School Library Journal articles from June 2004

School Library Journal archives from June 2004

Parallel universes: the library and reading communities need to move beyond turf issues.(Editorial)
June 1, 2004... Attending a breakfast reception at last month's International Reading Association Conference in crystal-clear Reno, NV, I heard a passionate reading specialist tell an uplifting story. Students from predominantly itinerant households, near the...

Making the switch: weighing the pros and cons of a public vs. a school library career.(Letters)(Letter to the Editor)
June 1, 2004... I LOVED THE MISSION AND WORK OF public libraries, and worked in them as a reference librarian and manager for over 15 years. With young school-age children, I finally gave up and transferred to the school system in my county. After four years,...

Essential software.(Letters)(Letter to the Editor)
June 1, 2004... I READ WITH MORE THAN A BIT OF consternation the article "Essential Software" in your February 2004 issue (pp. 5-58). The article lists 10 programs perfect for public libraries. While I respect Warren Buckleitner, I question his choice of...

My Secret Bully.(Letters)(Letter to the Editor)
June 1, 2004... I HAVE ALWAYS FELT THAT PROTEST letters from publishers or authors over bad reviews are ineffective. Over the years, I have had my share of negative reviews but have always restrained myself from responding, feeling that such protests are...

Our reviewer replies.(Letters)(Letter to the Editor)
June 1, 2004... THE IMPORTANCE OF THE TOPIC OF bullying is fully recognized in my review. Evaluating illustrations is always a somewhat subjective proposition, but the artwork in this book does seem to lack child appeal from my perspective. Although the...

Corrections.(Letters)(Correction Notice)
June 1, 2004... The Spring 2004 issue of Curriculum Connections omitted a credit for a third contributor to the "Instructional Resources & Professional Development Update," pp. 67-68. The contributor, Liz Anderson, is a doctoral student at the University of...

Calendar.(Calendar)
June 1, 2004... June 2004 June 20-23, National Education Computing Conference (NECC), Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, New Orleans, LA. The International Society for Technology in Education sponsors this annual forum on the latest educational...

Librarians aid troubled Iraq: efforts, large and small, provide books and materials to Iraqi kids, U.S. troops.(slj news)
June 1, 2004... >From the 64,000-member American Library Association (ALA) to an elementary school in Sweet Home, OR, the library community is reaching out to war-torn Iraq, providing much-needed books and other supplies to American troops and Iraqi children....

A pain in the pocketbook: media specialists nationwide tell ALA their funding woes.(slj news)
June 1, 2004... "In 2003-2004, we had no funds for materials," reports Joan Carlson, a media specialist at Killingly Memorial School in Danielson, CT. Meanwhi]e, Atlanta, GA, librarian Betsy Razza says her budget at Druid Hills High School was cut in half, so...

'Caveman' cleans up for kids.(slj news)(Johnny Damon)
June 1, 2004... Boston Red Sox center fielder Johnny Damon, also known as "Caveman" for his scruffy appearance, has cleaned up his look for a good cause. In a May 21 public ceremony, Damon shaved his beard to benefit the afterschool homework program at the...

Crowe aids bombed school library.(short takes)(Russell Crowe)(United Talmud Torahs's school library )
June 1, 2004... Actor Russell Crowe (above) was so upset about the firebombing of United Talmud Torahs's school library in Montreal (see News, May 2004, p. 19) that he called the school's principal and donated an undisclosed amount of money to replace...

Andersen Award winners unveiled.(short takes)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2004... Martin Waddell and Max Velthuijs are winners of the 2004 Hans Christian Andersen Award for waiting and illustration, respectively. The awards, to be presented by the International Board on Books for Young People in September, honor the highest...

Librarians take on Capitol Hill: Library, supporters stump for youth services on National Legislative Day.(slj news)
June 1, 2004... More than 500 library supporters descended on Capitol Hill May 4 to send lawmakers a message: libraries need more funding for youth services programs if the No Child Left Behind Act is to succeed. Librarians and business leaders joined...

Horn book awards announced: prestigious honors go to Mordicai Gerstein, David Almond, Jim Murphy.(slj news)
June 1, 2004... Mordicai Gerstein's The Man Who Walked Between the Towers (Roaring Brook), this year's Caldecott Medal winner, has earned another honor--the 2004 Boston Globe-Horn Book Award for best picture book. The annual awards for excellence in children's...

