School Library Journal articles from January 2004

School Library Journal archives from January 2004

What's in store for 2004: some crystal-ball gazing mixed with a few sure things.(Editorial)(Editorial)
January 1, 2004... WE'VE MADE IT THROUGH 2003, ALBEIT SOMEWHAT BATTERED AND perhaps a little bruised, but no worse for tire wear. And although we will have to wait patiently for the changing economic tides to reach the public sector, 2004 does hold some potential...

Calendar.(Calendar)
January 1, 2004... February 1. February 2, for schools. Fifteenth National African American Read-In. Event organizers encourage schools, libraries, and families to make literacy a significant part of Black History Month by hosting and coordinating read-ins in...

Rowdy teens get carded at library: controversy grows over Joliet Public Library's policy requiring teens to show IDs.(news)
January 1, 2004... Beset by disruptive teens, the Joliet (IL) Library is requiring adolescents to sign in and slams ID before using the facility, a move that has outraged some librarians as a violation of equal access to information. Joliet Library Director...

NYC libraries receive a pot of gold: Wallace Foundation grants $6 million to improve children's programming.(news)
January 1, 2004... Seeking to enrich the lives of New York City schoolchildren, the Wallace Foundation has donated $6 million to the city's three public library systems to support after-school and summer programs and to increase collaboration among all 212...

Closing the achievement gap.(news)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2004... Libraries can help close the achievement gap between poor and minority students and their white middle class counterparts by providing resources and programming to boost literacy in their communities, according to a new national study by Paul...

Songs of a librarian.(short takes)(Tori Amos' Songs of a Librarian)(Sound Recording Review)
January 1, 2004... Who would of thought Tori Amos had a soft spot for librarians? The songstress released Tales of a Librarian, a two-disk, best-of CD and DVD collection in November 2003, arranged as a cataloged package with all of the songs classified by Dewey...

A chat with Rowling.(short takes)
January 1, 2004... Some lucky kids in the U.K. will finally have a chance to have an online chat with Harry Potter creator J. K. Rowling. The author will answer 12 "special questions" submitted by British children as part of the World Book Day Online Festival on...

Site to boost science literacy: new government online tools to enhance student learning.(news)
January 1, 2004... Imagine a handful of fun and creative online fools that leach kids scientific information-literacy skills using a wealth of government resources. That's what Joanne Silverstein, an assistant research professor st Syracuse University's School of...

School libraries to get a paltry $19.96 million: funding increase for Improving Literacy Through School Libraries is a 'drop in the bucket'.(news)
January 1, 2004... The $19.96 million that Congress is about to approve for the 2004 Improving Literacy Through Libraries program may be more than last year, but it's still a far cry from the $100 million needed to turn it from a competitive grant into a state...

Delaware School District gets flexible: library research inspires superintendent to overhaul school library schedules.(news)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2004... It looks like the studies by Keith Curry Lance and other library researchers are paying off. The Appoquinimink School District in Odessa, DE, is the first in the state to require flexible scheduling, as well as certified, full-time librarians...

MA library's game of survival: Haverhill Public Library narrowly escapes closure; now faces hurdle over accreditation.(news)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2004... Will the Haverhill (MA) Public Library get a waiver from the state library board so that it can continue receiving state funding and other services? Everyone in town is dying to know. This isn't the first tense moment for Haverhill. The...

Family literacy grants help 12 libraries: Center for the Book helps kids in rural southern states with reading and writing.(news)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2004... Public libraries in a dozen southern states have received individual $3,000 grants to launch Reading Powers the Mind, a series of new programs aimed at serving young people and parents who are struggling with reading and writing. Sponsored by...

Fantasy books top the list for teens: young adults choose their favorite books as part of YALSA Teen Read Week.(news)
January 1, 2004... Forget romance and historical fiction, teens prefer reading fantasy books more than anything else, according to the first Teens' Top Ten list, sponsored by the Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA). Some 1,700 12-to 18-year-olds from...

