School Library Journal articles from August 2004

School Library Journal archives from August 2004

Tending to Johnny: does the gender gap affect what boys read?(Editorial)(National Endowment for the Arts)(Editorial)
August 1, 2004... Of the several hundred sessions, symposia, special interest and group meetings held at the International Reading Association's 49th annual convention in May, I could find only one that addressed boys and reading. The American Library...

Quiet, please: school library mouth-taping incident sparks outrage.(Letters)(Letter to the Editor)
August 1, 2004... IT WAS VERY DISHEARTENING TO READ about the California school "library employee" in Elk Grove, CA, who was suspended for allegedly placing Scotch tape over the mouths of noisy third graders ("School Employee Takes Shushing Too Far," May 2004,...

Firebombed library.(Letters)(Letter to the Editor)
August 1, 2004... THANK YOU FOR YOUR ARTICLE "VANdals Firebomb Jewish School Library" in the May 2004 issue (p. 19). I'm glad to see you raising people's awareness in the library community about this hideous act. DAVETTE ZINIK LIBRARY TECHNICIAN,...

Teen Book Groups.(Letters)(Letter to the Editor)
August 1, 2004... I AM WRITING IN RESPONSE TO A REVIEW of my book Teen Book Discussion Groups @ the Library (Neal-Schuman, 2004; Feb. p. 175). The SLJ reviewer, Jane Halsall, apparently missed the indices in the back of the book. If the genres seem...

Our reviewer replies.(Letters)(Letter to the Editor)
August 1, 2004... IN TODAY'S LIBRARIES, PEOPLE WHO ARE truly serving all the teens in the community know that they have to look beyond traditional means and materials to be effective. This is the era of the techno-teen. Much of what they use is electronic in one...

Treasure hunt.(Letters)(Letter to the Editor)
August 1, 2004... I HAVE LITTLE ENOUGH TIME TO WRITE letters, but I really have to express my strong disagreement with Martha Topol's review of Lenny Hort's We're Going on a Treasure Hunt (Abrams, 2003; Jan. 2004, p. 98). Tom Arma's silly photographs are...

Our reviewer replies.(Letters)(Letter to the Editor)
August 1, 2004... WHAT'S WRONG WITH SILLY? IT SEEMS to me that different books exist for different reasons. This one isn't meant to be high-minded literature but rather a playful exercise in interactive fun. The need for the photographs to invite children's...

Correction.(Letters)(Correction Notice)
August 1, 2004... The review of David Elliott's Evangeline Mudd and the Golden-Haired Apes of the Ikkinasti Jungle (Candlewick, 2004; SLJ Mar. 2004; p. 156), in describing Andrea Wesson's illustrations, should have made reference to the work of Quentin Blake,...

Calendar.(Calendar)
August 1, 2004... August 2004 September. Library Card Sign-Up Month. This annual event reminds families to acquire the most important school supply of all--a library card. Visit the ALA Web site, www.ala.org, for program ideas. September 11-12. Midwest...

Civil liberties take center stage at Orlando gathering: Richard Clarke, Michael Moore's film, and the Patriot Act keep everyone abuzz.(ALA Annual Conference)
August 1, 2004... Whether it was appearances by Richard Clarke and Amy Goodman or a special screening of Michael Moore's Fahrenheit 9/11, it was clear that civil liberties took center stage at this year's annual American Library Association (ALA) conference in...

The mother of all yard sales.(short takes)(Get Organized New York)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2004... New York is holding a gigantic tag sale this fall to benefit the city's public school libraries, where else but in the biggest yard in town--Central Park. Proceeds from the October 16-17 "Get Organized New York" event will fund the purchase of...

Underpants supports free speech.(short takes)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2004... Join Captain Underpants and book lovers nationwide during Banned Books Week, from September 25 to October 4. Visit www.ala.org/bbooks to find a list of the 100 most frequently challenged books, information on censorship, and ideas and...

Kids: stealing digital data OK: youth admit it's illegal, but download music, movies, games anyway.(news)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2004... Most kids know it's illegal to download copyrighted digital data, but that's not stopping them from doing it, says a recent poll sponsored by the Business Software Alliance (BSA). Of the 1,100 eight- to 18-year-olds polled, more than 80...

COPA struck down, yet again; Supreme Court upholds lower court ruling on online protection law.(news)(Child Online Protection Act)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2004... Don't expect to see the Child Online Protection Act (COPA) going into effect anytime soon. The U.S. Supreme Court voted June 29 to uphold a lower court decision to block enforcement of the law, which would have penalized commercial Web sites...