ALA elects new leaders: Gorman wins ALA presidency; Williams to head AASL.(slj news)(Michael Gorman)(J. Linda Williams)
June 1, 2004... Michael Gorman, dean of library services at California State University, Fresno, was elected 2005-2006 president of the American Library Association (ALA) on May 3, defeating Barbara Stripling, director of library programs at New Visions for...

MI foundation boosts school libraries: foundation kicks off reading campaign by donating $500,000 to 13 Grand Rapids media centers.(slj news)
June 1, 2004... Many school library shelves in Grand Rapids, MI, will be full of new books, thanks to donations collected by the Grand Rapids Student Advancement Foundation, which recently kicked off its "Need to Read" campaign by distributing nearly $500,000...

Boys are more prone to dyslexia: new study finds boys more than twice as likely to have reading disability than girls.(slj news)
June 1, 2004... Boys who tend to act up in class aren't just frustrated--they're more likely to have dyslexia. In fact, boys are more than twice as likely to have a learning disability that involves reading than girls, says a new study that appeared in the...

Syd Hoff dies at 91.(slj news)(Obituary)
June 1, 2004... Syd Hoff, who wrote and illustrated more than 60 books for beginning readers, died at his home in Miami Beach on May 12. He was 91. With a simple cartoon style, Hoff (right) was best known for his book Danny and the Dinosaur (Harper, 1958),...

DE school libraries enjoy extra cash: new law earmarks $1 million to purchase materials for every Delaware K-12 school media center.(slj news)
June 1, 2004... Media centers in Delaware are enjoying some extra cash following the passage of recent legislation that earmarks $1 million for school library hooks, videos, and other materials for all 194 K-12 public schools in the state. The...

East Woods School Library.(Site of the Month)
June 1, 2004... www.eastwoods.org/ewslibrary/Interactive/libraryhome.htm East Woods School Library's Web site has two goals: to guide students doing research, and to celebrate reading. East Woods, in Oyster Bay, NY, is a private school serving grades K...

A do-everything card: new library cards pay fines, reserve computers, and more.(Tech Knowledge)
June 1, 2004... The Brooklyn Public Library's (BPL) new library card puts a Swiss army knife to shame. Although the multifaceted Access Brooklyn Card can't uncork a bottle of Bordeaux, it does just about everything else. For starters, the versatile library...

Pocket PC e405: personal digital assistant.(Test Drive)
June 1, 2004... Toshiba, 1251 Avenue of the Americas, Suite 4110, New York, NY 10020 (800) 631-3811 www.toshiba.com $209. Life in the media center is always on the go. During the day, I'm hardly ever at my computer, where I keep my to-do list, various...

Books 'r us.(Tech Knowledge)(EBSCO and Baker & Taylor launched Book Index with Reviews )(Brief Article)
June 1, 2004... Are patrons borrowing fewer books from your library? To help safeguard against this possibility, EBSCO and Baker & Taylor have launched Book Index with Reviews (BIR), a new online database designed to motivate book lovers and keep them coming...

Music to a librarian's ears.(New Products)(Book Wholesalers Incorporated offers, weekly updates of Billboard magazine's pop charts, full-text reviews of CDs, screen shots of album covers, and complete MARC records, to public librarians )(Brief Article)
June 1, 2004... Librarians who care about customer service know that a CD like Outkast's Speakerboxxx/The Love Below deserves some room in the collection, even if hip-hop is not exactly their musical taste. After all, the critically acclaimed recording won the...

CQ Researcher en espanol.(Tech Knowledge)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2004... There is now a Spanish-language edition of the CQ Researcher, the respected online resource and publication covering current affairs. CQ Researcher en espanol was developed to meet the needs of the country's Spanish-speaking and bilingual...

Desperately seeking study skills: sites to help students who struggle with research projects.(The Librarian's Internet)
June 1, 2004... Research Rocket www.kyvl.org/html/kids/f_homebase.html This top-notch Web site is one of the few designed to teach middle schoolers research skills. Its creative use of sound and animation and its game-board format are sure to engage...

Microsoft Office for the grade-school set.(Tech Knowledge)
June 1, 2004... Teaching elementary school students how to use the suite of Microsoft Office products can be a daunting task for any educator. But now Scholastic Keys, a new product from Tom Snyder Productions, a division of Scholastic, Inc., aims to make it a...

