School Library Journal articles from February 2001

School Library Journal archives from February 2001

Can a Name Spin Straw into Gold?(impressions made by job titles)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2001... THE FAVORITE FOLKTALE ABOUT RUMPELSTILTSKIN CENTERS ON THE DISCOVERY OF THE name of the little man who spins straw into gold for the miller's daughter. It is interesting to note that while the focus is on unearthing the magical man's name,...

Letters.
February 1, 2001... Storytime Is Priceless Children's library programs should be free I WONDER IF INGE SACZKOWSKI ("THE Buck Stops Here: Charging for Programs?," November 2000, p. 29) would also advocate charging businesses for the use of expensive...

Congress Approves Filtering Bill.(Children's Internet Protection Act opposed by many libraries and associations)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2001... ACLU will file lawsuit; ALA may also launch legal action MANY LIBRARIANS WERE UNAWARE OF THE DARK clouds on the horizon when President Clinton signed the Children's Internet Protection Act (CIPA) on December 21. But when and if the law...

The Winners' Corner.(book awards)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2001... Major awards are announced at ALA's midwinter meeting in Washington, D.C. John Newbery Medal: A Year Down Yonder by Richard Peck (Dial) Newbery Honor Books: Hope Was Here by Joan Bauer (Putnam); The Wanderer by Sharon Creech...

Disappearing Books.(books ordered by middle school are censored by school officials)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2001... Why did school administrators in Anaheim, CA, confiscate a gay and lesbian series? LAST SPRING, CHRISTINE ENTERLINE WAS FOCUSED ON biographies. She'd just weeded her school library's biography section and had thrown out dozens of...

Q & A.(librarian explains why she wanted a book removed and examines opposition to her opinion)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2001... Linda McGrew Linda McGrew, an elementary school media specialist in Cedar Rapids, IA, recently found herself opposing most of the other members of the district's materials reconsideration committee: she voted to oust The Terrorist...

2001 Zolotow Award Winner.(Kate Banks wins Charlotte Zolotow Award for 'The Night Worker')(Brief Article)
February 1, 2001... Kate Banks, author of The Night Worker (Farrar, 2000), is the fifth winner of the annual Charlotte Zolotow Award for outstanding writing in a children's picture book. The award is given by the Cooperative Children's Book Center, a library of...

Congratulations.(publishing and library employees who were promoted)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2001... Betty Carter, a professor in the School of Library and Information Studies at Texas Woman's University in Denton, TX, retired at the end of last year to pursue writing and consulting projects. Judy King, former director of library...

Little Joy in Big Apple.(public schools receive city funds, but question use to create classroom libraries)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2001... DESPITE NEW YORK CITY'S PLEDGE OF $31.5 MILLION TO CREATE CLASSROOM libraries in each of its 21,000 public school classrooms, librarians in the nation's largest city were far from overjoyed. One local library leader, who spoke on the...

Betty in "TEEN`SCAPE".(Los Angeles Public Library uses comic book character for promotion purposes)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2001... This month's issue of Archie comics features a tale about Betty and her buddies visiting Teen'scape, the Los Angeles Public Library's (LAPL) technologically advanced destination for young adults. The 2-D caper has turned LAPL's young adult...

Colorado Feels The Pinch.(funding of school libraries)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2001... Colorado, site of two studies that proved the educational benefit of school libraries, doesn't do much better than many other states in funding them. The Rocky Mountain News recently reported that per-pupil spending on print materials fell 50...

Quitting Time.(resignation of Philadelphia school libraries head Debra Gniewek)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2001... Philadelphia's head school librarian decides she'd rather switch than fight THE OUTSPOKEN LEADER OF PHILAdelphia's school libraries quit her job in December, after the district once again refused to spend money on its ailing media...

The Scoop on Spanish Books.(publication of new Spanish-language periodical)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2001... Criticas, a new quarterly publication dedicated to books in Spanish, will debut in April. The publication will serve as an English-speaker's guide to the latest Spanish-language titles from Latin America and Spain, and will focus on titles...

