School Library Journal articles from February 2001, page 2

School Library Journal archives from February 2001

Action Spanish.(Review)
February 1, 2001... Action Spanish. 1 cassette. 45 min. with activity book, poster. PassportBooks. 2000. ISBN 0-658-00443-3. $14.95. PreS-Gr 4--Learning Spanish doesn't have to be a dull echoing of a teacher's voice, or a boring worksheet. This package...

Alice Rose & Sam.(Review)
February 1, 2001... Alice Rose & Sam (unabr.). 4 cassettes. 4:45 hrs. Recorded Books. 2000. ISBN 0-78874723-1. $37 (Rental: $11.50); read-along pack: $52.25. Gr 4-7--Alice Rose's life is as bare as the landscape surrounding Virginia City, Nevada. Her mother...

All-of-a-Kind Family.(Review)(Children's Review)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2001... All-of-a-Kind Family (unabr.). 3 cassettes. 4 hours. Listen & Live Audio. 2000. ISBN 1885408-53-6. $21.95. Gr 3.4--Five young sisters experience life in New York's Lower East Side at the beginning of the 20th century in this reading of...

Blackwater.(Review)(Children's Review)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2001... Blackwater (unabr.). 2 cassettes. 3 hrs. Recorded Books. 2000. ISBN 0-7887-4730-4. $22. Gr 5-8--In the prologue to this story by Eve Bunting (HarperCollins, 1999), a foreboding tone is set by the main character as he warns of a tragedy...

Celtic Treasures.(Review)(Children's Review)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2001... Celtic Treasures. 1 cassette or 1 CD. approx. 60 min. Greathall Prods. 2000. cassette, ISBN 1-882513-23-1: $10.95;CD, ISBN 1882513-48-7: $14.95. Gr 1-6--Fine stories and storytelling are a heritage left by the Celts and carried on by...

Chicken Soup for the Preteen Soul.(Review)(Children's Review)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2001... Chicken Soup for the Preteen Soul. 1 cassette (90 min.); or 1 CD (70 min.). Health Communications. 2000. cassette, ISBN 155874-803-2: $9.95; CD, ISBN 1-55874-802-4:$11.95. Gr 4-8--Capitalizing on the tremendous popularity of the Chicken...

Dave at Night.(Review)(Children's Review)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2001... Dave at Night (unabr.). 4 cassettes. 5:30 hrs. Listening Library. 2000. ISBN 0-8072-8378-9. $30. Gr 5-9--Dave's father dies, and his stepmother does not want to keep him. Suddenly this energetic young boy is an orphan, living in the...

The Graduation of Jake Moon.(Review)
February 1, 2001... The Graduation of lake Moon (unabr.) 2 cassettes. 2:20 hrs. Listening Library. 2000. ISBN: 0-8072-8721-0. $18. Gr 5-8--Barbara Park's novel (Atheneum, 2000) is about Jake, an eighth grader struggling to understand his grandfather Skelly's...

Growler Radio 25: Camouflage.(Review)
February 1, 2001... Growler Radio 25: Camouflage. 1 cassette or 1 CD. 30 min. TNG/Earthling. 2000. cassette, ISBN 1-893185-26-1: $7; CD, ISBN 1-893185-68-0:$13. Gr 1-6--This tape should be purchased by all public libraries that already have the previous 24...

Joey Pigza Loses Control.(Review)(Children's Review)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2001... Joey Pigza Loses Control (unabr.). 3 cassettes. 3:50 hrs. Listening Library. 2000. ISBN 0-8072-8725-3. $24. Gr 4-8-In this sequel to Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key (Farrar, 1998), Joey is full of questions as his mother drives him to spend...

The Lost Years of Merlin.(Review)(Children's Review)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2001... The Lost Years of Merlin (unabr.). 6 cassettes. 9:45 hrs. Listening Library. 2000. ISBN 0-8072-6170-X. $30. Gr 5 Up--This engrossing presentation of T.A. Barron's fascinating contribution to Arthurian lore (Philomel, 1996), is the first...

