School Library Journal articles from June 2001

School Library Journal archives from June 2001

Knowledge Navigators.(importance of school librarians in education and aid to library programmes)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2001... THE MERE FACT THAT A national hearing on the status of school librarians and school libraries in the country was deemed necessary speaks volumes-loudly. The above headline refers to the title of the hearing, "School Librarians: Knowledge...

Letters.(Letter to the Editor)
June 1, 2001... Paying Her Dues SETTING ASIDE ROGER L. McCOWN's ENtire commentary on public librarians not owning the libraries that they work in (Letters, March 2001, p. 14), I could not let his entire statement--that American Library Association (MA)...

Arizona Says Librarians Aren't Teachers.(school librarians deemed not eligible for pay raise from sales-tax increase)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2001... State says only "classroom teachers" can get pay raises from sales-tax increase Are school librarians teachers? If you asked most media specialists, the answer would be an unequivocal yes. And if you looked at Information Power--the...

Budget Ax Falls on Minnesota Schools.(effects of budget cuts on school libraries)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2001... Many media specialists say the money is drying up for collections and staff Barbara Fiehn is about to learn first-hand what it's like to be a statistic. Fiehn, media services coordinator for the Rochester public schools, will be out of a...

HarperCollins to Commission New Narnia Books.(HarperCollins Publishers Inc.)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2001... Publisher will produce novels, chapter books, and picture books based on Lewis's famed series Fans of C. S. Lewis's much-loved De ion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe--and II the six other novels that make up The Chronicles of Narnia--know...

AOL Makes Inroads in PA School Market.(America Online Inc. to provide educational Web portal for schools in Pennsylvania)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2001... In the ongoing competition among companies to build the "essential" education Web portal, America Online (AOL) has just inked a deal with the state of Pennsylvania to provide services to schools through AOL@School. The portal, available free of...

Feds: Hold Off on Filters.(mandated use of Internet filters at libraries)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2001... If you're in a library receiving e-rate funds, you don't have to install Internet filters until July of next year. That's the latest word from the federal government on the Children's Internet Protection Act (CIPA), the law requiring filters in...

Carrie on Copyright.(copyright duration and use of literary works in the public domain)(Brief Article)(Column)
June 1, 2001... Carrie Russell, the American Library Association's copyright specialist, will answer selected questions from readers. Send questions to slj@cahners.com, with "copyright" in the subject line. Note: Carrie's comments are not to be considered...

National Hearing Held on School Libraries.(National Commission on Libraries and Information Science examines problems of media specialists)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2001... Witnesses describe lack of money and trained librarians in media centers "I haven't been able to buy books for my high school library for three years," lamented Carolyn Kindle, a librarian in the Cincinnati School District. The statement,...

Settlement on `Little House' Books.(copyright dispute over estate of author Laura Ingalls Wilder)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
June 1, 2001... After more than a year and a half of gal wrangling over the ownership of two of Laura Ingalls Wilder's Little House novels, The Little Town on the Prairie has festered into The Big Settlement on the Estate. The author's publisher,...

Best in Apple.(awards for librarians established by New York Times)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2001... Who thinks that librarians play an important role in the community? The New York Times does, and it's ready to put its money where its mind is. The Times has created two annual awards to honor librarians: the New York Times Librarian Award and...

Freedman Tops ALA Election Slate.(Brief Article)
June 1, 2001... Maurice "Mitch" Freedman, director of New York's Westchester Library System, has been elected president of the American Library Association (ALA) for 2002-2003. Freedman, who received 4,304 votes, defeated Ken Haycock (3,575 votes), director of...

`Lions' May Live.(Brief Article)
June 1, 2001... It looks like the lions are safe. We're speaking, of course, about PBS's Between the Lions, which premiered in 2000. The Bush administration's education budget would have cut a big chunk of Lions funding--some $4 million from the PBS Ready to...

Love Books? Help Econo-Clad Count the Ways.(Brief Article)
June 1, 2001... Econo-Clad Books is challenging elementary school students to create their own books--everything from the writing and illustration, to the actual binding. The "100 Days, 100 Ways" contest will award $5,000 to the first-place winner, as well as...

New York Public Librarians Get Raise at Last.(Brief Article)
June 1, 2001... The librarians of New York Public Library (NYPL) have finally received a 16-percent raise after more than three years of protests and negotiations with the city. NYPL librarians had not received significant wage increases for nearly eight...

