School Library Journal articles from March 2003

School Library Journal archives from March 2003

Where is your opportunity? Tying the need for books to student achievement. (Editorial).(Editorial)
March 1, 2003... PERHAPS YOU'RE A LIBRARIAN IN A SCHOOL DISTRICT THAT HAS LAID OFF half of its librarians. Or you're a youth services librarian in a public library that saw its budget slashed by 10 percent, its hours of service reduced to four or rive days a...

Filters: what's the big deal? Simply override the system, says one reader. (Letters).(Letter to the Editor)
March 1, 2003... I have read the article in the January 2003 SLI entitled "Filters Block Needed Health Facts" (p. 18). First of all, I want to say that I am tired of the overall argument of bleeding heart liberals against filters in the school library setting....

Imitating the masters. (Letters).(Letter to the Editor)
March 1, 2003... [Editor's note: The following letter is in response to the September 2002, "Carrie on Copyright" column, p. 39] If you read the fine print in the beginning of a comic book, there are copyright laws attached to the images. By not asking the...

Carrie replies. (Letters).(Letter to the Editor)
March 1, 2003... I agree that the copyright law protects works of art (although the fine print in the comic book does not make this so). However, the law also allows, under certain conditions, that someone other than a copyright holder may exercise a copyright....

Peer support. (Letters).(Letter to the Editor)
March 1, 2003... I just finished reading the article, "Promises You Can't Keep" (Dec. 2002, p. 31) by Gary Hartzell. Kudos to all of us who love our students and our libraries. I have felt overwhelmed at times, as have others, trying to be all that I can be to...

The Very First Thanksgiving Day. (Letters).(Letter to the Editor)
March 1, 2003... I am writing in response to a review of my book The Very First Thanksgiving Day (S & S/Atheneum, 2002; October, p. 111). Frankly, the review baffles and disappoints me. First, the reviewer misquotes a book that is only 333 words long. (The...

Our reviewer replies. (Letters).(Letter to the Editor)
March 1, 2003... Your distress about my changing the term "huge stone' with its superior lyric qualities (not to mention its rhyming with "unknown") to "big rock" is understandable. But the designation in the review was not meant to signify a quote from the...

Correction.(Correction Notice)
March 1, 2003... Correction: An April 2000 SLJ article was incorrectly cited in "Learning Quarterly" (February 2003, p. 8). The correct title of the article by Christine Hamilton-Pennell, Keith Curry Lance, et al, is "Dick and Jane Go to the Head of the Class."...

Calendar.
March 1, 2003... March 2003 March 14-15. 23rd Annual Children's Literature Conference, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL. "Poetry Power" is the theme for this year's conference, which will feature appearances by Walter Dean Myers and Joanne Ryder,...

CA district may lose 40 librarians; San Diego media specialists expect to receive layoff notices. (news).(San Diego Unified School District)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... Up to 40 school librarians in the San Diego Unified School District are bracing for the most sweeping layoffs in recent history. In preparation for next year's $150 million budget shortfall, the city's school board plans to send out layoff...

`SLJ,' Greenwood to launch administrator of the year award. (New Award).(School Library Journal)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... School Library Journal will launch its first Administrator of the Year award this rail to highlight the importance of a forward-thinking, collaborative school administrator to the long-term success of the school library. Greenwood Publishing...

Deal could save Florida State Library; an 11th-hour agreement will maintain archives, book collection could be dispersed. (news).(Florida State Library's Bureau of Archives)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... Florida Governor Jeb Bush has reached an informal agreement to save the Florida State Library's Bureau of Archives. Bush and interim Secretary of State Ken Detzner struck an 11th-hour deal on February 14 to continue housing state archives in...

Education's Neuman resigns. (news).(Susan B. Neuman, assistant secretary for elementary and secondary education )(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... Susan B. Neuman, assistant secretary for elementary and secondary education and the Department of Education's point person on President Bush's No Child Left Behind Act, unexpectedly resigned January 13, just days after the first anniversary of...