E-Book Anxieties.(impact of electronic books on school libraries)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
February 1, 2001... The coming of electronic books has left librarians feeling dazed and confused OVER the PAST YEAR, THE LIBRARY WORLD HAS watched with a lot of curiosity and not a little confusion the introduction of e-books. High-profile articles, such...

License to Chill.(Uniform Computer Information Transactions Act)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2001... YOU'VE PROBABLY DONE IT LOTS OF TIMES. YOU PURCHASE A piece of software for library use, and come across one of those shrink-wrap licenses that reads, "If you open this package, you're bound by the terms of this license." Or you download...

GeekSpeak Words You Need to Know.(Brief Article)
February 1, 2001... Bandwidth: Although "bandwidth" has a technical meaning among electrical engineer types (literally, it's the width of a band of electromagnetic frequencies), the average Net surfer uses the term to describe how fast data moves on a particular...

A Call to Get on Board.
February 1, 2001... Bulletin Board Ideas for High School Media Specialists www.ccps.ga.net/bulletinboards Librarians with bulletin boards are continually challenged to make their displays compelling to students. Judy Serritella (jserritella@lhs.ccps.ga.net)...

Software That Preserves Sanity.(library management software)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2001... Of all the technology-related tasks that drive librarians crazy, managing public-access terminals may be first on the list. One of the better, known terminal-management applications is CybraryN (www.cy.braryn.com), which frees libraries from...

The Librian's Internet.
February 1, 2001... It's a Family Affair: Filtering software at home UNLIKE THE ATTENTION GIVEN TO FILTERING SOFTware for schools and public libraries, there is scant information about software for use on the family computer at home. For that reason, many of...

Little Fingers Keyboard.(Brief Article)(Evaluation)
February 1, 2001... Keyboard for younger children Datadesk Technologies. 10598 Valley Road NE. #100, Bainbridge Island, WA 98110. www.datadesktech.com. 1-888-327-8868. $69.95. Mac and PC. The keyboards for most computers are designed with adult hands in...

Making Educational Software Accessible.(Brief Article)
February 1, 2001... A NEW REPORT ENTITLED "MAKING EDUCATIONAL, Software Accessible" explores how changes can be made to educational math and science software so that students with disabilities, such as impaired hearing or low or no vision, can use them. The...

Back to the Wall.(Internet search engines useful to libraries)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2001... Have search tools for students improved? FOUR YEARS AGO, IN "LOST AND FOUND IN CYBERspace (March 1997, pp. 102-105), I lamented that there wasn't much on the Net useful for a fifth- or sixth-grader doing a report on the Great Wall of...

$30 & Under.
February 1, 2001... The Non-Ageist Book Guide The Not Just for Children Anymore! catalog is back with a new selection of titles. This annual publication from the Children's Book Council was started in 1997 to help publishers and booksellers expand their...

Give Print a Chance.
February 1, 2001... A school librarian makes the case for books first, the Internet second In the past five years or so, I've noticed a decline in students' research skills. I think the Interact is to blame, at least in part. Many of us--librarians and...

Beyond Homework.
February 1, 2001... A librarian makes the case that biographies can be great reads, too MAYBE I WAS JUST A REALLY WEIRD KID, BUT MY FAvorite genre growing up was biography. I read about astronauts, Indian chiefs, presidents, scientists, soldiers, you name...

Stolen Worlds.(copyright enforcement by librarians)
February 1, 2001... TORN BETWEEN UPHOLDING THE COPYRIGHT RULES AND MEETING THE NEEDS OF TEACHERS AND STUDENTS? STOP WORRYING, SAYS THE AUTHOR, AND EMBRACE YOUR ROLE AS COPYRIGHT GUIDE SINCE BEING APPOINTED COPYRIGHT SPECIALIST for the American Library...