In the Palm of Your Hand.(Brief Article)
June 1, 2001... Handhelds are poised to change the way schools use technology When laptop computers first appeared in schools, particularly laptops with wireless connections to the Net, they seemed like a much more flexible way to use technology in schools...

Textbooks (and Tests) Go Online.(electronic textbooks)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2001... Memorial Junior Middle School in Hanover, NJ, has acquired "online textbooks" for its seventh and eighth grade language arts classes. The "books" can be accessed online at www.bkenglish.com. They were purchased from the Austin, TX-based...

Help for the Research-Challenged.(Web sites for students)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2001... Are your students victims of information glut when they begin their research? KCTools (www.ala.org/ ICONN/kctools.html), a new Web site from the American Association of School Librarians (AASL), may help them. KCTools is a new feature of AASL's...

Have Cart Will Travel.(Web site for mobile librarians)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2001... The Mobile Librarian: mainst, monterey.k12.ca.us/library/cart/ mobile.html Gayle Hodur, district librarian for the Soledad Unified School District in central California, loved her job but felt the isolation of her transient...

New Products.(debit card service for library printing)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2001... Print Busters Think your library is being shortchanged when it comes to patrons' printing costs? CybraryPRiNT aims to manage library printing costs by making users accountable for their copies. Using the standard version of...

DreamWriter T-100, C.200, and I.T.(handheld computer devices)(Hardware Review)(Brief Article)(Evaluation)
June 1, 2001... DreamWriter T-100 C.200, and I.T. Family of computing devices NTS Computer Systems LTD, 11491 Kingston Street, Maple Ridge, BC, Canada V2X OY6. 1-800-663-7163. www.dreamwriter.com. T-100, $175. C-200, $395. I.T., $858. The...

Challenging Gifted Kids.(web sites about gifted children)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2001... Resources for the teachers and parents of gifted children HOW DO YOU INSPIRE GIFTED children so that they don't become bored, or lose interest in learning? Here are some Web sites, targeted to educators and parents, dealing specifically...

Getting an Earful.(keeping headphones in libraries clean; places libraries can purchase inexpensive headphones)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2001... Dealing with that necessary evil: headphones MULTIMEDIA COMPUTERS--THAT IS, COMPUTERS that play sounds and video--are now such a part of the landscape that we forget they've been affordable for only about a decade. Today it's almost...

$30 & Under.(material for libraries)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2001... Armchair Adventures Explore! is a glossy new adventure magazine for girls and boys between the ages of nine and thirteen. Articles range from descriptions of road trips around the country, to a feature on a 16-year-old who sailed around...

Talkin' the Night Away.(book selection meetings aid librarians when adding to their selection)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2001... A book group for librarians offers cheese, crackers, and nourishment for the soul "It's 6 p.m. and I'm curled up on a sofa, still in my work clothes, but with my shoes kicked off and some crackers land cheese in my hands. Around me sit...

Facing Death.(Review)
June 1, 2001... Booktalks that will quicken the pulse of older readers In 1832, fresh out of college, Charles Darwin was set to become a clergyman when a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity shot like a meteor into his life. The HMS Beagle was preparing to set...

In Quest of Excellence.(News Briefs)
June 1, 2001... The Sibert committee looks at 14 qualities of a truly distinguished information book. The Information Age has a new high-profile award for information books. That s a big plus. After all, there are glitzy awards for everything else from TV...

PULLING NO PUNCHES.(author Robert Lipsyte discusses his works and influences on his writing)(Interview)
June 1, 2001... Edwards Award winner Robert Lipsyte talks to Walter Dean Myers about tough guys, sissies, and the struggle to become a man In the mid-1960s, a sportswriter for the New York Times decided to try his hand at fiction. His novel, about a young...

Strangers in PARADISE.(becoming an international school librarian)
June 1, 2001... Hankering to explore new horizons? Here's a how-to-guide to becoming an international school librarian Always had a yen to travel? Looking for a radical alteration in lifestyle? Feel the challenge has gone out of your career? Well, as the...

TRUTH AND DRAGONS.(children's fantasy literature)
June 1, 2001... A few weeks ago, my three-year-old daughter was eating her breakfast cereal, when she suddenly cried out in surprise. A rainbow, from a prism hanging in our window, had landed squarely on her shirt. She gazed down at the rainbow, fascinated, as...

BrainPop.com.(Brief Article)
June 1, 2001... BrainPop.com. www.brainpop.com. BrainPop. (Accessed 4/14/01). Gr 5 Up--Featuring more than 80 science, health, and technology topics, the site's content is based on user requests and on the National Science Education Standards. To find...