Marathon (FL) Middle/High Library media center.(Site of the Month)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2004... www.monroe.k12.fl.us/mhs/media /default.htm Karen Hoth, a media specialist at Marathon (FL) Middle/High School, has loaded the library's Web site with offerings that include photos of students enjoying a book fair, links to her Accelerated...

New ways to learn: a cooperative program in Milwaukee helps learning-disabled kids with technology.(Tech Knowledge)
January 1, 2004... To help children with special needs become better readers, two librarians and a technology" specialist in Milwaukee, WI, have introduced local media specialists, public librarians, and teachers to technology that can make a difference. ...

QuickiDrive: portable 128 MB USB flash drive.(Test Drive)
January 1, 2004... Micro Advantage Inc. 36 W. 44th St., Suite 711, New York, NY 10036 (212) 391-7700 www.microadvantage.net $49.98. Windows 98SE, ME, 2K, XP or Mac OS 9.x and higher. The QuickiDrive, a portable storage device from Micro Advantage, makes it...

Kids not getting the web access they want.(Data Trends)(from school)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2004... A new study shows that students aged 6 to 17 who have access to the Interact at home are growing afore and more dissatisfied with the access to the Net available to them at school. Grunwald Associates, a California market research firm,...

A web site that's truly out of this world.(Tech Knowledge)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2004... The recently launched Web site called Slooh has been designed as an astronomy textbook with photographs that come to life. Its developer, Telescope Time Inc., says that it is the first online service to offer live viewing of outer space. ...

Pleased to media: sites for teachers and parents that encourage media literacy.(The Librarian's Internet)
January 1, 2004... Growing With Media www.pbs.org/patents/issuesadvice/growingwithmedia Parents, can't get your child away from the computer?. Then this site's for you, with practical tips on how to control the use of video games, television, and other...

All that technology has to offer ... and then some.(Tech Knowledge)(Center for Applied Special Technology)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2004... Since not all kids learn the same way, the Center for Applied Special Technology (CAST) is now offering a free online toolkit to help all kinds of learners. CAST's Hew Digital Content in the Classroom Toolkit (www.cast.org...

Surpass added to survey.(Tech Knowledge)(Surpass Library Automation System)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2004... In addition to the companies included in our recent survey of library automation systems (see "A Smarter System," November 2003, pp.48-51), here's another manufacturer worth knowing about. Surpass Software makes the Surpass Library...

Tell the world who you are: because your community needs to know.(Chat Room)(school librarians)
January 1, 2004... UNTIL FIVE OR SIX YEARS AGO, EVERYONE KNEW WHAT a school librarian did--she or he helped kids find good books and find facts in big, fat dictionaries and encyclopedias. Then the Internet appeared in schools and knocked the rationale for school...

Who owns the music? A close look at CDs and students' original compositions.(Carrie on Copyright)
January 1, 2004... Some of our students have recorded their own original compositions. Since we plan to offer their music on our Web site, we've encouraged them to copyright it. But we have a question: Does a student's work belong to the individual or, since it...

Books, audience, action! Dramatizing popular titles is a terrific way to attract teens.(What Works)
January 1, 2004... WHILE ATTENDING THE 2002 ARIZONA BOOK FESTIVAL, WE COULDN'T help but notice how many books there were for adults and children, but how few there were for teens. Obviously, we were very concerned that the youngsters who had outgrown Lemony...

Beyond books: what we can do to help troubled teens cope?(Teen Talk)
January 1, 2004... TEENS ARE IN CRISIS, AND THE STATISTICS ARE STAGGERING: HALF OF ALL teens have been affected by the divorce of their parents; one in five lives in poverty; and approximately one in six suffers from depression. Thirty-five percent of teenage...

Children of war: novels that view contemporary conflicts through the eyes of young people.(Up for Discussion)
January 1, 2004... As 12-year-old Sade Solaja gets ready for school, her mother is murdered at their home in Lagos, Nigeria, an act of revenge against her journalist father. After his parents are murdered, 11-year-old Kaninda Bulumba of a fictitious East...