Nancy & Plum.(Review)(Children's Review)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2001... Nancy & Plum (unabr.). 4 cassettes. 530 hrs. Recorded Books. 2000. ISBN 0-78874725-8. $38 (Rental: $11.50). Gr 2-5-Betty MacDonald, author of the Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle books, also wrote Nancy C5 Plum (Lippincott, 1952). It is an...

Nory Ryan's Song.(Review)(Children's Review)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2001... Nory Ryan's Song (unabr.) 3 cassettes. 3:30 hours. Listening Library. 2000. ISBN 08072-8728-8. $24. Gr 5-8--In Patricia Reilly Gift's young adult novel (Delacorte, 2000) set in 1845 at the beginning of the Potato Famine, 12-year-old Nory...

Spider Sparrow.(Review)(Children's Review)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2001... Spider Sparrow (unabr.). 3 cassettes. 3:26 hrs. Listening Library. 2000. ISBN 0-8072-8406-8. $24. Gr 4-6--In this audio version of Dick KingSmith's Spider Sparrow (Crown, 1998), listeners meet Spider, an abandoned baby boy adopted by Tom...

Titanic Crossing.(Review)(Children's Review)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2001... Titanic Crossing (unabr.). 3 cassettes. 4:30 hrs. Recorded Books. 2000. ISBN 0-7887-4732-0. $31 (Rental: $9.50); read-along pack: $44.75. Gr 5-8-Thirteen-year-old Albert Trask, his widowed mother, his uncle Clay and his six-year-old...

The Twin in the Tavern.(Review)(Children's Review)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2001... The Twin in the Tavern (unabr.). 4 cassettes. 5:15 hrs. Recorded Books. 2000. ISBN 07887-4560-3. $40 (Rental: $11.50). Gr 3-6--Barbara Brooks Wallace's Dickensian mystery (Atheneum, 1993) combines suspense and drama with a good...

Gulliver's Travels.(Review)(Young Adult Review)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2001... Gulliver's Travels (abr.). 2 cassettes. 3 hrs. Prod. by HarperCollins UK Audio-books. Dist. by Trafalgar Square. 2000. ISBN 0-00-105241-1. $14.95. Gr 7 Up--Jonathan Swift's satirical novel was first published in 1726, yet it is still...

A Child's Celebration of Soul.(Review)
February 1, 2001... A Child's Celebration of Soul. 1 cassette, or 1 CD. 45:35 min. Music for Little People. 2000. cassette, ISBN 1-56628-249-7: $9.98; CD, ISBN 1-56628-248-9:$15.98. Gr all levels--This upbeat collection of classic Motown hits may appeal...

Friends.(Review)
February 1, 2001... Friends. 1 CD. Approx. 33 min. Prod. By Kids Play Pub. BMI Dist. By Emphasis Kids. 2000. ISBN 1-893967-14-X. $14.98. K. Gr 3--Crazy Curt (Curtis Eisenberg), Jammain' Jen (Jennifer Paisley), Rhythm Man (Dan Lazarus), Os (Marc Osorno) and...

Hey, It's Franklin.(Review)
February 1, 2001... Hey, It's Franklin. 1 cassette or 1 CD. 36 min. Prod. by Nelvana. Dist. by Kid Rhino. 2000. cassette, ISBN 0-7379-0160-8: $9.98; CD, ISBN 0-7379-0161-6: $13.98. PreS-Gr 2--Based on the character from Paulette Bourgeois' "Franklin" books,...

Music of the American Colonies.(Review)
February 1, 2001... Music of the American Colonies. 1 CD. 61 min. with booklet, tchr's guide. Enslow Pubs. 2000. ISBN 0-7660-1614-5. $24.95. Gr 5 Up-This collection of 22 selections from the colonial era features instrumental and vocal music as well as a few...

