was buried near his home on Scott Island, ME....

Making strides at a subdued ALA: AASL issues guidelines for national K-12 tech plan despite low attendance.(American Association of School Librarians )
August 1, 2003... Despite a depressed turnout at the American Library Association's (ALA) annual conference in Toronto, the June 19-24 gathering exceeded many expectations. For one, the American Association of School Librarians (AASL) approved recommendations...

In a hurry for Harry. (short takes).(translation of 'Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix')(Brief Article)
August 1, 2003... German Harry Potter fans can't wait for a translation of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix--due in November--so they're doing it themselves. Via the Web site harry-aufdeutsch.de, about 1,000 German readers have joined in a...

Sharon Creech wins Carnegie Medal. (short takes).(Brief Article)
August 1, 2003... Sharon Creech became the first American winner of the Carnegie Medal, the top U.K. award for children's literature, for her novel Ruby Holler (HarperCollins, 2002). The medal, awarded annually since 1936, is bestowed to a writer of an...

Canada's school libraries in crisis: new report outlines decades of decline across the nation. (news).
August 1, 2003... American media specialists who think they have it bad should take a look at their neighbors up north. School libraries have been on the decline in Canada for a few decades, where severe budget cuts have led to depleted collections, and a...

LA county public libraries spared: an 11th-hour deal avoids branch closures, shorter hours. (news).(County of Los Angeles Public Library )(Brief Article)
August 1, 2003... A last-minute rescue by the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors will allow the County of Los Angeles Public Library (CoLAPL) to avoid closing branches and cutting hours. Faced with a $7.3 million shortfall, CoLAPL was prepared to close...

California parents save school librarians: wealthy parents fund positions, raising questions over equity in public education. (news).(Brief Article)
August 1, 2003... Responding to the state's budget crisis, affluent parents across California are rallying to raise funds to help local schools save programs and personnel, including library media specialists. Parents at Hacienda Elementary School in San...

Cleveland, TN: the Bradley County school board has called for mandatory content warnings in select high school library books, following a review committee's decision to restore a challenged book to the Walker Valley High School library. (Censorship Roundup).(Brief Article)
August 1, 2003... Cleveland, TN: The Bradley County school board has called for mandatory content warnings in select high school library books, following a review committee's decision to restore a challenged book to the Walker Valley High School library. The...

Gig Harbor, WA: the Peninsula school board recently declined to act on a couple's request to remove David Guterson's novel Snow Falling on Cedars (Harcourt, 1994) and John Irving's A Prayer for Owen Meany (Morrow, 1989) from high school Advanced Placement English classes. (Censorship Roundup).(Brief Article)
August 1, 2003... Gig Harbor, WA: The Peninsula school board recently declined to act on a couple's request to remove David Guterson's novel Snow Falling on Cedars (Harcourt, 1994) and John Irving's A Prayer for Owen Meany (Morrow, 1989) from high school...

New Haven, CT: the New Haven school district has pulled three popular novels from high school libraries, pending a review to determine whether they are appropriate reading. (Censorship Roundup).(Brief Article)
August 1, 2003... New Haven, CT: The New Haven school district has pulled three popular novels from high school libraries, pending a review to determine whether they are appropriate reading. The district organized a committee in July to review Push (Knopf, 1996)...

AR censorship law stalled: lawsuit challenges constitutionality of state ruling. (news).(Brief Article)
August 1, 2003... A lawsuit filed by supporters of the First Amendment has led to the suspension of a new Arkansas law restricting minors' access to materials deemed offensive--at least until a U.S. district judge rules on the case at the end of this year. ...

MO librarians fight back: school board reverses decision to lay off 24 media specialists. (news).(Brief Article)
August 1, 2003... Library media specialists in the Kansas City (MO) school district saved their jobs by taking matters into their own hands. Faced with losing more than one-third of the district's 69 media specialists, school librarians spent weeks lobbying...

Horn Book, Greenaway Award winners: Bob Graham wins top U.K. honor for a picture book for children. (news).(Brief Article)
August 1, 2003... The following winners of the 2003 Boston GlobeHorn Book Awards for Excellence in Children's Literature will be presented with their awards at the Boston Athaeneum hotel October 3: Picture Book: Big Momma Makes the World (Candlewick) by...