3 On the Run.(candidates for presidency of American Library Association)
February 1, 2001... WITH THE AMERICAN LIBRARY ASSOCIATION'S PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION JUST MONTHS AWAY, THE CANDIDATES SHARE THEIR VIEWS ON YOUNG PEOPLE'S SERVICES, FILTERING, AND (YES) SALARIES NOT SINCE 1977-1978 HAVE THERE been three men running for the...

Understanding Reading.
February 1, 2001... AN EXPERT EXPLAINS HOW TO HELP KIDS LEARN TO READ... AND LEARN TO LOVE IT IN BECKY BLOOM'S DELIGHTFUL PICTURE BOOK Wolf! (Grolier, 1999), a hungry young canis lupus leaps out at a group of farm animals with a tasty lunch in mind. To...

The American Civil War Homepage.
February 1, 2001... The American Civil War Homepage. sunsite.utk.edu/civil-war. George H. Hoemann. (Accessed 12/14/00). Gr 8 Up--The Web often countless sites related to the Civil War posted by commercial interests; federal, state and local government...

Camp Life: Civil War Collections from Gettysburg National Military Park.(web site)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2001... Camp Life: Civil War Collections from Gettysburg National Military Park. www.cr.nps.gov/csd/gettex. National Park Service Museum Management Program. (Accessed 12/10/00). Gr 4 Up--Produced by the National Park Service with help from the...

Civil War: United States Colored Troops.
February 1, 2001... Civil War: United States Colored Troops. www.bjmjr.com/civwar/usct.htm. Bennie J. McRae, Jr. (Accessed 10/12/00). Gr 6 Up--Nearly 200,000 men are thought to have served in the United States Colored Troops during the Civil War. Bennie...

Civil War Women: Primary Sources on the Internet.(Brief Article)
February 1, 2001... Civil War Women: Primary Sources on the Internet. scriptorium.lib.duke.edu/ women/cwdocs.html. Compiled by Ginny Daley. (Accessed 10/11/00). Gr 7 Up--Duke University's Special Collections Library holds over 60 sets of diaries and papers...

Poetry and Music of the War Between the States.
February 1, 2001... Poetry and Music of the War Between the States. users.erols.com/kfraser/index.html. Kathie Watson. (Accessed 12/10/00). Gr 6 Up--Perhaps nothing provides a better window into the ethos of a time period than an examination of that era's...

"Fooling with Words with Bill Moyers.(web site about poetry)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2001... "Fooling with Words with Bill Moyers. www.pbs.org/wnet/foolingwithwords/index.html. PBS, WNET--New York. (Accessed: 12/15/00). Gr 9-12--This site invites users to understand the living world of poetry in America today. Contemporary...

Giggle Poetry.(web site about poetry)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2001... Giggle Poetry. www.gigglepoetry.com. Meadowbrook Press. (Accessed 12/15/00). Gr 2.5--This site is all about the sheer fun of words. How we use words, how they sound, how we arrange them in a sentence can make us laugh out loud. Giggle...

Listen and Write.(web site about poetry)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2001... Listen and Write. www.bbc.co.uk/education/listenandwrite/home.htm. BBC Education, Great Britain. (Accessed 12/15/00). Gr 3-6--Created by BBC-London's Education Department, Listen and Write investigates poetry through four main links. "The...

Magnificent Things.(web site features poetry by Renee Downton)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2001... Magnificent Things. fly.to/magnificent_things. Renee Downton, "The Poet Lady." (Accessed 12/15/00). K-Gr 5--Emphasizing the importance of imagination and fun in creative expression, poet Renee Downton offers her poems to young readers in...

RPO: Representative Poetry Online.(web site)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2001... RPO: Representative Poetry Online. www. library.utoronto.ca/utel/rp/intro.html. Univ. of Toronto, Dept. of English.)Accessed: 12/15/00). Gr 9-12--Extensive enough for college students, but simple enough for those in high school, this...