Books fill a special need on ME shelves: nonprofit group donates books on developmental disabilities to 55 public libraries.(news)(Maine)
August 1, 2004... The titles aren't bestsellers and their publishers aren't household names, yet a new collection of children's books has a special place on the shelves of the Curtis Memorial Library in Brunswick, ME. They include My Friend Isabelle...

Budget news gets brighter.(news)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2004... Amid all the budget cuts and layoffs of recent years, some public libraries and media centers are starting to report good news. The West Contra Costa Unified School District in California's San Francisco Bay Area, for example, had all of its...

Librarian wins $1 million bake-off; former YA librarian's Oats 'n Honey Granola Pie nabs top prize; featured on 'Today Show'.(news)
August 1, 2004... One of the first things Suzanne Conrad did when she won the $1 million grand prize in this year's Pillsbury Bake-Off was pay off her library school loan of more than $2,000. The former youth services librarian was whisked off to Hollywood...

Unlikely underdog nabs tech award: librarians help Irving, TX, school district win Charp Award for technological excellence.(news)(Texas)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2004... The Independent School District in Irving, TX, doesn't seem like it would be the most technologically advanced in the nation--after all, 60 percent of its students receive free of reduced lunch and all of its schools qualify for Title I funds....

Children's author Paula Danziger dies at 59.(Obituary)(Obituary)
August 1, 2004... Paula Danziger, who rocketed into the ranks of popular authors for children and teens with her first book, The Cat Are My Gymsuit (Delacorte, 1974), died July 8 from complications of a heart attack. She was 59. After several years of...

Kids' library league, Tulsa (OK) City-County Library.(Site of the Month)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2004... kids.tulsalibrary.org The Tulsa City-County Library's children's department's Web site needed a little more pizzazz, so Sally Kotarsky--the children's collection development specialist--transformed the library staff into a team of...

What's new? What's cool? NECC's and ALA's annual conferences were full of great new technology.(Tech Knowledge)(National Educational Computing Conference)(American Library Association)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2004... Perhaps the thought of a wireless data projector showing your PowerPoint presentations intrigues you, or the idea of toting your PC's desktop and documents with you wherever you go makes you smile. If you're in search of the latest in...

Migo 256 MB flash drive: flash memory drive.(Test Drive)(Brief Article)(Product/Service Evaluation)
August 1, 2004... Forward Solutions, 2694 Bishop Drive, Suite 270, San Ramon, CA 94583 (925) 328-1100 www.4migo.com Windows 98SE, 2000, ME, XP. $199.95. I work on a lot of computers--one in my office at school, another at home, another at the circulation...

Footnotes for the confused: dealing with those tedious but essential research-paper details.(The Librarian's Internet)
August 1, 2004... Footnotes: A Guide for the Perplexed www.history.ubc.ca/h125_01/ftnotes.htm Do your students know what a footnote is? Do they know when endnotes and parenthetical references are appropriate to add to a paper? Get help with these questions...

Teachers on technology.(Tech Knowledge)(teachers wanting more computers in their classrooms)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2004... There aren't enough classroom computers, the software could be better, and teachers could use more technology training. These are among the findings of a new nationwide survey of 1,012 classroom teachers, sponsored by technology supplier CDW...

Scholastic VP named.(Tech Knowledge)(vice president)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2004... Mark Cummings has been named vice president and publisher, reference, in Scholastic's library publishing division. Cummings began his career with Grolier (now a part of Scholastic) 13 years ago as editor-in-chief of Encyclopedia Americana. More...

A good automation system gets better.(Tech Knowledge)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2004... Innovative Interfaces, the maker of popular automated library systems, turns 25 this year. To mark the occasion, the Emeryville, CA-based company is releasing Millennium Silver, a package of upgrades to their Millennium automation system. ...

Say, isn't that Orville?(Tech Knowledge)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2004... Need to jazz up a presentation of class project? Check out Corbis Images for Education, a new online library of digital versions of the most famous photographs in history, now available for student and educator use. The collection boasts...

They can't always find what they want; kids' online behaviors have researchers scratching their heads.(Chat Room)
August 1, 2004... UNDERSTANDING PRECISELY HOW YOUNG PEOPLE search for online information is both easy and frustrating. It's a snap because we can easily observe kids sitting down at a computer, going straight to Google, typing in one or two key words, and...

Hop on pop: a father-and-son book group is an unexpected success.(What Works)
August 1, 2004... As a single mom of two sons, I have a special spot in my heart for boys. I watch them being dragged into the library (usually by mothers) who tell them what to read. I see teachers (usually women) giving them reading assignments of books too...