Obituaries.(Brief Article)(Obituary)
August 1, 2003... Joan Nixon Succumbs to Cancer Author was a four-time Edgar Award winner Joan Lowery Nixon, who wrote more than 140 books for young people and won the Edgar Award for best mystery novel an unprecedented four times, died of cancer June...

Part librarian, part publisher: Jim Ottaviani practices the science of graphic novels. (Graphic Novel Roundup).(Interview)
August 1, 2003... Jim Ottaviani is head of reference services at the Media Union Library at the University of Michigan and a fan of graphic novels. He began his own graphic novels publishing company, G. T. Labs, in 1996. Since then, Ottaviani has written and...

The extraordinary gentlemen. (Graphic Novel Roundup).('The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, Vol. 1')(Book Review)
August 1, 2003... The new feature film The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, starring Sean Connery, is based on the acclaimed comic-book series created by Alan Moore and Kevin O'Neill. Set during the waning days of the Victorian era, the original series...

Kafka, the comic book. (Graphic Novel Roundup).('The Metamorphosis')(Book Review)
August 1, 2003... Artist Peter Kuper has published an ambitious adaptation of Franz Kafka's The Metamorphosis. With a line drawing style, Kuper lends a 21st-century sensibility to Kafka's classic story of alienation in this striking little black-and-white book....

Blue Valley West High School Library. (Site of the Month).(Brief Article)
August 1, 2003... www.bv229.k12.ks.us/bvw_lmc Rebecca Stith, a librarian at the Blue Valley West High School (BVWHS) Library in Overland Park, KS, wants to help teachers and students make the most of technology, and her Web site goes a long way toward that...

NECC conference delivers the goods: new technology offers something for everyone. (Tech Knowledge).(National Educational Computing Conference)
August 1, 2003... If there was ever a tech show not to miss, it was the National Educational Computing Conference (NECC) in Seattle, June 29 to July 2. School librarians took center stage, soaking up new ways to include technology nto their curriculums and...

What's new and cool for you. (NECC: from the exhibitor floor).
August 1, 2003... Although school budgets have continued to decline, it didn't dissuade hundreds of hopeful hardware and software companies from displaying their latest products and services. Here's a sampling of the most innovative offerings: InFocus...

A new Spanish Britannica. (Tech Knowledge).(online encyclopedia 'Enciclopedia Universal en Espanol' )(Brief Article)
August 1, 2003... Encyclopedia Britannica has created a new resource in response to the growing demand for educational materials in Spanish. Enciclopedia Universal en Espanol is an online encyclopedia with more than 47,000 articles in Spanish, as well as 8,300...

American history online. (Tech Knowledge).(Brief Article)
August 1, 2003... Several new free databases may be just the thing for educators and students looking for information on American history. The databases, from university libraries, were digitized by Online Computer Library Center (OCLC), a nonprofit library...

Eye-catching library graphics: download free images for your Web site and more. (The Librarian's Internet).
August 1, 2003... "@ Your Library"--PR Tools and Resources www.ala.org/Content/NavigationMenu/Our_Association/ Offices/Public_Information/ Campaign_for_Americas_Libraries/PR_Tools_and_Resources/ PR_Tools_and_Resources.htm This site's loaded with free...

E-rate manager site does the paperwork. (Tech Knowledge).(Funds For Learning website on federal E-rate program)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2003... The federal E-rate program, which provides finds for K-12 schools and public libraries to purchase telecommunications services and network infrastructures, has doled out more than $17.3 billion since it began more than five years ago. But...

The wisdom of goofing off: public libraries alone can let many kids explore the internet. (Chat Room).
August 1, 2003... YOUNG PEOPLE WANT TO GOOF AROUND ON THE Internet. They want to play games and visit Web sites that don t have any redeeming educational or social value. Kids need opportunities to explore the Web in a way that isn't tied to a curriculum or...

Jump-starting staff development: a step-by-step guide to promoting professional growth. (Educator's Resource Kit).
August 1, 2003... Library media specialists have a big role to play, ill staff development involving technology. There's still room for you to take a leadership role, even if someone else is in charge. Don't be afraid, getting started is easy. Here's how you can...