Human Anatomy On-Line.(www. inner body.com/htm/body.html)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2001... Human Anatomy On-Line. www. inner body.com/htm/body.html. Intellimed International. (Accessed 4/14/01). Gr 7 Up--This site provides students and teachers with quality information about the human body without the need for a fast Internet...

My Body.(Nemours Foundation)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2001... My Body. www.kidshealth.org/misc_pages/ mybody_LP.html Nemours Foundation. (Accessed 4/14/01). Gr 4 Up--The Nemours Foundation, dedicated to improving the health of children and the elderly, sponsors KidsHealth.org, a children's Web site...

Your Gross and Cool Body.(Brief Article)
June 1, 2001... Your Gross and Cool Body. yucky.kids.dis covery.com/noflash/body/pg000008.html. / Discovery Channel Online. (4/24/01). Gr 4 Up--Wendell the Worm takes students on an adventure through the human body by exploring body systems and body...

The Food Timeline.(food history and historic recipes Web site)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2001... The Food Timeline. www.gti.net/mocolibl/ kid/food.html. Morris County (NJ) Public Library. (Accessed 4/15/01). Gr 4 Up--When the Morris County Public Library staff noticed that students and teachers frequently asked questions about food...

Global Destinations.(www.globalgourmet. com/destinations/. )(Brief Article)
June 1, 2001... Global Destinations. www.globalgourmet. com/destinations/. Gourmet Guide, Inc. (Accessed 4/15/01). Gr 5 Up--Part of the globalgourmet.com site, Global Destinations provides recipes and facts about the cuisine of 36 countries/regions. For...

Kids Food Cyber Club.(food and nutrition Web site)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2001... Kids Food Cyber Club. www.kidfood.org/ Connecticut Association for Human Services. (Accessed: 4/15/01). Gr 2-6--For younger students learning the basic facts about food and nutrition, this is an excellent, interactive site. Created by the...

The Olde Cookery Book.(historic recipes Web site)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2001... The Olde Cookery Book. www.bahnhof. se/~chimbis/tocb/. Martin Skjoldebrand. (Accessed 4/15/01). Gr 4 Up--Hundred of pre-1900 recipes, mostly from Europe, are arranged by type of dish, from meats to cakes, or (in the appendix)...

Searchable Online Archive of Recipes (SOAR).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2001... Searchable Online Archive of Recipes (SOAR). soar.berkeley, edu/recipes/. Jennifer Snider Coopersmith and others. (Accessed 4/15/01). Gr 4 Up--SOAR, the work of a group of UC Berkeley students that's been in existence since 1995, has...

Papier-Mache Pop Art.(Review)
June 1, 2001... Papier-Mache Pop Art (Art Is... Video Series), videocassette. color. 21 min. Crystal Prods. 2000. ISBN 1-56290-227-X. $24.95. Gr 5 Up--The process of creating a simple papier-mache pop art sculpture is clearly and concisely explained....

Young at Art with Scoti: Creative Collages.(Review)
June 1, 2001... Young at Art with Scoti: Creative Collages. videocassette. color. 70 min. Video Specialties. 2000. $24.95. K-Gr 8--Scoti, a professional art teacher, has some good, colorful ideas to teach children how to make collages. However, the...

Desktop Publishing: Getting the Message Out.(Review)
June 1, 2001... Desktop Publishing: Getting the Message Out. videocassette. color. 16 min. Meridian Education. 2000.//5526. $89. Gr 7 Up--Desktop Publishing introduces students to modern desktop publishing. The video covers hardware, software, and design...

Natural High: Riding the Drug-Free Wave.(Review)
June 1, 2001... Natural High: Riding the Drug-Free Wave (rev. ed.). videocassette. color. 19 min. On Fire Prods. 2001. $59.99. Gr 5-12--A bevy of well-known professional skateboarders and male and female surfers talk about staying off drugs while shots of...

Party Drugs.(Review)
June 1, 2001... Party Drugs. videocassette, color. 32 min. with tchr's, guide, online. Educational Video Network. 2001. #616V. $79.95. Gr 6-12--Party or designer drugs are the focus of much teenage substance abuse today. This video details seven of the...

Smoking Exposed.(Review)
June 1, 2001... Smoking Exposed. videocassette. color. 17:47 min. with tchr's resource book. Human Relations Media. 2000. ISBN 155548-203-1. $94.95. Gr 6-12--Using trendy video techniques, graphics, and music, this video provides statistics and product...