A golden opportunity: why 'No Child Left Behind' is your chance to become indispensable.(Cover Story)
January 1, 2004... From accountability to scientifically based research to adequate yearly progress, the No Child Left Behind Act has had educators scrambling to understand and comply with its daunting regulations. Although President Bush's education reform law...

Summertime and the reading is easy: four new summer reading programs focus on fun.
January 1, 2004... Summer isn't what it used to be: it's now considered a vital part of the academic calendar, and librarians play a more important role than ever in carrying over the learning gains made during the school year. That doesn't mean summer's become...

The myopic American: literature in translation can break down barriers between cultures. So why is our nation so resistant?
January 1, 2004... Publishing literature in translation in the United States is, generally, a fool's game. Publishing literature in translation for young readers is lunatic. I know of what I speak: my heart is in literature fiction, and I've been publishing books...

Facing the Future: People and the Planet: Pop Info.(Brief Article)
January 1, 2004... www.popinfo.org. Facing the Future. (Accessed 12/1/03). Gr 5 Up--This site by the Facing the Future Non-profit organization leads students to better understand the role and effects of human population on the world. Users may take the 60...

Finding Your Way with a Map and a Compass.(Brief Article)
January 1, 2004... mac.usgs.gov/mac/isb/pubs/fact sheets/fs03501.html. US Geological Survey. (Accessed 12/1/03). Gr 5 Up--The US Geological Survey provides this informational site to help people understand how to read a map and use a compass. With simple...

Fundamentals of Physical Geography.(Brief Article)
January 1, 2004... www.physicalgeography.org. Okanagan University College, Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada. (Accessed 12/1/03). Gr 8 Up--Michael J. Pidwirny, a geography professor at Okanagan University College, presents this online textbook for physical...

GeoSpy.(Brief Article)
January 1, 2004... www.nationalgeographic.com/ geospy. National Geographic. (Accessed 12/1/03). Gr 5 Up--Gain full GeoSpy agent status by identifying countries, continents, and states. Students test their geography skills through this fun, interactive game....

Internet Geography.(Brief Article)
January 1, 2004... www.geography.learn ontheinternet.co.uk. Anthony Bennett. (Accessed 12/1/03). Gr 6 Up--This resource, approved by the Association of Teachers' Websites, is a comprehensive geography portal for students and the teachers in middle and high...

Standard Grade Geography.(Brief Article)
January 1, 2004... www.scallo way.org.uk. Danny McNeill, Scalloway Junior High School, Shetland, UK. (Accessed 12/1/03). Gr 5 Up--This site introduces students to geography through landscapes, climate, weather, and physical environment. It continues with...

Xpeditions Atlas: Maps Made for Printing and Copying.(Brief Article)
January 1, 2004... www.nationalgeographic. com/xpeditions/atlas. National Geographic. (Accessed 12/1/03). Gr 3 Up--There are over 1800 printable, black-and-white maps for students and teachers. Just select a continent, country, and a state or province--and a...

Faces of Science: African Americans in the Sciences.(Brief Article)
January 1, 2004... www.princeton.edu/~mcbrown/ display/faces.html. Mitchell C. Brown, Princeton Univ. (Accessed 11/30/03). Gr 8-12--This is the definitive site for studying the varied and significant contributions of African Americans to the sciences. The...

The Galileo Project.(Brief Article)
January 1, 2004... es.rice.edu/ES/hum soc/Galileo. Prof. Albert Van Helden, et al., Rice University. (Accessed 11/30/03). Gr 9-12--This collaborative project from the library and the history and science departments at Rice University highlights Galileo, his...

Gallery of Electromagnetic Personalities.(Brief Article)
January 1, 2004... www.ee.umd.edu/~taylor/frame1.htm. Prof. L. S. Taylor, School of Engineering, Univ. of Maryland. (Accessed 11/30/03). Gr 9-12--These short biographies of 42 scientists who contributed greatly to the field of electromagnetics should spark...