When research won't work: taking a one-size-fits-all approach to information can be perilous. (Building Influence).(educatinal research)
August 1, 2003... Educational research doesn't travel well. Research that's been conducted in elementary schools, for example, seldom applies to secondary schools. In fact, it's a recipe for disaster to hand a high school or middle school principal or teacher a...

Flunking the test: it's not always fair to use copyrighted materials for educational purposes. (Carrie on Copyright).
August 1, 2003... I am the librarian at a small private school with 275 students in grades K-9 and a child-care center with 90 children. We receive a lot of videos that are donated by students' parents. Since we are a for-profit school, do we need a license for...

Embracing the silence: how librarians can help deaf children develop their reading skills. (What Works).
August 1, 2003... As librarians, we know that reading aloud to children increases their love of books and bolsters their literacy skills. But what if a child can't hear your words? Will he simply forgo the value of these important skills and miss out on this...

Fiction or poetry? A librarian looks at the profusion of novels written in verse. (Up for Discussion).
August 1, 2003... Have you noticed anything different about young adult fiction recently? More and more novels are being written ill verse. Wily this sudden trend? This style of writing has been around for some time. Virginia Euwer Wolff wrote Make Lemonade...

Saving kids from despair: how to provide the critical skills young people need to overcome adversity. (Cover Story).(Cover Story)
August 1, 2003... Amanda was everything I had hoped for in my son's first serious girlfriend. She was polite, outgoing, and cute as a button. Like others who knew her, I was completely taken with her charm. Amanda's family history seemed no different than that...

La county trailblazer: Grolier Award-winner Penny Markey has taken the library far beyond its traditional four walls.(Interview)
August 1, 2003... Penny Markey, the recipient of this year's Grolier Award for her significant contributions to young readers, is a true visionary. In the early 1990s, at a time when only a handful of libraries were offering in-house sessions to the...

The power of partnerships: SLJ's panel of educational leaders agrees that a team approach produces better learners.(Panel Discussion)
August 1, 2003... Education and library conferences often consist of like-minded professionals with similar jobs convening to discuss the latest news, strategies, and developments in the field. A substantive conversation among different stakeholders with very...

Center for Environmental Citizenship.(www.envirocitizen.org/index.asp)
August 1, 2003... www.envirocitizen.org/index.asp. EnviroCitizen (Accessed 5/30/03). Gr 9 Up--Created in 1992, the CEC is a national organization devoted to educating and training young leaders of environmental causes. This Web site has two main areas of...

Do Something.(www.dosomething.org)
August 1, 2003... www.dosomething.org. Anthony Welsh (Accessed 5/30/03). Gr 6 Up--Co-founded in 1993 by actor Andrew Shue and friend Michael Sanchez, the Web site was created to help show young people how they can become active members and leaders of their...

Environmental Explorer's Club.(www.epa. gov/kids/you.htm)
August 1, 2003... www.epa. gov/kids/you.htm. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (Accessed 5/30/03). Gr 4-8--The homepage of the EPA's children's Environmental Explorer's Club is filled with attention-getting links to 20 information-packed pages of fun and...

Kids F.A.C.E.(www.kidsface.org/pages/toc. html)
August 1, 2003... www.kidsface.org/pages/toc. html. Melissa Poe (Accessed 5/30/03). Gr 6-8--Kids for a Clean Environment (Kids F.A.C.E.) was started in 1989 by the then nine-year-old Melissa Poe, after being moved to action by a television program. The...

Teen Ink.
August 1, 2003... www.teenink.com. Young Authors Foundation, Inc. (Accessed 5/30/03). Gr 6 Up--This Web site is based on Teen Ink magazine, which is written entirely by teens, and for teens. It is filled with insightful essays guaranteed to catch the...

Youth Activism Project.(www.youthacti vista.com)
August 1, 2003... www.youthacti vista.com. Wendy Schaetzel Lesko (Accessed 5/30/03). Gr 6 Up--Wendy Lesko founded this group in 1992 to help the youth of America find its voice and find solutions to problems around them. There is plenty of free advice here...