Hindesight.(Review)
February 1, 2001... Hindesight. videocassette, color. 26 min. Cinema Guild. 1993, 2000 release. ISBN 0-7815-0779-0. $195 (Rental $55). Gr 9 Up--This film highlights some of the accomplishments of John Hinde, a pioneer in color photography, on the occasion of...

Art Smart: Basic Drawing for Beginners.(Review)
February 1, 2001... Art Smart: Basic Drawing for Beginners. videocassette, color. 60 min. Video Specialties. 2000. $24.94 (+ $3 s/h). K-Gr 3--Give students paper and a pencil, and Art Smart will have them drawing in no time. Margaret Garland, a professional...

Credit Card Cautions.(Review)
February 1, 2001... Credit Card Cautions. videocassette, color. approx. 30 min. Meridian Education Corp. 2000. #3798. $89. Gr 11 Up--It's easy to get credit cards and tempting to use them, but dangers await impulse buyers and people with insufficient funds...

Tobacco X Files Revisited.(Review)
February 1, 2001... Tobacco X Files Revisited. videocassette. color. 30 min. Discover Films. 1998, 2000 release. ISBN 1-57861-026-5. $149. Gr 10-12--Incorporating an X-Files theme of a "conspiracy" by the tobacco industry to cover-up the truth about tobacco...

Be My Valentine, Love Barney.(Review)
February 1, 2001... Be My Valentine, Love Barney. videocassette. color. 50 min. Prod. by Lyons. Dist. by Lyrick Studios. 2000. ISBN 1-57132-533-0. $14.95. PreS-K--Barney the purple dinosaur and a cast of cheery multiethnic kids travel through their...

Camp TV: Buggin'.(Review)
February 1, 2001... Camp TV: Buggin'. videocassette. color. approx. 27 min. Prod. by AMP. Dist. by Tapeworm Video. $14.95. K-Gr 3--Written, shot, directed, edited, and animated by Tom Alpern, this production has the look of a homemade video. The story...

One Step to Spanish.(Review)
February 1, 2001... One Step to Spanish (Series). 5 videocassettes. color, approx. 50 min. ea. (closed captioned). with 5 audiocassettes (45 min. ea.), 5 reproducible workbooks. Prod. by Visual Teaching Systems. Dist. by Vide-O-Go/That's Infotainment. 1999, 2000...

Strega Nona.(Review)
February 1, 2001... Strega Nona (Foreign Language Media Collection). videocassette, color. 9 min. with tchr's. guide. Weston Woods/Scholastic. 2000. ISBN 0-78820-226-X. $29.95.; also avail. cassette w/hardcover book: $24.95. PreS-Gr 3--Gr 3Tomie dePaola's...

Dealing with Death.(Review)
February 1, 2001... Dealing with Death (In the Mix Series). videocassette. color. 30 min. Castle Works/In the Mix. 2000. #439. $59.95. Gr 7-12--In this episode from the In the Mix Series, teenagers talk frankly about their personal experiences with the death...

Kids and Guns Don't Mix (Version 2: Teacher/Administrator).(Review)
February 1, 2001... Kids and Guns Don't Mix (Version 2: Teacher/Administrator). videocassette. color. 18 min. with tchr's. guide. Pyramid Media. 2000. ISBN 1-55981-510-8. $195. (Rental: $75). Gr 7 Up--For educators seeking ways to confront issues of teen...

Understanding Hate Crimes: A Service for Jeremy.(Review)
February 1, 2001... Understanding Hate Crimes: A Service for Jeremy. videocassette. color. approx. 40 min. Cambridge Educational. 2000. #CCP0515V. $79. Gr 9-12--From its stark beginning showing a tape recorder receiving the testimony of two students accused...

Wedding Kids.(Review)
February 1, 2001... Wedding Kids. videocassette, color. 23 min. Prod. by Brain Food Prods. Dist. by Tapeworm. 2000. $19.95. PreS-Gr 3--Wedding Kids is an invaluable How-to video for the child who has been asked to be an attendant in a wedding service. It...

