School Library Journal articles from November 2006

School Library Journal archives from November 2006

A challenge to library directors: we've done after-school programming for years--let's do it better.(Editorial)
November 1, 2006... THERE'S A NEW ACRONYM AMONG US. IT'S OST. IT STANDS FOR OUT-OF-SCHOOL time, and it refers to the meaningful programs and services that are provided to children and teens after school, on weekends, and over the summer. While OST has created big...

Guess how much I disagree with you: a publisher and a reviewer trade opinions on effective Braille in picture books.(Letters)(Letter to the editor)
November 1, 2006... I WOULD LIKE TO OFFER THE FOLLOWING clarification and comments concerning recent reviews of Sam McBratney's Guess How Much I Love You and Peter H. Reynolds's The Dot (July 2006, p. 83 and p. 86). The glossaries in our books are printed and not...

Loved the Mazza Institute.(Letters)(Letter to the editor)
November 1, 2006... IN RESPONSE TO A FULL-PAGE AD IN A recent SLJ, I went to the Web site for the Mazza Summer Institute held at the University of Findlay, OH. I applied for a tuition scholarship, got it, enlisted a colleague to go along, and spent one of the most...

Calendar.(Calendar)
November 1, 2006... November 2006 December 27-30. MLA (Modern Language Association) Annual Convention, Philadelphia, PA. A great event for teachers of language or literature as well as MLA members. The conference will feature children's literature seminars...

Librarians of color gather in Dallas: first librarians' conference on diversity draws 1,200 attendees.(slj news)(Brief article)
November 1, 2006... An idea that was first bandied about in 1998 at an annual conference of the American Library Association (ALA) became a reality when the five associations representing librarians of color met in Dallas from October 12-15 to talk about...

Prelutsky is first children's poet laureate: foundation appoints a wordsmith who's been tickling kids' funny bones for 40 years.(slj news)(Jack Prelutsky)
November 1, 2006... The yaks convened a meeting and a turkey gave a talk a cuckoo read the minutes, and a blue jay took a walk. A worm perused a novel, and a penguin took a poll, a tiger read the news to an appreciative mole... We can't say that's exactly...

Paolini's fantasy world captures the Quill.(slj news)(Brief article)
November 1, 2006... Christopher Paolinl's love of elves, dwarves, and dragons has paid off. The 23-year-old, who began writing his debut novel, Eragon (2003), when he graduated from high school at 15, nabbed the best young adult/teen book award for his sequel...

An American teen's passage to India: a 15-year-old California student brings books to poor kids in eastern India.(slj news)
November 1, 2006... To reach the Good News Children's Education Mission School near the Bengal capital of Kolkata (formerly Calcutta) in India, take the Eastern Bypass highway out of the city to the district of Bhagabanpur. Turn onto the district's main road,...

School librarians, officials mix it up.(slj news)(Brief article)
November 1, 2006... School librarians don't often sit down with elected officials to talk about the impact of their work on student achievement. But on October 3, New York media specialists did just that. At a daylong event, sponsored by the New York Library...

Grandview Library: www.grandviewlibrary.org.(Site of the Month)(Grandview Elementary )(Brief article)
November 1, 2006... We profiled Grandview Elementary in Monsey, NY, and the school's media specialist, Sarah Chauncey, back in September 2005 ("Tell Me a Story," pp. 24-25), but the library's remarkable Web site is certainly worth another look. Media specialists,...

What's next? New York kids ponder the future at NextFest.(Tech Knowledge)
November 1, 2006... What does the future hold? Well, there's a shapely robot, "green" housing, and one kick-ass game. And that's just for starters, according to this year's edition of NextFest, Wired magazine's annual display of leading-edge technology. Held...

Nova 5000EX: student learning appliance.(Test Drive)
November 1, 2006... Fourier Systems Inc., 211 RR 620 South, Suite 112, Austin TX 78734 (512) 266-4066 www.fourier-sys.com $599. As at-home in a cyber cafe as it is in a science lab, the sturdy but lightweight Nova 5000EX is all about versatility. Built to...

A matter of (radical) trust.(TECHNOLOGY Up CLOSE)
November 1, 2006... I'm sorry, but I just don't trust you. What is worse is that my distrust is growing. Before the end of this column, I might do the unthinkable and come out in support of filters. With the recent conclusion of my administrative internship, I...

