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Selection of New Materials  ﻿ **LIBE 463 – Selection Report** Assignment 5 Sheryl Turner

__Introduction:__ Based on the Grade 3 Science PLO’s and the current collection in the library, $1500 (estimate) was spent on the following selection of books.

The search for new resources began with the combination of information from the collection evaluation and the recent weeding project. I reviewed the Grade 3 PLO’s along with the requests from the teacher survey conducted earlier.

With this information in hand (and recommendation from my TL), I began my search at Kidsbooks in White Rock. Using the criteria from Ford’s //More than the Facts: Reviewing Science Books// (2002), “a scientifically accurate book presented in obscure or jargon-filled language can render a book ineffective” (p.269) was my guide for the selection. The books chosen needed to be filled with student friendly text and pictures, as well as be engaging and thought provoking.

The next step was to search and research the online resources. The two that I found most useful for this project was Follet and United Library Services. Out of the two, I found Follet was easier for a “first timer” to navigate and more “user friendly.” It also gave better reviews and annotated bibliographies for me to base my selection. Amazon was a supplementary resource I used to search for books.

Due to the fact that the Surrey School district has an incredible Aboriginal department filled with resources, the compiled list does not reflect this portion of the Grade 3 science PLO’s.


 * Grade 3 Science**

- compare familiar plants according to similarities and differences in appearance and life cycles - describe ways in which plants are important to other living things and the environment - describe how plants are harvested and used throughout the seasons
 * Life Science: Plant Growth and Changes**
 * PLO’s:**

- describe shapes that are part of natural and human-built structures (e.g., domes, arches, pyramids) - compare the effects of different materials, shapes, and forces on the strength and stability of different structures - conduct investigations into ways to improve the strength and stability of structures
 * Physical Science: Materials and Structures**
 * Prescribed Learning Outcomes:**

- describe characteristics and movements of objects in our solar system - compare familiar constellations in seasonal skies - demonstrate awareness of the special significance of celestial objects for Aboriginal peoples
 * Earth and Space Science: Stars and Planets**
 * Prescribed Learning Outcomes:**

[|**http://www.bced.gov.bc.ca/irp/plo_db.php**]

Booklist Enslow’s Publishers, Inc Kirkus Reviews National Film Board of Canada Quill and Quire Resource Links School Library Journal The Children’s Book Council The Horn Book
 * List of Reviewing Resources:**

Amazon Barnes and Noble Kidsbooks Scholastic Canada The Canadian Children’s Book Centre
 * List of Vendors:**

The Grade 3 staff indicated in their survey (assignment 3) that they would be open to all genre of resources that were possible. As structures is newer to the curriculum, fiction, nonfiction, as well as audiovisual were requested.
 * Structures**