President raises 2004 library funding. (news).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... President Bush's 2004 budget includes a proposal to increase library and museum funding to $242 million, a 15 percent increase from last year. Some $207.6 million will go toward libraries. The news couldn't have come at a better time. Over...

ALA's midwinter focuses on jobs, funding; new advocacy arm stresses pay equity and certification. (news).(American Library Association)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... Job Shadow, a yearlong recruitment effort, was launched at the American Library Association's midwinter meeting to help attract new blood to the profession. The project gives students a chance to "shadow" a mentor in the workplace. ...

Technology from ALA's exhibit floor: new products and services sighted at midwinter meeting. (news).(American Library Association)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... Here's some new and interesting technology unveiled at, the American Library Association's most recent midwinter meeting: Dynix (www.dynix.com), the automation vendor formerly known as Epixtech, has created a new package of automation...

Broward schools try to keep accreditation; Florida middle schools must increase collections to meet new standards. (news).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... The Broward County School District in Florida is scrambling to meet an increase in the number of school library books required under new school accreditation standards. Many of the district's 38 middle schools must boost their collections--some...

Corpus Christi, TX: the Gregory-Portland Independent School District has decided to keep Athletic Shorts. (Censorship Roundup).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... Corpus Christi, TX: The Gregory-Portland Independent School District has decided to keep Athletic Shorts: Six Stories (Greenwillow, 1991) by Chris Crutcher on the shelves at Gregory-Portland Junior High School library, despite a parent's...

Escambia County, FL: the Escambia County School District has banned teachers from using The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain in classes below the 11th grade. (Censorship Roundup).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... Escambia County, FL: The Escambia County School District bas banned teachers from using The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain in classes below the 11th grade. The January decision was made after a parent said the racially charged...

Hollis, NH: a parent's attempt to remove a sex book by Dr. Ruth Westheimer from the Hollis/Brookline Middle School library failed when the school board voted to keep Dr. Ruth Talks to Kids (Macmillan, 1993) in circulation. (Censorship Roundup).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... Hollis, NH: A parent's attempt to remove a sex book by Dr. Ruth Westheimer from the Hollis/Brookline Middle School library failed when the school board voted to keep Dr. Ruth Talks to Kids (Macmillan, 1993) in circulation. The Hollis/ Brookline...

Lucedale, MS: the George County school board has declined parent Robert Shepard's request to lift a ban on three books, including John Steinbeck's Of Mice and Men, from school reading lists and library shelves. (Censorship Roundup).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... Lucedale, MS: The George County school board has declined parent Robert Shepard's request to lift a ban on three books, including John Steinbeck's Of Mice and Men, from school reading lists and library shelves (see February 2003, News, p. 24)....

Girl Scouts build Big Ugly library; MD troop launches children's library project in struggling Appalachian community. (news).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... A girl scouts troop in North Laurel, MD, has launched an ambitious project: to build a children's library for Big Ugly Creek, an economically challenged mining town in West Virginia. The "Big Ugly Book Angels," as the nine teens of Cadette...

The best of the best 2003: Newbery, Caldecott, and other major children's book awards announced. (news).
March 1, 2003... Many librarians were surprised when the winners of this year's John Newbery and Randolph Caldecott Medals were announced. Neither of the major award winners had been ranked among the contenders. Here's a list of the top awards for children's...

Hazen Memorial Library homework center www.shirleylibrary.org/atLibrary/ homeWork.html. (Site of the Month).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... The Hazen Memorial Library in Shirley, MA, has a well-designed and efficient Web site, thanks to a Web designer who is also a former librarian. Susan Edwards (sedwards@extramile.com), the principal at Extra Mlle Design, redesigned the Hazen...

Laptop lessons: Henrico County schools learned them the hard way. (Tech Knowledge).(school district distributes iBook laptops to middle schoolers)
March 1, 2003... One teen was caught trying to hack his way into a teacher's electronic grade book. Other students managed to circumvent the Bess filtering service to view porn sites, while another group of kids sucked up all the bandwidth on the schools' Tl...