American heritage online: honor American Indian heritage month in November.(The Librarian's Internet)(Brief article)
November 1, 2006... Circle of Stories www.pbs.org/circleofstories/index.html This multimedia Web site, originally broadcast as a PBS program and designed for upper elementary to high school kids, features animated presentations of four Native American stories....

What's in your aggregator? Chris Raschka.(Tech Knowledge)(Interview)
November 1, 2006... Where does a children's book illustrator go online? We asked Chris Raschka, who won the 2006 Caldecott Medal for The Hello, Goodbye Window, to share his Web habits. What draws you online? I'm learning to play the concertina, so a...

Zune, Zune, Zune.(The Buzz: Tools, trends, and gizmos)(Brief article)
November 1, 2006... The 30GB Zune digital media player, Microsoft's much anticipated "iPod killer," will hit stores on November 14, just in time for holiday shopping. Retailing for $249.99, the Zune features wireless capability, allowing Zune-to-Zune sharing of...

A new kind of calling card.(The Buzz)(Brief article)
November 1, 2006... Sharing online photos is fun, but sometimes the virtual experience just doesn't cut it. Enter Moo. A new kind of printing business, as it bills itself, Moo will transform images from your Flickr photostream into small cards (about 1 x 3 inch),...

My first database.(The Buzz: Tools, trends, and gizmos)(Brief article)
November 1, 2006... Looking for a kid-friendly introduction to databases? A new program, MaxData, promises to be just that. Just released by Tom Snyder Productions, a Scholastic company, MaxData helps youngsters in grades two to six learn basic database concepts...

Easy reader.(The Buzz: Tools, trends, and gizmos)(Brief article)
November 1, 2006... The Sony Reader, available on retail shelves for about a month, has received largely positive reviews. The device's new E Ink technology, sleek profile, and long battery life have won praise. However, the $350 price tag and relatively modest...

Beat bandwidth limits.(The Buzz: Tools, trends, and gizmos)(Brief article)
November 1, 2006... Library Video Company has released the SAFARI Montage WAN Manager. It's the first video-on-demand system for schools that delivers over a Wide Area Network (WAN), giving districts the capacity to manage digital video assets centrally, offering...

Silly wabbit.(The Buzz: Tools, trends, and gizmos)(Brief article)
November 1, 2006... Bred by French outfit Violet, the WiFi-enabled Nabaztag Smart Rabbit can read your e-mail and weather reports out loud and tell you the time. He can also move his ears, play nusic, talk and whistle, and display lovely patterns of light. Bunnies...

Go forth and make wikis.(The Buzz: Tools, trends, and gizmos)(Brief article)
November 1, 2006... If you need a little incentive to build a wiki--those fun Web sites where users can freely add or update content--Wikispaces has an offer for you. The online service is giving away 100,000 wikis to K-12 educators. The wikis can be made public...

Call of the wild.(The Buzz: Tools, trends, and gizmos)(Brief article)
November 1, 2006... Treat your students to an African safari or take a virtual tour of a great city with a new series of podcasts from National Geographic. The venerable source of educational materials is now offering audio and video podcasts, which cover weekly...

USB rechargable.(The Buzz: Tools, trends, and gizmos)(Brief article)
November 1, 2006... There's a new, highly practical USB-enabled goodie in town. The USB Cell looks like a regular AA battery, but the top flips off to reveal a USB connector, which you can then plug into your desktop, laptop, or game console for recharging. The...

Four-letter words: what to do when a recommended book includes offensive language.(Scales on Censorship)
November 1, 2006... I'm an elementary school media specialist in a very conservative community, and I'd like to add Louis Sachar's Small Steps (Delacorte, 2006) to my library collection. But I'm worried that the book may be challenged because it contains the word...

Really good research: some persuasive evidence to share with those who serve young children.(First Steps)
November 1, 2006... THE PAST TWO DECADES HAVE SEEN AN EXPLOSION OF RESEARCH IN EARLY learning and related fields. We've found it a fascinating challenge to think about how this research affects the work we do as librarians, and in particular, what pieces of...

A glaring omission: it's time to create an award exclusively for young adult nonfiction.(Consider the Source)
November 1, 2006... A LIBRARIAN RECENTLY SENT ME AN E-MAIL SAYING THAT SHE'S BEEN PITCHING the idea of a YA nonfiction collection, but her supervisor keeps turning down. This little tale of the intrepid librarian and the resistant administrator is worth examining...