Info. || Vendor || Price || Format/ Genre || Justification/ Review || Antics || David Macaulay || 1997 || Houghton Mufflin Harcourt || Follett || $14.94 || Fiction || Teacher Request || Street || Bonnie Pryor || 1992 || Harper Collins || Follett || $11.68 || Fiction || Booklist || Houses || Glen Rounds || 1998 || Holiday House || Amazon || $4.95 || Fiction || Teacher Request || Winthrop || 1994 || Holiday House || Follett || $12.36 || Fiction || Teacher Request || Anderson || 2009 || Teacher Created Materials || Follett || $13.05 || Nonfiction || Math and Science together || Riggs || 2009 || Creative Education || Follett || $16.58 || Nonfiction || Library Media Connection (October, 2009) || Simon || 2005 || Sea Star Books || Follett || $15.29 || Nonfiction || Horn Book (Spring 2006) School Library Journal (11/1/05) || Pyramids || Kate Riggs || 2009 || Creative Education || Follett || $16.58 || Nonfiction || Horn Book (Fall 2009) Library Media Connection (09/09 || Parker || 2011 || Heinemann Library || Follett || $19.40 || Nonfiction || Library Media Connection 03/01/11 || Soccer Stadium || Mark Thomas || 2002 || PowerKids Press || Follett || $15.58 || Nonfiction || Reading Power (Adrienne Gear) || Thomas || 2002 || PowerKids  Press || Follett || $15.58 || Nonfiction || Reading Power (Adrienne Gear) || Thomas || 2002 || PowerKids  Press || Follett || $15.58 || Nonfiction || Reading Power  (Adrienne Gear) || Tures? || Bobbie  Kalman || 2009 || Crabtree  Publishers || Follett || $15.58 || Nonfiction || Library Media Connection  10/01/09  Resource Links  04/01/09  Science and Children (N.S.T.A.)  02/01/10 || Mitchell || 2006 || Williamson Books || Follett || $10.70 || Nonfiction || School Library Journal  July 1, 2006 || Clements || 2007 || Frances Lincoln  Publication || Kidsbooks || $25.95 || Nonfiction || Teacher Request || Thomas || 2002 || PowerKids Press || Follett || $15.58 || Nonfiction || School Library Journal 08/01/02 || Excellent photos Geometric Shapes || Graphic Novel/Photos || Includes Website || scrapers || Chris Oxlade || 2006 || Firefly Books || Kidsbooks || $16.95 || Nonfiction || Good Text Features/Overlay || scraper || Carol Johmann || 2001 || Williamson Publishing Company || Kidsbooks || 14.95 || Nonfiction || Easier Read || Company || Kidsbooks || $25.95 || Nonfiction || Easy to make connections to real world || Interesting || Weitzman || 2010 || Roaring Brook Press || Kidsbooks || $22.95 || Nonfiction || Incredible Photos/Higher Reading level/Challenge ||
 * **Title** || Author || Date || Publisher
 * Rome
 * The House on Maple
 * Sod
 * The Castle in the Attic || Elizabeth
 * Building Houses: 3-D Shapes || Moira
 * Eiffel Tower || Kate
 * Bridges || Seymour
 * Egyptian
 * How Tall is Tall? || Victoria
 * The Maracana: World’s Largest
 * The Petronas Twin Towers || Mark
 * The Seikan Railroad Tunnel || Mark
 * What are Natural Struc-
 * Creating Clever Castles and Cars || Mari Rutz
 * Building Big || David Macaulay || 2004 || Houghton Mifflin Company || Kidsbooks || $30.00 || Nonfiction || Recommended by another TL ||
 * Bridges! || Carol Johmann || 1999 || Williamson || Follett || $15.58 || Nonfiction || Booklist 01/01/00 ||
 * Built To Last || David Macaulay || 2010 || Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publications || Kidsbooks || $31.50 || Nonfiction || Recommended by another TL ||
 * Great Buildings || Gillian
 * The Discover-er Enter-prise || Mark
 * First Shapes in Buildings || Penny Ann Lane || 2009 || Francis Lincoln Children’s Books || Kidsbooks || $20.50 || Nonfiction || Easy to Read
 * Wonder-ful Houses Around the World || Yoshio Komatsu || 2004 || Shelter Publications || Kidsbooks || $12.95 || Nonfiction || Multicultural
 * How A House Is Built || Gail Gibbons || 1990 ||  || Kidsbooks || $9.95 || Nonfiction || Simple Text ||
 * Wonders of the World || Philip Steele || 2007 || Kingfisher || Kidsbooks || $9.99 || Nonfiction || Good Text Features/
 * Sky-
 * Sky-
 * Everyday Struc-tures from A to Z || Bobbie Kalman ||  || Crabtree Publishing
 * Buildings In Disguise || Joan Marie Arbogast || 2004 || Boyds Mills Press || Kidsbooks || $23.95 || Nonfiction || Different/
 * Sky-walkers || David

Curlee || 2007 || Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing || Kidsbooks || $22.99 || Nonfiction || Shows History of buildings || Homes || Nicola Barber || 2007 || Crabtree Publishing Company || Kidsbooks || 25.95 || Nonfiction || Focuses on houses/townhouses And all other buildings ||
 * Sky-scrapers || Lynn
 * City
 * ||  ||   ||   || ** Total ** || $523.99 ||   ||   ||


 * __Reviews__**

by Riggs, Kate Publisher's Hardcover 1st ed. 24 p. : col. ill. ; 26 cm.
 * Egyptian pyramids ** (#11246Y7)

$16.58

Title Details


 * Title: ** Egyptian pyramids
 * Publisher: ** Creative Education, p2009, c2009
 * ISBN-13: ** 978-1-58341-707-2 **LCCN:** 2007-051891
 * ISBN-10: ** 1-58341-707-9


 * Dewey: ** 932 **Classification:** Nonfiction
 * Interest Level: ** K-3 **Reading Level:** 3.2


 * Notes: ** Includes bibliographical references (p. 24) and index. An illustrated introduction to the Egyptian pyramids that details a brief history of the structures, describes how and why they were constructed, and includes information for visitors.