NJ100 Network Jack: extra network connections. (Test Drive).(Hardware Review)(Brief Article)(Product/Service Evaluation)
March 1, 2003... 3Com Corporation. 5400 Bayfront Plaza, Santa Clara, CA 95052. 800-638-3266. www.3com.com. $140. It seems like media centers and classrooms never have enough network outlets to accommodate all of the computers and printers that students...

[?]Tiene algo apartado? (Tech Knowledge).(Learning Light offers free flashcards for librarians with Spanish patrons)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... If you don't know what the above sentence means, www.thelearninglight.com might be just what you need. The Web site is offering free flash cards to help librarians better serve their Spanish-speaking patrons. The Library Phrase Lists,...

Floppy drives soon to be extinct. (Data Trends).(Dell Computer to discontinue floppy drives on its high-end PCs)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... The first major Windows PC manufacturer has announced that by the end of 2003, none of its computers will come equipped with floppy drives. Dell Computer announced that it would begin in March to discontinue floppy drives on its high-end PCs,...

A smart move. (Tech Knowledge).(SMART Technologies, Inc. extends warranty on SMART Board 500 series interactive whiteboards)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... SMART Technologies, Inc. has extended the warranty on its SMART Board 500 series interactive whiteboards. Instead of three years, the electronic chalkboards will now be covered for five. All parts and labor are also protected under the extended...

A big hit. (Tech Knowledge).(Harcourt Interactive Technology's iloli )(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... Looking for an online instructional assessment system? Harcourt Interactive Technology's iloli (www.hit.iloli.com) lets educators measure students' anticipated performance on state standardized reading tests. More than two million sessions were...

Engage Women's History online: great sites to explore during Women's History Month. (The Librarian's Internet).(Directory)
March 1, 2003... Women's History Month www.timeforkids.com/TFK/specials/articles/0,6709,10l044,00.html Students can take a "Get the Picture" history challenge and learn about notable women on this attractive site from Time, Inc. Detour: Find excellent...

Journal Storage for high schools, too. (Tech Knowledge).(JSTOR online archive of peer-reviewed scholarly journals)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... The original papers of Benjamin Franklin, Isaac Newton, and Charles Darwin are all available in JSTOR, an online archive of peer-reviewed scholarly journals. Containing 322 academic journals in 26 disciplines, it's now being offered for the...

What America needs to know: librarians have a great opportunity to share their expertise. (Chat Room).
March 1, 2003... ANY LIBRARIAN WHO WATCHES KIDS RUN STRAIGHT for Google when they re assigned a research project--or teachers and other adults who make the same mistake--knows that most people adhere to the equation "Information = The Internet." This is sadly...

Techno intelligence: it takes a committee to create a wise technology policy. (Educator's Resource Kit).
March 1, 2003... MOST LIBRARY MEDIA SPECIALISTS AND EDUCATORS REALIZE THAT TECHNOLogy is a double-edged sword. Almost any electronic device can be used in ways that are disruptive, annoying, unethical, and even destructive. But technology is inherently neutral:...

Change? Who me? It's hot uncommon for educators to resist innovations. (Building Influence).
March 1, 2003... MOST OF US ARE PRETIY POSITIVE ABOUT CHANGE UNTIL SOMEBODY SUGGESTS that we're the ones who need to change. Teachers are classic examples. They become frustrated when students aren't receptive to learning. Yet it's well documented that teachers...

Out of print, out of luck? A librarian wonders if it's legal to copy an entire book. (Carrie on Copyright).
March 1, 2003... One of our English teachers requires her students to read science fiction stories that correspond to the planets they're studying In science class. Unfortunately, the best resource, a short story collection called The Science Fictional Solar...

The big event: an irresistible new program is attracting droves (and droves) of kids. (What Works).(Mega Assemblies for students at public libraries)
March 1, 2003... HOW DO YOU PERSUADE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENTS TO VISIT THE public library? By organizing attractive school trips that they and their teachers can't resist. As the youth services librarian at San Leandro Public Library in the San Francisco...