Brits in space: in Philip Reeve's latest novel, the British empire stretches to Saturn and beyond.(Under Cover)(Interview)
November 1, 2006... Larklight, your latest novel, is a lovable Victorian-era space adventure. That's a lot sunnier than your "Hungry Cities" series, which takes place in a grim post-apocalyptic world, where cities roam around devouring one another. I was...

The secret of their success: PBS shows how to create sites that kids can't resist.
November 1, 2006... Shortly after arriving at PBS KIDS, in 1999, I helped the producers of Barney create a new home page for their Web site. We came up with a design that was great fun. It featured a bright, impossible-to-ignore "Games" button, a crayon to...

Patriot games: yes, indeed, the British are coming! But M. T. Anderson's Revolutionary War novel is unlike anything you've ever read.(Matthew Tobin Anderson)(Interview)
November 1, 2006... Why does M. T. Anderson use his initials? "Because I can disavow nay books," quips the 38-year-old writer. "If I'm at a party, I can always say, "Oh, yeah, that M. T. Anderson book... whew! I can't even stand sharing the same last name with...

Looks like teen spirit: libraries for youth are changing--thanks to teen input.
November 1, 2006... Imagine if teens suddenly found the library warm and inviting--a place that encouraged independence, learning, socialization, and creativity. Wishful thinking? At one time, yes. But during the last 10 years, many libraries have transformed...

Stomping grounds.(Focus On: The Harlem Renaissance)
November 1, 2006... "In the 1920s, Harlem was hot!" writes Laban Carrick Hill in Harlem Stomp! "The nightclubs were hoppin'. The theaters were packed to the rafters. And the poems and stories crackled with racial pride. Without a doubt, Harlem was the center of...

Dropping in on Andy Warhol.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Audiovisual review)
November 1, 2006... Dropping in on Andy Warhol. video or DVD. color. 18:20 min. with tchr's. guide. Crystal Prods. 2006. video: #CP-1934, DVD: #CP-1981. $29.95. Gr 4-7--As a founder of Pop Art, Andy Warhol employed everyday objects and cultural icons as the...

Bees Buzz & Lions Roar/Las abejas zumban y los leones rugen.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Audiovisual review)
November 1, 2006... Bees Buzz & Lions Roar/Las abejas zumban y los leones rugen (A World of Animals Just for You Series). DVD. color. 60 min. Prod. by Turtles in Ties. Dist. by Blue Sky Media. 2006. ISBN 0-9786920-0-4. $1995. PreS-K--This animated bilingual...

In the Mix: Find Your Voice.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Video recording review)
November 1, 2006... In the Mix: Find Your Voice. video or DVD. color. approx. 30 min. with tchr's. guide. Prod. by In the Mix. Dist. by Castle Works. 2006. ISBN 1-931843-99-6. $69.95. Gr 6 Up--For 10 weeks in an after school program, 10 teens worked with a...

Monkeydoos Things That Go!(Brief article)(Children's review)(Video recording review)
November 1, 2006... Monkeydoos Things That Go! (Learning Through Movement Series). video or DVD. color. 28:35 min. Prod. by Mazzarella Media. Dist. by Big Kids. 2006. ISBN 1-929944-79-9. $14.95. PreS-Gr 1--This sure-fire exercise starter for young children...

Love Shouldn't Hurt: Recognizing Dating Violence.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Video recording review)
November 1, 2006... Love Shouldn't Hurt: Recognizing Dating Violence (In the Mix Series). video or DVD. color. approx. 18 min. with tchr's. guide. Prod. by In the Mix. Dist. by Castle Works. 2006. video: ISBN 1-931843-96-1, DVD: ISBN 1-931843-97-X. $69.95. Gr...

Making Good Choices: Keys to Good Decisions.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Video recording review)
November 1, 2006... Making Good Choices: Keys to Good Decisions. video or DVD. color. 18 min. (closed captioned), with tchr's. guide, worksheets. Human Relations Media. 2006. ISBN 1-55548-096-9. $199.95. Gr 7-12--This upbeat production uses dramatizations that...