Uncool: Turning the Tide Against Drugs.(Review)
June 1, 2001... Uncool: Turning the Tide Against Drugs. videocassette. color. 21:48 min. with tchr's. resource book. Human Relations Media. 2000. ISBN 1-55548-216-3. $141.75. Gr 7-12--This is not your typical drug education video. Promoting alternatives...

Barney's Musical Castle Live!(Review)
June 1, 2001... Barney's Musical Castle Live! videocassette. color. 70 min. Lyrick Studios. 2001. ISBN 1-57132-554-9. $14.95. PreS-K--This song and dance extravaganza is a video of a stage show, with an audience full of toddlers and two-and...

Elmo's Magic Cookbook.(Review)
June 1, 2001... Elmo's Magic Cookbook. videocassette. color, approx. 50 min. Prod. by Sesame Workshop. Dist. by Sony Wonder. 2001. $12.98. PreS-K--Elmo is back, and now he is teaching kids how to cook. Elmo, Telly, and a multicultural cast are exploring...

Learning the Spanish Alphabet.(Review)
June 1, 2001... Learning the Spanish Alphabet. videocassette. color. 25 min. with tchr's, guide online. Educational Video Network. 2001. #076V. $49.95. Gr 6-12--Learning a new language is never easy, but this video strives to help non-Spanish speaking...

Dealing with Anger.(Review)
June 1, 2001... Dealing with Anger. videocassette, color. 20:46 min. with tchr's, resource book. Human Relations Media. 2000. ISBN 155548-206-6 $94.95 Gr 6-8--Dealing with Anger teaches middle school students how to recognize and manage their anger. The...

Everyday Character Development.(Review)
June 1, 2001... Everyday Character Development (Series). 5 videocassettes, color, approx. 20 min. ea. Cambridge Educational. 2000. #CCP-0509SV. $395 ser., $89.95 ea. Includes: Goals (#CCP0504V); Self Esteem (#CCP-0505V); Values (#CCP0506V); Decision Making...

How I Coped When Mommy Died.(Review)
June 1, 2001... How I Coped When Mommy Died. videocassette. color. 26 min. Fanlight Prods. 2000. ISBN 1-57295-312-8. $195 (Rental: $ 50/day). Gr 4-9--Thirteen-year-old Brett Hardy Blake created this uplifting live-action documentary in memory of his mother...

Integrity Matters: Honesty.(Review)
June 1, 2001... Integrity Matters: Honesty. videocassette. color, approx. 28 min. with tchr's, guide. Television Production Group. 2001. $59.95. Gr 1-6--With the help of Police Man (pronounced "policy" as in "honesty is the best policy") and Rewind Guy,...

Miss Shirley's Finishing School.(Review)
June 1, 2001... Miss Shirley's Finishing School. videocassette. color. 90 min. with booklet. Kids Express. 2001. $22.95. PreS-Gr 3--Miss Shirley teaches six multicultural children the proper manners required in several situations in this live-aciton video....

Solving Conflicts with Teachers, Parents and Peers.(Review)
June 1, 2001... Solving Conflicts with Teachers, Parents and Peers. videocassette. color. 18 min. with tchr's, resource book. Human Relations Media. 2000. ISBN 1-55548-208-2. $94.95. Gr 6-8--The video is divided into four segments that target middle...

Amelia's Moving Pictures.(Review)
June 1, 2001... Amelia's Moving Pictures. videocassette. color. 22 min. Pleasant Co. 2001. ISBN 1-58485-160-0. $14.99. K-Gr 5--Fans of Marissa Moss's books as well as new initiates will enjoy this colorful, animated rendering of Amelia's Notebook...

Debate Made Easy.(Review)
June 1, 2001... Debate Made Easy. videocassette. color. 26 min. with tchr's, guide online. Educational Video Network. 2001. #244V. $79.95. Gr 9-12--This video provides a detailed introduction to persuasive speaking. Objectives are clearly defined and...

Essential Literary Terms.(Review)
June 1, 2001... Essential Literary Terms. videocassette. color. 26 min. with tchr's, guide online. Educational Video Network. 2001. #232V. $79.95. Gr 6-12--A knowledge of literary terms will help students become more involved with the literature they read...