Full-Text Review This sturdy, stylized series of beginner reader books introduces some of the most exotic, intriguing, and ancient places made by humankind. With glossy pages and big colorful, captioned photographs, each title uses simple text to explain where, how, and why each site was created. Some names and foreign words within the text are written phonetically for pronunciation and vocabulary words are highlighted and included in the glossary. Each title includes a simple index plus two print sources per topic for further study. The muted, sepia hues and artful illustrations give this series a sophisticated, attractive feel. Meant to provide a basic introductory glimpse of each notable location, the series is more of a high interest resource rather than research material. Written and illustrated to inspire, these would be good read-alouds for small groups or a satisfying read for primary readers wanting to explore beyond their immediate world. These books would be an attractive addition to a well-rounded, elementary level geography or historic places collection. Glossary. Index. Recommended. Anna Hartle, Integrated Technology Teacher/Librarian, Cincinnati (Ohio) Country Day School.
 * Library Media Connection (August/September 2009) **

by Riggs, Kate Publisher's Hardcover 1st ed. 24 p. : ill. (some col.), col. map ; 26 cm.
 * Eiffel tower ** (#18540Y1)

$16.58

Title Details
 * Title: ** Eiffel tower / by Kate Riggs.
 * Publisher: ** Creative Education, p2009, c2009


 * ISBN-13: ** 978-1-58341-702-7 **LCCN:** 2007-052338
 * ISBN-10: ** 1-58341-702-8


 * Dewey: ** 725 **Classification:** Nonfiction


 * Interest Level: ** K-3 **Reading Level:** 2.8


 * Notes: ** Includes bibliographical references (p. 24) and index. Offers a brief overview of the history of the Eiffel Tower, discussing its design in 1887 by Gustave Eiffel, creation, three levels, unique features, and place in French culture.

Full-Text Review This series of vibrant photo essay nonfiction books includes a brief history of design facts and touring information about each attraction. Each book tells when to visit the site and local weather throughout the year. Numerous photographs make the reader want to look at the book over and over again, making the series suitable for browsing. Each book has interesting details. Bibliography. Glossary. Index. Recommended. Deborah Bates Cavitt, Educational Reviewer and Learning Resource Specialist, Duncanville, Texas.
 * Library Media Connection (October 2009) **

by Mitchell, Mari Rutz Paperback 128 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 21 x 26 cm.
 * Creating clever castles & cars from boxes and other stuff : kids ages 3-8 make their own pretend play spaces ** (#0065HD5)

$10.70

Title Details
 * Title: ** Creating clever castles & cars from boxes and other stuff: kids ages 3-8 make their own pretend play spaces / Mari Rutz Mitchell ; illustrations by Michael Kline


 * Publisher: ** Williamson Books, p2006, c2006


 * ISBN-13: ** 978-0-8249-6782-6 **LCCN:** 2005-028040
 * ISBN-10: ** 0-8249-6782-8


 * Dewey: ** 745.5 **Classification:** Nonfiction


 * Interest Level: ** K-3 **Reading Level:** 3.8


 * Notes: ** Includes bibliographical references (p. 125) and index. Contains illustrations for forty pretend-play structures made from cardboard boxes and other materials, including rocket ship, general store, stone castle, fire engine, and submarine.

Full-Text Review PreS-Gr.3 – Beginning with an encouraging note from the author, this title explains the differences between constructive and dramatic play, as well as the benefits of play. Constructions include houses and living spaces, favorite buildings and structures, animal homes and habitats, all kinds of things that go, shops and stands, mini-theaters and places to perform. Challenge-level icons help adults to determine the complexity of the project. Building tips, safety, basic supplies, and accessories are discussed. With color illustrations on every page and easily obtainable supplies, children and the adults who assist them (especially for using a utility knife, a hot-glue gun, chicken wire, and wire cutters) will enjoy these creations. They include a flower-fairy house; a plastic milk-jug igloo; a newspaper-roll hut; a cardboard barn, castle, and pyramid; a cruising car; a fire engine; a dump truck; a helicopter; and more. A popular addition for most craft collections. Augusta R. Malvagno, Queens Borough Public Library, NY. Copyright 2005 Reed Business Information.
 * School Library Journal (July 1, 2006) **

by Kalman, Bobbie Publisher's Hardcover 24 p. : col. ill., ; 25 cm.
 * What are natural structures? ** (#18928Z7)

$15.58

Title Details


 * Title: ** What are natural structures? / Bobbie Kalman.
 * Publisher: ** Crabtree Pub., p2009, c2009
 * ISBN-13: ** 978-0-7787-3323-8 **LCCN:** 2008-048645
 * ISBN-10: ** 0-7787-3323-8


 * Dewey: ** 508 **Classification:** Nonfiction
 * Interest Level ** : K-3 **Reading Level:** 3.1
 * Series: ** Looking at nature

__Looking At Nature Paperback__ Landforms.
 * Included in These Sets/Series: ** __Looking At Nature__
 * Subjects: ** Morphology.


