School Library Journal articles from February 2004

School Library Journal archives from February 2004

Lightning in a bottle: too few schools realize that school libraries help kids learn.(Editorial)
February 1, 2004... One need only thumb through the recently released Student Learning Through Ohio School Libraries study to be convinced that, indeed, school libraries and the professionals who run them positively, absolutely, unequivocally boost student...

He's the man: Kudos to Edward Gonzalez, SLJ's administrator of the year.(Letter to the Editor)
February 1, 2004... I READ WITH GREAT INTEREST THE article about Edward Gonzalez in the November issue of School Library Journal ("Ultimate Advocate," pp. 44-46), and I'm sure I join every other media specialist in congratulating him on being named SLJ's...

Native American resources.(Letter to the Editor)
February 1, 2004... I READ WITH INTEREST NINA LINDSAY'S November column "T Still Isn't for Indian" (pp. 42-43). As Wisconsin has a large Native Americanpopulation, I am always looking for relevant titles. I agree that it is difficult to find material that...

Corrections.(Correction Notice)
February 1, 2004... Several erroneous Web addresses appeared in our October 2003 Curriculum Connections feature "The Money Hunt" (pp. 12-14). All links have been corrected on our Web page at slj.reviewsnews.com/index.asp?layout=a rticle&articleid=CA328185. ...

February 2004.(conferences and seminars)(Calendar)
February 1, 2004... February 24-28. Public Library Association (PLA) 2004 National Conference, Seattle, WA. This year's event offers networking opportunities, more than 100 workshops, and an 800-booth exhibition. A February 24-25 preconference, "Emergent Literacy:...

ALA midwinter unveils online voting: upcoming elections take center stage; CIPA tactics discussed at San Diego gathering.(American Library Association's midwinter conference)
February 1, 2004... Although attendance was down from last year, the American Library Association (ALA) took several important steps at its January 9-14 midwinter meeting in San Diego to keep both members and vendors engaged. To encourage more of its members to...

The best of the best: Newbery, Caldecott, and other major children's book awards.
February 1, 2004... Here's a list of the top awards for children's literature presented on January 12 at the American Library Association's midwinter meeting: Newbery Medal: The Tale of Despereaux (Candlewick) by Kate DiCamillo. Newbery Honor Books:...

Tech sightings from ALA midwinter.(library automation systems and online databases)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2004... Although short on sizzle, this year's midwinter meeting offered an array of solid products. Here are some of the best tech picks: 3M (www.3M.com/us/library) unveiled its Public Access Management System, which helps libraries keep track of paper...

Seussentennial.(celebration of one hundredth birthday of author Dr. Seuss; related events)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2004... You could not, would not want to miss a celebration such as this. Mark your calendars--2004 is "Seussentennial," a yearlong series of events scheduled nationwide to honor Theodor Seuss Geisel's lOOth birthday on March 2. There's a 40-city...

Targeting libraries.(Target Stores' program Library of Books; book donations to school libraries)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2004... One hundred schools in 27 states have each received $10,000 as part of a $1 million Library of Books promotion sponsored by Target Stores. Last fall, customers who made purchases with a Target credit card were automatically entered in the...

Power Libraries may get the ax: Colorado-based school library mentoring program lacks funds.
February 1, 2004... The Power Libraries Project, a Colorado-based mentoring program for school librarians, may be forced to shut down this summer, leaving many promising media centers without the training and resources they need to become high-performance...

California to build a revolutionary library: cultural institutions join forces to offer unprecedented programming, collaboration.(Lafayette Library and Learning Center)
February 1, 2004... Community leaders in Lafayette, CA, plan to build a revolutionary new library that fosters collaboration with local schools and 12 Bay Area educational institutions. Library planners are hailing the $22 million Lafayette Library and Learning...

Mixed reviews for new e-rate rules: ALA stands by the Internet discount program, while lawmakers weigh the new changes.(government funding of information technology services for libraries)(American Library Association)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2004... The American Library Association (ALA) says recent changes to e-rate rules are a step in the right direction, but many lawmakers are still exploring whether they adequately address allegations of fraud and abuse within the program. ...