Songs for Wiggleworms.(Review)
February 1, 2001... Songs for Wiggleworms. 1 CD. approx. 50 min. Prod. by Old Town School of Folk Music. Dist. by Emphasis Kids. 2000. #OTSM90531. $14.98. PreS-Gr 2--This collections consists of 37 traditional folk songs for children and one original song...

Still the Same Me.(Review)
February 1, 2001... Still the Same Me. 1 cassette or 1 CD. approx. 42 min. with lyrics. Rounder Kids. 2000. cassette: $9.98; CD: $14.98. K-Gr 4--Using only their voices, some percussion instruments, and occasionally a chorus of children as backup, Sweet...

Chanukah, The Festival of Lights.(Review)
February 1, 2001... Chanukah, The Festival of Lights. 1 cassette. approx. 30 min. with coloring book. Greathall Prods. 2000. ISBN 1-882513-509. $10.95. Gr all levels--Award-winning storyteller Jim Weiss retells the ancient narrative of the historic origins...

Quiz Master: World Knowledge.(Brief Article)(Evaluation)
February 1, 2001... Quiz Master: World Knowledge. 90 sliding cards. Prod. by Big Fish. Dist. by Sterling Pub. 2001. ISBN 0-8069-2109-9. $8.95. Gr 3 Up-Quiz Master: World Knowledge is an academic Trivial Pursuit-type game with no board and all the game cards...

Encarta Language Learning: Spanish.(Software Review)(Brief Article)(Evaluation)
February 1, 2001... Encarta Language Learning: Spanish. 1 CD-ROM, microphone. Systems: Win 95 or later. Microsoft. 2000. ISBN 0-7356-0184-4. $34.95; deluxe version (w/2 CDs, workbook, CD w/ full-screen videos): $54.95. Gr 10 Up--This program features more...

Blue's Reading Time Activities.(Evaluation)
February 1, 2001... Language Arts Blue's Reading Time Activities. 1 hybrid CD-ROM. Systems: Win 95/98, Macintosh. Humongous Entertainment. 2000. ISBN 1-56893-644-3. $24.99. PreS-Gr 1--Using the premise that students are creating a Big News Gazette...

Stories and More: Time and Place.(Evaluation)
February 1, 2001... Stories and More: Time and Place. 2 hybrid CD-ROMs, tchr's. guide, activity sheets. Systems: Win 95/98, Macintosh. Edmark. 2000. ISBN 1-56926-812-6. $79.95,6-copy lab pack: $179.95 (for addt'l, pricing contact producer). Gr 2-3--Based on...

Transition Math.(Evaluation)
February 1, 2001... Transition Math. 1 hybrid CD-ROM, workbook. Systems: Win 95 or later, Macintosh. School Zone Interactive. 2000. ISBN 088743-935-7. $19.95, 5-copy lab pack: $52.50. K-Gr 1--Transition Math is a set of 32 activities that provide practice...

The Magic School Bus in Concert.
February 1, 2001... The Magic School Bus in Concert. 1 hybrid CD-ROM. Systems: Win 95 or later, Macintosh. Microsoft. 2000. ISBN 0-7356-0161-5. $19.95. K-Gr 4--This addition to the Magic School Bus series consists of eight activities to teach children...

Learn About Earth Science: Weather.(Evaluation)
February 1, 2001... Learn About Earth Science: Weather. 1 hybrid CD-ROM, tchr's. guide. Systems: Win 95/98, Macintosh. Sunburst. 2000. 1-10 computers: $79.95 (for addt'l. pricing contact producer). K-Gr 2--Animated Professor Labcoat introduces primary...

Understanding Basic Genetics.
February 1, 2001... Understanding Basic Genetics. 1 hybrid CD-ROM. Systems: Win 95 & later, Macintosh. Educational Video Network. 2000. #1503C. $79.95; additional disks: $39.95 ea. Gr 9.12--Understanding Basic Genetics is designed as an interactive teaching...