The cover conundrum: are schools and libraries allowed to make copies of book jackets?(Carrie on Copyright)
August 1, 2004... Is it a copyright violation to scan book covers and post the images on our school's Web site to accompany book reviews written by our students and faculty? --Cindy Lafferty, media specialist Trinity Catholic High School Ocala, FL...

Media madness: with TV and the Internet available 24/7, can libraries compete?(Teen Talk)
August 1, 2004... TODAY'S TEENS FACE AN ENDLESS BARRAGE OF MEDIA--TELEVISION, movies, radio, the Internet, magazines, and electronic games, not to mention those advertising slogans that shout out at them from billboards, bumper stickers, and even T-shirts. ...

Using books to heal: a listing of suggested titles to start the school year off right.(Up for Discussion)
August 1, 2004... WHETHER OR NOT LIFE ITSELF HAS CHANGED SINCE THE EVENTS OF 9/11, our perceptions of the nature of life have changed. As we adults struggle with our own feelings as well as the realities of living in an uncertain world, it is important to...

Why Johnny won't read: schools often dismiss what boys like. No wonder they're not wild about reading.(Cover Story)
August 1, 2004... IT'S NOT THAT BOYS CAN'T READ, they just don't. Study after study reveals that boys read less than girls. And according to the U.S. Department of Education, school-age boys tend to read a grade and a half lower than girls. How can librarians...

Into Africa: a small organization with a big dream wants to change the world, library by library.(World Library Partnership)
August 1, 2004... When Beverly Bauer stumbled upon a volunteer summer program on her state's library listserv last year, she knew she'd discovered her next calling. The monthlong project, offered by the North Carolina-based World Library Partnership (WLP),...

Let me count the ways: teaching math in the library may seem like a stretch. But it's easier than you think.
August 1, 2004... It is possible for librarians to strengthen math skills? The answer became apparent to me a few years ago while teaching a routine library lesson to a roomful of eighth graders. During an introductory lecture on The Hobbit to a language arts...

Power to the people.(Focus on: topical resources for curriculum needs)
August 1, 2004... The power of a democratic government comes from the people who express their voices by voting, and never ore loudly than in a presidential election year. With the confusion and controversy of the 2000 election still fresh in the national...

Christelow, Eileen. Vote!(Brief Article)(Book Review)
August 1, 2004... CHRISTELOW, Eileen. Vote! illus. by author. Clarion. 2003. Gr 2-5--A mayoral election exemplifies the general voting process in this witty book, with a surprising depth of information found beneath the charming surface and Christelow's...

De Capua, Sarah. Running for Public Office.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
August 1, 2004... DE CAPUA, Sarah. Running for Public Office. Children's Press, 2002. Gr 2-4-An introduction to elections from the candidate's perspective, this volume follows the stages of running for public office: planning and organizing a campaign,...

De Capua, Sarah. Voting.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
August 1, 2004... DE CAPUA, Sarah. Voting. Children's Press. 2002. Gr 2-4-This book packs ample information into an easy-reader format. Bright color photographs depict a wide variety of citizens campaigning, voting, counting ballots, and watching the...

Heath, David. The Presidency of the United States.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
August 1, 2004... HEATH, David. The Presidency of the United States. Capstone/Bridgestone. 1998. Gr 3 Up--Following a hi/lo format, this book is suitable for challenged readers in the upper grades or ESL classes. Although simply written and organized into...

Krull, Kathleen. A Woman for President: the Story of Victoria Woodhull.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
August 1, 2004... KRULL, Kathleen. A Woman for President: The Story of Victoria Woodhull. illus. by Jane Dyer. Walker. 2004. Gr 2-5--A fascinating example of one person wielding political power for the betterment of many, Woodhull became a millionaire stock...

Landau, Elaine. The 2000 Presidential Election.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
August 1, 2004... LANDAU, Elaine. The 2000 Presidential Election. Children's Press. 2002. Gr 2-6--The political drama and legal wrangling of the 2000 presidential race unfold here in a balanced treatment that captures the emotions and clarifies the impact...

Levert, Suzanne. The Congress.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
August 1, 2004... LEVERT, Suzanne. The Congress. Benchmark. 2002. Gr 2-5-Full-page color photographs of current officials in action bring the legislative branch to life in this clearly written introduction. The qualifications and leadership of each house are...