Yours for the taking: thousands of free books are now available online.(Chat Room)
June 1, 2004... I recently read about a school district in Texas that's supplying its fifth- and sixth-grade students with laptops. Along with electronic copies of textbooks, the laptops will also contain a "library" of about 2,000 books--"classics of Western...

Duplicate DVDs? The Digital Millennium Copyright Act has laid down the law on copying DVDs.(Carrie on Copyright)
June 1, 2004... Are librarians allowed to make backup copies of software programs and DVDs for archival purposes? If we make copies, are we allowed to circumvent the protection devices? Also, are teachers allowed to make backup copies for their classrooms?...

An author in your e-mail: there's an easy, inexpensive way to connect kids with their favorite authors.(What Works)
June 1, 2004... LIBRARIANS AND TEACHERS KNOW THAT HELPING KIDS DEVELOP A LIFE-Long love of reading is one of the most important things they can do. But let's face it, it's tough to come up with creative ways to get kids excited about books. One of the easiest...

Justice served: true tales of injustice will provoke and inspire young readers.(Nonfiction Booktalker)
June 1, 2004... "It's not fair!" Every listener in your booktalk audience has either uttered those words or heard them shouted from a sibling or schoolmate, for the sting of injustice comes to us early in life. Indeed, stories about people treated unfairly...

Teaching parents to read: an innovative program aims to help adults promote early literacy.(First Steps)
June 1, 2004... THANKS TO AN INNOVATIVE PROGRAM CALLED "EVERY CHILD READY TO Read @ your library," librarians have some exciting new research-based tools to help children develop the early literacy skills they need to become successful readers. Many...

Crossing over: a materials selector looks at adult books for teen readers.(Up for Discussion)
June 1, 2004... AS A LIBRARIAN WHO PURCHASES AND RECOMMENDS BOOKS FOR TEENS, I am asked what makes an adult book appeal to YA readers? Where do the teens find them? l find it ironic that as an adult I earn my living selecting teen materials. As a teen, I would...

Shaking things up: when Shelley Worman arrived at Emma Elementary, many kids were reading far below grade level. It was time to do something drastic.
June 1, 2004... It's barely a half hour after sunrise on this April morning and a few cars are already parked in Emma Elementary School's lot. Sure enough, Shelley Worman's green Volvo station wagon is sitting in its usual spot. On any given day, the North...

Picture perfect: skeptics said that Noreen Bernstein's visual literacy program was a waste of time. Good thing she ignored them.
June 1, 2004... Karen Taylor is a busy woman. As a fifth-grade teacher at Matthew Whaley Elementary School, she spends most of her time preparing students for the year-end Virginia Standards of Learning (SOL) tests. So when Noreen Bernstein, the youth services...

Ursula major: Edwards Award winner Ursula K. Le Guin talks about her celestial body of work.(Interview)(Biography)
June 1, 2004... It's hard to imagine a more remarkable writer than Ursula K. Le Guin--or a more deserving recipient of the Margaret A. Edwards Award for lifetime contributions to young people's literature. During the past 40 years, Le Guin has written more...

Playing with language.(Topical Resources for Curriculum Needs)
June 1, 2004... A key part of literacy is the ability to put words together, making sense of the rules and patterns of our complex language. But a true appreciation really starts when we begin to take words apart, turn them around, mix up the letters, and look...

Agee, Jon. Elvis Lives! And Other Anagrams.(Brief Article)(Children's Review)(Book Review)
June 1, 2004... AGEE, Jon. Elvis Lives! And Other Anagrams. illus. by author. Farrar. 2000. Gr 5 Up--Agee uses linguistic dexterity and inventive cartoons to present dozens of humorous anagrams. An artist's gallery filled with views off desserts...

Bourke, Linda. Eye Spy: a Mysterious Alphabet.(Brief Article)(Children's Review)(Book Review)
June 1, 2004... BOURKE, Linda. Eye Spy: A Mysterious Alphabet. illus. by author. Chronicle. 1991. Gr 1-4--This creative alphabet book manages to play with words without actually using any. The first three illustrations for each letter represent one...

