Juvenile Books

The following books have been added to the juvenile collection. They will be shelved initially in the new book shelf on the second floor (directly outside of the IRC) and then located in the juvenile collection, library, second floor.

• Revenge of the witch
  PZ7.D373183 Re 2005
• Mercy Watson to the rescue
  PZ7.D54146 Me 2005
• D is for Dahl : a gloriumptious A-Z guide to the world of Roald Dahl
  PR6054.A35 Z459 2005
• First crossing : stories about teen immigrants
  PZ5 .F924 2004
• Elsewhere
  PZ7.Z452 El 2005
• Willow Run
  PZ7.G3626 Wg 2005
• Not the end of the world : a novel
  PZ7.M1286 No 2005
• Flush
  PZ7.H495 Flu 2005
• Much bigger than Martin
  PZ7.K292 Mu 1978
  

Juvenile Books

The following books have been added to the juvenile collection. They will be shelved initially in the new book shelf on the second floor (directly outside of the IRC) and then located in the juvenile collection, library, second floor.

• Maisy goes to the library
  PZ7.C83175 Maeh 2005
• Just add one Chinese sister
  HV875.55 .M36 2005
• The Lambkins
  PZ7.B91527 Lam 2005
• The gold-threaded dress
  PZ7.M35135 Go 2002
• Michelangelo : sculptor and painter
  N6923.B9 S5 2005
• And here's to you!
  PZ8.3.E492 He 2004
• Fairy dust and the quest for the egg
  PZ7.L578345 Fa 2005
• Black storm comin
  PZ7.W69057 Bl 2005
• Dark sons
  PZ7.G88429 Dar 2005
  

Curriculum Textbooks: Math

The following books have been added to the curriculum textbook collection. They will be shelved in the curriculum textbook annex directly outside of the IRC, library, second floor.

• Harcourt math, Grade 4, student text
  MATH Harc 2006 Gr. 4
• Harcourt math, Grade 5, student text
  MATH Harc 2006 Gr. 5
• Harcourt math, Grade 5, teacher vol. 1
  MATH Harc 2006 Gr. 5
• Harcourt math, Grade 5, teacher vol. 2
  MATH Harc 2006 Gr. 5
• Harcourt math, Grade 5, teacher vol. 3
  MATH Harc 2006 Gr. 5

Juvenile Books

The following books have been added to the juvenile collection. They will be shelved initially in the new book shelf on the second floor (directly outside of the IRC) and then located in the juvenile collection, library, second floor.

• Starry safari
  PZ8.3.A775 St 2005
• Danitra Brown, class clown
  PZ8.3.G8875 Dan 2005
• Elephants can paint, too!
  QL737.P98 A765 2005
• Clara and Asha
  PZ7.R6413 Cl 2005
• Carmine : a little more red
  PZ7.S9744 Car 2005
• Superhero
  PZ7.T211426 Su 2005
• Priscilla and the pink planet
  PZ8.3.H655 Pr 2004
• Meet wild boars
  PZ7.R719563 Me 2005
• Spicy hot colors = Colores picantes
  QC495.8 .S53 2004
• Mice, morals and monkey business
  PZ8.2.A254 Wo 2005
• Russell the sheep
  PZ7.S4334 Ru 2005
  

Juvenile Books

The following books have been added to the juvenile collection. They will be shelved initially in the new book shelf on the second floor (directly outside of the IRC) and then located in the juvenile collection, library, second floor.

• Totally Joe
  PZ7.H83727 To 2005
• Little Bunny Foo Foo : told and sung by the Good Fairy
  PZ7.J6354 Li 2004
• Hansel and Gretel = Hansel y Gretel
  PZ74.A24 Ha 2005
• The art box
  N8530 .G53 1998
• Black all around!
  PZ8.3.H848 Bl 2003
• The kids book of the night sky
  QB46 .L69 2004
• The Old African
  PZ7.L5629 Ol 2005
• A pipkin of pepper
  PZ7.C78555 Pi 2005
• Slippers at school
  PZ10.3.C5937 Slk 2005
• Super specs
  PZ7.D79 Su 2005
• The seals on the bus
  PZ8.3.H7875 Se 2000
• Victor Vito and Freddie Vasco, two polar bears on a mission to save the Klondike Café!
  PZ8.3.B4558 Vi 2004
• New York is English, Chattanooga is Creek
  PZ7.R1814 Ne 2005
  

Juvenile Books: Teacher's Choice

The following juvenile selections are 2005 Teacher's Choice book award titles selected by the International Reading Association's The Reading Teacher and detailed each November. These books are on reserve for Dr. Mary Rycik's Trade Books and Technology class, EDUC 323. Additional Teacher's Choice titles are also available.