Goldilocks Returns.(Review)
June 1, 2001... Goldilocks Returns. videocassette. color. 14:33 min. Spoken Arts. 2001. #SAV 9657. $49.95; also avail. 1 cassette with hardcover book, #SAC 6874: $26.95. K-Gr 3--Everyone knows Goldilocks. Lisa Campbell Ernst, however, introduces us to...

Hey, Al.(Review)
June 1, 2001... Hey, Al. videocassette, color. 7:48 min. Spoken Arts. 2001. #SAV9655. $49.95; also avail. 1 cassette with paperback book, #SAC 6872:$15.90. K-Gr 2--Hey, Al by Arthur Yorinks (Farrar, 1986) is the delightful story about Al, a New York City...

The Jar: A Tale from the East.(Review)
June 1, 2001... The Jar: A Tale from the East. videocassette. color. 63 min. (closed captioned). Prod. by Star Animation, Syria. Dist. by Fine Media Group. 2000, 2001. $24.99. K-Gr 5--Winner of the Cairo International Film Festival Award for Children in...

You Forgot Your Skirt, Amelia Bloomer!(Review)
June 1, 2001... You Forgot Your Skirt, Amelia Bloomer! videocassette. color. 12:10 min. Spoken Arts. 2001. #SAV9659. $49.95; also avail. 1 cassette with hardcover book, #SAC6876: $27.90. Gr 1-4--Based on the book by Shana Corey (Scholastic, 2000), this...

Longfellow: A Rediscovery (Master Poets Collection).(Review)
June 1, 2001... Longfellow: A Rediscovery (Master Poets Collection). videocassette, color, approx. 30 min. Prod. by Nebraskans for Public Television and Great Amwell Co. Dist. by Monterey Media. 2000. ISBN 1-56994-178-5. $24.95. Gr 8 Up--The video...

The Making of A Midsummer Night's Dream.(Review)
June 1, 2001... The Making of A Midsummer Night's Dream (Exploring Shakespeare Series). videocassette. color. 50 min. with tchr's. guide. Prod. by TV Ontario. Dist. by Chip Taylor Communications. 2000. $159.99. Gr 9 Up--Here is a fascinating look at what...

Roots and Water.(Review)
June 1, 2001... Roots and Water (Series). 3 videocassettes. color. 30 min. ea. Prod. by BBC. Dist. by Films for the Humanities & Sciences. 2000. $239 set., $89.95 ea. Includes: Part 1 (ISBN 0-7365-2396-0); Part 2 (ISBN 07365-2397-0); Part 3 (ISBN...

Verso Negro.(Review)
June 1, 2001... Verso Negro. videocassette, color. 40 min. Cinema Guild. 1999, 2000 release. ISBN 0-7815-0793-6. $275 (Rental $55). Gr 8 Up--Featuring poetry performances, this film examines an important aspect of Afro-Caribbean cultural heritage. Verso...

Math Monsters.(Review)
June 1, 2001... Math Monsters (Series). 4 videocassettes. (from series of 12). color. 15 min. ea. with tchr's. guide. Math Monsters. 2000. $39.95 ea.; $400 for series of 12. Includes: Data Collection (ISBN 1-887028-17-X); Measurement (ISBN 1-887028-18-8);...

Rock 'n Learn: Multiplication Rock.(Review)
June 1, 2001... Rock 'n Learn: Multiplication Rock. videocassette, color, approx. 30 min. Prod. by Rock 'n Learn. Dist. by Big Kids Prods. 2000. ISBN 1-87848-988-7. ($14.95 (+ $3.95 s/h). Gr 1-4--To the beat and rhythm of rock 'n roll music, students...

Sho'Nuff: A Nu'Awlins Jazz Story.(Review)
June 1, 2001... Sho'Nuff: A Nu'Awlins Jazz Story. videocassette, color. 90 min. Ju Ju Films Int'l. 2001. $99.95; w/tchr's. guide: $150. Gr 6 Up--The Sho'Nuff Brass Band is the brainchild of David Ephraim Ayanlabi III (nicknamed Labi), a young man living...

Developing Teen Parenting Skills.(Review)
June 1, 2001... Developing Teen Parenting Skills. videocassette, color. 24 min. with tchr's. guide online. Educational Video Network. 2001. #676V. $79.95. Gr 8-12--Being a parent exacerbates the problems all teens face. Teen parents have to mature quickly...

Kidz Groove: Hip Hop Workout.(Review)
June 1, 2001... Kidz Groove: Hip Hop Workout. videocassette, color. 40 min. Prod. by Wansome Prods. Dist. by Instructional Video. 1999, 2001 release. $19.95. Gr all levels--An energetic African-American woman leads nine multicultural girls of various ages...

