- Blue Buick: New and Selected Poems
PS3556.A3625 A6 2014 - Eye to Eye
TR659.8.M345 2014 - Invisible Bridge: The Fall of Nixon and the Rise of Reagan
E855.P468 2014 - Making Conflict Work: Navigating Disagreement Up and Down Your Organization
HD42.C6424 2014 - The Underground Girls of Kabul: In Search of a Hidden Resistance in Afghanistan
HQ1075.5 .A3 N67 2014
September 5, 2014
Main Collection: General & Poetry
The following books have been added to the main library circulating and Snyder Poetry collections. You will find them initially displayed in the new book area on the library main floor, then in their regular location.
September 4, 2014
Juvenile Books: Picture Books
The following books have been added to the juvenile circulating collection. You will find them shelved in the new books display on the second floor, directly outside of the IRC, or in their regular location within the juvenile collection.
- Dog and Bear Tricks and Treats
PZ7.S4514 Doe 2014 - Sleepover with Beatrice and Bear
PZ7.C2175 Sle 2014 - Hermelin the Detective Mouse
PZ7.G873 He 2014 - Miss Brooks' Story Nook
PZ7.B6586 Mis 2014 - Last-But-Not-Least Lola and the Wild Chicken
PZ7.P1735 Lad 2014 - Hug Machine
PZ7.C1583 Hug 2014 - Quest
PZ7.B3812 Qu 2014 - Give and Take
PZ7.R1814 Giv2014 - Small Blue and the Deep Dark Night
PZ7.D2933 Sm 2014
Juvenile Books: Fiction
The following books have been added to the juvenile circulating collection. You will find them shelved in the new books display on the second floor, directly outside of the IRC, or in their regular location within the juvenile collection.
- Courage for Beginners
PZ7.H23818 Co 2014 - Forget Me
PZ7.H23821 For 2014 - Rumble
PZ7.5.H675 Rum 2014 - Fourteenth Goldfish
PZ7.H732226 Fo 2014 - Greenglass House
PZ7.M5948 Gre 2014
Juvenile Books: Nonfiction
The following books have been added to the juvenile circulating collection. You will find them shelved in the new books display on the second floor, directly outside of the IRC, or in their regular location within the juvenile collection.
- Dear Wandering Wildebeest: And Other Poems from the Water Hole
PS3612.A8685 A6 2014 - Tiny Creatures: The World of Microbes
QR57.D38 2014
Juvenile Books: Graphic Novels
The following books have been added to the juvenile circulating collection. You will find them shelved in the new books display on the second floor, directly outside of the IRC, or in it's regular location within the juvenile collection.
- Sisters
PZ7.7.T454 Sis 2014 - The Graveyard Book, Vol. 1
PZ7.7.R877 Gr 2014 v. 1
Juvenile Books: Nonfiction
The following books have been added to the juvenile circulating collection. You will find them shelved in the new books display on the second floor, directly outside of the IRC, or in their regular location within the juvenile collection.
- Delaware
F164.3.H45 2014 - Washington, D.C.
F194.3.K465 2014 - Puerto Rico
F1958.3.S85 2014 - West Virginia
F241.3.H453 2014 - South Carolina
F269.3.S66 2014 - New Hampshire
F34.3.K46 2014 - Arkansas
F411.3.P74 2014 - Missouri
F466.3.B58 2014 - Vermont
F49.3.H45 2014 - Ohio
F491.3.S84 2014 - North Dakota
F636.3.S75 2014 - Wyoming
F761.3.P74 2014 - Rhode Island
F79.3.B87 2014
September 2, 2014
Mock Caldecott Panel
Today was the annual fall term Mock Caldecott award panel session with Dr. Mary Rycik's EDEC 323 Tradebooks and Technology with Literature class. Students met in the IRC to review and evaluate picture books; titles selected for the panel session meet criteria established by the Association for Library Services for Children, American Library Association Medal committee.
Prior to the session (in class): Students were introduced to elements picture book art and illustration such as layout, design, form and function, balance, use of space, and the importance of art telling the story. Artistic media and style, as well as the parts of a picture book are discussed.
About the titles: Twenty picture books considered are recent additions to the AU library juvenile collection. The selection included well known and award-winning illustrators as well as those new to picture book art. A variety of artistic mediums were represented such as collage, gauche, painted oils, pencil, watercolors, and mixed media.
Students narrowed the initial twenty titles to four and voted for their winner. The Mock Caldecott winner, an overwhelming choice with 17 of 19 votes was:
Honor book distinction was given to:
For additional information, visit the IRC web site Mock Caldecott Panels page, IRC Mock Caldecott Pinterest Board, or the EDEC 323 LibGuide.
All of the books considered for this session are now available on the second floor new book shelves directly outside of the Instructional Resource Center.
Prior to the session (in class): Students were introduced to elements picture book art and illustration such as layout, design, form and function, balance, use of space, and the importance of art telling the story. Artistic media and style, as well as the parts of a picture book are discussed.
About the titles: Twenty picture books considered are recent additions to the AU library juvenile collection. The selection included well known and award-winning illustrators as well as those new to picture book art. A variety of artistic mediums were represented such as collage, gauche, painted oils, pencil, watercolors, and mixed media.
Students narrowed the initial twenty titles to four and voted for their winner. The Mock Caldecott winner, an overwhelming choice with 17 of 19 votes was:
- Baby Bear, by author and illustrator Kadir Nelson
Honor book distinction was given to:
- Firefly July: A Year of Very Short Poems, illustrated by Melissa Sweet
For additional information, visit the IRC web site Mock Caldecott Panels page, IRC Mock Caldecott Pinterest Board, or the EDEC 323 LibGuide.
All of the books considered for this session are now available on the second floor new book shelves directly outside of the Instructional Resource Center.
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