Broward promotes Lucia Gonzalez.(Youth Services Coordinator for Broward County Main Library)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2004... Lucia Gonzalez, assistant section manager of youth services in the Broward County (FL) Main Library, has been named youth services coordinator. She formerly was the children's outreach librarian for Imagination Factory, a division of the...

Haycock heads ALISE.(Ken Haycock, president of Association of Library and Information Science Education)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2004... Ken Haycock, a professor at the School of Library, Archival, and Information Studies at the University of British Columbia and founder of Canada's Teacher-Librarian magazine, has been elected president of the Association of Library and...

Joan Aiken dies at 79.(author)(Obituary)
February 1, 2004... loan Aiken, a British writer best known for her gothic fantasies, died January 4 at 79. The most famous of her more than 100 books were The Wolves Chronicles, a series set in early 19thcentury England. The daughter of poet Conrad Aiken, her...

PA Libraries reeling under budget cuts: Gov. Rendell fails to restore 50 percent cuts to libraries; layoffs, shorter hours to ensue.(Governor Edward Rendell's cuts to public library funding)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2004... Pennsylvania's state legislature plans to slash funding to public libraries from $75 million to $47 million for the current 2003-2004 year, which will result in massive layoffs, reduced hours, and huge reductions in materials budgets. ...

Send in the Elves: a fantasy classic is about to gain a whole new generation of fans.(rerelease of graphic novel series ElfQuest)(includes notes on other graphic novels)
February 1, 2004... ElfQuest is back. The trail-blazing graphic-novel fantasy series, created by husband-and-wife team Wendy and Richard Pini and originally published by Warp Graphics, will be rereleased in its entirety by DC Comics. When ElfQuest first appeared...

Escuela Campo Alegre library.(library Web site of international school in Caracas, Venezuela)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2004... www.eca.com.ve/library/default2.htm The Escuela Campo Alegre (ECA) is an English-language international school in Caracas, Venezuela, with a library Web site that puts many of its American counterparts to shame. Flash with substance:...

Hardly rocket science: collaboration with math and science teachers doesn't need to be complicated.(cooperative teaching with school librarians)
February 1, 2004... While librarians routinely collaborate with reading and humanities teachers, they rarely partner with teachers of math and science--to the loss of students. With the current emphasis on standardized testing and declining student performance in...

Macromedia teaches students Web design.(Brief Article)
February 1, 2004... Reading, writing, arithmetic, and Web design--so goes a typical school day for many kids these days, and many of them will undoubtedly find Web-design skills vital in college and the workplace. Toward that end, Macromedia is offering new...

New science-fair site launches.(Super-science-fair-projects.com)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2004... Gone are the days of science fair projects slapped together with Play-Doh and construction paper; today's science fairs are serious business. But for frazzled parents (and teachers) there's help--a new Web site,...

GeoSafari Phonics Pad: interactive K-3 literacy aid.(Product/Service Evaluation)
February 1, 2004... GeoSafari Phonics Pad by Educational Insights, Inc. 18730 S. Wilmington Avenue, Rancho Dominguez, CA 90220. 800-995-4436 www.education alinsights.com. $149.99. The GeoSafari Phonics Pad by Educational Insights is an interactive learning...

Fostering media literacy: help students evaluate the media with these Web sites.
February 1, 2004... Media Literacy Teacher's Toolkit www.mediachannel.org/classroom/toolkit This handy search page, created especially for teachers, links to lesson plans and other educational activities and resources related to media literacy. A must-see...

Learning.com boosts tech skills.(online information technology training for educators)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2004... Portland, OR--based Learning.com has announced a new array of professional development classes for educators that teach K-8 students how to use technology to do their everyday classwork. The company's training sessions will help students build...

You've got too much mail: tips for interacting with your peers in discussion groups.
February 1, 2004... WHEN I WANT SOME STRAIGHT TALK ON WHAT IT'S like to be a librarian serving young people today, I read the messages posted on two online discussion groups--LM_NET (Library Media Network) and PUB-YAC (Public Library Young Adult and Children's...

