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Who Wrote the Happy Birthday Song?

by UndergroundLibrarian@evpl on Wednesday, October 8 2008, 6:38pm

Did you know that they lived in Louisville? No t far from here! Margot Theis Raven relates the story of the sisters who wrote the words and music in 1889 and 1890, as one of the many songs that Patty Hill used to teach her kindergarten children. She came...

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Filed under: Music, songs, books

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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Beginning Recorder Class Registration Open!

by FiddleChick@evpl on Wednesday, October 8 2008, 1:00pm

Learn the Recorder! This course will help children learn basic skills in reading music, learning rhythm, and defining musical terms while gaining an appreciation of music. At the end of this course, students will perform a selected repertoire for the...

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Filed under: Performance, Music Education

Have You Heard This Story About Abe Lincoln ?

by UndergroundLibrarian@evpl on Saturday, October 4 2008, 12:27pm

There's a new picture book about Abe Lincoln. Deborah Hopkinson has written Abe Lincoln Crosses a Creek; A Tall, Thin Tale (Introducing His Forgotten Frontier Friend). John Hendrix has drawn the pictures. When Abe was seven , he and his 3-years-older...

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Filed under: picture books, American History, Abraham Lincoln

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

Adele and Simon

by bookmarkbeck@evpl on Friday, October 10 2008, 1:25pm

Kids and Moms will enjoy the interaction while reading the Adele and Simon books by Barbara Mclintock. They are definitely for readers who like to study pages and find the hidden objects. Reading these books will be fun and entertaining-not to mention...

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Filed under: I Spy, puzzles, picture books, moms, American History, books

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

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

Is a Picture Worth a Thousand Words?

by UndergroundLibrarian@evpl on Saturday, October 4 2008, 12:34pm

There has been a lot of interest in a new poster in the Children's area of Oaklyn Branch Library. It shows the cover of each Caldecott Award winner for the best picture book of the year since the beginning of the award in 1938. Kids are looking for...

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Filed under: Caldecott, picture 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

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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Filed under: bedtime, swamp

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

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

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

Boo! Hiccup?

by HipChick@evpl on Wednesday, October 1 2008, 1:21pm

How do you get rid of the hiccups? Skeleton needs help. Despite trying several different methods, he just can't seem to get rid of them. His friend Ghost tries to think of something. He does, making for a very funny ending! The illustrations are simple...

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Filed under: hiccups, Halloween, skeletons, books

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