America's Homeless Children.(www.nation alhomeless.org/fmn2001/Elementary.pdf)(www.nationalhomeless.org/fmn2001/Mi ddle.pdf)(www.nationalhomeless.org/ fnm2001/High.pdf. National Coalition for the Homeless)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2003... www.nation alhomeless.org/fmn2001/Elementary.pdf; www.nationalhomeless.org/fmn2001/Mi ddle.pdf; www.nationalhomeless.org/ fnm2001/High.pdf. National Coalition for the Homeless. (Accessed 6/16/03). Gr 4-12--These three age-appropriate...

It's My Life.(pbskids.org/itsmylife. Corporation for Public Broadcasting)
August 1, 2003... pbskids.org/itsmylife. Corporation for Public Broadcasting. (Accessed 6/30/03). Gr 5 Up--Geared for kids ages 9-12, this thoughtful and thought-provoking site offers diverse information and activities relating to family, friends, school,...

Living with Parents.(www.fcs.wa.gov. au/_content/youth_lifeskills_development/ lwp/opening.htm)
August 1, 2003... www.fcs.wa.gov. au/_content/youth_lifeskills_development/ lwp/opening.htm. Department for Community Development, State of Western Australia. (Accessed 7/3/03). Gr 7-12--This site from Down Under clearly shows that teen issues are...

Mix It Up.(www.tolerance.org/teens/index. jsp)
August 1, 2003... www.tolerance.org/teens/index. jsp. Southern Poverty Law Center. (Accessed 7/3/03). Gr 7-12--Mix It Up is designed to spark teens' interest in and understanding of the differences between people. It is a fairly interactive Web site,...

Planet Tolerance.(www.tolerance.org/pt/in dex.html)
August 1, 2003... www.tolerance.org/pt/in dex.html. Southern Poverty Law Center. (Accessed 7/3/03). Gr 4-7--Like Mix It Up, Planet Tolerance is designed to spark users' interest in and understanding of the differences between people, Planet Tolerance uses...

Teen Matters.
August 1, 2003... www.teen-matters.com/home. htm. South Carolina Department of Mental Health (Accessed 7/3/03). Gr 9-12--This site offers reassurance for teens who are struggling with stress, suicidal thoughts, relationship violence, rape, bullying, body...

The Life of Leonardo da Vinci.(Video Recording Review)
August 1, 2003... 2 DVDs. color. 4:30 hrs. Prod. By RAI. Rome, Italy. Dist. by Questar. 2003. ISBN 1-56855-937-2. $39.99. Gr 7 Up--Originally produced in Italian, this narrative and dramatization of Leonardo da Vinci's life is based on written documents...

What Do You Want to Be When You Grow Up? Heavy Equipment Operator.(Video Recording Review)
August 1, 2003... DVD. 30 min. Big Kids Prods. 2003. #C231-DVD. $14.95. PreS-Gr 2--This live-action video shows footage of heavy equipment being operated on different worksites. Cranes show both construction and demolition, and dump trucks, bulldozers,...

Uncommon Sense: the Art and Imagination of Nancy Willard.(Video Recording Review)
August 1, 2003... videocassette. color. 28 min. Direct Cinema. 2003. ISBN 1-55974-663-7. $95 Gr 5 Up--This quirky, involving video enters the home and mind of Newbery winner Nancy Willard, who creates bizarre art works out of soda cans, cat whiskers,...

Booze and Pills: a Deadly Combination.(Video Recording Review)
August 1, 2003... videocassette, color. 25 min. with tchr's. guide on web site. Educational Video Network. 2002. ISBN 1-58950-179-9. $129.95. Gr 7-12--As more and more teens are given prescription drugs, the problems that arise from mixing these drugs (and...

Drunk Driving: the Victim, the Offender.(Video Recording Review)
August 1, 2003... videocassette, color. 53 min. Pyramid, 2003. ISBN 1-55981-802-6. single site: $89, multi site: $149. Gr 7 Up--The human cost of drunk driving crashes is the focus of this production which profiles victims and their families in Part 1 and...

The Real True & False About Club Drugs, Rx Drugs and Street Drugs.(Video Recording Review)
August 1, 2003... videocassette, color. 17 min. with tchr's, guide. Discover Films Video. 2002. $129. Gr 5-9--True or false?: Ecstasy is a harmless club drug. This and other true/false questions are posed by teenagers, and answered by younger students....