Summer school for teachers: creating technology workshops is easier than you expect.
February 1, 2004... MEDIA SPECIALISTS WHO ARE ACTIVELY INVOLVED IN STAFF DEVELOPMENT are in a unique position to present summer technology workshops to their schools and district staff. But before you launch a tech workshop, make sure everyone recognizes the need...

Crime and punishment: are copyright violators ever penalized?(cases against schools, school libraries for copyright infringement)(Column)
February 1, 2004... Is there a Web site that keeps track of copyright Infringers and fines? Some of my colleagues don't believe that copyright violators are ever penalized. --Cindy Rowe, media center associate Louisa-Muscatine Elementary School ...

Books made for walking: a historic walking tour offers kids a perfect excuse for reading.(Madison-Jefferson County Public Library's program Reading/Walking Book Buddies)
February 1, 2004... LATE LAST SUMMER, BRENDA EVANS, THE CHILDREN'S LIBRARIAN AT Madison-Jefferson County Public Library in Madison, IN, asked volunteer Louise Kant if she was interested in reviving an old book-buddy program. Kant was thrilled with the prospect,...

Kids just wanna have fun: the best way to encourage early literacy is also the most amusing.(includes recommended children's books)
February 1, 2004... We think fun is a key word when it comes to early literacy. Learning to read is hard work for most children--and kids, like adults, enjoy things that bring them pleasure. So as professionals who work with young children, our job is to make sure...

Image quests: an author chronicles the daunting task of taking on the archive giants.(cost of procuring illustrations for books)(copyrighted illustrations)
February 1, 2004... I WAS TALKING WITH A KNOWLEDGEABLE LIBRARIAN RECENTLY ABOUT A BIG conundrum: Young people seem to be fascinated with written information--especially on the Web and in magazines--but when someone offers them a nonfiction book on a similar...

13,000 kids can't be wrong: a new Ohio study shows how school libraries help students learn.(Student Learning through Ohio School Libraries)(Cover Story)
February 1, 2004... Whether it's learning proper research skills, locating quality' Web sites, or getting better Lest scores, an over-whelming number of kids think media specialists are essential to learning, according to a new study by professors Ross Todd and...

The cloud of unknowing: writing is truly a mysterious thing for the author of The Canning Season (this year's National Book Award winner).(narrative)
February 1, 2004... I don't really like to think or talk about writing. And I think people should read books and forget about the writers. There are lots of things that are only limited by explanation, which is why writers like fiction. It can encompass more. But...

Essential software: ten programs perfect for public libraries.(Product/Service Evaluation)
February 1, 2004... In the world of children's software, things have never been better-or worse. The average price of computer programs has plummeted from $35 in 1997 to about $19 today-great news, of course, for children's and young adult librarians with lean...

Absolute Shakespeare.(Web site on playwright William Shakespeare)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2004... absoluteshake speare.com. Absolute Shakespeare (Accessed 01/11/04). Gr 8 Up--If you're pressed for time, this Web site is a very complete resource on all things Shakespeare. There are links to Shakespeare's complete plays, sonnets, and...

Dreaming Shakespeare.(Web site for children about playwright William Shakespeare)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2004... pbskids.org/lions/ dreaming. PBS Kids (Accessed 01/11/04). K-Gr 3--There are so very few sites for children this age about Shakespeare that tiffs must be included, partly for the subject, and partly because it is just so cute. Young...

Educating Shakespeare.(Web site on education and schools in Elizabethan England)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2004... www.likesnail.org. uk/es-sirhughevans2.htm. Guild School Assn. (Accessed 01/11/04). Gr 8 Up--Who better to tell us what school must have been like for young William Shakespeare than the historical association from that very school, King...

Faire Names for English Folk: Late Sixteenth Century English Names.(Web site)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2004... www.s-gabriel.org/names/christian/fairnames. Chris Laning (Accessed 01/11/04). Gr 6 Up--This site was created to help participants of Renaissance Faires pick appropriate names for their characters. It does double duo for history buffs and...

Life in Elizabethan England.(Web site)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2004... renais sance.dm.net/compendium. Maggie Pierce Secara. (Accessed 01/11/04). Gr 6 Up--Re-enactors take their roles seriously, and research period costume, language, foods, and entertainment. Students studying Shakespeare and his era should...