Maestro, Betsy. The Voice of the People: American Democracy in Action.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
August 1, 2004... MAESTRO, Betsy. The Voice of the People: American Democracy in Action. illus. by Giulio Maestro. HarperCollins/Lothrop. 1996. Gr 3-5--This handsome guidebook differentiates our government from other types, then examines its three branches...

Sanders, Mark. Your Right to Vote.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
August 1, 2004... SANDERS, Mark. Your Right to Vote. Raintree/Steadwell. 1999. Gr 3-6--Sanders identifies voting as "the starting point of democracy," and traces the expansion of voting rights through U.S. history. The basis and functions of political...

Sobel, Syl. Presidential Elections and Other Cool Facts.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
August 1, 2004... SOBEL, Syl. Presidential Elections and Other Cool Facts. Barron's. 2000. Gr 3-6--Lots of historical trivia rounds out this clearly written overview. Presidential birthplaces, vice presidents who have become president, the Chicago Tribune's...

Aaseng, Nathan. You Are the Senator.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
August 1, 2004... AASENG, Nathan. You Are the Senator. Oliver. 1997. Gr 7 Up--Eight landmark decisions are put back on the table, with readers in the Senate seats. Aaseng gives background information for each case, presents three options, then reveals and...

Bausum, Ann. With Courage and Cloth: Winning the Fight for a Woman's Right to Vote.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
August 1, 2004... BAUSUM, Ann. With Courage and Cloth: Winning the Fight for a Woman's Right to Vote. National Geographic. 2004. Gr 7 Up--Bausum introduces those who suffered for suffrage in this close look at the drive to enfranchise women. Highlighting the...

Boyers, Sara Jane. Teen Power Politics: Make Yourself Heard.(Brief Article)(Young Adult Review)(Book Review)
August 1, 2004... BOYERS, Sara Jane. Teen Power Politics: Make Yourself Heard. 21st Century Bks. 2000. Gr 7 Up--Boyers walks teens through the campaign and election process, giving tips on making sense of rhetoric and political ads, then suggests ways that...

Making Laws: A Look at How a Bill Becomes a Law.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
August 1, 2004... DONOVAN, Sandy. Making Laws: A Look at How a Bill Becomes a Law. Lerner. 2003. Gr 4-6--This clever take on the legislative process follows a theoretical proposal to ban school on Fridays from a grassroots idea to a passed but vetoed act....

Granfield, Linda. America Votes: How Our President Is Elected.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
August 1, 2004... GRANFIELD, Linda. America Votes: How Our President Is Elected. illus. by Steve Bjorkman. Kids Can. 2003. Gr 4-6--This animated look at the election process is presented in spreads with humorous titles such as "No College Degrees Given...

Harris, Nathaniel. Democracy.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
August 1, 2004... HARRIS, Nathaniel. Democracy. Raintree. 2001. Gr 6-9--Harris gives a solid picture of the history, development, and future of democracy, beginning with ancient Greece and continuing into developing Third World and former Soviet nations...

King, David C. The Right to Speak Out.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
August 1, 2004... KING, David C. The Right to Speak Out. Millbrook. 1997. Gr 4-8--King traces the eslablishment of this First Amendment right through Colonial America (the John Peter Zenger trial), the Constitution, and subsequent Supreme Court decisions....

Majure, Janet. Elections.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
August 1, 2004... MAJURE, Janet. Elections. Gale/Lucent. 1996. Gr 7 Up--This engaging analysis of U.S. election practices begins with a historical look at the process, including the reasoning behind the Electoral College. Majure examines the effect of low...

Morin, Isobel V. Politics, American Style: Political Parties in American History.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
August 1, 2004... MORIN, Isobel V. Politics, American Style: Political Parties in American History. 21st Century Bks. 1999. Gr 5-8--Morin traces the role of political parties through U.S. history, including those that have come and gone, such as the Whigs,...

Saffell, David C., ed. The Encyclopedia of U.S. Presidential Elections.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
August 1, 2004... SAFFELL, David C., ed. The Encyclopedia of U.S. Presidential Elections. Watts. 2004. Gr 5-8--Each election, from George Washington's unopposed win in 1789 to George W. Bush's eventual victory in 2000, receives a two-to-three page treatment...

Cook, Rhodes & the editors of Congressional Quarterly. How Congress Gets Elected.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
August 1, 2004... COOK, Rhodes & the editors of Congressional Quarterly. How Congress Gets Elected. CQ Press. 1999. Gr 10 Up--Useful to students in American government classes, this volume analyzes past and present influences on Congressional elections. The...