 * Notes: ** Includes index. Simple text and photographs explore the forms and structures of animals and plants as well as landforms.

Full Text Review Each book in this new series provides an introductory explanation of a basic aspect of the natural world. In very simple but nevertheless very accurate terms, Kalman clearly and appropriately answers the questions posed in each title. The abundant photographs and original artwork are exceptional and illustrate the text exceedingly well; young children will be fascinated and delighted by the energetic, sometime whimsical, pictures. The “Words to Know and Index” in each book introduces the concept of an index, achieved in part by the use of graphics to illustrate some of the indexed terms. Questions posed throughout the books and suggestions for various activities provide opportunities for creative thinking and further discovery. These bright and colorful books are certain to appeal to naturally curious young readers. Recommended. Gregory A. Martin, Curriculum Materials Center Librarian, Assistant Professor of Library Science, Cedarville (Ohio) University.
 * Library Media Connection (October 2009) **

Macaulay, David (author). Illustrated by David Macaulay. Oct. 2000. 192p. Houghton, hardcover, $30 [|(0-395-96331-1)]. Grades 7-12. 720. REVIEW. First published
 * Building Big. **
 * **__ Related Features __** ||  ||

In a companion to the video series Building Big with David Macaulay, Macaulay narrows his focus to the “nuts and bolts” of each structure. In signature sketches and succinct, engaging text, he deconstructs the design and engineering features that make each of the domes, tunnels, skyscrapers, bridges, and dams so exemplary. As usual, Macaulay knows just which view is required--cross section, detail study, elevation--to present the material so that it’s easy to understand and appealing to readers. He even includes some subtle humor, such as a pair of cartoon mice on the Chunnel’s tracks that note that cheese will become //fromage// when they reach the end. The videos, produced by WGBH Boston, and the book can easily be used independently, but together they offer a highly entertaining, instructive glimpse at some of construction’s greatest stories, giving young people and adults the skills to look more closely at the structures around them. //— Gillian Engberg//


 * Plants**

Although there is a larger selection of plant books in the library, the Grade 3 Staff indicated that more resources would be welcome. Due to the fact that the plant science unit should be completed in the third quarter of the year because of the growing season, and there are 4 classes sharing the resources at the same time, more would be welcomed.

