Sunday, August 24, 2008

Media Literacy and Girls

I just heard of about an ad-free magazine for girls called "New Moon: The Magazine For Girls and Their Dreams".   The magazine targets media stereotyping and other issues for girls.  You can sign up for an e-newsletter.  Does anyone out there know any more about this magazine?  You can see the web page for this magazine at www.newmoongirls.com

Tuesday, August 12, 2008

It Was Only A Matter of Time

Oprah has announced that she is now doing for children's literature what she has done for adult reading. Check out her children's literature picks.

http://www.oprah.com/article/oprahsbookclub/kidsreadinglist/pkgkidsreadinglist/20080701_orig_kids_books

If you are planning to do an Olympic unit on China, there is a very nice book about the Forbidden City and the ancient emperors called "Elephants and Golden Thrones" by Trish Marx. It has beautiful pictures and has many interesting facts about this amazing place. However, you might get asked what a eunuch is.

Monday, August 4, 2008

Library Brochure

Take a look at the brochure I made for the Moore Library. It was pretty easy. I just used the template from Word Office. You may want to make one for your library.

file:///Users/vaughnlarson/Desktop/Moore%20Library%20Brochure%20pdf.pdf