You Can Solve a Problem.(Review)
February 1, 2001... You Can Solve a Problem. videocassette. color. 16 min. with tchr's. guide, "Solve a Problem" game. Sunburst. 2000. #099403. $89.95. K-Gr 2--A somewhat bumbling and balding Professor Pickle, wearing a bow tie and standing in front of a...

A Woman's World: Women in Politics.(Review)
February 1, 2001... A Woman's World: Women in Politics. videocassette, color. 30 min. Women in Politics Prods. 2000. $79.95 (+ $4.95 s/h). Gr 9 Up--A Woman's World: Women in Politics encourages young women to become involved in politics and consider running...

Physics by Inquiry.(Review)
February 1, 2001... Physics by Inquiry. videocassette. color. approx. 90 min. WGBH. 2000. ISBN 157807-533-5. $19.95. The video provides an overview of the National Science Foundation Summer Institute in Physics and Physical Science conducted by the Physics...

Teamwork Basics.(Review)
February 1, 2001... Teamwork Basics. videocassette, color. 15 min. (closed captioned). Library Video Network. 2000. #10541T. $99. This short, but concise video identifies teamwork in very basic terms for a library staff. It clearly explains how to work...

A Different Drummer.(Review)
February 1, 2001... A Different Drummer (Return to the Magic Library Series). videocassette, color. 15 min. Prod. by TV Ontario. Dist. by Chip Taylor Communications. 2000. $99.99. Gr 1-3--This video champions books as vehicles for problem-solving. Zazi, a...

Good Conversation! A Talk with Christopher Paul Curtis.(Review)
February 1, 2001... Good Conversation! A Talk with Christopher Paul Curtis. videocassette. color. 20 min. Tim Podell Prods. 2000. $49.98 (+$5.10 s/h). Gr 6 Up--Christopher Paul Curtis, award-winning author of Bud, Not Buddy (Delacorte, 1999) and The Watsons...

Good Conversation! A Talk with David Adler.(Review)
February 1, 2001... Good Conversation! A Talk with David Adler. videocassette. color. 20 min. Tim Podell Prods. $49.98 (+ $5.10 s/h). Gr 3 Up--Tim Podell interviews author David Adler at his home in Woodmere (Long Island), New York, about writing, his books,...

Good Conversation! A Talk with Eve Bunting.(Review)
February 1, 2001... Good Conversation! A Talk with Eve Bunting. videocassette. color. 20 min. Tim Podell Prods. 2000. $49.98 (+$5.10 s/h). Gr 4-8--This interview by Tim Podell in his series of conversations with children's and young adult authors will be...

Ouch!(Review)
February 1, 2001... Ouch! videocassette. color. 14:04 min. with tchr's. guide. Live Oak Media. 2000. ISBN 0-87499-676-7. $37.95; also avail. 1 cassette w/hardcover book, ISBN 0-87499-679-1: $24.95. PreS-Gr 3--Ouch!, retold by Natalie Babbitt (HarperCollins,...

Tales of the Wicked Witch Series.(Review)
February 1, 2001... Tales of the Wicked Witch Series. 3 videocassettes. color. 10 min. ea. with tchr's. guide. Prod. by NOS Sales. Dist. by New Dimension Media. 2000. #V021807. single site: $177 ser., $59 ea.; multi-site: $259 ser., $99 ea. Includes: The Wicked...

Tiny's Hat.(Review)
February 1, 2001... Tiny's Hat. videocassette, color. 7:10 min. Spoken Arts. 2000. #9493.$44.95; also avail. 1 cassette w/hardcover book, #6860:$25.95. K-Gr 3--Ann Grifalconi has created a little gem in Tiny's Hat (HarperCollins, 1999). Tiny is a young...

What Is ...? Series.(Review)
February 1, 2001... What Is...? Series. videocassette. color. 24 min. with tchr's, guide. Prod. by National Film Board of Canada. Dist. by Bullfrog Films. 1999, 2000 U.S. release. ISBN 07722-1023-3, $195; 6 (4 min.) videos: $255 ser., $59 ea. Includes: What Is...