Info. || Vendor || Price || Format/ Genre || Justification/ Review || Garden || Kevin Henkes || 2010 || Greenwillow Harper/ Collins || United Library Services || $21.99 || Fiction HC || Kirkus Review Horn Book || Your Pants! || Diane De Groat || 2011 || Harper || Follett || $14.10 || Fiction || School Library Journal Publishers Weekly || From Mother Earth || Elain Mcleod || 2010 || Ground/ Wood Publishing || Kidsbooks || $9.95 || Fiction || Easier Read Beautiful Illus. || Garden And how to Make things grow || Sarah Garland || 2009 || Francis Lincoln Children’s Books || Follett || $12.66 || Fiction || Book Links 06/01/10 Booklist 06/01/04 School Library Journal 07/01/04 || Green/ thumb || Loki || 2002 || Mondo || Follett || $13.24 || Fiction HC || Horn Book Fall 2002 School Library Journal 09/01/02 || ma’s Gloves || Cecil Caste- llucci || 2010 ||  || CanLit || $19.00 || Fiction || Canadian Review Of Materials Oct. 2010 || Mother || Ellen Jackson || 2005 || Holtz/ brinck Pub. || Follett || $14.06 || Fiction || Book List 08/01/05 Horn Book 04/01/06 Multicultural Review 03/01/06 || Who Changed The World || Andy Andrews || 2010 || Tommy Nelson || Follett || $14.10 || Fiction HC || Easier Reading || The Wild Garden || Kathryn O.. Galbraith || 2011 || Peachtree || United Library Services || $18.95 || Fiction HC || Kirkus Reviews || Planted A Tree || Diane Muldrow || 2010 || Golden Books/ Random || United Library Services || $22.95 || Fiction HC || Kirkus Feb. 15, 2010 || Good Brown Earth || Kathy Hender-son || 2008 || Candle- wick || United Library Services || $8.00 || Fiction PB || Kirkus March 1, 2004 || Garden || Henry Cole || 1995 || Green- willow Books || Follett || $4.43 || Fiction || Booklist April 1, 1995 Horn Book Sept. 1995 Kirkus 1995 || Foot Book of Earth Tales || Dawn Casey || 2009 || Barefoot || United Library Services || $24.99 || Fiction || Kirkus March 15, 2009 || Garden || Graeme Base || 2006 || Abrams || United Library Services || $21.95 || Fiction HC || Kirkus August 1, 2006 || Tree || Alison Jackson || 2008 || Dutton Children’s Books || Follet || $14.10 || Fiction || Kirkus April 15, 2008 || The Trees Of Kenya || Claire A.  Nivola || 2008 || Frances Foster/ Farrar, Straus & Giroux || United Library Services || $19.95 || Fiction HC || Kirkus April 1, 2008 || Thirteen || Matthew McElligott || 2007 || G.P. Putnam Sons || Kidsookd || $20.00 || Nonfiction HC || Math/Plants || Cocoa Bean to Choco-late || Robin Nelson || 2003 || Lerner || Follett || $4.95 || Nonfiction PB || Looked Delicious Horn Book 10/01/03 || Plants || Bobbie Kalman || 2008 || Crabtree Publishing || Follett || $5.68 || Nonfiction PB || Library Media Connection Apr./May 2008 || in the Desert || Jennifer Rozines || 2007 || Marshall Cavendish Benchmark || Follett || $23.38 || Nonfiction HC || School Library Journal (math) Dec. 1, 2006 || Collins || United Library Services || $7.99 || Nonfiction PB || Kirkus July 1, 2001 Easy Read || Forest || Heather Johansen || 2000 || Treasure Bay || Follett || $8.26 || Nonfiction PB || Booklist July 2000 || Kernel to Corncob || Ellen Weiss || 2008 || Children’s Press || Follett || $15.04 || Nonfiction HC || School Library Journal Dec. 1, 2007 || About Ladybugs || Celia Godkin || 1998 || Sierra Club Books for Children || Follett || $11.68 || Nonfiction FB Sewn || Kirkus April 1, 1995 (Personal Book) || Taus- Bolstad || 2003 || Lerner || Follett || $14.60 || Nonfiction HC || Teacher Request ||
 * **Title** || Author || Date || Publisher
 * My
 * Ants in
 * Lessons
 * Eddie’s
 * Jake
 * Grand/
 * Earth
 * The Boy
 * Planting
 * We
 * And The
 * Jack’s
 * Bare-
 * Uno’s
 * Thea’s
 * Planting
 * Bean
 * From
 * The ABCs of
 * Graphing
 * A Tree is a Plant || Clyde Robert Bulla || 2001 || Harper
 * About the Rain
 * From
 * What
 * From Wheat to Bread || Stacy

Use Plants For Shelter || Sally Morgan || 2009 || Power- Kids Press || Follett || $18.50 || Nonfiction HC || Good Reading Level Practical Use || Plant || Gail Gibbons || 1991 || Holiday House || Follett || $15.78 || Nonfiction HC || Horn Book Sept. 1991 School Library Journal July 1991 || Plants || Mary Batten || 2000 || Peachtree || United Library Services || $5.99 || Nonfiction PB || Booklist 05/15/00 || Batten || 2003 || Peachtree || Follett || $13.24 || Nonfiction HC || Booklist 03/01/03 || My Garden Grow || D.K || 2010 || D.K. Publishing || Kidsbooks || $17.99 || Nonfiction HC || Excellent Text Features || Peterson || 2010 || Boyd Mills Press || Kidsbooks || $21.95 || Nonfiction HC || Beg. Middle, End Of Plant || Esbaum || 2009 || National Geographic Kids || Kidsbooks || $6.99 || Nonfiction PB || Season to Season || Tree || Jennifer Ward || 2009 || Marshall Cavendish Children || Kidsbooks || $20.95 || Nonfiction HC || Easy Illus. of root/plant || Khisty Bodach || 2007 || Capstone Press || Kidsbooks || $7.95 || Nonfiction PB || Easy Quick Facts || Stevens Publishing || Follett || $19.04 || Nonfiction HC || Library Media Connection 08/01/08 || Kalman || 2005 || Crabtree Publishing || Chapters || $26.95 || Nonfiction HC || Audio || School || Follett || $58.54 || DVD || Booklist 12/01/04 ||
 * How We
 * From Seed to
 * Hungry
 * Aliens from Earth || Mary
 * How Does
 * Seed, Soil, Sun || Chris
 * Seed, Sprout, Pumpkin Pie || Jill
 * The Busy
 * Seeds || Vijaya
 * Amazing Plants || Honor Head || 2008 || Gareth
 * What Is A Plant? || Bobbie
 * What Are Plants? ||  || 2005 || Discovery
 * ||  ||   ||   || **Total** || $599.87 ||   ||   ||