Distributors.
February 1, 2001... Bullfrog Films, Box 149, Oley, PA 19547; 800/543-3764 California Newsreel, 149 Ninth St., Suite 420, San Francisco, CA 94103; 415/621-6196 Cambridge Educational, Box 2153, Charleston. WV 25328; 800/468-4227 Castle Works/In the...

Encyclopedia of Environmental Issues.(Review)(Young Adult Review)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2001... ALLIN, Craig W., ed. Encyclopedia of Environmental Issues. 3 vols. 874p. charts. maps. photos. bibliog. chron. further reading. glossary. index. CIE Salem. 2000. PLB $315. ISBN 0-89356-994-1. LC 99-046373. Gr 9 Up--This encyclopedia was...

Encyclopedia of Space Exploration.(Review)(Young Adult Review)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2001... ANGELO, Joseph A., Jr. Encyclopedia of Space Exploration. 305p. (Facts On File Science Library Series). charts. diags. illus. photos. appendix. index. Web sites. CIP. Facts On File. 2000. Tr $50. ISBN 0-8160-3942-9. LC 99-059659. Gr 10...

AQUATIC LIFE OF THE WORLD.(Review)(Children's Review)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2001... AQUATIC LIFE OF THE WORLD. 11 vols. 703p. illus. maps. photos. glossary. index. CIP. Marshall Cavendish. 2000. PLB $329.95. ISBN 0-7614-7170-7. LC 99-086128. Gr 4-8--This wide-angled resource will make a splash in any collection. More...

Scholastic Science Dictionary.(Review)(Children's Review)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2001... BERGER, Melvin. Scholastic Science Dictionary. illus. by Hannah Bonner. 224p. diags. maps. index. Web sites. CIP. Scholastic Reference. 2000. Tr $19.95. ISBN 0-590-31321-5. LC 99-087883. Gr 4-6--Berger sweeps through astronomy, physics,...

An American Chronology.(Review)(Young Adult Review)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2001... BORNSTEIN, Jerry. An American Chronology. 303p. appendix. bibliog. chron. index. CIP. Neal-Schuman. 2000. pap. $59.95. ISBN 1-55570-369-0. LC 99-056396. Gr 6 Up--Well-organized entries of important dates from prehistory to the present...

The Kingfisher Illustrated Animal Encyclopedia.(Review)(Children's Review)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2001... BURNIE, David, ed. The Kingfisher Illustrated Animal Encyclopedia. 319p. illus. photos. Glossary. index. CIP. Kingfisher. 2000. Tr $27.95. ISBN 0-7534-5283-9. LC 00-027058. Gr 4-9--Beginning with the animal-like amoeba, and concluding...

CHILDREN'S ILLUSTRATED ENCYCLOPEDIA.(Review)
February 1, 2001... CHILDREN'S ILLUSTRATED ENCYCLOPEDIA. rev. ed. 800p. charts. illus. maps. photos. reprods. index. CIP. DK. 2000. Tr $40. ISBN 0-7894-6498-5. LC 90-52096. Gr 3-7--From "Abolitionist Movement" to "Zoos," this volume presents 500 eclectic...

Debating the Issues in Colonial Newspapers: Primary Documents on Events of the Period.(Review)(Young Adult Review)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2001... COPELAND, David A. Debating the Issues in Colonial Newspapers: Primary Documents on Events of the Period. 397p. reprods. bibliog. chron. index. notes. Web sites. CIP. Greenwood. 2000. Tr $59.95. ISBN 0-313-30982-5. LC 99-089070. Gr 9...

DORLING KINDERSLEY ANIMAL ENCYCLOPEDIA.(Review)(Children's Review)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2001... DORLING KINDERSLEY ANIMAL ENCYCLOPEDIA. 376p. illus. photos. glossary. index. CIP. DK. 2000. Tr $29.95. ISBN 0-7894-6499-3. LC 00-023782. Gr 3-7--There is plenty of competition in the single-volume specialty encyclopedia market, but this...