Stranger with a Camera.(Review)
February 1, 2001... Stranger with a Camera. videocassette. color. 58 min. Prod. by Appalshop Films and KET. Dist. by California Newsreel. 2000. high schools, public libraries: $49.95 (Rental: $10); others: $195. Gr 9 Up--Elizabeth Barret, a native of Letcher...

Basic Music Vocabulary.(Review)
February 1, 2001... Basic Music Vocabulary. videocassette. color. 27 min. with tchr's, guide. Educational Video Network. 2000. #1512V. $79.95. Gr 7-12--Clear definitions of essential terms and concepts used in composing, performing, and understanding music...

Little Things.(Review)
February 1, 2001... Little Things (Cherub Wings Series). videocassette. color. 25 min. Prod. by SunnySide Up Entertainment. Dist. by Vision Video. 2000. ISBN 1-56364-427-4. $14.99. PreS-Gr 1--Little Things is a Bible-based Christian variety show intended to...

Bill Nye the Science Guy Sampler VI: Comets and Meteors/Evolution.(Review)
February 1, 2001... Bill Nye the Science Guy Sampler VI: Comets and Meteors/Evolution. videocassette. color. 52 min. with tchr's. guide. Disney Educational Prods. 2000. ISBN 0-89625-736-3. $49.95. Gr 4-7--This video consists of two of Nye's frantic,...

Bill Nye the Science Guy Sampler VI: Lakes and Ponds/Caves.(Review)
February 1, 2001... Bill Nye the Science Guy Sampler VI: Lakes and Ponds/Caves. videocassette. color. 52 min. with tchr's. guide. Disney Educational Prods. 2000. ISBN 0-89625-735-5. $49.95. Gr 3-7--With all his enthusiasm and energy, Bill Nye, the Science...

Bill Nye the Science Guy Sampler VI: NTV Top 11 Countdown/Smell.(Review)
February 1, 2001... Bill Nye the Science Guy Sampler VI: NTV Top 11 Countdown/Smell. videocassette. color. 52 min. with tchr's. guides. Disney Educational Prods. 2000. ISBN 0-89625-738-X. $49.95. Gr 4-7--The video is divided into two segments. NTV Top 11...

Deserts.(Review)
February 1, 2001... Deserts. videocassette. color. 29 min. (closed captioned), with tchr's. guide. Hawkhill Assots. 1999. ISBN 1-55979-099-7. $86. Gr 9 Up--Viewers are introduced to the ecosystem that comprises one-fifth of the world's land area in this...

Did You Ever Wonder?(Review)
February 1, 2001... Did You Ever Wonder? (Series). 4 videocassettes (from a series of 12). color, range: 18-22 min. with tchr's, guide. Prod. by Oak Leaf Prods. Dist. by MediaPro. 2000. $385 ser. (+$12.95 s/h), $44.95 ea. (+$5 s/h). Includes: How Is Paper Made?;...

Fabulous Animals: Myths and Legends.(Review)
February 1, 2001... Fabulous Animals: Myths and Legends (Series). 3 videocassettes. color. 52 min. ea. Prod. by Gruppe 5 (Germany) for Docstar and WDR. Dist. by Janson Video. 2000. ISBN 1-5683-0793. $49.95. Includes: The Orangutan & The Quetzal; The Bison & The...

Lab Safety: The Chem Games.(Review)
February 1, 2001... Lab Safety: The Chem Games. videocassette. color. 17 min. with tchr's, guide. CLEARVUE/eav. 2000. #CL982-CV. $80. Gr 7-12--Presented in a fast-paced, energetic style, the program uses a mock lab safety competition to teach lab safety...