Innovative Lives.(Brief Article)
January 1, 2004... www.si.edu/lemelson/cen terpieces/ilives. Smithsonian Institution. (Accessed 11/30/03.) Gr 7-12--From the Jerome and Dorothy Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation, this fun site features inventions students take for...

Renaissance Man.(Brief Article)
January 1, 2004... www.mos.org/leonardo. Museum of Science, Boston. (Accessed 11/30/03). Gr 7-12--One of the great artists of his (and of all) time was just as great a scientist. Leonardo DaVinci's genius is celebrated in the fabulous Web site designed to...

A Science Odyssey.(Brief Article)
January 1, 2004... www.pbs.org/wgbh/aso. WGBH, Boston. (Accessed 11/30/03). Gr 6-12--Created to accompany the PBS series A Science Odyssey which originally aired in 1998, this site offers students a look at scientists and their inventions in several different...

Transistorized!(Brief Article)
January 1, 2004... www.pbs.org/transistor. Public Broadcasting System. (Accessed 11/30/03). Gr 7-12--This site offers a "biography" of a gadget which changed the world. In 1947, three men working at the Bell Laboratories created something that could transfer...

In Search of Cezanne.(Video Recording Review)
January 1, 2004... videocassette. color. 48 min. Prod. by Four Oaks Foundation. Dist. by Pyramid. 2003. ISBN 1-55981-805-0. $149. Gr 9 Up--This documentary by a young Asian-American filmmaker, Martha, illustrates her love for the artist, Paul Cezanne, the...

120 Wooster Street.(Video Recording Review)
January 1, 2004... videocassette. color. 58 min. Cinema Guild. 2002, 2003 release. ISBN 0-7815-0959-9. secondary schools: $185 (Rental: $95). Gr 9 Up--This New York City studio, the gathering place for many famous and aspiring artists, was the work space of...

Don't Drain Your Brain: How Alcohol Damages the Brain.(Video Recording Review)
January 1, 2004... videocassette or DVD. color. 15 min. with tchr's. guide, student handouts. Human Relations Media. 2003. ISBN 1-55548-162-0. $94.95. Gr 4-8--Two ethnically diverse teenaged hosts and Dr. Susan Tapert teach viewers about the negative...

Everything You Need to Know About Substance Abuse in 22 Minutes.(Video Recording Review)
January 1, 2004... videocassette or DVD. color. 22 min. with tchr's. guide. student handouts. Human Relations Media. 2003. ISBN 1-55548-103-5. $139.95. Gr 7 Up--True to its title, this program packs an amazing amount of information in a short time. A...

Targeted: How Tobacco and Alcohol Companies Try to Get You Hooked.(Video Recording Review)
January 1, 2004... videocassette or DVD. color. 23 min. with tchr's. guide, students handouts. Human Relations Media. 2003. ISBN 1-55548-174. $1-49. Gr 7 Up--Despite legislation to stop the advertising of tobacco and alcohol to teens, young people are seeing...

Underage Drinking: Know the Facts, Know the Risks.(Video Recording Review)
January 1, 2004... videocassette or DVD. color. 25 min. with tchr's. guide. student handouts. Human Relations Media. 2003. ISBN 1-55548-175-2. $139.95. Gr 6-12--This program focuses on underage drinking, as perceived by high school and college students,...

Baby Achievers.(Video Recording Review)
January 1, 2004... videocassette. color. 27 min. Prod. by Next ERA Prods. Dist. by 411 Video Information. 2003. ISBN 1-58565-599-6. $19.99. PreS--Flash cards have gone high-tech with Baby Achievers' "video flash cards." Intended for children ages six months...

Feelin' Good.(Video Recording Review)
January 1, 2004... videocassette. color. 30 min. Prod. by Laughing Pizza Prods. Dist. by AV Cafe. 2002, 2003 release. ISBN 0-9726038-0-8. $15.98; also avail. 1 CD, ISBN 0-9726038-2-4: $13.99. PreS-Gr 1--The video is hosted by Lisa Michaelis who sings and...