• Private and confidential : a story about braille
  PZ7.R4843 Pr 2003
• The Giant and the beanstalk
  PZ7.S7869 Gi 2004
• High as a hawk : a brave girl's historic climb
  PZ7.B27567 St 2004
• The Goat Lady
  CT275.H64714 B74 2004
• Mr. George Baker
  PZ7.H4375 Mr 2004
• Jim Thorpe's bright path
  GV697.T5 B78 2004
• Unwitting wisdom : an anthology of Aesop's fables
  PZ8.2.W285 Un 2004
• Free at last! : stories and songs of Emancipation
  E185.2 .R27 2004
• Tree of life : the incredible biodiversity of life on earth
  QH541.15.B56 S77 2004
• The firekeeper's son
  PZ7.P22115 Fi 2004
  

Juvenile Books: Children's Choice

The following juvenile selections are 2005 Children's Choice book award titles, co-sponsored by the International Reading Association's The Reading Teacher and the Children's Book Council. These books are on reserve for Dr. Mary Rycik's Trade Books and Technology class, EDUC 323. Additional Children's Choice titles are also available.

• Beach day!
  PZ7.L1586 Be 2004
• Beatrice doesn't want to
  PZ7.N964 Be 2004
• Goldilocks and the three Martians
  PZ8.3.S6658 Go 2004
• Duck for President
  PZ7.C88135 Du 2004
• Cock-a-doodle moooo! : a mixed-up menagerie
  PZ8.3.D935 Co 2004
  

Juvenile Books: Art and Artists

The following books have been added to the juvenile collection. They will be shelved initially in the new book shelf on the second floor (directly outside of the IRC) and then located in the juvenile collection, library, second floor.

• Wings of an artist : children's book illustrators talk about their art
  NC965 .W56 1999
• Talking with artists
  NC975 .T34 1992
  

Juvenile Books: Math

The following books have been added to the juvenile collection. They will be shelved initially in the new book shelf on the second floor (directly outside of the IRC) and then located in the juvenile collection, library, second floor. These titles are math oriented with topics of fractions, counting, and division.

• City 123
  QA113 .M55 2005
• Apple fractions
  QA117 .P148 2002
• A remainder of one
  PZ8.3.P558676 Re 1995

AU Circulating: Education

The following books have been added to the library collection. You will find them shelved in the regular location (L's on the second floor) or in the new book display in the reference area on the main floor.

• Preparing mathematics and science teachers for diverse classrooms: promising strategies for transformative pedagogy
  QA13 .P72 2005
• Fit to teach : same-sex desire, gender, and school work in the twentieth century
  LC192.6 .B56 2005
• Science units for grades 9-12
  Q183.3.A1 S25 2005
• Dropouts in America: confronting the graduation rate crisis
  LC143 .D76 2004
  

AU Circulating: Education

The following books have been added to the library collection. You will find them shelved in the regular location (L's on the second floor) or in the new book display in the reference area on the main floor.

• The story of Alpha : a multiage, student-centered team, 33 years and counting
  LB1623.52.V47 K86 2005
• Class and schools : using social, economic, and educational reform to close the Black-white achievement gap
  LC213.2 .R66 2004
• Teaching social studies that matter : curriculum for active learning
  LB1584 .T47 2005
• Language and literacy learning in schools
  LB1576 .L2932 2004
• Handbook of research in emotional and behavioral disorders
  LC4801 .H35 2004
  

Juvenile Books

The following books have been added to the juvenile collection. They will be shelved initially in the new book shelf on the second floor (directly outside of the IRC) and then located in the juvenile collection, library, second floor.

• The Mona Lisa caper
  PZ7.J153 Mo 2005
• The journey that saved Curious George : the true wartime escape of Margret and H.A. Rey
  PS3535.E924 Z623 2005
• Anne Frank
  DS135.N6 F73499 2005
• Hershey's milk chocolate weights and measures
  QC90.6 .P35 2002
  

Activity Books

The following activity books have been added to the curriculum collection. Activity books are located in the textbook annex on the second floor, directly outside of the Instructional Resource Center.

• Hands-on physical science for elementary grades
  ACTIV Scie 2001 Gr.1-6
• Four-pan algebra balance: modeling integers and equations
  ACTIV Math 2001 Gr.6-12
• Addition & subtraction with Cuisenaire Rods
  ACTIV Math 2003 Gr.K-2
• Idea book: mathematics activities for Cuisenaire rods at the intermediate level
  ACTIV Math 2002 Gr.3-5
• Idea book: mathematics activities for Cuisenaire rods at the primary level
  ACTIV Math 2002 Gr.P-2
  

AU Circulating: Education

The following book has been added to the library collection. You will find it shelved in the regular location (L's on the second floor) or in the new book display in the reference area on the main floor.