Blood, bones, and bugs: turn kids on to reading with three compelling science books from Donna Jackson. (Nonfiction Booktalker).
March 1, 2003... DONNA JACKSON TRANSPORTS READERS TO A MORGUE, A CRICKET-SPITting contest (yuck!), and the Costa Rican rain forests in her latest book, The Bug Scientists (Houghton, 2002). Jackson, a superb writer of juvenile nonfiction, has an unerring ability...

To the teen core: a librarian advocates building collections that serve YA readers. (Up for Discussion).
March 1, 2003... THE END OF ONE YEAR AND THE START OF ANOTHER BRINGS THE USUAL onslaught of lists. ALA committees produce a lot of them naming the best, notable, and award-winning titles. This magazine and other journals weigh in with their picks of the best...

Winning the grant game: avoid the pitfalls, get the federal funding you deserve. (Cover Story).(library funding)
March 1, 2003... Here's some disturbing news: New York, with close to two million students living in poverty, received $1.9 million in federal school library funds last year, while Oklahoma, with one-sixth as many poor kids, landed just under $1.4 million. ...

Homework helpers: student success is coming from a neglected source. Here's what the public library can do for you.
March 1, 2003... Monterey (CA) Public Library Youth Services Librarian Dina Stansbury went straight to the principal of each elementary school in her district to get her message across: neighborhood kids needed help with English and math. "I went to the people...

An author in every classroom: an innovative Web site lets cash-strapped schools show artists in action. (Focus on Technology).(TeachingBooks.net)
March 1, 2003... Scissors in hand, Bryan Collier explains how he creates his collages. "I can look at objects, pictures, and images and see something else," says the 2002 Caldecott Honor--winning illustrator, snipping away at a piece of textured paper. For...

Notable children's books. (ALA Book Picks 2003).
March 1, 2003... CARLE, Eric. "Slowly, Slowly, Slowly," Said the Sloth. illus. by author. Philomel. Tr $16.99. ISBN 0-399-23954-5. DILLON, Leo & Diane Dillon. Rap a Tap Tap: Here's Bojangles--Think of That! illus. by authors. Scholastic/Blue Sky. RTE...

Best books for young adults. (ALA Book Picks 2003).(Bibliography)
March 1, 2003... Fiction ALVAREZ, Julia. Before We Were Free. Knopf. Tr $15.95. ISBN 0-375-81544-9; PLB $17.99. ISBN 0-375-91544-3. ANDERSON, Laurie Halse. Catalyst. Viking. Tr $17.99. ISBN 0-670-03566-1. ANDERSON, M. T. Feed. Candlewick. RTE...

Quick picks' for reluctant young adult readers. (ALA Book Picks 2003).
March 1, 2003... ATWATER-RHODES, Amelia. Midnight Predator. Delacorte. Tr $9.95. ISBN 0-385-32794-3. BASKETBALL'S BEST SHOTS. DK. Tr $30. ISBN 0-7894-8914-7. BEALE, Fleur. I Am Not Esther. Hyperion. $15.99. ISBN 0-7868-0845-4. CABOT, Meg....

Popular paperbacks for young adults. (ALA Book Picks 2003).
March 1, 2003... Lock It, Lick It, Click It: Diaries, Letters and E-mail ALEXANDER, Caroline. Mrs. Chippy's Last Expedition: The Remarkable Journal of Shackleton's Polar-Bound Cat. HarperPerennial. $11.95. ISBN 0-06-093261-9. ANONYMOUS. Go Ask Alice....

Go West Across America with Lewis & Clark!(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... www.nationalgeographic.com/fea tures/97/west. National Geographic.com. (Accessed 1/31/03). Gr 4-6--As privates amid the journey, students join Lewis & Clark's expedition, and make important decisions that will affect both their survival...

In the Footsteps of Lewis & Clark.(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... www. sierraclub.org/lewisandclark. Sierra Club. (Accessed 1/31/03). Gr 5 Up--Follow in the footsteps of Lewis & Clark with the Sierra Club. Students learn about the expedition's discoveries in nature by reading the explorers' comments. They...