Duvall, Jill. Congressional Committees.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
August 1, 2004... DUVALL, Jill. Congressional Committees. Watts. 1997. Gr 11 Up--A detailed analysis of the various types of committees, their functions, and leadership. The roles of lobbyists, the media, and the executive and judicial branches are examined,...

Genovese, Michael A. Encyclopedia of the American Presidency.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
August 1, 2004... GENOVESE, Michael A. Encyclopedia of the American Presidency. Facts On File. 2004. Gr 9 Up--Written "to assist readers in answering questions about the operation of the presidency, the institution and the people who have occupied the...

Greenberg, Ellen. The House and Senate Explained: the People's Guide to Congress.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
August 1, 2004... GREENBERG, Ellen. The House and Senate Explained: The People's Guide to Congress. rev. ed. Norton. 1996. Gr 8 Up--This engaging guidebook clarifies Congressional procedure. Greenberg sets "The Stage" by diagramming and identifying physical...

League of women voters. Choosing the President 2004: a Citizen's Guide to the Electoral Process.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
August 1, 2004... LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS. Choosing the President 2004: A Citizen's Guide to the Electoral Process. Lyons. 2003. Gr 9 Up--"... [C]reated to provide a bandy and accessible overview of the presidential election process while it is happening,"...

Nardo, Don. Democracy.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
August 1, 2004... NARDO, Don. Democracy. Gale/Lucent. 1994. Gr 8 Up--Nardo follows the development of democratic government through Western civilization, beginning with ancient Greece. He also explains how the concepts of constitutional restraints on...

Ritchie, Donald A. The Congress of the United States: a Student Companion.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
August 1, 2004... Ritchie, Donald A. The Congress of the United States: A Student Companion. 2nd ed. Oxford Univ. 2002. Gr 8 Up--A collection of brief essays on such topics as congressional leadership, elections, notable legislation, traditions, and...

Schlesinger, Arthur M., Jr., ed. The Election of 2000 and the Administration of George W. Bush.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
August 1, 2004... SCHLESINGER, Arthur M., Jr., ed. The Election of 2000 and the Administration of George W. Bush. Mason Crest. 2003. Gr 8 Up--This carefully balanced look at a most confusing election traces the campaign, snarled election, and subsequent...

Seo, Danny. Generation React: Activism for Beginners.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
August 1, 2004... SEO, Danny. Generation Reach Activism for Beginners. Ballantine. 1997. Gr 8 Up--"You can do it!" is stamped all over this guide to working the system for positive change, written by an experienced Icon activist. Seo draws on his own years...

Stalcup, Brenda, ed. Women's Suffrage.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
August 1, 2004... STALCUP, Brenda, ed. Women's Suffrage. Gale/Greenhaven. 2000. Gr 10 Up--Excerpts from sources spanning four centuries are compiled in this volume, achieving a balanced and lively account of the women's suffrage movement. Six chapters, each...

American Democracy in Action: Participating in Citizenship.(New Dimension Media )(Video Recording Review)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2004... American Democracy in Action: Participating in Citizenship. video. 20 min. with tchr's. guide; New Dimension Media (www.ndmqestar.com). 2003. #23253. $49. Gr 9 Up-Man-on-the-street interviews communicate the apathetic and disaffected...

American Government for Children.(Video Recording Review)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2004... American Government for Children (Series). 6 videos. 23 min. ea. with tchr's. guide. Prod. by Schlessinger Media. Dist. by Library Video Go. (www.libraryvideo.com). 2001. $29.95 ca. Includes: American Citizenship (ISBN 1-57225-433-5); The...

Hail to the Chief: Presidential Elections.(Mazzarella Communications)(Video Recording Review)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2004... Hail to the Chief: Presidential Elections. video. 22 min. with tchr's guide. Prod. by Mazzarella Communications. Dist. by Sunburst (www.sunburstvm.com). 2000. #0917-03. $49.95. Gr 4-8--Explains how the president is chosen and how that...

Our Federal Government.(Video Recording Review)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2004... Our Federal Government (Series). 4 videos. range: 27-30 min. with tchr's, guide. Rainbow Educational Media (www.rain bowedumedia.com). 2004. $228 ser., $59.95 ca. Includes: The Supreme Court (ISBN 1-56701-357-0); The Legislative Branch ISBN...

So You Want to Be President?(Brief Article)(Book Review)
August 1, 2004... So You Want to Be President? video. 27 min. (closed captioned), with tchr's. guide. Weston Woods (www.scholastic. com/westonwoods). 2002. ISBN 078620-977-9. $60; also avail. 1 cassette or 1 CD w/hardcover book: $24.95. Gr 2-6--This...