 * __Reviews__**

By Kathryn O. Galbraith (Author), Wendy Anderson Halperin (Illustrator) In this softly colored, richly detailed cogitation, Galbraith and Halperin explore the many ways seeds are transported and sown in nature. ** Pub Date: ** April 1st, 2011 ** ISBN: ** 978-1-56145-563-8 ** Page count: ** 32pp
 * PLANTING THE WILD GARDEN **
 * Publisher: ** Peachtree

$18.95 ** Editor Review **// (reviewed on March 1, 2011) //

In this softly colored, richly detailed cogitation, Galbraith and Halperin explore the many ways seeds are transported and sown in nature. While in the first spread a "farmer and her boy" plant a tilled plot suggestive of springtime, ensuing pages primarily hone in on summer, as wind, rain, birds, the sun's heat, fish in a stream and woodland mammals play supporting roles as scatterers. People help too: "Seeds travel on muddy boots. / Hitchhike on sweaters. Snag on socks. / And whoosh! Sail on a puff of breath." Halperin divides double spreads, bordered in pale pink and dusty lavender, into scores of squares and rectangles, each holding a watercolor-and-pencil treasure—from barbed and winged seeds in flight, to a raccoon family's moonlit blackberry feast. She generates a bit of drama in three spreads that follow a fox stalking a rabbit. Therein, a small quibble: While the text, focusing on the fox, reads "Seeds catch on her thick coat. / They hook onto her white-tipped tail and— / JUMP! / —fly off everywhere!"—the illustration shows the fox in the background and the fleeing rabbit as the one knocking the seeds about. There's plenty to pore over and savor; this title would germinate nicely in primary classrooms and sow curiosity in one-on-one sharing. (bibliography) (Picture book. 4-8)

By Diane Muldrow (Author), Bob Staake (Illustrator) Using a quote from Wangari Maathai as a springboard, Muldrow's poem delineates the tree's seasonal cycles and celebrates its benefits for living creatures. ** Pub Date: ** March 9th, 2010 ** ISBN: ** 978-0-375-86432-2 ** Page count: ** 40pp
 * WE PLANTED A TREE **
 * Publisher: ** Golden Books/Random

$22.95

** Editor Review **// (reviewed on February 15, 2010) // Using a quote from Wangari Maathai as a springboard, Muldrow's poem delineates the tree's seasonal cycles and celebrates its benefits for living creatures. In natural language, the narrator adopts a global view, lauding her subject's abilities to cool the earth, clean the air and prevent erosion ("The tree kept the soil from blowing away— / Now rainwater could stay in the earth"). Staake is an accomplished illustrator with many New Yorker covers under his belt. His ultra-stylized depictions rove from Brooklyn to a presumed African plain, to Tokyo, Paris, New England and possibly the Cinque Terre (though one where apples and lemons yield concurrently), riding roughshod over the poet's delicate allusions. The stripped-down computer-generated pictures vie with the ecology-focused subject rather than extending it, and the pie-eyed, inane expressions of the humans depicted around the globe flirt visually with the stereotypical cultural caricatures common to the mid-century European advertising posters that the illustrator credits as influences. Consider instead other children's works inspired by Maathai, such as Donna Jo Napoli's Mama Miti, illustrated by Kadir Nelson (2010). (Picture book. 4-8)

By Dawn Casey (Adaptor), Anne Wilson (Illustrator) Seven different areas of the earth—Australia, Nigeria, the American Southwest, Bali, Kazakhstan, India and Wales—are represented through folktales celebrating the natural world and the interdependence of living things. ** Pub Date: ** April 1st, 2009 ** ISBN: ** 978-1-84686-224-3 ** Page count: ** 96pp
 * BAREFOOT BOOK OF EARTH TALES **
 * Publisher: ** Barefoot