Taking a Stand: The Bullying Prevention Series.(Young adult review)(Video recording review)
November 1, 2006... Taking a Stand: The Bullying Prevention Series. 3 videos or 3 DVDs. color. 18 min. ca. (closed captioned). Prod. by Meridian Education. Dist. by Films Media Group. 2002-06, 2006 release, video: ISBN 1-4213-4710-5, DVD: ISBN 1-42134-4742-3....

A Tale of Two Teens.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Video recording review)
November 1, 2006... A Tale of Two Teens. video or DVD. color. 34 min./52 min. Prod. by Susan Walker Prods. Dist. by Cinema Guild. 2005, 2006 release. ISBN 0-7815-1136-4. short version: $79.95; long version: $99.95. Gr 7 Up--This program documents the...

Tell Me Why, Vol. 31: Food, Diet and Exercise.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Video recording review)
November 1, 2006... Tell Me Why, Vol. 31: Food, Diet and Exercise. DVD. color. 30 min. with tchr's. guide. TMW Media. 2006. #K653DVD. $29.95. Gr 4-8--This segment in the series based on Arkady Leokum's books deals with diet and exercise. The format is...

The Honest-to-Goodness Truth.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Video recording review)
November 1, 2006... The Honest-to-Goodness Trush. video or DVD. color. 14 min. with tchr's. guide. Nutmeg Media. 2006. video: ISBN 1-933938-03-X, DVD: ISBN 1-933938-17-X. $49.95. K-Gr 3--After being caught in a lie, Libby decides to always tell the truth no...

StoryWatchers Club Adventures in Storytelling: Christmas.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Video recording review)
November 1, 2006... StoryWatchers Club Adventures in Storytelling: Christmas. DVD. color. 45 min. Story Watchers Club. 2006. ISBN 0-9770343-4-8. $19.95. K-Gr 5--Four professional storytellers each tell one Christmas story in front of an audience of nmltiethnic...

Money & Making Change.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Video recording review)
November 1, 2006... Money & Making Change. video or DVD. color. approx. 57 min. Prod. by Rock 'n Learn. Dist. by Big Kids Prods. 2006. video, ISBN 1-87848-999-2: $14.95; DVD, ISBN 1-87848-928-3: $19.95. K-Gr 3--Viewers learn about money and making change in...

Dad's Make a Difference.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Video recording review)
November 1, 2006... Dad's Make a Difference. DVD. color. 51 min. Pro Video. 2006. $24.95. Gr 10 Up--Rick Zingher, a professor of social work and a psychotherapist, is concerned about the role of fathers in our society today. He offers excellent information...

America's Lost Landscape: The Tallgrass Prairie.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Video recording review)
November 1, 2006... America's Lost Landscape: The Tallgrass Prairie. video or DVD. color. 1 hr. Bullfrog Films. 2006. video: ISBN 1-59458-382-X, DVD: ISBN 1-59458-383-8. $250 (Rental: $85). Gr 7 Up--In a span of less than 100 years, one of the major biomes in...

Cambridge Core Science Series: Space Science.(Young adult review)(Video recording review)
November 1, 2006... Cambridge Core Science Series: Space Science (Series). 8 videos or 8 DVDs. color. range: 23-27 min. (closed captioned). Prod. by Cambridge Educational. Dist. by Films Media Group. 2006. video: ISBN 1-4213-4147-6, DVD: ISBN 1-4213-4148-4....

The Domains of Life: Life's Three Great Branches.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Video recording review)
November 1, 2006... The Domains of Life: Life's Three Great Branches. video or DVD. color. 35 min. (closed captioned), with tchr's. guide. BioMEDIA Assocs. 206. ISBN 1-930527-30-6. $128. Gr 8 Up--The study of life's origins has led to a reorganization of the...

Earth's Rotation and Revolution.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Video recording review)
November 1, 2006... Earth's Rotation and Revolution. video or DVD. color. 15 min. with tchr's. guide. Visual Learning Co. 2006. $89.95. Gr 1-5--This brief production explains the rotation and revolution of the earth in brief segments: "Earth and the Solar...

Popular Mechanics for Kids: Lightning and Other Forces of Nature.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Video recording review)
November 1, 2006... Popular Mechanics for Kids: Lightning and Other Forces of Nature. DVD. color. 88 min. Prod. by Hearst Entertainment. Dist. by Koch Vision. 2006. ISBN 1-4172-2934-9. $14.98. Gr 1-6--This award-winning series from the Discovery Kids channel...