The Journals of Lewis & Clark.(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... xroads. virginia.edu/~HYPER/JOURNALS/toc.html. University of Virginia American Studies Dept. (Accessed 1/31/03). Gr 8 Up--For students and educators who need access to primary documents, the University of Virginia provides digital...

Lead This Way: Historic Steps of Lewis & Clark.(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... www.usaweekend.com/97_issues/ 971102/lewis_and_clark/971102trail_in tro.html. USA Weekend Magazine. (Accessed 1/31/03). Gr 5-8--This site asks users to make more difficult decisions than the National Geographic site. Students must choose...

Lewis & Clark: a Journey of the Corps of Discovery.(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... www.pbs.org/lewisandclark. Public Broadcasting System. (Accessed 1/31/03). Gr 7 Up--This Web site complements the Ken Burns produced PBS special of the same name and is one of the most impressive and informative Web sites about Lewis &...

Lewis & Clark Journey of Discovery.(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... www.nps.gov/jeff/LewisClark2/LCIndex. html. U.S. National Park Service. (Accessed 1/31/03). Gr 7 Up--In this fascinating Web resource about Lewis & Clark, map overlays allow users to view or hide rivers, cities, native tribes, state...

Lewis & Clark's Historic Trail.(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... www.lewisclark.net. Yankton Area (SD) Chamber of Commerce. (Accessed 1/31/03). Gr 7 Up--This site about the Lewis & Clark Trail includes printable maps, biographies of the key figures, a number of excerpts from the journals, and...

The Ultimate Adventure: Lewis & Clark.(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... www.time.com/time/2002/lewis_clark. Time Magazine. (Accessed 1/31/03). Gr 7 Up--This site celebrates the expedition's bicentennial with a Time Special Report companion Web site for their July 8, 2002 print edition. Time photographers...

Americans to Ban Cloning.(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... www.cloninginformation.org. Americans to Ban Cloning Coalition (ABC). (Accessed 2/01/03). Gr 7-12--The ABC is a United States-based group dedicated to banning human cloning and related research. Composed of links to supportive essays,...

Clonaid.(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... www.clonaid.com. Clonaid.com. (Accessed 2/01/03). Gr 9-12--The flip side of the movement to ban cloning eau be found at Clonaid, claiming to be the first human cloning company, and producers of the first cloned human baby. Meet Rael, the...

Cloning.(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... bioethics.net/hottopics/cloning. American Journal of Bioethics. (Accessed 2/01/03). Gr 7-12--For a more balanced look at the debate over human cloning, spend some time at this informative, interesting, and well-organized site. This page...

Cloning www.eurekascience.com/ICan DoThat/cloning.htm.(Eureka! Science Corp. educational outreach)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... I Can Do That! (Accessed 2/01/03). Gr 4-8--This educational outreach of the Eureka! Science Corp. is a great stop for anyone interested in how cells are cloned. Students get a short history lesson on how people have been manipulating animal...

How Cloning Works.(www.howstuffworks. com/cloning.htm)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... www.howstuffworks. com/cloning.htm. How Stuff Works. (Accessed 2/01/03). Gr 4-12--As with all articles found at this site, "How Cloning Works" takes readers through a thorough discussion of cloning; from how cloning occurs in nature, to...

Human Genome Project Information.(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... www.ornl.gov/hgmis/elsi/cloning.html. U.S. Department of Energy and the National Institutes of Health. (Accessed 2/01/03). Gr 9-12--The Human Genome Project was founded in 1990 to map all the genes in human DNA, and is expected to be...

A Real Copy Cat!(Time for Kids web site features story about cloning )(Software Review)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... www.timeforkids.com/ TFK/news/story/0,6260,211659,00.html. Time for Kids Magazine. (Accessed 2/01/03). Gr 2-4--Meet "CC," the first cloned cat, in this site geared towards younger children. There is little scientific information here, with...