$24.99

** Editor Review **// (reviewed on March 15, 2009) // Seven different areas of the earth—Australia, Nigeria, the American Southwest, Bali, Kazakhstan, India and Wales—are represented through folktales celebrating the natural world and the interdependence of living things. An introduction to each tale describes the cultures and beliefs of the peoples, and an ecological activity follows each story. "The Magic Garden" (Kazakhstan), for instance, tells the story of two friends who discover gold together; a wise man recommends that they use the gold to send a young student to "plant the garden of [his] dreams on the steppes." The young man impulsively uses the gold to free birds meant for the Khan's table, and the birds repay him by planting a magic garden. Instructions for making a pinecone birdfeeder follow the tale. Wilson's folk-art designs in cool, earthy colors decorate the pages, and lively borders are particular to each story. A welcome addition to storytelling collections as well as a good choice for children to enjoy by themselves. Sources for the tales are well documented in an annotated bibliography. (introduction) (Folktales. 6-10)

by Kalman, Bobbie
 * The ABC’s of plants ** (#36487Z9)

Paperback

32p. : col. Ill. ; 29cm.

$5.68

Title Details
 * Title: ** The ABC’s of plants / Bobbie Kalman.


 * Publisher: ** Crabtree Pub., p2008, c2008


 * ISBN-13: ** 978-0-7787-3433-8


 * ISBN-10: ** 0-7787-3433-1


 * Dewey: ** 589 **Classification:** Nonfiction


 * Interest Level: ** K-3 **Reading Level:** 2.8


 * Notes: ** Includes index. Photographs of plants introduce readers to the letters of the alphabet.

Full-Text Reviews As ABC books go, this series wins the race! Each book in the series begins with a table of contents for the single or double-page sections. Each letter is printed in color in upper and lower case at the top of the appropriate page. The photographs show animals or plants that live in that habitat or have some attribute that places their picture on that page. Words children might not know are printed in bold and explained. The last page of each book features a short glossary. In classrooms and libraries where the alphabet is taught, these books would be invaluable in adding another dimension to the study. As educators teach upper and lower case letters, this book could reinforce those concepts as well. Index. Recommended. Beverly Combs, Librarian, Parsons PreKindergarten School, Garland Texas.
 * Library Media Connection (April/May 2008) **

by Head, Honor Publisher's Hardcover U.S. ed., North American ed. 32 p. : col. ill., col. map ; 26 cm.
 * Amazing plants ** (#12389U1)

$19.04

Title Details
 * Title: ** Amazing plants / by Honor Head


 * Publisher: ** Gareth Stevens Pub., p2008, c2008


 * ISBN-13: ** 978-0-8368-8897-3 **LCCN:** 2007-043114
 * ISBN-10: ** 0-8368-8897-9


 * Dewey: ** 580 **Classification:** Nonfiction


 * Interest Level: ** 3-6 **Reading Level:** 4.6


 * Notes: ** First published in Great Britain in 2007 by ticktock Media; Includes index. Explores the life cycle of plants-such as meat-eating pitcher plants and coconut palm trees-and discusses their physical characteristics. Includes diagrams, fact boxes, and a glossary.

Full-Text Review Amazing Life Cycles is a great title for this series of books because each volume has amazing appeal, content, and features. From the artistic covers to the glossy pages, each title contains colorful, clear, and detailed photographs, maps, and informational inserts. Students will be drawn to the strong, well designed page layouts. Each one is just as interesting as the next one in font selection, format, and color choices. The research is thorough and provides enough detail to answer student questions, yet not too much depth as to lose reader interest. Each book contains a uniquely laid out table of contents, a glossary, an index and a “That’s Amazing” section which is reminiscent of Ripley’s. Whether for personal entertainment, a classroom hook, or starter research, this series is perfect for elementary students. Highly Recommended. Roxanne Welch Mills, Supervisor of Media Services, Chesapeake, Virginia.
 * Library Media Connection (August/September 2008) **


 * Space**

As indicated in the teacher survey (assignment 3), the teachers wanted to focus on more audiovisual and fiction resources. Due to the recent change of Pluto’s status from planet to “dwarf planet (2006), audiovisual resources were not current in the school library. Of special concern was the lack of resources on the constellations. Staff found this part of the curriculum would benefit from any resources available.