All By Myself: Getting Dressed.(Video Recording Review)
August 1, 2003... videocassette, color. 26 min. All By Myself. 2002. ISBN 0-9715434-8-8. $14.95. PreS--Buddy, an animated ladybug, hosts this unique self-help video for young children. With Buddy offering constant encouragement and dressing tips such as the...

Start Smarter: Relax and Learn.(Video Recording Review)
August 1, 2003... videocassette. color. 32 min. Prod. by Marshall Fairman Prods. Dist by Big Kids Prods. 2002, 2003 release. #I223. $12.95. PreS--This entry into the burgeoning "baby brain-builder" genre uses colorful visuals, repetitive voice-overs and,...

Buddy Gets Angry.(Video Recording Review)
August 1, 2003... videocassette, color. 11 min. Boulden Pub. 2003. #739. $19.95. K-Gr 2--This animated short features anthropomorphized ducks and dragons learning to deal with anger. In the title scenario, Buddy loses his temper at school when his playmate...

LifeSteps.(Video Recording Review)
August 1, 2003... (Series) 3 videocassettes (from a series of 12). color, approx. 28 min. ea. Prod. by HeartLand Media. Dist. by Bureau for At-Risk Youth. 2003. $799 ser. (12 videos), $74.95 ea. Includes: Bouncing Back; Building Character; Responsibility. ...

Teenage Anxiety, Depression, and Suicide.(Video Recording Review)
August 1, 2003... (Set). 2 videocassettes. Color. approx. 23 min. with tchr's. guide on web site. Educational Video Network. 2003. ISBN 1-58950-261-2. $159.95 set. Gr 7-12--The first video explores several of the anxiety disorders which affect 13% of...

Understanding Self-Destructive Behavior.(Video Recording Review)
August 1, 2003... 28 min. with tchr's. guide on web site. Educational Video Network. 2002. ISBN 1-58950-170-5. $129.95. Gr 8-12--As the number of teens engaging in self-destructive behavior rises, it is vital to help those who are struggling with drug or...

Come On, Rain.(Video Recording Review)
August 1, 2003... videocassette. color. 8 min. (closed captioned), with tchr's. guide. Weston Woods. 2003. ISBN 1-55592-523-5. $60; also avail. 1 cassette w/hardcover book, #HRA638: $24.95; 1 CD w/hardcover book, #HCD638: $29.95. K-Gr 3--Karen Hesse's...

Liberty!(Video Recording Review)
August 1, 2003... videocassette. color. 7:45 min. Spoken Arts. 2003. ISBN 0-8045-9679-5. $49.95; also avail. 1 cassette w/hardcover book, ISBN 0-8045-6915-0: $27.95. K-Gr 3--This is an adequate adaptation of Allan Drummond's 2002 picture book (Farrar, 2002)...

Shrinking Violet.(Video Recording Review)
August 1, 2003... videocassette, color. 17 min. with tchr's. guide. Weston Woods. 2003. ISBN 1-55592-519-7. $60; also avail. 1 cassette w/hardcover book: $24.95,1 CD w/hardcover book: $29.95. Gr 1-5--This animated version of Cari Best's book (Farrar, 2001)...

The Teacher from the Black Lagoon.(Video Recording Review)
August 1, 2003... videocassette. color. 9 min. with tchr's. guide. Weston Woods. 2003. ISBN 1-55592-518-9. $60; also avail, cassette w/paperback book: $12.95, CD w/paperback book: $18.95. K-Gr 3--What if you're a kid and this is the first day of school?...

Understanding Digital Photography.(Video Recording Review)
August 1, 2003... videocassette. color. 20 min. with tchr's. guide on web site. Educational Video Network. 2003. ISBN 1-58950-032-6. $59.95. Gr 7-12--This basic introduction explains digital photography and its advantages over traditional film-based...

Gethsemani.(Video Recording Review)
August 1, 2003... videocassette. color. 1 hr. Duckworks. 2003. $25 (+ $5 s/h). Gr 9 Up--Life at Kentucky's Abbey of Gethsemani, once home to Thomas Merton and one of the better-known monasteries in the world, is explored in this superbly done video. Granted...