Recycling Coordinator.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Video recording review)
November 1, 2006... Recycling Coordinator (Community Helpers Series). video or DVD. color. 10 min. with tchr's. guide. New Dimension Media. 2006. ISBN 1-59522-478-5. single site: $49, multi site: $99. K-Gr 3--This live-action program focuses on the job of...

America's National Monuments: Legacy of the Great Plains.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Video recording review)
November 1, 2006... America's National Monuments: Legacy of the Great Plains (Series). 4 DVDs. color. range: 28-32 min. (closed captioned), with tchr's. guide. Prod. by Centre Communications. Dist. by Ambrose Video. 2006. $129.99 ser. Includes: America's National...

Buyer Be Fair: The Promise of Product Certification.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Video recording review)
November 1, 2006... Buyer Be Fair: The Promise of Product Certification. video or DVD. color. 57 mill Prod. by Fox-Wilmer. Dist. by Bullfrog Films. 2006. video: ISBN 1-59458-346-3, DVD: ISBN 1-59458-347-1. $250 (Rental: $85). Gr 9 Up--The soft-spoken male...

The Forest for the Trees.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Video recording review)
November 1, 2006... The Forest for the Trees. video or DVD. color. 57 min. Prod. by Redbird Films. Dist. by Bullfrog Films. 2006. video: ISBN 1-59458-342-2, DVD: ISBN 1-59458-343-9. $250 (Rental: $85). Gr 10 Up--This is a story as current as today's headlines...

A History of Women's Achievement in America.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Video recording review)
November 1, 2006... A History of Women's Achievement in America (Series). 4 DVDs. approx. 29 min. ea. with tchr's. guide. Ambrose Video. 2006. $199.99 ser. Includes: A History of Women's Achievement in America: The Making of a New World/The Era of Women's Firsts;...

Multimedia Classroom, American History, Vol. 1, Lesson 4: Benjamin Franklin.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Video recording review)
November 1, 2006... Multimedia Classroom, American History, Vol. 1, Lesson 4: Benjamin Franklin. DVD. 1:40 hrs. with CD-ROM lesson plan. A&E Television Networks. 2005, 2006 release. ISBN 0-7670-9043-8. $24.95. Gr 9 Up--This History Channel production...

No Sweat.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Video recording review)
November 1, 2006... No Sweat. DVD. color. 54:30 min. Balmaiden Films. 2006. $175. Gr 10 Up--The Los Angeles garment district, the largest in the United States, is the setting for this documentary's examination of the search for an alternative to the...

Panihari: The Water Women of India.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Video recording review)
November 1, 2006... Panihari: The Water Women of India. DVD. color. 30 min. Prod. by The Five Families. Dist. by Choices Inc. 2004, 2006 release. ISBN 1-933724-01-03. $59.95. Gr 10 Up--In the remote Indian province of Rajasthan, where one of the region's most...

Refugees in Africa: Another Quiet Emergency.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Video recording review)
November 1, 2006... Refugees in Africa: Another Quiet Emergency, video or DVD. color. 22 min. Prod. by ABC News. Dist. by Films Media Group. 2004, 2006 release. video: ISBN 1-4213-4109-3, DVD: ISBN 1-4213-4110-7. $129.95. Gr 9 Up--This segment from the news...

Seapower to Superpower.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Video recording review)
November 1, 2006... Seapower to Superpower (Set). 2 DVDs. color. approx. 4 hrs. Prod. by Robert Linnell Prods. and Norflicks Prods. for History Television Canada. Dist. by Janson Media. 2003, 2006 release. ISBN 1-56839-229-X. $29.95. Gr 9 Up--With the tenet...

The Circle Opens: Street Magic.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Audiobook review)
November 1, 2006... The Circle Opens: Street Magic. (unabr.). 8 CDs. 7:16 hrs. Full Cast Audio. 2006. ISBN 1-933322-47-0. $39 Gr 5-8--In the "Circle of Magic" quartet, Tamora Pierce introduced readers to four young mages who each had different magical...

The Cry of the Icemark.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Audiobook review)
November 1, 2006... The Cry of the Icemark (The Icemark Chronicles) (unabr.). 12 CDs. 15:25 hrs. Scholastic Audiobooks. 2006. ISBN 0-439-87914-0. $44.95. Gr 5-8--This novel by Stuart Hill (Chicken House, 2005) features an intriguing blend of lore about Ancient...