Rules of the Road.(Video Recording Review)
March 1, 2003... DVD. Jumby Bay Studios. 2001, 2002 release. $34.95 (+$5.95 s/h). Gr 8-12--Rules of the Road is a wonderful tool for novice drivers. Seven instruction sections cover driving basics, city and residential driving, highway driving, the driver...

Alexandra Nichita.(Video Recording Review)
March 1, 2003... videocassette. color. 20:45 min. Crystal Prods. 2002. ISBN 1-56290-280-6. $29.95. Gr 6 Up--Romanian-born Alexandra Nichita immigrated to the United States as a child and began astonishing the art world by the time she was eight years old....

Singing Bilingual!(Video Recording Review)
March 1, 2003... videocassette. color. 30 min. Prod. by Mayte Mouse Prods. Dist. by Terra Entertainment. 1996, 2002 release. ISBN 1-893792-86-2. $14.95. K-Gr 4--Singing Bilingual! is a video of nine high-energy songs and dances led by former Univision news...

Tobacco.(Video Recording Review)
March 1, 2003... (The Teen Files Flipped Series). videocassette. color. 21 min. with tchr's. guide. Prod. by Arnold Shapiro/Allison Grodner Prods. Dist. by Aims. 2002. ISBN 0-8068-0910-1. $149.95. Gr 7-12--MTV's Teen Files Flipped tricks two teen tobacco...

Bob the Builder: Bob Saves the Day.(Video Recording Review)
March 1, 2003... videocassette. color. 51:17 min. HIT Entertainment. 2002. $14.99; also avail. DVD: $16.99. PreS--Bob the Builder and his partner Wendy are joined by all of their friends in the latest video based on the popular Nick Jr. television show. In...

My Grandbaby & Me: A Learn & Play Program.(Video Recording Review)
March 1, 2003... videocassette. Color. approx. 45 min. My Baby & Me Exercise. 2002. $17.95. Ages birth-12 months--Produced by the same team (Corinne and Scott Becker, respectively a registered nurse and a pediatrician) that created Exercise with Daddy & Me...

Pig Tales.(Video Recording Review)
March 1, 2003... videocassette. Color. approx. 48 min. Prod. by Gigglebug Farms. Dist. by Tapeworm Video. 2002. $14.95. PreS--Intended to be the first in the Simple Storybook series of videos that "read" to children when adults are unable to, this video...

Date Rape/Abusive Relationships.(Video Recording Review)
March 1, 2003... (The Teen Files Flipped Series). videocassette. color. 21 min. with tchr's. guide. Prod. by Arnold Shapiro/Allison Grodner Prods. Dist. by Aims. 2002. ISBN 0-8068-0926-4. $149.95. Gr 7-12--This series employs the popular daytime TV show...

Elbow Room.(Video Recording Review)
March 1, 2003... videocassette. color. 8:50 min. with tchr's. guide. Prod. by National Film Board of Canada. Dist. by Bullfrog Films. 2002. ISBN 0-7722-1102-7. $125 (Rental: $20). Gr 5 Up--Part of Canada's ShowPeace collection, this silent cartoon deals...

Gang Member/Law Enforcement Officer.(Video Recording Review)
March 1, 2003... (The Teen Files Flipped Series). videocassette. color. 21 min. with tchr's. guide. Prod. by Arnold Shapiro/Allison Grodner Prods. Dist. by Aims. 2002. ISBN 0-8068-0914-0. $149.95. Gr 7-12--To get a better perspective on the life of a gang...

Gun Awareness.(Video Recording Review)
March 1, 2003... (The Teen Files Flipped Series). videocassette. color. 21 min. with tchr's. guide. Prod. by Arnold Shapiro/Allison Grodner Prods. Dist. by Aims. 2002. ISBN 0-8068-0908-6. $149.95. Gr 7-12--Young adults who believe guns make them invincible...

Integrity Matters: Self Control.(Video Recording Review)
March 1, 2003... videocassette. Color. approx. 28 min. with tchr's. guide. Television Production Group. 2002. $59.95. Gr 1-6--Ah, self control, that elusive trait. How do we gain it? How do we keep it? That's the focus of this high-action video. Hosted,...