Milestones in Health and Medicine.(Review)(Young Adult Review)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2001... HARDING, Anne S. Milestones in Health and Medicine. 267p. photos. reprods. bibliog. chron. further reading, index. CIP. Oryx. 2000. Tr $59.95. ISBN 1-57356-140-1. LC 00-032660. Gr 8 Up--At first glance an odd encyclopedic collection of...

American Civil War: Almanac.(Review)
February 1, 2001... HILLSTROM, Kevin & Laurie Collier Hillstrom. American Civil War: Almanac. 251p. glossary. PLB $45. ISBN 0-7876-3823-4. LC 99-046918. ea vol: (UXL American Civil War Reference Library Series). maps. photos. reprods. bibliog. chron. index....

American Civil War: Biographies.(Review)(Children's Review)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2001... --. American Civil War: Biographies. 2 vols. 506p. Web sites. PLB $82. ISBN 0-7876-3820-X. LC 99-046920. ea vol: (UXL American Civil War Reference Library Series). maps. photos. reprods. bibliog. chron. index. CIP. UXL. 2000. Gr...

American Civil War: Primary Sources.(Review)
February 1, 2001... --. American Civil War: Primary Sources. 176p. PLB $45. ISBN 0-7876-3824-2. LC 99-046919. ea vol: (UXL American Civil War Reference Library Series). maps. photos. reprods. bibliog. chron. index. CIP. UXL. 2000. Gr 5-8--A detailed and...

Encyclopedia of the U.S. Supreme Court.(Review)(Young Adult Review)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2001... LEWIS, Thomas T. & Richard L. Wilson, eds. Encyclopedia of the U.S. Supreme Court. 3 vols. 1144p. charts. maps. photos. reprods. bibliog. chron. further reading, glossary. index. Web sites. CIP. Salem. 2000. PLB $315. ISBN 0-89356-097-9. LC...

Medieval Folklore: An Encyclopedia of Myths, Legends, Tales, Beliefs, and Customs.(Review)
February 1, 2001... LINDAHL, Carl, John McNamara, & John Lindow, eds. Medieval Folklore: An Encyclopedia of Myths, Legends, Tales, Beliefs, and Customs. 2 vols. 1135p. photos. reprods. further reading. index. CIP. ABC-CLIO. 2000. Tr $175. ISBN 1-57607-121-9. LC...

African Literature and Its Times: Profiles of Notable Literary Works and the Historical Events That Influenced Them.(Lorraine Valestuk)(Young Adult Review)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2001... MOSS, Joyce & Lorraine Valestuk, eds. African Literature and Its Times: Profiles of Notable Literary Works and the Historical Events That Influenced Them. vol. 2.544p. (World Literature and Its Times Series). photos. reprods. chron. further...

World Poets.(Review)
February 1, 2001... PADGETT, Ron, ed. World Poets. 3 vols. (Scribner Writers Series). photos. reprods. appendix. bibliog. chron. index. Web sites. CIP. Scribner. 2000. PLB $225. ISBN 0-684-80591-X. LC 00-024801. Gr 9 Up--This resource examines the lives and...

PEOPLES OF AFRICA.(Review)
February 1, 2001... PEOPLES OF AFRICA. 11 vols. illus. maps. photos. reprods. chron. discography. further reading. glossary. index. Web sites. CIP. Marshall Cavendish. 2000. PLB $329.95. ISBN 0-7614-7158-8. LC 99-088550. Gr 4-8--Arranged alphabetically by...

Encyclopedia of Battles in North America, 1517 to 1916.(Review)(Young Adult Review)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2001... PURCELL, L. Edward & Sarah J. Purcell. Encyclopedia of Battles in North America, 1517 to 1916. 383p. (Facts On File Library of American History Series). maps. bibliog. chron. further reading, glossary, index. CIP. Facts On File. 2000. Tr $60....