Shakespeare.(Web site)(online prose adaptations of plays by William Shakespeare)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2004... www.lynchmultimedia.com/ shakespeare.html Lynch Multimedia. (Accessed 01/11/04). Gr 4 Up--This is a prose adaptation for "kids of all ages," according to the authors, but works best with younger students. Three plays--Hamlet, Macbeth, and...

Shakespeare for Students.(Web site)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2004... search.eb.com/ shakespeare/study/. Encyclopaedia Britannica (Accessed 01/11/04). Gr 8 Up--This site is designed not only for students but also for their parents and teachers. It has has six activities that make learning a pleasure. Each...

Asthma.(Web site on causes, diagnosis, treatment of asthma)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2004... www.people.virginia.edu/~smb4v/tutorials/asthma/asthma1.html. Children's Medical Center of the Univ. of Virginia (Accessed 1/4/04). Gr 3-8--Basic information on asthma joined with animations and sound clips make this a good Web site for...

Allergies and Asthma: Just for Kids.(Web site)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2004... www.aaaai.org/patients/just4kids/default.stm. American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology. (Accessed 1/4/04). Gr 2-10--Coloring pages, games, word searches, quizzes, movies and downloadable brochures are among the treasures on this...

Asthma Wizard.(educational Web site)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2004... asthma.nationaljewish.org/ About/kids/wizard.php. National Jewish Medical and Research Center (Accessed 1-4-04) Gr 2-5--Much of the information here is presented in storybook format to answer children's asthma concerns such as: "Can You...

Band-Aides and Blackboards.(educational Web site on chronic diseases)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2004... www.faculty. fairfield.edu/fleitas/contents.html. Joan Fleitas, Assoc. Prof. of Nursing, Fairfield Univ. (Accessed 1/4/04) Gr 3 Up--Subtitled "When Chronic Illness... or Some Other Medical Problem... Goes to School," this site offers...

Do You Know About Diabetes?(educational Web site)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2004... kids health.org/kid/health_problems/gland/dia betes.html. KidsHealth of the Nemours Center for Children's Health Media (Accessed 1/4/04). Gr 3-8--This three pager explains Diabetes to elementary aged children. The distinction is made...

Girlpower.(educational Web site for girls on health issues)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2004... www.girlpower.gov/girlarea/body wise. U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services. (Accessed 1/4/04). Gr 5-10--Geared for girls, tiffs page talks to girls about their bodies, including dealing with disabilities or illness and eating disorders....

Health: All About Your Body and How It Works.(educational Web site)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2004... www.brainpop.com/health/seeall. weml. BrainPOP. (Accessed 1/4/04). Gr 2-8--Quizzes, experiments, timelines, comic strips, movies and more introduce children to facts about their bodies and about the illnesses that can affect their lives or...

Real Talk from Kids Around the World.(educational Web site on juvenile diabetes)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2004... 216.167.3.245/kids. Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation. (Accessed 1/4/04). Gr 2-12--This excellent site is designed to help children and young adults understand and cope with their diabetes. The main focus is on Type 1. "Are You Newly...

Starbright Foundation.(Web site, online resources on chronic diseases)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2004... www.starbright.org. Starbright Fdn. (Accessed 12/31/03). Gr 4-12--The Starbright Foundation's mission is to provide free information to young people coping with serious illnesses. Students can order free CD-ROMs about Diabetes, Sickle Cell...

Ceramica y Cultura: The Story of Spanish and Mexican Majolica.(Video Recording Review)(Brief Article)(Young Adult Review)
February 1, 2004... videocassette. color. 24 min. with 20 8 1/2" x 11" color prints, tchr's. guide. Crystal Prods. 2003. ISBN 1-56290-289-X. $85. Gr 8 Up--Majolica was the Western world's attempt to recreate Chinese porcelain. Although they never succeeded in...

Arts Education ... A+.(Video Recording Review)(Brief Article)(Young Adult Review)
February 1, 2004... (In the Mix Series). videocassette. color. 30 min. Prod. by In the Mix. Dist. by Castle Works. 2003. $69.95. Gr 7-12--Following a catchy introduction, two teens narrate a PBS special highlighting interesting arts programs from around the...