• Teaching the gifted in an inclusion classroom : activities that work
  LC3993.2 .C364 2005

Mock Caldecott Session

Dr. Mary Rycik's children's literature class held a Mock Caldecott Award session in the library September 6, 2005. Criteria and terms followed were those used by the Association for Library Services to Children, American Library Association Medal Committee. Twenty-one titles, each published in 2005, were considered. The original field was narrowed down to four. From these four titles, one was selected as the "winner" with a tie for second place and a fourth place title, all declared honor books. For more information on the books selected, and photos, click on the link above.

Software: Math & Science

The following software has been added to the IRC collection this week. A complete numerical listing of circulating software titles may be identified in the library catalog by title or by using other call number and entering the word 'rom.' Software titles are part of the circulating collection.

• Fasst Math
  ROM 0284
• Scholastic Keys
  ROM 0285
• 2003 Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia
  ROM 0286
• The Graph Club
  ROM 0287
• Timeliner 5.0
  ROM 0288
• Science Court. Living Things.
  ROM 0289
• Science Court. Seasons
  ROM 0290

Kits: Math, Science, Language Arts

The following kits have been added to the IRC collection this week. A complete numerical listing of kits may be identified in the library catalog by title or using other call number and entering the word 'kit.'

• Math rods. Multiplication and Division.
  Kit 241
• Percent Dominoes
  Kit 242
• Fraction/Decimal Dominoes
  Kit 243
• DecaDots 10-Frame Tiles
  Kit 244
• Algecan Balance Kit
  Kit 245
• Soft Foam Cross Section Sun Model
  Kit 246
• Soft Foam Cross Section Earth Model
  Kit 247
• Sight Words. Level 1
  Kit 248
• Sight Words. Level 2
  Kit 249
• Sight Words. Level 3
  Kit 250
• Action Words
  Kit 251
• Word Families
  Kit 252
• Skeletons in the Closet
  Kit 253
• Four-Pan Algebra Balance
  Kit 254

IRC Reference

The following books have been added to the IRC Reference collection. You will find them shelved directly inside the IRC (second floor of the library) on the IRC Reference shelf.

• The art of reading: forty illustrtators celebrate RIF's 40th Anniversary
  Z1003 .A78 2005
• Social studies units for grades 9-12
  H62 .S7247193 2004
  

AU Circulating: Education

The following books have been added to the library collection. You will find them shelved in their regular location (L's on the second floor) or in the new book display in the reference area on the main floor.

• Kids with special needs : information and activities to promote
  awareness and understanding
  HV1553 .G47 1996
• Alternative comics : an emerging literature
  PN6725 .H39 2005
• Multiple intelligences and instructional technology
  LB1060 .M39 2005
• Deeper reading : comprehending challenging texts, 4-12
  LB1050.45 .G34 2004
• Literacy research methodologies
  LB1050.6 .L58 2004
• Adolescent literacy research and practice
  LB1632 .A36 2004
  

Juvenile Books

The following books have been added to the juvenile collection. They will be shelved initially in the new book shelf on the second floor (directly outside of the IRC) and then located in the juvenile collection, library, second floor.

• Orange you glad it's Halloween, Amber Brown?
  PZ7.D2394 Or 2005
• Leonardo the terrible monster
  PZ7.W65535 Yo 2005
• How do dinosaurs eat their food?
  PZ8.3.Y76 How 2005
• What Mr. Mattero did
  PZ7.C9149 Wh 2005
• I, Coriander
  PZ7.G179335 Iac 2005
• Tiny tortilla
  PZ7.W655856 Ti 2005
• If you give a pig a party
  PZ7.N964 Ic 2005

AU Circulating: Education

The following books have been added to the library collection. You will find them shelved in their regular location (L's on the second floor, E's on the third floor, and P's on) or in the new book display in the reference area on the main floor.

• Black education : a transformative research and action agenda for the new century
  LC2699 .B53 2005
• Teaching immigrant and second-language students : strategies for success
  LC3731 .T395 2004
• Teaching literacy to students with significant disabilities : strategies for the K-12 inclusive classroom
  LC4028 .D694 2005
• Scaling up success : lessons learned from technology-based educational improvement
  LB1027 .S2893 2005
• Improving multicultural education : lessons from the intergroup education movement
  LC1099.3 .B355 2005
• Early reading assessment : a practitioner's handbook
  LB1525.75 .R38 2004

Juvenile Book

The following book has been added to the juvenile collection. It will be shelved initially in the new book shelf on the second floor (directly outside of the IRC) and then located in the juvenile collection, library, second floor.

• The rabbi's cat
  PN6747.S48 C4813 2005