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Did Fleming Rescue Churchill? Research, Anyone?

by UndergroundLibrarian@evpl on Saturday, November 22 2008, 9:57am

James Cross Giblin has written about fifth-grader Jason and how he proceeded with his assignment, a three-page report on Sir Alexander Fleming. Trouble was, Jason didn't think Fleming was all that exciting, even if he did discover penicillin. His...

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Filed under: reviews, school stories, research, James Cross Giblin

Honey Cake

by mrsweasley@evpl on Friday, November 21 2008, 3:39pm

Every year, David's mother bakes a honey cake for Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year celebration. Eating honey cake symbolizes the hope that the new year will be sweet. David's sister Rachel expresses the opinion of all Denmark in 1943: "A...

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Filed under: fiction, reviews, history, wartime escape, Nazis, World War II, Germany, Jews, Denmark, cake, Joan Betty Stuchner, Rosh Hashanah, authors and illustrators

Thanksgiving Tunes are Slim Pickn's

by FiddleChick@evpl on Friday, November 21 2008, 2:27pm

As I was getting ready for my program, Music Mania, I did what I always do; I research tunes that I can play on violin or guitar. However, I didn't expect Thanksgiving to be an underappreciated musical holiday. Of course, many may already know that...

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Filed under: storytime, Music, Performance

More Pilgrims?

by UndergroundLibrarian@evpl on Wednesday, November 19 2008, 2:57pm

With Thanksgiving on the way, it's a good time to consider the definition of a Pilgrim. Molly's Pilgrim by Barbara Cohen does just that. When Molly explains to her mother what her teacher told her about why the Pilgrims came to America, Molly's...

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Filed under: fiction, reviews, school stories, Thanksgiving

Jack and Miss Stretchberry are back.

by kiya@evpl on Tuesday, November 18 2008, 2:54pm

Miss Stretchberry loves poetry, and makes it part of her classroom every day. In Love That Dog , we meet Jack, who thinks poetry isn't for boys, and that he can't understand it. The story is told through Jack's poetry assignments. As the year...

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Filed under: fiction, animals, school stories, poetry, Sharon Creech

How Long Could YOU Keep From Talking?

by UndergroundLibrarian@evpl on Thursday, November 13 2008, 5:12pm

Dave was normally a pretty noisy 5th-grader. In fact, maybe he was a loudmouth. But after reading about Gandhi, and how for many years he spent one day a week not talking at all, Dave thought it was worth finding out what it would be like to keep silent...

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Filed under: fiction, reviews, Andrew Clements, school stories, kids, books

What's the Point?

by mrsweasley@evpl on Thursday, November 13 2008, 9:29am

Mel's life was well-rounded until he tripped one day and fell into another dimension where everything is pointy. No one believes his stories of a pointy world, but he won't give up his tale. What's the point of this picture book by the always...

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Filed under: picture books, point of view, books, authors and illustrators

Come to Our Mother-Daughter Book Discussion !

by UndergroundLibrarian@evpl on Thursday, November 6 2008, 3:20pm

You're invited to Oaklyn Branch LIbrary for our Mother-Daughter book Discussion! We're meeting on Tuesday, Nov. 18 at 6:30 to talk about Molly's Pilgrim by Barbara Cohen. This 32-page book is based on an event in the life of one of Barbara...

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Filed under: oaklyn branch, events, moms, family program

If you Turnip your nose at these books, you'll be in The Doghouse

by mrsweasley@evpl on Monday, November 3 2008, 12:46pm

Pig and Mouse have a surprise for Cow's birthday! They are baking the best birthday cake ever! Duck wants to help, but who wants TURNIPS for their birthday? Who indeed? A Birthday for Cow answers that question, while its companion story The Doghouse...

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Filed under: Mo Willems, pig, books, mouse, duck, cow, authors and illustrators

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

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

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