Confronting Drunk Driving.(Video Recording Review)(Brief Article)(Young Adult Review)
February 1, 2004... videocassette or DVD. color. 25 min. with tchr's. guide, student handouts. Human Relations Media. 2003. ISBN 1-55548-165-6. $139.95. Gr 7 Up--Featuring interviews with a parent of a child who died as a result of a drunk driving accident, a...

Methamphetamines: The Hard Facts.(Video Recording Review)(Brief Article)(Young Adult Review)
February 1, 2004... videocassette or DVD. color. 25 min. with tchr's. guide, student handouts. Human Relations Media. 2003. ISBN 1-55548-178-7. $139.95. Gr 7 Up--Former addicts, now in a rehab program, describe their experiences with methamphetamines, also...

Teens and Party Drugs: Dying for a Good Time.(Video Recording Review)(Brief Article)(Young Adult Review)
February 1, 2004... videocassette. color. 33 min. with tchr's. guide on Web site. Educational Video Network. 2004, 20003 release. ISBN 1-58950-824-6. $129.95. Gr 7-12--Ecstasy is one of many party drugs teens misuse hoping for extra energy and a sense of...

Make Baby Laugh!: Giggle Together.(Video Recording Review)(Brief Article)(Children's Review)
February 1, 2004... videocassette or DVD. color. 30 min./75 min. with guide. Make Baby Laugh Co. 2003. ISBN 0-972-6925-0-9. video: $14.95, DVD: $17.95. PreS--Babies love to laugh, and parents love to hear it. That's the basic premise behind this new series,...

Wiggle Play for Infants.(Video Recording Review)(Brief Article)(Children's Review)
February 1, 2004... videocassette. color. approx. 22 min. Wiggles n' Tunes. 2003. $19.95. PreS--Peppy host Miss Harmony (who is never introduced by name on the video itself) leads a small group of babies and moms in interactive musical play. The songs are...

Tu mama es una llama? (Is Your Mama a llama?).(Video Recording Review)(Brief Article)(Children's Review)
February 1, 2004... videocassette. color. 7 min. with tchr's. guide. Weston Woods. 2003. ISBN 1-55592-539-1. $29.95; also avail. 1 cassette with paperback book, ISBN 1-55592-697-5: $14.95. PreS-1--The curious Lalo the Llama's search for his mother leads him...

Buddy Learns about Teasing.(Video Recording Review)(Brief Article)(Children's Review)
February 1, 2004... videocassette. color. 12 min. Boulden Publ. 2003. ISBN 1-892421-88-7. $29.95. K-Gr 3--In this animated video, a duck teases his friend during a game of tag. The other kids walk away and don't want to play with him because he's so mean....

STARsteps: Conflict Resolution Strategies for Students.(Video Recording Review)(Brief Article)(Young Adult Review)
February 1, 2004... (Series). 4 videocassettes or 1 DVD. Color. range: 14-19 min. (closed captioned). with tchr's. guide, student handouts, transparencies. Human Relations Media. 2003. ISBN 1-55548-158-2. $249.95 ser. Includes: Rat Fink; Freaks; Party Time; Frick...

Business Ethics on the Job.(Video Recording Review)(Brief Article)(Young Adult Review)
February 1, 2004... videocassette or DVD. color. 25 min. with tchr's. guide, student handouts. Human Relations Media. 2003. ISBN 1-55548-164-1. $139.95. Gr 7 Up--With collapsing corporations and unethical business practices making the news headlines, this...

Making a Good Impression: Resumes, Interviews and Appearance.(Video Recording Review)(Brief Article)(Young Adult Review)
February 1, 2004... videocassette or DVD. color. 25 min. with tchr's. guide, student handouts. Human Relations Media. 2003. ISBN 1-55548-169-8. $139.95. Gr 7 Up--This up-to-date production provides useful information about writing resumes, interviewing, and...

Wai Lana's Little Yogis.(Video Recording Review)(Children's Review)
February 1, 2004... videocassette. color. approx. 1 hr. Gold Moon Prods. 2003. ISBN 0-9725618-3-8. $14.95. PreS-Gr 3--Since the early 1980's, Wai Lana has produced videos and published books on yoga, and co-directs and hosts her own PBS-TV show which is...

