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Ssshhhh, listen...

by HipChick@evpl on Thursday, October 30 2008, 6:06pm

In this tale, it's Bedtime at the Swamp -but, what's that sound? Splish Splash rumba rumba bim bam boom! Is it a monster? Or something worse? A repetitive text and funny illustrations will make this book just "scary" enough!

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Think Honda Is Only a Car? Think Again!

by UndergroundLibrarian@evpl on Wednesday, October 29 2008, 6:45pm

I love my Honda Civic -- but I was surprised to learn that Honda is the last name of Soichiro Honda, born in Japan in 1906. Honda: The boy Who Dreamed of Cars is a picture book biography that begins with his early life and shows the long road to his eventual...

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Filed under: reviews, picture books, vehicles, Honda

Beginning Recorder Class in Evansville Parent Magazine

by FiddleChick@evpl on Wednesday, October 29 2008, 3:01pm

Within the November 2008 issue of Evansville Parent magazine, myself along with Rowan Tree are featured under the paragraph titled: The Library . "A special course will be beginning on Nov. 5 at Central Library for elementary-school children interested...

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Filed under: Performance, Music Education

Ghost's Hour, Spook's Hour

by UndergroundLibrarian@evpl on Monday, October 27 2008, 5:16pm

How does a kid feel when the electricity goes out in the middle of the night and he can't find anyone but his dog? That's what happens to the boy in Ghost's Hour, Spook's Hour by Eve Bunting. Donald Carrick's pictures are very realistic...

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Filed under: reviews, picture books, kids, Halloween, spooky stories, dogs

My bologna has a first name...

by HipChick@evpl on Friday, October 24 2008, 9:10am

Oscar is having a tough halloween. He is a daschund whose mom embarrasses him with a "special" costume, the mean kids make fun of him and hog all the treats, and two pesky cats are just pesky. But, this Hallo-wiener is able to make a heroic...

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Filed under: Halloween, dogs

The Laurie Berkner Songbook is a MUST!

by FiddleChick@evpl on Friday, October 24 2008, 8:45am

First, I must say how much I love and enjoy my job. I'm sure many librarian's already know of Laurie Berkner, but for those of you who do not, Laurie Berkner is a former rock musician turned children's musical artist. She is perhaps one of...

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Filed under: Performance, Music Resource

What Can Kids Do About the Economy?

by UndergroundLibrarian@evpl on Thursday, October 23 2008, 5:53pm

Sheila Bair, FDIC chairwoman, has written a picture book for children on responsible money managing. Rock, Brock, and the Savings Shock relates the story of twins whose grandfather gives them one dollar a week for ten weeks. Gramps promises to match each...

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Filed under: reviews, picture books, grandparents, Sheila Bair, National Public Radio, Rock Brock and the Savings Shock

Curious about Curious George?

by bookmarkbeck@evpl on Tuesday, October 21 2008, 6:29pm

I was! I love adventure stories and was drawn to The Journey That Saved Curious George The True Wartime Escape of Margret and H.A. Rey by Louise Borden. Thanks to the author's exciting account, the reader is caught in the moving drama of the Rey's...

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Filed under: nonfiction, history, evpl.org, wartime escape, authors and illustrators

Spooky tales from the mountains

by bookmarkbeck@evpl on Tuesday, October 21 2008, 12:20pm

West Branch Library will host Susan Bolton, storyteller, librarian, and musician, on Tuesday night, October 28th at 6:30 P.M. Susan will entertain us with spooky Appalachian Folktales just in time for Halloween. Enjoy some mountain music, refreshments...

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Filed under: storytime, kids costumes, Susan Bolton, spooky stories, family program, Appalachian tales, west branch library

Have You Ever Felt Swindled?

by UndergroundLibrarian@evpl on Tuesday, October 21 2008, 8:44am

Griffin did. He's a sixth-grader whose father has put so much of the family money into his invention, the SmartPick fruit picker, that his parents have put their house up for sale. Then Griffin finds a Babe Ruth baseball card. Is it worth a lot of...

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Filed under: reviews, Swindle, gordon korman

Presidential High Points . . . and Low Points!

by UndergroundLibrarian@evpl on Saturday, October 18 2008, 4:36pm

Here's a book that's on our New Shelf at Oaklyn (and other branches, too) about our U.S. Presidents, called Smithsonian Presidents . Its layout is inviting, and includes lots of pictures and quotes. The cover promises "Presidential high points...

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Filed under: presidents, U.S. Presidents

Why I Love Being a Children's Librarian, part 2

by mrsweasley@evpl on Friday, October 17 2008, 10:19am

The September 2008 issue of School Library Journal reports that there is "a strong, positive link between the amount of children's materials circulated by public libraries and fourth-grade reading scores." The study by the National Center...

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Filed under: reading, test scores

"Oh my," said his mother

by HipChick@evpl on Wednesday, October 15 2008, 12:02pm

Frankie Stein is not like his parents! He has blonde hair, they have green. He has white teeth, they have green. He has creamy skin, their's is...green. They make faces at people, Frankie won't scare anyone. Despite thier best efforts, Mr and...

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Filed under: Halloween, books

What if your MOTHER were running for President?

by kiya@evpl on Tuesday, October 14 2008, 7:15pm

Vanessa kind of likes living in the Governor's Mansion with her mother, the governor of Florida. The food is really good, and you never know when you'll run into somebody famous, like Governer Schwarzenegger! But Vanessa is not happy that her...

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Filed under: school stories, presidents, elections

New book additions

by TeachersPet@evpl on Tuesday, October 14 2008, 5:17pm

A recently-retired teacher donated to the Educational Materials area several book which you teachers and home educators might find useful. They are for older children (grades 5-8+) and thus are a welcome addition to our collection. These social studies...

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