Ghosthunters and the Incredibly Revolting Ghost!: Ghosthunters #1.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Audiobook review)
November 1, 2006... Ghosthunters and the Incredibly Revolting Ghost!: Ghosthunters #1 (unabr.). 2 cassettes or 2 CDs. 2:03 hrs. Prod. by Listening Library. Dist. by Listening Library/Books on Tape. 2006. cassette, ISBN 0-7393-3576-6: $23; CD, ISBN 0-7393-3577-4:...

The Great Team Omnibus.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Audiobook review)
November 1, 2006... The Great Team Omnibus (unabr.). 1 CD. 1:01 hr. Prod. by Chivers Children's Audio Books. Dist. by BBC Audiobooks America. 2006. ISBN 1-4056-5505-4. $9.95. Gr 3-6--The Great Catesby School is in danger of closing. Can the newly formed...

Jumping the Scratch.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Audiobook review)
November 1, 2006... Jumping the Scratch (unabr.). 3 CDs. 3 hrs. HarperCollins Audio. 2006. ISBN 0-06-11653-X. $22.95. Gr 5-8--In Sarah Weeks's novel (Laura Geringer Book, 2006), 11-year-old Jamie Reardon can't believe how his life has unraveled over a short...

The Light Princess.(Brief article)(Audiobook review)(Children's review)
November 1, 2006... The Light Princess (unabr.). 1 cassette or 2 CDs. 1:30 hrs. Full Cast Audio. 2006. cassette, ISBN 1-933322-67-5: $15; CD, ISBN 1-933322-68-3: $25. Gr 3-6--George MacDonald's classic (Harcourt, 1988) is given the royal treatment in this...

The Misadventures of Maude March.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Audiobook review)
November 1, 2006... The Misadventures of Maude March (unabr.). 5 cassettes or 7 CDs. 8:12 hrs. Prod. by Listening Library. Dist. by Listening Library/Books on Tape. 2006. cassette, ISBN 0-7393-3609-0: $40; CD, ISBN 07393-3610-X: $55. Gr 5-8--This Wild West...

More Classics with a Twist.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Audiobook review)
November 1, 2006... More Classics with a Twist. 1 CD. 68:35 min. The Storycrafters. 2006. $14.95. Gr 3 Up--Jeri Burns and Barry Marshall, the Storycrafters duo, present seven stories based on traditional tales, but with their own unique interpretations. The...

Penny from Heaven.(Brief article)(Audiobook review)(Children's review)
November 1, 2006... Penny from Heaven (unabr.). 4 cassettes or 5 CDs. 5:36 hrs. Prod. by Listening Library. Dist. by Listening Library/Books on Tape. 2006. cassette, ISBN 0-7393-3595-2: $35; CD, ISBN 0-7393-3596-0: $45. Gr 5-7--Take a trip back to 1953 in...

Peter and the Shadow Thieves.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Audiobook review)
November 1, 2006... Peter and the Shadow Thieves (unabr.). 9 CDs. 10 hrs. Brilliance Audio. 2006. ISBN 1-59737-459-8. $97.25 Gr 5-8--Peter Pan makes another delightful appearance in Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson's sequel (Disney Editions, 2006) to Peter and...

The Principal's on the Roof.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Audiobook review)
November 1, 2006... The Principal's on the Roof (First Chapter Books) (unabr). 1 cassette or 1 CD. 51: 57 min. Live Oak Media. 2006. cassette, ISBN 1-59519-750-8: $12.95; CD, ISBN 1-59519-751-6: $15.95; cassette with paperback book, ISBN 1-59519-698-6: $17.95; CD...

Room One.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Audiobook review)
November 1, 2006... Room One (unabr.). 3 CDs. approx. 3 hrs. Simon & Schuster Audio. 2006. ISBN 07435-5560-0. $19.95. Gr 3-5--Ted Hammond is the only sixth grader at a one-room school in a small Nebraska town in this novel lay Andrew Clements (S & S, 2006)....

Shug.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Audiobook review)
November 1, 2006... Shug (unabr.). 4 cassettes or 5 CDs. 6 hrs. Recorded Books. 2006. cassette, ISBN 1-4193-8243-8: $39.75; CD, ISBN 1-41938248-9: $49.75. Gr 5-8--In Jenny Han's realistic story (Simon and Schuster, 2006), 12-year-old Annemarie Wilcox,...