Bark, George.(Video Recording Review)(Brief Article)(Children's Review)
February 1, 2004... videocassette. color. 7 min. with tchr's. guide. Weston Woods. 2003. ISBN 1-55592-535-9. $60; also avail. 1 cassette with hardcover book, ISBN 1-55592-690-8: $24.95; 1 CD with hardcover book, ISBN 1-55592-700-9: $29.95; 1 cassette with...

Holes (Classroom Edition).(Video Recording Review)(Brief Article)(Children's Review)
February 1, 2004... videocassette. color. 2 hrs. with tchr's. guide. Disney Educational Prods. 2003. ISBN 0-89625-959-5. $29. Gr 4-8--Teachers and librarians will welcome this production of Holes, based on Louis Sachar's Newbery Award-winning novel (Farrar,...

I Want a Dog.(Video Recording Review)(Brief Article)(Children's Review)
February 1, 2004... videocassette. color. 10:09 min. (closed captioned), with hardcover book. National Film Board of Canada. 2003. #C9102 133. $129 (Rental: $40). K-Gr 5--May wants a dog more than anything in this animated film based on Dayal Kant Khalsa's...

Great Books: Wuthering Heights.(Video Recording Review)(Brief Article)(Young Adult Review)
February 1, 2004... videocassette. color. approx. 26 min. (closed captioned), with tchr's. guide. Discovery Channel School. 2003. ISBN 1-58738-422-1. $49.95. Gr 8-12--Offering a thoughtful, in-depth examination of the book, its author, and the situations and...

Food Safari.(Video Recording Review)(Brief Article)(Children's Review)
February 1, 2004... (Series.) 2 videocassettes or 2 DVDs. color. 30 min. ea. YumYum Studios. 2003. videocassette: $12.99 ea., DVD: $14.99 ea. Includes: Breakfast; Lunch. PreS-K--These productions will entertain young viewers as well as encourage them to eat...

OffRoad Parenting.(Video Recording Review)(Brief Article)(Young Adult Review)
February 1, 2004... DVD. color. approx. 45 min. with paperback book. Northwest Media. 2002. ISBN 1-892194-25-2. $24.95. Gr 11 Up--Written by two psychologists and a parent, the book and DVD cover ways adults can improve children's behavior by teaching...

Working with Teens (and Young Adults): Pregnant or Parenting.(Video Recording Review)
February 1, 2004... (Series). 4 videocassettes. color. range: 17-40 min. Kid-Safety of America. 2003. #WTPPP04. $249.95 ser., vol. 1-3: $199.95, $69.95 ea. Includes: For Parents of Teens; For Teens; For Educators/Caregivers; For Teens and Parents (Spanish...

Biomimicry: Learning from Nature, Pt. 1 & 2.(Video Recording Review)(Brief Article)(Young Adult Review)
February 1, 2004... 2 videocassettes, color. 44 min. ea. Prod. by Icon Media Prods. for Canadian Broadcasting Corp. Dist. by Bullfrog Films. 2002, 2003 release. ISBN 1-56029-990-8. $395 set, $250 ea. (Rental: $115 set., $75 ea.). Gr 7 Up--Based on science...

Dem Bones.(Video Recording Review)(Brief Article)(Children's Review)
February 1, 2004... videocassette. color. 10 min. (closed captioned). with tchr's. guide. Weston Woods. 2003. ISBN 1-55592-537-5. $60; also avail. 1 cassette with hardcover book, ISBN 1-55592-692-4: $24.95; 1 CD with hardcover book, ISBN 1-55592-7025: $29.95. ...

Earth in Action.(Video Recording Review)(Brief Article)(Young Adult Review)
February 1, 2004... (Series). 4 videocassettes or 1 DVD. color. 20 m in. ea. (closed captioned), with tchr's. guides. Visual Learning Co. 2003. ISBN 1-59234-072-5. $299 ser., $89.95 ea. Includes: Plate Tectonics; Volcanoes and Earthquakes; Forces Shaping the...