The 50 States.(Review)(Young Adult Review)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2001... RASMUSSEN, R. Kent, ed., et al. The 50 States. 992p. charts, maps. photos. appendix. chron. further reading. index. Web sites. CIP. Salem. 2000. PLB $135. ISBN 0-89356-999-2. LC 00-026577. Gr 9 Up--This hefty, accessible volume provides a...

The African American Encyclopedia.(Review)(Young Adult Review)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2001... RASMUSSEN, R. Kent, ed. The African American Encyclopedia. 2nd ed. 10 vols. 3006p. charts. maps. photos. reprods. appendix. bibliog. chron. further reading. index. Web sites. CIP Marshall Cavendish. 2000. PLB $419.95. ISBN 0-7614-7208-8. LC...

Working in America: An Eyewitness History.(Review)(Young Adult Review)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2001... REEF, Catherine. Working in America: An Eyewitness History. 418p. (Facts On File Library of American History Series). maps. photos. reprods. appendix. bibliog. chron. index. CIE Facts On File. 2000. Tr $65. ISBN 0-8160-4022-2. LC 00-021058....

Egyptian Mythology A to Z: A Young Reader's Companion.(Review)(Young Adult Review)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2001... REMLER, Pat. Egyptian Mythology A to Z: A Young Reader's Companion. 180p. (Mythology A to Z Series). illus. photos. reprods. bibliog. index. CIE Facts On File. 2000. Tr $21.95. ISBN 0-8160-3984-4. LC 99-058590. Gr 9 Up--A clear and...

Term Paper Resource Guide to Twentieth-Century World History.(Review)(Young Adult Review)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2001... RICHARDS, Michael D. & Philip F. Riley. Term Paper Resource Guide to Twentieth-Century World History. 335p. bibliog. index. Web sites. CIP. Greenwood. 2000. Tr $49.95. ISBN 0-313-30559-5. LC 99-088458. Gr 9 Up--This companion to the Term...

Critical Survey of Long Fiction.(Review)(Young Adult Review)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2001... ROLLYSON, Carl, ed. Critical Survey of Long Fiction. 2nd rev. ed. 8 vols. 4264p. photos. reprods. bibliog. chron. glossary. index. CIP. Salem. 2000. PLB $475. ISBN 0-89356-882-1. LC 00-020195. Gr 9 Up--This reliable reference work...

World Philosophers and Their Works.(Review)(Young Adult Review)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2001... ROTH, John K., ed. World Philosophers and Their Works. 3 vols. 2066p. photos. reprods. chron. further reading. glossary. index. CIP. Salem. 2000. PLB $315. ISBN 0-89356-878-3. LC 99-055143. Gr 10 Up--In this compilation of biographical...

Encyclopedia of the Holocaust.(Review)(Young Adult Review)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2001... ROZETF, Robert & Shmuel Spector, eds. Encyclopedia of the Holocaust. 528p. (Facts On File Library of World History Series), maps. photos. reprod. bibliog. chron. index. CIP. Facts On File. 2000. PLB $95. ISBN 0-8160-4333-7. LC 00-030917. ...

The Great Composers and Their Works.(Review)(Young Adult Review)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2001... SLONIMSKY, Nicolas. The Great Composers and Their Works. ed. by Electra Yourke. 2 vols. 674p. photos. reprods. bibliog. discography. glossary. index. Web sites. score. CIP. Schirmer. 2000. PLB $180. ISBN 0-02-864955-9. LC 99-42808. Gr 7...

SPORTS RULES ON FILE.(Review)(Young Adult Review)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2001... SPORTS RULES ON FILE. (Facts On File Reference Library Series). diags. illus. index. CIE Facts On File. 2000. spiral $165. ISBN 0-8160-4117-2. LC 00-037137. Gr 6 Up--An accurate, visual examination of more than 30 sports that will be...

The Kingfisher Science Encyclopedia.(Review)(Children's Review)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2001... TAYLOR, Charles, ed. The Kingfisher Science Encyclopedia. rev. ed. 488p. charts. diags. Illus. maps. photos. chron. glossary. index. CIP. Kingfisher. 2000. Tr $39.95. ISBN 0-7534-5269-3. LC 00-024556. Gr 4-7--The alphabetical arrangement...