Ralph's World: Say Hello!(Video Recording Review)
January 1, 2004... videocassette or DVD. color. 37 min. Mini Fresh. 2003. videocassette: $14.98, DVD: $19.98. PreS-Gr 2--Children's recording artist Ralph Covert makes his video debut with this title, and Iris fans will not be disappointed. His...

Una tienda mas elegante.(A Very Smart Shop)(Video Recording Review)
January 1, 2004... (La Tienda de Luis Series). videocassette, color. 15 min. with tchr's. guide. New Dimension Media. 2003. #23282. $49. Gr 4-8--The videos in this live-action instructional series are designed to teach basic Spanish to students with no prior...

Bad Friendships: Doing More Harm Than Good.(Video Recording Review)
January 1, 2004... videocassette or DVD. color. 25 min. with tchr's. guide, student handouts. Human Relations Media. 2003. ISBN 1-55548-179-5. $99.95. Gr 6-8--Middle school students learn how to distinguish between good and bad friendships and what steps to...

Buddy Learns from His Mistakes.(Video Recording Review)
January 1, 2004... videocassette. color. 13 min. Boulden Pub. 2003. ISBN 1-892421-78-X $29.95. K-Gr 2--Buddy doesn't deal well with mistakes. A single error can make him give up entirely. A caring teacher gives Buddy three rules to help him develop better...

Get a Life (Series).(Video Recording Review)
January 1, 2004... 3 videocassettes (from series of 30). 28 min. ca. Prod. by Sound Venture Prods. Dist. by Janson Media. 2000, 2003. $49.95 ea. Includes: Vol. 22: Tool & Dye Maker/Stonemason/Plumber/ Film & Theater Set Welder; Vol. 27: Social Activist/Youth...

Your Resume: First They Must See You in Writing!(Video Recording Review)
January 1, 2004... videocassette. color. 22 min. with tchr's. guide. Linx Educational. 2003. ISBN 1-891818-30-9. $98. Gr 10 Up--In a dramatization, a young woman shows her pink, handwritten resume to a friend. When a copy of it blows away, the program hosts...

The Birds, the Bees, and Me for Girls.(Video Recording Review)
January 1, 2004... The Birds, the Bees, and Me for Girls. videocassette. color. 20 min. National Training Organization for Child Care Providers. 2003. ISBN 0-9729284-1-3. $24.95. The Birds, the Bees, and Me for Boys. videocassette. color. 20 min. National...

Sleep Deprivation: Get the Sleep You Need.(Video Recording Review)
January 1, 2004... videocassette. color. 31 min. with tchr's. guide on Web site. Educational Video Network. 2004, 2003 release. ISBN 1-58950-833-5. $99.95. Gr 7-12--The video packs a lot of information about the causes of sleep deprivation and bow to combat...

Yoga Divas: Dance and Flex to the Music.(Video Recording Review)
January 1, 2004... videocassette or DVD. color. approx. 50 rain. Prod. by Sport-Fun. Dist. by Big Kids Video. 2003. video, #M281: $12.95; DVD, #M281-DVD: $14.95. K-Gr 6--This exercise video is intended to teach viewers, presumably girls, the health benefits...

Creative Reading and Writing with Roald Dahl: Characters, Metaphors and Similes.(Video Recording Review)
January 1, 2004... videocassette. color. 15 min. with tchr's. guide. Questar. 2003. #23286. $49. Gr 3-6--Roald Dahl's creative process for his extremely imaginative writing is showcased in this short video. The enthusiastic and energetic narrators, Gail...

Mrs. Murphy's Playhouse: Little Red Riding Hood.(Video Recording Review)
January 1, 2004... videocassette or DVD. color. 27 min. Prod. by Virtual Drama Co. Dist. by 411 Video Information. 2003. videocassette: $12.99, DVD: $14.95. PreS-K--The tagline on the front of the video case ("Featuring YOU as the star!") reveals the unique...