Down by the Station: God Made Me to Do What's Right.(Review)
June 1, 2001... Down by the Station: God Made Me to Do What's Right. videocassette, color. approx. 30 min. Prod. by Child Sensitive Communication. Dist. by Tyndale House. 1998, 2001 release. ISBN 0-8423-3446-7. $9.99. PreS--Karyn Henley, author of The...

All About Weather.(Review)
June 1, 2001... All About Weather. videocassette, color. 23 min. with tchr's. guide online. Educational Video Network. 2001. #883V. $59.95. Gr 3-5--All About Weather is one of the most comprehensive instructional videos on the subject for elementary...

The Burning Sands.(Review)
June 1, 2001... The Burning Sands (Series). 3 videocassettes, color. 60 min. ea. Prod. by Discovery Channel. Dist. by Ambrose Video. 2000. $275 ser., $99.95 ea. Includes: Raging Sands; Unforgiving World; Living Sands. Gr 6 Up--Actor Ben Kingsley narrates...

Elephant Journey.(Review)
June 1, 2001... Elephant Journey (New True Life Adventures Series). videocassette, color. 45 min. (closed captioned), with tchr's. guide. Disney Educational Prods. 2001. ISBN 0-89625-765-7. $79. Gr 5-12--Disney has produced another quality True Life...

Escape from Earth.(Review)
June 1, 2001... Escape from Earth (Set). 2 videocassettes. color. 60 min. ea. Prod. by Discovery Channel. Dist. by Ambrose Video. 2000. $185 set, $99.95 ea. Includes: The Final Frontier; To the Stars. Gr 6 Up--Escape from Earth provides an excellent look...

Rising Waters: Global Warming and the Fate of the Pacific Islands.(Review)
June 1, 2001... Rising Waters: Global Warming and the Fate of the Pacific Islands. videocassette. color. 56:40 min. Bullfrog Films. 2000. ISBN 1-56029-833-2. $250 (Rental: $85). Gr 9 Up--The people of the Pacific Islands have glimpsed the future; they...

A Date with Rape: Violence on Trial.(Review)
June 1, 2001... A Date with Rape: Violence on Trial. videocassette, color. 32:42 min. with tchr's. resource book. Prod. by Discover Films. Dist. by Human Relations Media. 2000. ISBN 1-55548-223-6. $141.75. Gr 8-12--The centerpiece of this program about...

Why Abstinence? The Price Tag of Casual Sex.(Review)
June 1, 2001... Why Abstinence? The Price Tag of Casual Sex. videocassette, color. 22:27 min. with tchr's. resource book. Prod. by Bright Light Prods. Dist. by Human Relations Media. 2000. ISBN 1-55548-215-5. $141.75. Gr 8-12--The issues of teenage...

America: Discovery to Revolution--The Dutch Frontier.(Review)
June 1, 2001... America: Discovery to Revolution--The Dutch Frontier. videocassette, color. 30 min. Prod. by Cromwell Prods. Dist. by Ambrose Video. 2000. $99.95. Gr 6 Up--This interesting production looks at an underreported part of our colonial...

America's Beginning.(Review)
June 1, 2001... America's Beginning (America: The Living Dream Series). videocassette, color, approx. 48 min. Prod. by Education Media. Dist. by TMW Media. 1998, 2000 release, #L2530. $29.95. Gr 7 Up--This overview of the colonial era begins with the...

Ancient Greece.(Review)
June 1, 2001... Ancient Greece (Cradles of Civilization Series), videocassette, color. 48 min. Prod. by Educational Media Inc. Dist. by TMW Media Group. 2000. #T2502. $29.95. Gr 9 Up--The ideas of the great philosophers--Pythagoras, Socrates, Plato,...

The Ernest Green Story.(Review)
June 1, 2001... The Ernest Green Story. videocassette. color. 1:41 hrs. (closed captioned), with tchr's. guide. Disney Educational Prods. 2001. ISBN 0-89625-768-1. $199. Gr 5-12--In 1954. the United States Supreme Court decided that "separate but equal"...

India: Defying the Crown.(Review)
June 1, 2001... India: Defying the Crown (A Force More Powerful Series). videocassette, color. 30 min. (close captioned). Prod. by York Zimmerman and WETA, Washington, DC. Dist. by Films for the Humanities & Sciences. 2000. ISBN 0-7365-2366-9. $89.95. Gr...