Recycle More.(Video Recording Review)(Brief Article)(Young Adult Review)
February 1, 2004... videocassette. color. 12 min. Prod. by MCCIWMA and Act Now Prods. Dist. by Video Project. 2003. #REC-807-v. $65. Gr 6-12--"It's only a little bit," just a paper, a can, a bottle. But if everyone said that, there would be a mountain of...

Scientific Inquiry: Steps, Skills and Action.(Video Recording Review)(Brief Article)(Young Adult Review)
February 1, 2004... videocassette or DVD. color. 23 min. with tchr's. guide, student handouts. Human Relations Media. 2003. ISBN 1-55548171-X. $139.95. Gr 7 Up--In this fast-paced program, a youthful, energetic female narrator voices over electronic music and...

Up Close and Toxic.(Video Recording Review)(Brief Article)(Young Adult Review)
February 1, 2004... videocassette. color. 45 min. Prod. by Canadian Broadcasting Corporation's The Nature of Things. Dist. by Bullfrog Films. 2002, 2003 release. ISBN 1-56029-986-1. $250 (Rental: $85). Gr 7 Up--Dr. David Suzuki, host of one of Canadian...

Act Your Age.(Video Recording Review)(Brief Article)(Children's Review)
February 1, 2004... videocassette. color. 50 min. Prod. by Brook Street Prods. Dist. by Community Movies. 2003. $30 (pub. perf.), $20 (home use). Gr 1-5--This lively comedy features an intergenerational cast of characters involved in a magic spell that turns...

The American Revolution for Students.(Video Recording Review)(Young Adult Review)
February 1, 2004... (Series) 5 videocassettes, color. 23 min. ea. with tchr's. guide. Prod. by Schlessinger Media. Dist. by Library Video Co. 2003. $39.95 ea. Includes: Origins of Democracy: 1688-1765 (ISBN 1-57225-729-6); Causes of the Revolution: 1765-1774 (ISBN...

The Boys of Buchenwald.(Video Recording Review)(Brief Article)(Young Adult Review)
February 1, 2004... videocassette. color & b&w. 46 min. National Film Board of Canada. 2003. #CO102 206. $195 (Rental: $70). Gr 8 Up--While most Holocaust-related videos deal with the actual event, this one eloquently tells the story of youthful survivors....

The Colonization of North America.(Video Recording Review)(Brief Article)(Young Adult Review)
February 1, 2004... (Just the Facts Learning Series). 5 videocassettes. color. approx. 30 min. ea. with tchr's. guides. Prod. by Full Circle Entertainment. Dist. by Goldhil Home Media. 2003. ISBN 1-58565-744-1. $99.95 ser., $29.95 ea. Includes: The First...

D-Day and World War II.(Video Recording Review)(Brief Article)(Young Adult Review)
February 1, 2004... (History Happened Here Series). videocassette. color. 10 min. with tchr's. guide. New Dimension Media. 2003. #23270. $49. Gr 7-12--This video provides a quick, fact-filled overview of the D-Day operation. Narrated by actor Leonard Nimoy,...

Jerusalem: The City Touched by God (and To Live a Dream--The Story of Teddy Kollek).(Video Recording Review)(Brief Article)(Young Adult Review)
February 1, 2004... DVD. 1:50 hrs. Prod. by Jewish Heritage Series. Dist. by Sisu Home Entertainment. 2003. #432-2. $29.95. Gr 9 Up--This timely and energizing program portrays Jerusalem as a place igniting and inviting both passion and power. The splendid use...

Precarious Peace: God and Guatemala.(Video Recording Review)(Brief Article)(Young Adult Review)
February 1, 2004... videocassette. color. 1:12 hrs. Vision Video. 2003. ISBN 1-56364-701-X. $24.99. Gr 10 Up--Exploring the Guatemalan peace process, past and present, the video focuses on the brutal violence of the recent war as seen through the lives of a...

Ryan's Well.(Video Recording Review)(Brief Article)(Young Adult Review)
February 1, 2004... videocassette. color. 30 min. Prod. by Real to Reel Prods. Dist by Video Project. 2003. #RYA-826-V. $95. Gr 4 Up--Ryan Hreljac from Canada learned about Africa and the people's need for clean drinking water in a social studies class....