Encyclopedia of Cold War Politics.(Review)(Young Adult Review)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2001... TOROPOV, Brandon. Encyclopedia of Cold War Politics. 242p. (Facts On File Library of World History Series). photos. bibliog. index. CIE Facts On File. 2000. Tr $60. ISBN 0-8160-3574-1. LC 99-056805. Gr 9 Up--This resource deals...

Encyclopedia of the Korean War: A Political, Social and Military History.(Review)(Young Adult Review)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2001... TUCKER, Spencer C., ed. Encyclopedia of the Korean War: A Political, Social, and Military History. 3 vols. 1123p. maps. photos. appendix. bibliog. chron. glossary. index. CIP. ABC-CLIO. 2000. Tr $275. ISBN 1-57607-029-8. LC 00-009036. Gr...

Encyclopedia of Artists.(Review)
February 1, 2001... VAUGHAN, William, ed. Encyclopedia of Artists. 6 vols. diags. illus. Photos. reprods. chron. further reading. glossary. index. CIP. Oxford Univ. 2001. PLB $180. ISBN 0-19-521572-9. LC 00-027167. Gr 6 Up--In this democratic, alphabetically...

RESOURCE UPDATE.
February 1, 2001... New Volumes in Established Series AMERICAN INDIAN PORTRAITS. 395p. (Macmillan Profiles Series). Macmillan. 2000. PLB $80. ISBN 0-02-865491-9. ATHLETES AND COACHES OF WINTER. 516p. (Macmillan Profiles Series). Macmillan. 2000. PLB...

The Columbia Granger's World of Poetry CD-ROM 3.(Evaluation)
February 1, 2001... The Columbia Granger's World of Poetry CD-ROM 3. 1 hybrid CD-ROM. Systems: Windows 3.1 or later, Mac 7.0 or later. Columbia University Press, Order Dept., 136 S. Broadway, Irvington, NY 10533; 800/944-8648; www.columbiagrangers.org/....

Encarta Reference Suite 2001.(Evaluation)
February 1, 2001... Encarta Reference Suite 2001. 6 CD-ROMs or 1 DVD. Systems: Win 95/98/NT. Microsoft Corp., One Microsoft Way, Redmond, WA 98052; 206/882-8080; encarta.msn.com/products/. $74.95. Gr 4 Up--To fully enjoy the new Encarta Reference Suite 2001,...

World Book 2001 Deluxe Edition.(Brief Article)
February 1, 2001... World Book 2001 Deluxe Edition. 2 CD-ROMs. Systems: Win 95/98/2000/NT 4.0+ World Book, 233 N. Michigan Ave., Suite 2000, Chicago, IL 60601; 800/ WORLDBK; www.worldbook.com. 2000. ISBN 0-7166-8491-8 $59.95. Gr 4 Up--World Book 2001 Deluxe...

ABC-CLIO's American Government.(Brief Article)
February 1, 2001... ABC-CLIO's American Government. ABC-CLIO, 130 Cremona Dr., Santa Barbara, CA 93117; 800/36845868; www.abcclio.com/schools/. Site license w/unlimited use, including remote access: $499. Gr 6 Up--ABC-CLIO's subscription Web site, American...

AccuNet/AP Multimedia Archive.(Brief Article)(Evaluation)
February 1, 2001... AccuNet/AP Multimedia Archive. AccuWeather, Two Greenwood Square, 3331 Street Rd., Suite 440, Bensalem, PA 19020; 215/244-5316, 888/438-9847; ap.accuweather.com. Site license, single school: $495; Sound, text & graphics archive: $745. Gr...

Who's Got Spots?(Review)(Children's Review)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2001... ABER, Linda Williams. Who's Got Spots? illus. by Gioia Fiammenghi. ISBN 1-57565-099-1. LC 99-088841. Gr 2-3--Three books intended to instruct and entertain reluctant math students, as well as general readers. Each one concludes with a...