North American Christian Traditions.(Video Recording Review)
August 1, 2003... (Christianity in World History Series). videocassette. color. 25 min. with tchr's. guide. New Dimension Media. 2003. #23207. $49. Gr 6-12--This documentary provides an overview of Christian religious history in the United States from the...

Bee Basics.(Video Recording Review)
August 1, 2003... (2nd ed.). videocassette. color. 12 min. Pyramid. 2003. ISBN 1-55981. single site: $89, multi site: $129. Gr 4-6--A "bee's-eye" view reveals the social structure, lifestyle, anatomical structure, instincts, adaptations, behaviors and...

Classification of Living Things.(Video Recording Review)
August 1, 2003... videocassette. color. 26 min. with tchr's, guide. 100% Educational Videos. 2003. ISBN 1-58541-201-5. $49.95. Gr 4-8--In this live-action video, a boy and girl go on a tour of King Phillip's castle where they learn, from the amazing King...

Deep Sea Invasion.(Video Recording Review)
August 1, 2003... (NOVA Series). videocassette. Color. approx. 1 hr. WGBH Boston. 2003. ISBN 1-57807-980-2. $19.95. Gr 7 Up--Unless you live along the Mediterranean Sea or parts of the Australian or California coast, you probably have never heard of an...

Plants at Work.(Video Recording Review)
August 1, 2003... (2nd ed.) videocassette. color. 10 min. Pyramid. 2003. ISBN 1-55981-799-2. single site: $89, multi site: $129. Gr 4-6--Using brilliantly vivid color photography as well as time-lapse photography, Plants at Work takes viewers on a tour of...

The Way Things Work.(Video Recording Review)
August 1, 2003... (Series) 3 videocassettes (from series of 26). color. 13 min. ea. with tchr's, guide online. Prod. by Schlessinger Media. Dist. by Library Video Co. 2003. $19.95 ea. Includes: Engines (ISBN 1-57225-567-6); Inclined Planes (ISBN 1-57225-572-2);...

America Is....(Video Recording Review)
August 1, 2003... videocassette. color. 8 min. Spoken Arts. 2003. ISBN 0-8045-9685-9. $49.95. K-Gr 3--Louise Borden's patriotic picture book (McElderry, 2002) is read by a male narrator as Stacey Schuett's colorful acrylic, gouache, and ink illustrations...

Ancient & Modern Cultures Series.(Video Recording Review)
August 1, 2003... (ABC News Classroom Edition Series). 3 videocassettes. color. 18 min. ea. with tchr's. guide. Prod by ABC News Classroom Edition. Dist. by Disney Educational Prods. 2003. ISBN 0-89626-951-X. $139 ser., $49 ea. Includes: Ancient Man (ISBN...

Bill of Rights.(Video Recording Review)
August 1, 2003... videocassette. color. 27 min. (closed captioned). with tchr's, guide. Discovery Channel School. 2002. ISBN 1-58738-369-1. $39.95. Gr 6-12--Four Supreme Court decisions are used to explain the ever-evolving interpretation of the first ten...

Dirty Bomb.(Video Recording Review)
August 1, 2003... (Nova Series) videocassette. color. 60 min. Prod. by BBC/WGBH. Dist. by WGBH Boston. 2003. ISBN 1-57807-986-1. $19.95. Gr 9 Up--In frightening detail, the narrator of this documentary traces the history of the dirty bomb detailing how...

Firefighter George & Fire Engines.(Video Recording Review)
August 1, 2003... videocassette. color. 38 min. Prod. by Marshall Fairman Prods. Dist. by Big Kids Prods. 2002, 2003 release. #FI285. $12.95. PreS-Gr 2--Viewers join Firefighter George, Firefighter Christy, and several young children for a day learning all...

Fundamentalism & Terrorism Series.(Video Recording Review)
August 1, 2003... (ABC News Classroom Edition Series). 5 videocassettes. color. 18 min. ea. with tchr's. guide. Prod. by ABC News Classroom Edition. Dist. by Disney Educational Prods. 2003. $49 ea. Includes: Perspectives (ISBN 0-89625-914-5); The Tools of...