Brooke, William J. A Is for Aarrgh!(Brief Article)(Children's Review)(Book Review)
June 1, 2004... BROOKE, William J. A Is for AARRGH! HarperCollins/Joanna Cotter Bks. 1999. Gr 5-9--Things were so much simpler when everything was just called "aarrgh." Then Mog, a prehistoric boy, invents words. At first, most of the other cave people...

Cahoon, Heather. Word Play ABC.(Brief Article)(Children's Review)(Book Review)
June 1, 2004... CAHOON, Heather. Word Play ABC. illus. by author. Walker. 1999. PreS-Gr 3--Energetic watercolor illustrations show the humor in the literal interpretation of word segments in this offbeat book. So "flying saucer" becomes a teacup and plate...

Chesworth, Michael. Alphaboat.(Brief Article)(Children's Review)(Book Review)
June 1, 2004... CHESWORTH, Michael. Alphaboat. illus. by author. Farrar. 2002. K-Gr 3--An "Alpha-crew" made up of letters stars in this pun-filled adventure. Led by "Captain C" and "Admiral T," the group raises enough "n r g" to find an "I-sland" and dig...

Cleary, Brian P. Hairy, Scary, Ordinary: What Is an Adjective?(Brief Article)(Children's Review)(Book Review)
June 1, 2004... CLEARY, Brian P. Hairy, Scary, Ordinary: What Is an Adjective? illus. by Jenya Prosmitsky. Carolrhoda. 2000. Gr 2-5--The "Words Are Categorical" series uses rhyming text and delightful art to convey the key elements of adjectives, verbs,...

Clements, Andrew. Double Trouble in Walla Walla.(Brief Article)(Children's Review)(Book Review)
June 1, 2004... CLEMENTS, Andrew. Double Trouble in Walla Walla. illus. by Salvatore Murdocca. Millbrook. 1997. Gr 1-4--Lulu opens up a "knock'em sock-'em wibble-wobble word warp" and can't stop the "flip-flop chit-chat" way of speaking in doubled...

Clements, Andrew. Frindle.(Brief Article)(Children's Review)(Book Review)
June 1, 2004... CLEMENTS, Andrew. Frindle. illus. by Brian Selznick. S & S. 1996. Gr 3-6--Nick's idea to invent a brand new word is both a challenge and a tribute to his dictionary loving, language-arts teacher. He devises ingenious ways to encourage...

Falwell, Cathryn. Word Wizard.(Brief Article)(Children's Review)(Book Review)
June 1, 2004... FALWELL, Cathryn. Word Wizard. illus. by author. Clarion. 1998. K-Gr 3--A bowl of alphabet cereal inspires Anna to become a "word wizard," moving letters around to switch "pat" to "tap" and "star" to "arts." When a lost child appears, she...

Frasier, Debra. Miss Alaineus: a Vocabulary Disaster.(Brief Article)(Children's Review)(Book Review)
June 1, 2004... FRASIER, Debra. Miss Alaineus: A Vocabulary Disaster. illus. by author. Harcourt. 2000. Gr 3-5--Sage thinks she's pretty good at vocabulary words, until she comes to "miscellaneous." She mishears file word as "Miss Alaiueus," and when she...

Harris, Monica. Wake the Dead.(Brief Article)(Children's Review)(Book Review)
June 1, 2004... HARRIS, Monica. Wake the Dead. illus. by Susan Estelle Kwas. Walker. 2004. PreS-Gr 3--When a boy is loud enough "to wake the dead," several corpses rise from the grave to find the source of the racket. They find "dead silence" at the...

Heller, Ruth. Fantastic! Wow! And Unreal!: a Book about Interjections and Conjunctions.(Brief Article)(Children's Review)(Book Review)
June 1, 2004... HELLER, Ruth. Fantastic! Wow! And Unreal!: A Book about Interjections and Conjunctions. illus. by author. Grosset & Dunlap. 1998. Gr 2-5--Sophisticated rhyming verse and imaginative illustrations demonstrate the many uses of conjunctions...

Hepworth, Cathi. Bug Off!: a Swarm of Insect Words.(Brief Article)(Children's Review)(Book Review)
June 1, 2004... HEPWORTH, Cathi. Bug Off!: A Swarm of Insect Words. illus. by author. Putnam. 1998. K-Gr 4--Bug humor combines with wordplay, as the title of each drawing contains the name of a creepy, crawly animal somewhere within it, as in "Frisbee"...