Elections the American Way.(http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/ndlpedu/features/election
August 1, 2004... Elections the American Way. http://lcweb2. loc.gov/ammem/ndlpedu/features/election /home.html. Library of Congress. (Accessed 6/22/04). Gr 5 Up--This site from the Library of Congress's American Memory project explains how the U.S. elects...

The Living Room Candidate.(http://www. ammi.org/livingroomcandidate)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2004... The Living Room Candidate. http://www. ammi.org/livingroomcandidate. American Museum of the Moving Image. (Accessed 6/22/04). Gr 7 Up--Here is a wonderful example of the Internet's usefulness and its importance in bringing unique primary...

Newseum: Every Four Years.(http://www. newseum.org/everyfouryears)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2004... Newseum: Every Four Years. http://www. newseum.org/everyfouryears. Newseum, Washington, DC. (Accessed 6/22/04). Gr 5 Up--This site explores the last 100 years of presidential candidate campaign coverage, from issues to media coverage, by...

PBS Kids Democracy Project.(Public Broadcasting System)(http://www. pbs.org/democracy/kids)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2004... PBS Kids Democracy Project. http://www. pbs.org/democracy/kids. Public Broadcasting System. (Accessed 6/22/04). Gr 4 Up--By explaining how government decisions influence a student's world, this PBS site helps students understand how...

U.S. Presidential Election Maps 1860-2000.(fisher.lib.virginia.edu/collections/ stats/elections/maps)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2004... U.S. Presidential Election Maps 1860-2000. fisher.lib.virginia.edu/collections/ stats/elections/maps. University of Virginia Library. (Accessed 6/22/04). Gr 5 Up--The University of Virginia Library provides this fantastic site surveying...

Immigration.(memory.loc.gov/learn/fea tures/immig/irish.html)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2004... Immigration. memory.loc.gov/learn/fea tures/immig/irish.html. Library of Congress. (Accessed 6/9/04). Gr 6 Up--No better site exists for the history of immigration to the U.S. than this one. There is a wealth of information to be found...

Ireland.(www.odci.gov/cia/publications/fact hook/print/ei.html)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2004... Ireland. www.odci.gov/cia/publications/fact hook/print/ei.html. The World Factbook. (Accessed 6/9/04). Gr 6 Up--Instead of wading through paragraphs or pages of text, students will be able to find pertinent facts quickly with the Central...

Ireland's Millenia.(www.rte.ie/culture/millennia)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2004... Ireland's Millenia. www.rte.ie/culture/millennia. Radio Teletis Eireann (RTE). (Accessed 6/9/04). Gr 9-12--This comprehensive database contains over 1500 biographies of Irish notables; 20 sub categories of Irish history, from the Celts to...

Irelandseye.com.(www.irelandseye.com/welcome.shtm)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2004... Irelandseye.com. www.irelandseye.com/welcome.shtm. John Murphy (Accessed 6/9/04). Gr 5 Up--This webzine from Ireland is updated every Friday and contains a multitude of short articles pertaining to Ireland's history, culture, food, and...

Irish Culture and Customs.(www.irishcul tureandcustoms.com)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2004... Irish Culture and Customs. www.irishcul tureandcustoms.com. Bridget & Russell Haggerty (Accessed 6/9/04). Gr 9 Up--Created by two Irish immigrants to America, this site is a delightful hodgepodge of all things Irish, and it's all happy....

The Irish Potato Famine.(Brief Article)(E-book Review)
August 1, 2004... The Irish Potato Famine. collections.ic. gc.ca/potato/history/ireland.asp. The Potato Then & Now (Accessed 6/9/04). Gr 6-12--From Canada's Prince Edward Island comes this authoritative site on the potato. No site devoted to this vegetable...

The Irish Times.(Brief Article)(E-book Review)
August 1, 2004... The Irish Times. www.ireland.com. Ireland.com. (Accessed 6/9/04). Gr 9 Up--The Irish Times, Britain and Ireland's first online news site, supplies news and related services for "all things Irish." While the bulk of the site requires a...

Republic of Ireland.(Brief Article)(E-book Review)
August 1, 2004... Republic of Ireland. www.enchantedlearn ing.com/europe/ireland/index.shtml. Enchanted Learning (Accessed 6/9/04). K-Gr 4--Enchanted Learning offers a very simplistic look at Ireland for young students who need only the basic facts. A...