Maria Mitchell: Explorer of the Stars.(Review)
February 1, 2001... Maria Mitchell: Explorer of the Stars. videocassette. color. 15 min. with tchr's. guide. New Dimension Media. 2000. #V022385. single-site: $59, multi-site: $175. Gr 1-7--This video introduces America's first woman astronomer. A female...

Taste and Flavor: The Inside Story.(Review)
February 1, 2001... Taste and Flavor: The Inside Story. videocassette. color. approx. 10 min. with tchr's.guide. Meridian Education Corp. 2000. #22786. $69. Gr 7-12--In this rather amateurish offering, two attractive male teenagers sample their school...

What's Up with the Weather?(Review)
February 1, 2001... What's Up with the Weather? (Frontline Series), videocassette. color. approx. 2 hrs. WGBH. 2000. ISBN 1-57807-486-X. $19.95. Gr 9 Up--For years, scientists have disagreed about whether noticeable climate changes during the 1980s and 1990s...

Alki: Birthplace of Seattle.(Review)
February 1, 2001... Alki: Birthplace of Seattle. videocassette. color. 27 min. Cinema Guild. 1997, 2000 release. ISBN 0-7815-0775-8. $195 (Rental: $50). Gr 9 Up--In 1851, a party of immigrants disembarked after a long journey from Illinois. They had sailed...

The Boy from Poplar: The Richard Ira Bong Story.(Review)
February 1, 2001... The Boy from Poplar: The Richard Ira Bong Story. videocassette, color. 57 min. DeltaVision. 1998, 2000 release. $29.95. Gr 9 Up--This is an outstanding biography of one of the almost forgotten greats of "the greatest generation." The...

Brett the Jet.(Review)
February 1, 2001... Brett the Jet (I Wonder... Series). videocassette. color. 30 min. Kid Rom. 2000. #1401. $12.95. Gr 1-3--When brothers Cody and Tyler fight while putting together a model F-16 airplane, Brett the Jet and some of his friends step in to...

Coming to Light: Edward S. Curtis and the North American Indians.(Review)
February 1, 2001... Coming to Light: Edward S. Curtis and the North American Indians. videocassette. color. 85 min. Prod. by Anne Makepeace Prods. and WNET. Dist. by Bullfrog Films. 2000. ISBN 1-56029-838-3. $295 (Rental: $95); also avail. 56 min. version, ISBN...

Freedom Fighter: The Story of Lian Shengde.(Review)
February 1, 2001... Freedom Fighter: The Story of Lian Shengde. videocassette. color. 49:35 min. Yellow Cat Prods. 2000. $34.95. Gr 9 Up--In his own words, Lian Shengde tells the story of his life. Born in 1968 during the Chinese Cultural Revolution, Lian...

From Swastika to Jim Crow.(Review)
February 1, 2001... From Swastika to Jim Crow. videocassette. color & b&w. 60 min. Cinema Guild. ISBN 0-7815-0777-4. $295 (Rental: $95). Gr 9 Up--Based on Gabrielle Simon Edgcomb's book of the same title, this film tells the story of Jewish college...

George Washington's Mother.(Review)
February 1, 2001... George Washington's Mother. videocassette, color. 20 min. with tchr's, guide. Weston Woods/Scholastic. 2000. ISBN 078820-756-3. $39.95; also avail. 1 cassette w/paperback: $12.95. K-Gr 5--Mary Washington was a nontraditional woman of her...

We Put Her There: The Contributors.(Review)
February 1, 2001... We Put Her There: The Contributors. videocassette. color. 29 min. Cinema Guild. 2000. ISBN 0-7815-0770-7. $150 (Rental: $55). Gr 7-12--The quick pace and brevity of this video is sure to hold the interest of students interested in...

Wind River.(Review)
February 1, 2001... Wind River. videocassett. color. 33 min. Bullfrog Films. 2000. ISBN 1-56029-8219. $195 (Rental: $45). Gr 10 Up-Don't be misled by the introductory, somewhat rambling reminiscences of Shoshone tribal elder Sam Weed, as this documentary...