Hirsch, Robin. FEG: Stupid (Ridiculous) Poems for Intelligent Children.(Brief Article)(Children's Review)(Book Review)
June 1, 2004... HIRSCH, Robin. FEG: Stupid (Ridiculous) Poems for Intelligent Children. illus. by Ha. Little, Brown/Megan Tingley Bks. 2002. Gr 5-8--Half the fun here comes from the brain-stretching poems. "Cato," for instance, rearranges the letters of...

Lederer, Richard. The Circus of Words: Acrobatic Anagrams, Parading Palindromes, Wonderful Words on a Wire, and More Lively Letter Play.(Brief Article)(Children's Review)(Book Review)
June 1, 2004... LEDERER, Richard. The Circus of Words: Acrobatic Anagrams, Parading Palindromes, Wonderful Words on a Wire, and More Lively Letter Play. illus. by Dave Morice. Chicago Review. 2001. Gr 5-8--Lederer introduces palindromes, spoonerisms, and...

Leedy, Loreen & Pat Street. There's a Frog in My Throath!: 440 Animal Sayings a Little Bird Told Me.(Brief Article)(Children's Review)(Book Review)
June 1, 2004... LEEDY, Loreen & Pat Street. There's a Frog in My Throath!: 440 Animal Sayings a Little Bird Told Me. illus. by Loreen Leedy. Holiday House. 2003. Gr 2-6-A delightful collection of several hundred proverbs, metaphors, idioms, and similes...

Levitt, Paul M., Douglas A. Burger, & Elissa S. Guralnick. The Weighty Word Book.(Brief Article)(Children's Review)(Book Review)
June 1, 2004... LEVITT, Paul M., Douglas A. Burger, & Elissa S. Guralnick. The Weighty Word Book. illus. by Janet Stearns. Roberts Rinehart. 2000. Gr 4-8--Each of these 26 short stories takes an elaborate, circuitous path that leads to a "weighty" one-word...

Morrison, Lillian, comp. It Rained All Day That Night: Autographs, Rhymes & Inscriptions.(Brief Article)(Children's Review)(Book Review)
June 1, 2004... MORRISON, Lillian, comp. It Rained All Day That Night: Autographs, Rhymes & Inscriptions. illus, by Christy Hale. August House. 2003. Gr 3-6--This title includes verses from Morrison's Yours Till Niagara Falls (1990) and Best Wishes, Amen...

Prelutsky, Jack. Scranimals.(Brief Article)(Children's Review)(Book Review)
June 1, 2004... PRELUTSKY, Jack. Scranimals. illus. by Peter Sis. Greenwillow. 2002. Gr 1-4--Prelutsky's poems and Sis's illustrations describe "potatoads," "bananacondas," "hippopotamushrooms," and other hybrid residents of Scranimal Island. By...

Pulver, Robin. Punctuation Takes a Vacation.(Brief Article)(Children's Review)(Book Review)
June 1, 2004... PULVER, Robin. Punctuation Takes a Vacation. illus. by Lynn Rowe Reed. Holiday House. 2003. Gr 1-3--During recess, all of the punctuation marks rush out the door, and when the kids return, they realize they are in big trouble. Writing...

Schneider, R. M. Add It, Dip It, Fix It: a Book of Verbs.(Brief Article)(Children's Review)(Book Review)
June 1, 2004... SCHNEIDER, R. M. Add It, Dip It, Fix It: A Book of Verbs. illus. by author. Houghton. 1995. PreS-Gr 2--In a series of intriguing collage illustrations, an alphabet of verbs all direct their actions at the word "it," from "add it" and "box...

Schnur, Steven. Autumn: An Alphabet Acrostic.(Brief Article)(Children's Review)(Book Review)
June 1, 2004... SCHNUR, Steven. Autumn: An Alphabet Acrostic. illus. by Leslie Evans. Clarion. 1997. K-Gr 3--In this acrostic alphabet book, every letter adds a new element related to the season. Barn, for example, becomes: "Bats/And owls/Roost among...

Scieszka, Jon. Baloney (Henry P.).(Brief Article)(Children's Review)(Book Review)
June 1, 2004... SCIESZKA, Jon. Baloney (Henry P.). illus. by Lane Smith. Viking. 2001. Gr 1-4--In this outer-space tall tale, a likable green alien's late-for-class excuse involves a missing pencil, a detour to another planet, and some angry astro guys....