Something from Nothing: A Children's Tale.(Video Recording Review)
January 1, 2004... videocassette. color. 23 min. Prod. by Portfolio Entertainment, Funbag Animation Studios and Noreen Young Prods. Dist. by Sisu Home Entertainment. 2003. ISBN 1-56086-172-X $14.95. PreS-Gr 3--Based on Phoebe Gilman's picture book...

Tell Me Why, Vol. XXX: Communication.(Video Recording Review)
January 1, 2004... videocassette. color. 30 min. with tchr's. guide. TMW Media. 2003. #K652. $19.95. Gr 4-8--This production, part of a series of reference videos based on the Tell Me Why books, covers a lot of ground in a broad overview of communication. A...

Algebra'scool, Unit A: Operations and Expressions.(Product/Service Evaluation)
January 1, 2004... 2 DVDs, instructor's manual, blackline masters. BestQuest Teaching Systems. 2003. ISBN 1-4126-0000-6. $499 set. Includes: Module 1: Getting Ready for Algebra; Module 2: Writing and Simplifying Algebraic Expressions. Gr 6-12--This...

Rock'n Learn: Addition & Subtraction Rap.(Video Recording Review)
January 1, 2004... videocassette, color., 53 min. Prod. by Rock 'n Learn. Dist. by Big Kids Prods. 2003. ISBN 1-87848-993-3 $14.95 (+ $3.95 s/h). Gr 2-3--Rapster DJ Doc Rock brings some excitement to learning addition and subtraction. In three-and four-minute...

The First Israeli in Space.(Video Recording Review)
January 1, 2004... videocassette or DVD. 70 min. Prod. by Israel Broadcasting Authority. Dist. by Sisu Home Entertainment. 2003. videocassette, #891: $29.95; DVD, #891-2: $29.95. Gr 7 Up--This compelling and heartbreaking documentary about the late Israeli...

Geology--Why Bother?(Video Recording Review)
January 1, 2004... DVD. 25 min. Why Bother Films. 2003. $34.95 Gr 4 Up--With an emphasis on motivating viewers' interest in geology rather than offering instruction, this scenic but flawed presentation explores the importance of geology to the future of...

Journey to Planet Earth, Season 2.(Video Recording Review)
January 1, 2004... (Series). 3 videocassettes, approx. 25 min. ea. Screenscope. 2003. $399.95 ser., $149.95 ea. Includes: On the Brink; Seas of Grass; Hot Zones. Gr 7 Up--This excellent presentation reveals the most pressing problems that each person on...

Terminator Tomatoes.(Video Recording Review)
January 1, 2004... videocassette, color 5 min. Video Project. 2001, 2003 release. #TER-806-V. $49.95. Gr 5 Up--This production, winner of an honorable mention at the Earthvision Environmental Film Festival, packs considerable food for thought on genetic...

Sing 'n Sign Holiday Time with Gaia.(Video Recording Review)
January 1, 2004... videocassette or DVD. color. 35 min. (video), 1:51 hrs (DVD). Heartsong Communications. 2003. video: $14.95; DVD: ISBN: 1-892151-10-3. $29.95. Gr 1-5--Gaia Tossing leads a group of deaf, hearing, and hard-of-hearing kids in signing...

America in the 20th Century: the Great Depression.(Video Recording Review)
January 1, 2004... videocassette, color & b&w. 30 min. with tchr's. guide on Web site. Media Rich Learning. 2003. ISBN 0-9716270-6-1. $79. Gr 7-12--This video does a solid job of presenting the facts about the Great Depression, but fails to put a human face...

America's Black Soldiers (America's Military History Series).(Video Recording Review)
January 1, 2004... videocassette. color. 28 min. with tchr's. guide. New Dimension Media). 2003. $49.95. Gr 5-12--Black soldiers have been fighting--and dying--for our country since the Boston Massacre in 1770. This video tells their story. While it does a...

American Democracy in Action: Participating in Citizenship.(Video Recording Review)
January 1, 2004... videocassette. color. 20 min. with tchr's. guide. New Dimension Media. 2003. #23253. $49. Gr 9-12--"Each generation must reinvent democracy." This quotation has proven true throughout American history. However, apathy is an alarming trend...