Strange Matter: Driven to Death, Vol. 3.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Audiobook review)
November 1, 2006... Strange Matter: Driven to Death, Vol. 3 (unabr.) 2 CDs. 2 hrs. Brilliance Audio. 2006. ISBN 1-4233-0883-2. $25.25. Gr 4-6--Donald, a teenage boy obsessed with building model ships from history; David, his older brother, who sneaks the...

Ulysses Moore: The Long-Lost Map.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Audiobook review)
November 1, 2006... Ulysses Moore: The Long-Lost Map (unabr.). 4 CDs. 5 hrs. Brilliance Audio. ISBN 1-4233-1327-5. $69.25. Gr 4-6--In the second book (Scholastic, 2006) in the series by Pierdomenico Baccalario, 11-year-old twins Julia and Jason and their...

Bronx Masquerade.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Audiobook review)
November 1, 2006... Bronx Masquerade (unabr.). 3 cassettes. 3: 15 hrs. Recorded Books. 2006. ISBN 14193-9475-4 $29.75. Gr 8 Up--Nikki Grimes's novel (Dial, 2001), a multifaceted look at life in a New York high school, is powerfully narrated by a talented...

A Certain Slant of Light.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Audiobook review)
November 1, 2006... A Certain Slant of Light (unabr.). 5 cassettes or 7 CDs. 8:32 hrs. Prod. by Listening Library. Dist. by Listening Library/Books on Tape. 2006. cassette, ISBN 0-7393-3574-X: $40; CD, ISBN 0-7393-3575-8: $55. Gr 9 Up--Laura Whitcomb's...

City of Desolation: Fate of the Stone, Pt. 3.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Audiobook review)
November 1, 2006... City of Desolation: Fate of the Stone, Pt. 3 (unabr.). 7 CDs. 7:45 hrs. Bolinda Audio. 2006. ISBN 1-74093-785-6. $56. Gr 7 Up--Welcome to purgatory. In the third book in the trilogy by British author John Ward, Jake and Helen are wandering...

Maximum Ride: School's Out--Forever.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Audiobook review)
November 1, 2006... Maximum Ride: School's Out--Forever (unabr.). 8 cassettes or 9 CDs. 10:30 hrs. Recorded Books. 2006. cassette, ISBN 1-4193-9415-0: $75.75; CD, ISBN 1-41939420-7: $94.75. Gr 7-10--In the sequel (Little, 2006) to Angel Experiment (Little,...

In the Dark of the Night.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Audiobook review)
November 1, 2006... In the Dark of the Night (unabr.). 9 CDs. 11 hrs. Brilliance Audio. 2006. ISBN 1-4233-0436-4. $97.25. Gr 9 Up--What begins as a lazy, restful summer vacation in the Great Lakes for the Brewster family turns to horror at their rented...

The Song of an Innocent Bystander.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Audiobook review)
November 1, 2006... The Song of an Innocent Bystander (unabr.). 7 cassettes or 9 CDs. 10 hrs. Bolinda Audio. 2006. cassette, ISBN 1-74093-0460: $56; CD, ISBN 1-74093-793-7: $72. Gr 10 Up--Freda, 19, was held hostage tell years ago during a gunman's siege of a...

The Berenstain Bears Save Christmas: The Musical!(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Audiobook review)
November 1, 2006... The Berenstain Bears Save Christmas: The Musical! 1 CD. 1:02 hrs. Good Mood Records. 2005. $14.98. PreS-Gr 3--The bears in Bear Country have lost the Christmas spirit. They push and shove to get the things that they greedily want for...

Best Friends: Rockin' Music for Kids.(Sound recording review)(Brief article)(Children's review)
November 1, 2006... Best Friends: Rockin' Music for Kids. 1 CD. 51:13 min. Prod. by Tooth Fairy Pub. Dist. by AV Cafe. 2006. $14.98 PreS-Gr 4--Veteran performer Sue Schnitzer hits all of the right notes in the 18 tracks included on this fun-filled romp....

Circle Songs.(Sound recording review)(Brief article)(Children's review)
November 1, 2006... Circle Songs. 1 CD. approx. 35 min. with activity songbook. Prod. Developmental Playskills. Dist. by CDBaby.com. 2005, 2006 release. $19.95. PreS-K--In this beautiful collection of 20 songs, Sukey Molloy includes a combination of...