Steinberg, Laya. Thesaurus Rex.(Brief Article)(Children's Review)(Book Review)
June 1, 2004... STEINBERG, Laya. Thesaurus Rex. illus. by Debbie Harter. Barefoot. 2003. PreS-Gr 3--A day in the life of an adventurous and slightly clumsy young dinosaur includes thesauruslike descriptions of his activities. "Thesaurus Rex likes to play:...

Stern, Ellen. I Saw a Bullfrog.(Brief Article)(Children's Review)(Book Review)
June 1, 2004... STERN, Ellen. I Saw a Bullfrog. illus. by author. Random. 2003. PreS-Gr 2--This rhyming book draws humor from the art, which literally interprets a variety of animal names. A "catfish" appears with a scaled body and a feline face, a "deer...

Terban, Marvin. Funny You Should Ask: How to Make Up Jokes and Riddles with Wordplay.(Brief Article)(Children's Review)(Book Review)
June 1, 2004... TERBAN, Marvin. Funny You Should Ask: How to Make Up Jokes and Riddles with Wordplay. illus. by John O'Brien. Clarion. 1992. Gr 4-8--Terban's many wordplay riddle collections, including Hey, Hay!: A Wagonful of Funny Homonym Riddles (1991;...

Wilbur, Richard. The Pig in the Spigot.(Brief Article)(Children's Review)(Book Review)
June 1, 2004... WILBUR, Richard. The Pig in the Spigot. illus. by J. Otto Seibold. Harcourt. 2000. Gr 3-6--Wilbur's witty poetry often incorporates adroit wordplay. Here, each entry features a word that also appears within another, as in the title poem...

Between the Lions Games.(Brief Article)
June 1, 2004... Between the Lions Games. pbskids.org/li ons/games. Public Broadcasting System. (Accessed 4/13/04). PreS-Gr 2--PBS'S popular Between the Lions show created this page of games, which require Shockwave and Flash plug-ins. Many games are also...

Crickler.(Brief Article)
June 1, 2004... Crickler. clickler.com. Michael and Barbara Crick. (Accessed 4/14/04). Gr 7-12--Older students who enjoy challenging word games can test their skills at this site. Cricklers are like crossword puzzles without the criss-cross framework....

Discovery School Puzzlemaker.(Brief Article)
June 1, 2004... Discovery School Puzzlemaker. puzzle maker.school.discovery.com. Discovery Education. (Accessed 4/13/04). Gr 3-12--Educators who would like to design their own puzzles for student use will appreciate this tool. It is also simple enough for...

FunBrain Language Arts Games.(Brief Article)
June 1, 2004... FunBrain Language Arts Games. www.fun brain.com/cgi-bin/getskill_s.cgi?A1=selects &A2-1a&A4=0&A7-0. Pearson Education. (Accessed 3/14/04). Gr 1-10--At FunBrain, you'll find 18 different language arts games, most with varying levels of...

Kids' Place Games.(Brief Article)
June 1, 2004... Kids' Place Game. www.eduplace.com/kids/ games.html. Houghton Mifflin. (Accessed 4/13/04). K-Gr 6--This site features four language games. In "Wacky Web Tales," students can fill in the blanks to create more than 40 wacky stories. They are...

Merriam-Webster Word Games.(Brief Article)
June 1, 2004... Merriam-Webster Word Games. www.m-w. com/game. Merriam-Webster Inc. (Accessed 4/13/04). Gr 5-12--The creators of the Merriam-Webster Dictionary, share daily games at this site. Currently about seven games rotate, but the site creators...

Word Games Archive.(Brief Article)
June 1, 2004... Word Games Archive. www.learnenglish. org.uk/kids/archive/kids_wordgames.html. The British Council. (Accessed 4/14/04). K-Gr 12--Looking for word games for English language learners? Don't miss this site. Although the 65 games here deal...

American Ahola: Hula Beyond Hawai'i.(Brief Article)
June 1, 2004... American Ahola: Hula Beyond Hawai'i. www.pbs.org/pov/pov2003/americanaloha. Point of View, PBS (Accessed 4/27/04). Gr 7-12--The hula is probably one of the best known and least understood dance forms. Oft the subject of tacky gifts, corny...