The Renaissance for Students.(Video Recording Review)
January 1, 2004... (Series). 5 videocassettes. color. 23 min. ea. (closed captioned), with tchr's. guides. Prod. by Schlessinger Media. Dist. by Library Video Co. 2003. $39.95 ca. Includes: A History of the Renaissance (ISBN 1-57225-695-8); Everyday Life in the...

Suspino: a Cry for Roma.(Video Recording Review)
January 1, 2004... videocassette. color. 72 min. Prod. by Tamarin Prods. Dist. by Bullfrog Films. 2003. ISBN 1-56029-978-9. $275 (Rental: $85). Gr 10 Up--Almost a thousand years ago a group of people left the turbulent Indian subcontinent in search of a...

Think Twice.(Video Recording Review)
January 1, 2004... videocassette. color. 7 min. Prod. by Small Planet Prods. Dist. by The Video Project. 2003. #THI-827-V. $59.95. Gr 7-12--Although short, this video is packed with enough information and ideas to spark hours of research and discussion about...

Turning American: a German Immigrant's Story.(Video Recording Review)
January 1, 2004... videocassette. color. 58 min. Prod. by GL Prods. Dist. by Alden Films. 2003. $59.95. Gr 8 Up--Gerhard Geyer, a German immigrant to the United States, narrates this documentary which begins with his childhood during World War II and ends in...

The Spirit of Women.(Video Recording Review)
January 1, 2004... videocassette or DVD. color. 55 min. Media Projects. 2003. video: ISBN 1-880898-21-7; DVD: ISBN 1-880898-22-5. $79 (+ $9 s/h). Gr 9 Up--This film chronicles and commemorates the 1977 National Women's Conference, the first...

Bad Dog and All That Hollywood HooHah.(Children's Review)(Audiobook Review)
January 1, 2004... (unabr.). 2 cassettes. 1:35 hrs. Prod. by Chivers Children's Audio Books. Dist. by BBC Audiobooks America. 2003. ISBN 0-7540-6396-8. $18.95. Gr-3-6--Bad Dog probably didn't deserve his name. He certainly didn't deserve his fate--trapped on...

Charlie Bone and the Time Twister.(Children's Review)(Audiobook Review)
January 1, 2004... (unabr.). 4 cassettes. 6:41 hrs. Prod. by Listening Library. Dist. by Listening Library/Books on Tape. 2003. ISBN 0-8072-1899-5. $32. Gr 3-6--Fans of Jenny Nimmo's Midnight for Charlie Bone (Scholastic/Orchard, 2003; Oct. 2003. p. 88)...

Circle of Magic: Tris's Book.(Children's Review)(Audiobook Review)
January 1, 2004... (unabr.). 4 cassettes or 5 CDs. 6 hrs. Full Cast Audio. 2003. cassette, ISBN 1-932076-25-5: $29; CD, ISBN 1-932076-26-3: $34. Gr 6-9--Author Tamora Pierce's distinctive voice is a good fit for the main narrator in the second installment in...

A Corner of the Universe.(Children's Review)(Audiobook Review)
January 1, 2004... (unabr.). 3 cassettes or 4 CDs. 4:30 hrs. Prod. by Listening Library. Dist. by Listening Library/Books on Tape. 2003. cassette, ISBN 0-8072-1671-2: $30; CD, ISBN 0-072-1776-X: $30. Gr 5-8--Twelve-year-old Hattie Owen's life changes forever...

Dream Bearer.(Children's Review)(Audiobook Review)
January 1, 2004... (unabr.). 3 cassettes. 3:45 hrs. Recorded Books. 2003. ISBN 1-4025-5582-2. $28 (Rental: $9.50); read-along pack: $51.89. Gr 5-8--This coming of age story by Walter Dean Myers (HarperCollins, 2003) focuses on David Curry, a 12-year-old...