Stacks of Trouble.(Review)(Children's Review)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2001... BRENNER, Martha F. Stacks of Trouble. illus. by Liza Woodruff. ISBN 1-57565-098-3. LC 99-088839. Gr 2-3--Three books intended to instruct and entertain reluctant math students, as well as general readers. Each one concludes with a clear...

Clean-Sweep Campers.(Review)(Children's Review)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2001... PENNER, Lucille Recht. Clean-Sweep Campers. illus. by Paige Billin-Frye. ISBN 1-57565-096-7. LC 99-088838. ea vol: 32p. (Math Matters Series). CIP. Kane. 2000. pap. $4.95. Gr 2-3--Three books intended to instruct and entertain reluctant...

Leonardo and the Flying Boy: A Story about Leonardo da Vinci.(Review)(Children's Review)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2001... ANHOLT, Laurence. Leonardo and the Flying Boy: A Story about Leonardo da Vinci. illus. by author, unpaged, reprods. Barron's. 2000. Tr $13.95. ISBN 0-7641-5225-4. LC 99-068580. Gr 2-4--A rather slight story about two of the boys who...

Hello Little Chicks.(Review)(Children's Review)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2001... APPERLEY, Dawn. Hello Little Chicks. ISBN 1-86233-181-2. ea vol: illus. by author, unpaged. David & Charles, dist. by Sterling. 2000. BD $3.95. LC number unavailable. PreS--Each of these board books, told in spare, melodious rhyme, is...

Hello Little Ducks.(Review)(Children's Review)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2001... --. Hello Little Ducks. ISBN 1-86233-176-6. ea vol: illus. by author, unpaged. David & Charles, dist. by Sterling. 2000. BD $3.95. LC number unavailable. PreS--Each of these board books, told in spare, melodious rhyme, is illustrated...

Hello Little Lamb.(Review)(Children's Review)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2001... --. Hello Little Lamb. ISBN 1-86233-190-1. ea vol: illus. by author, unpaged. David & Charles, dist. by Sterling. 2000. BD $3.95. LC number unavailable. PreS--Each of these board books, told in spare, melodious rhyme, is illustrated...

Hello Little Piglet.(Review)(Children's Review)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2001... --. Hello Little Piglet. ISBN 1-86233-195-2. ea vol: illus. by author, unpaged. David & Charles, dist. by Sterling. 2000. BD $3.95. LC number unavailable. PreS--Each of these board books, told in spare, melodious rhyme, is...

Round Is a Pancake.(Review)(Children's Review)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2001... BARANSKI, Joan Sullivan. Round Is a Pancake. illus. by Yu-Mei Han. unpaged. Dutton. Feb. 2001. Tr $14.99. ISBN 0-525-46173-6. LC number unavailable. PreS-Gr 1--This nicely designed concept book has a rhyming text with lots of bounce:...

Pepito the Brave.(Review)(Children's Review)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2001... BECK, Scott. Pepito the Brave. illus. by author. unpaged. Dutton. Mar. 2001. Tr $12.99. ISBN 0-525-46524-3. LC number unavailable. PreS-Gr 1--A charming red bird that is afraid of heights is faced with a challenge when it comes time to...

Hey! Wake Up!(Review)(Children's Review)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2001... BOYNTON, Sandra. Hey! Wake Up! ISBN 0-7611-1976-0. ea vol: illus. by author, unpaged. Workman. 2000. BD $6.95. LC number unavailable. PreS--Two rhyming board books that present familiar concepts. The first one introduces morning...

Pajama Time!(Review)(Children's Review)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2001... --. Pajama Time! ISBN 0-7611-1975-2. ea vol: illus. by author, unpaged. Workman. 2000. BD $6.95. LC number unavailable. PreS--Two rhyming board books that present familiar concepts. The first one introduces morning activities such as...