An American Ballroom Companion: Dance Instruction Manuals ca. 1490-1920.(Brief Article)
June 1, 2004... An American Ballroom Companion: Dance Instruction Manuals ca. 1490-1920. memory.loc.gov/ammem/dihtml/di home.html. Library of Congress American Memory (Accessed 4/27/04). Gr 9-12--Students interested in social dance or in theater will find...

Capoeira.(Brief Article)
June 1, 2004... Capoeira. www.princeton.edu/~capoeira. Senzala Princeton, Princeton University. (Accessed 4/28/04). Gr 7-12--The Brazilian art of Capoeira has roots in the cultures of the Africans who were brought as slaves to Brazil. In the 19th century,...

Dancers and Choreographers: Occupational Outlook Handbook.(Brief Article)
June 1, 2004... Dancers and Choreographers: Occupational Outlook Handbook. stats.bls.gov/ oco/ocos094.htm. U.S. Department of Labor. (Accessed 4/28/04). Gr 9-12--Students interested in a career in dance or choreography can't do better than this Department...

New York City Ballet.(Brief Article)
June 1, 2004... New York City Ballet. http://vvww.nycbal let.com.nycballet/homepage.asp. New York City Ballet. (Accessed 4/28/04). Gr 3-12--Dancers and non-dancers alike will find lots to interest them in the Web site of one of the most famous ballet...

I Can Fly, Pt. III: Kids, Painting & Modern Art.(Video Recording Review)
June 1, 2004... I Can Fly, Pt. III: Kids, Painting & Modern Art. videocassette. color. 28 min. with tchr's. guide on Web site. L&S Video. 2004. ISBN 1-882660-20-8. $39.95. Gr all levels--This video offers a remarkably concise introduction to modern act....

Who Is the Artist? Artists of Line and Color--Dufy, Gauguin, Matisse.(Video Recording Review)
June 1, 2004... Who Is the Artist? Artists of Line and Color--Duty, Gauguin, Matisse. video cassette, color. 25:25 min. Crystal Prods. 2003, 2004 release. ISBN 1-56290-319-5. $29.95. Gr 4 Up--On-screen host Mary Dilts introduces three French artists:...

Alphabet Fiesta.(Video Recording Review)
June 1, 2004... Alphabet Fiesta. videocassette. color. 27 min. with tchr's. guide. Nutmeg Media. 2004. ISBN 0-9745563-1-9. $69.95. PreS-K--In this bilingual picture book by Anne Miranda (Turtle Books, 2001), all the animals have been invited to Zelda the...

The Parts of the Suite: Baroque Music and Dance.(Video Recording Review)
June 1, 2004... The Parts of the Suite: Baroque Music and Dance. videocassette. color. 44 min. with tchr's. guide. The Dance Project. 2003. $65. Gr 9 Up--Professional dancers, musicians, and singers bring alive dress performances of Baroque music and dance...

The Alphabet Train.(Video Recording Review)
June 1, 2004... The Alphabet Train. videocassette or DVD. color. 1 hr. Prod. by Railway Prods. Dist. by AV Cafe. 2003. ISBN 0-9728239-0-5. video: $14.95, DVD: $19.95. PreS-K--The male narrator, interacting with a small group of preschool children,...

Movin' and Groovin'.(Video Recording Review)
June 1, 2004... Movin' and Groovin'. videocassette or DVD. color. 50 min. HIT Entertainment. 2004. video: $12.99, DVD: $16.99. PreS-K--Barney, Baby Be-Bop, and BJ are back, and this time their mission is to teach children to have fun while beingtive...

Let's Get Real.(Video Recording Review)
June 1, 2004... Let's Get Real. videocassette. color. 35 min. with tchr's. guide. Prod. by Women's Educational Media. Dist. by New Day Films. 2003. $99. Gr 6-9--Anyone who has recently been inside a middle school will likely recognize his or her own...

Politekids 101: Social Skills Your Child Needs for Success in Life!(Video Recording Review)
June 1, 2004... Politekids 101: Social Skills Your Child Needs for Success in Life! videocassette. color. 35 min. Prod. by Production 101. Dist. by Big Kids Prods. 2004. ISBN 0-9729706-6-5. $19.95 (+ $3.95 s/h). Gr 1-6, adults--Five lessons in politeness...