King Otis and the Kingdom of Goode.(Video Recording Review)
March 1, 2003... (Series). 3 videocassettes or 3 DVDs. 30 min. ea. Prod. by So Smart! Prods. Dist. by Big Kids Prods. 2002. video, #G401-403: $14.95 ea.; DVD, #G401-DVD-403-DVD: $19.95 ea. (+ $3.95 s/h). Includes: A Tale of Sharing; A Tale of Patience; Tale of...

Racism.(Video Recording Review)
March 1, 2003... (The Teen Files Flipped). videocassette. color. 21 min. with tchr's. guide. Prod. by Arnold Shapiro/Allison Grodner Prods. Dist. by Aims. 2002. ISBN 0-8068-0918-3. $149.95. Gr 7 Up--Is prejudice learned or the result of ignorance? This...

Tolerance.(Video Recording Review)
March 1, 2003... (The Teen Files Flipped). videocassette. color. 21 min. with tchr's. guide. Prod. by Arnold Shapiro/Allison Grodner Prods. Dist. by Aims. 2002. ISBN 0-8068-0907-8. $149.95. Gr 7-12--In this reality-based program, two teens, Amber and Scan,...

Volunteers for Life.(Video Recording Review)
March 1, 2003... videocassette. color. 23 min. with tchr's. guide. Prod. by Joanne Culley Media Prods. Dist. by Magic Lantern Communications. 2002. $59. Gr 7-12--This Canadian-produced program promotes volunteerism, with special emphasis on how young...

When a Loved One Dies: Walking Through Grief As a Teenager.(Video Recording Review)
March 1, 2003... videocassette. color. 30 min. Paraclete Press. 2002. ISBN 1-55725-319-6. $69.95. Gr 7-12--Death is no stranger to many teens. They may have lost a parent, sibling, grandparent, or other relative. Some have lost friends. Dealing with these...

No Distance Too Far.(Video Recording Review)
March 1, 2003... videocassette. color. 42 min. Aquarius Health Care Videos. 2002. ISBN 1-58140-250-3. $120. Gr 10 Up--Filmed during the 2001 California AIDS Ride, a seven-day fund-raising bike ride from San Francisco to Los Angeles, this video tells a...

Self-Injury: From Suffering to Solutions.(Video Recording Review)
March 1, 2003... videocassette. color. 18:10 min. with tchr's. guide online. SVE & Churchill Media. 2002. #97240-HAVTX. $89.95. Gr 7-12--In this clear, concise presentation, teens tell their true stories of inflicting harm upon themselves--what led them to...

All About the Book: "Tuck Everlasting.".(Video Recording Review)
March 1, 2003... videocassette. color. 21 min. Tim Podell Prods. 2002. $49.98 (+ $5.10 s/h). Gr 4-8--This program is an excellent addition to the series. After a plot overview of Natalie Babbitt's Tuck Everlasting by storyteller Kathy Files, an ethnically...

Angelina Ballerina: Friends Forever.(Video Recording Review)
March 1, 2003... videocassette. color. 48 min. Prod. by Grand Slam Children's Films. Dist. by HIT Entertainment. 2002. ISBN 1-57132-618-9. $14.99; also avail. DVD: $16.99. PreS-Gr 3--The third Angelina Ballerina video collection continues the adventures of...

Float Like a Butterfly.(Video Recording Review)
March 1, 2003... (Beyond the Page Series). videocassette. color. 18 min. (closed captioned). with tchr's. guide. Disney Educational Prods. 2002. ISBN 0-89625-891-2. $79. K-Gr 3--An ethnically diverse group of children meet to discuss good books in the...

Good Conversation!: A Talk with Linda Sue Park.(Video Recording Review)
March 1, 2003... videocassette. color. 21 min. Tim Podell Prods. 2002. $49.98 (+ $5.10 s/h). Gr 4-8--This fine program introduces the talented Korean-American author, Linda Sue Park, who won the 2002 Newbery award for A Single Shard. Subdued host Tim...