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A little boy offers advice on what NOT to give your mom on Mother's
Day, unless she's an animal. For example, don't give her a rotting
log unless she's a salamander, or a bunch of flies unless she's a
spider! What would Mom like best?
Young Esther has earned a special gragger (whirling noisemaker) by
delivering charitable gifts on Purim, a Jewish holiday based on the
story of Queen Esther. Now she is ready to carry her gragger in the
festive Purim parade! Like the legendary Queen, Esther displays
courage and wit when an older bully tries to steal her gragger. The
lively cast of characters quibble and carouse in a bygone world of
warmth, surprise, and generosity. There is even a parade for
children only. The appendix helps readers understand the history of
Purim, how it is celebrated today, what a "gragger" is, and how to
make a simple noisemaker. Following the award-winning The Dreidel
That Wouldn't Spin, author Martha Seif Simpson and illustrator D.
Yael Bernhard have again created a new toyshop tale of playful
language and images that hint at ancient roots and hidden meanings,
which are just waiting for young readers to find. This is a tale
ideal for reading aloud for fun, but also for learning.
With so much competing for the time of today's students, youth
services librarians have an especially challenging job. How can
they reach their target audience? One of the surest ways is the
promotion--through the local school system--of a series of class
visits to the public library. But where to begin? Choosing a grade
level, contacting school officials and teachers, and planning
age-appropriate programs are among the many steps that librarians
must take--but may feel unprepared for. Encouraging the
collaboration of professionals in public libraries and local
schools, this comprehensive guide presents a detailed framework for
a versatile program of class visits. Written by two public
librarians with firsthand experience, it describes, in a
step-by-step format, how to accomplish a structured series of class
visits. The book addresses procedures, planning and implementation,
and offers suggestions for both elementary and secondary school
visits. Informational packets and other print materials are
provided for each level. Possible challenges are discussed, with
thoughts on their impact on the overall program and ways to find
workable solutions. The appendices contains easily adaptable
templates including sample schedules, letters to teachers and
evaluation forms.
School and public libraries often provide programs and activities
for children in preschool through the sixth grade, but there is
little available to young adults. For them, libraries become a
place for work--the place to research an assignment or find a book
for a report--but the thought of the library as a place for
enjoyment is lost. So how do librarians recapture the interest of
teenagers? This just might be the answer. Here you will find
theme-based units (such as Cartoon Cavalcade, Log On at the
Library, Go in Style, Cruising the Mall, Space Shots, Teens on TV,
and 44 others) that are designed for young adults. Each includes a
display idea, suggestions for local sponsorship of prizes, a
program game to encourage participation, 10 theme-related
activities, curriculum tie-in activities, sample questions for use
in trivia games or scavenger hunts, ideas for activity sheets, a
bibliography of related works, and a list of theme-related films.
The units are highly flexible, allowing any public or school
library to adapt them to their particular needs.
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