Kids ||  || 2007 || Finlay Holiday Films || Follett || $19.49 || DVD || Interactive Format Post Pluto || And Revolution ||  || 2006 || Visual Learning Company || Follett || $87.84 || DVD || Teacher Request || Education || Follett || $58.54 || DVD || Stars and Inner Planets || Planets ||  || 2010 || Discovery Comm. || Follett || $87.84 || DVD || New! Easier level || Planets ||  || 2010 || Discovery Comm. || Follett || $58.54 || DVD || New! Upper Elementary || Space- Girl || Ben Hatke || 2011 || Roaring Brook || Follett || $17.99 || Fiction Follett Bound Glued || Graphic Novel Booklist Nov. 15. 2010 || Outer Space 3 || Emmanuel Guibert || 2007 || First/ Second Roaring Brook || Follett || $11.58 || Fiction PB || Graphic Novel Kirkus March 1, 2007 || Invincible And the Space Shapes || Stuart Murphy || 2001 || Harper/ Collins || Follett || $10.90 || Fiction FB Sewn || Math/Geometry Space || McCarty || 2006 || Henry Holt || Follett || $14.90 || Fiction HC || Kirkus Aug. 15, 2006 || Invaders || Lynn Huggins- Cooper || 2005 || Raven Tree Press || Follett || $16.55 || Fiction HC || Kirkus June 1, 2005 || Moon, and Mars: Space Poems and Paintings || Florian Douglas || 2007 || Harcourt || Follett || $13.28 || Fiction HC || School Library Journal 07/01/07 || Seeker || Theresa Heine || 2006 || Bare- foot Books || Follett || $14.10 || Fiction HC || School Library Journal Booklist || headz || Jon Scieszka || 2010 || Simon & Schuster || Follett || $14.99 || Fiction HC || Booklist April 1, 2010 || Lactic Mole || DGPH || 2010 || Immedium || Follett || $13.24 || Fiction HC || Booklist Nov. 1, 2010 || We Wrong About The Solar System || Kathleen D. Kudinsky || 2008 || Dutton Children’s Books || Follett || $14.10 || Fiction HC || Kirkus Oct. 1. 2008 || Fox || 2010 || Charles- bridge || Follet || $13.24 || Fiction HC || Kirkus Jan. 1. 2010 || tion Space || Seymour Simon || 2002 || Harper/ Collins || Follett || $11.68 || Nonfiction FB Glued || Booklist June 1, 2002 || lations || F.S. Kim || 2010 || Children’s Press || Follett || $19.14 || Nonfiction HC || Booklist Nov. 1, 2009 || lations || Jacqueline Mitton || 1998 || National Geographic || Follett || $14.06 || Nonfiction HC || Booklist Nov. 1. 1998 || Adamso || 2007 || Capstone Press || Follett || $17.57 || Nonfiction HC || Easier Read ||
 * **Title** || **Author** || **Date** || **Pub.**
 * Info.** || **Vendor** || **Price** || **Format/**
 * Genre** || **Justification/**
 * Review** ||
 * Space for
 * Earth’s Rotation
 * Astronomy ||  || 2007 || Discovery
 * Space and
 * Space and
 * Zita the
 * Sardine in
 * Captain
 * Moon Plane || Peter
 * Alien
 * Comets, Stars, the
 * Star
 * Space-
 * Space Cadet Topo, Interga-
 * Boy, Were
 * Older Than the Stars || Karen C.
 * Destina-
 * Constel-
 * Zoo in the Sky: A Book of Animal Constel-
 * Stars || Thomas K.
 * ||  ||   ||   || **Total** || $529.57 ||   ||   ||


 * __Reviews__**

Scieszka, Jon (author) and Francesco Sedita (author). Illustrated by Shane Prigmore. June 2010. 160p. Simon & Schuster, hardcover, $14.99 [|(9781416979517)]. Grades 3-5. REVIEW. First published
 * Spaceheadz. **
 * ||  ||

While ostensibly about a new kid at a new school, this gag- and cartoon-packed book is really a call to arms for an online youth movement. Michael K. gets stuck sitting next to the two other new kids in his class, who everyone assumes must be foreign. Which isn’t far from the truth; they’re from another planet, where they feed on our wayward TV and radio broadcast waves. They glom on to Michael because he once claimed in a cereal commercial, “I can do anything,” leading the two interstellar travellers (along with their commander, a hamster) to figure he can save the earth and its precious waves from, well, that’s not quite clear yet. But they do know they need to convert millions of kids into Spaceheadz (aka SPHDZ), or there will be disaster aplenty. At least four different Web sites are already in place to bring kids into the SPHDZ ranks, with more promised for further books in the series. It’s a wily first course, and certainly fun enough to become the next big word-of-mouth, multiplatform attention suck.

Hatke, Ben (author). Illustrated by Ben Hatke. Feb. 2011. 188p. Roaring Brook/First Second, hardcover, $17.99 [|(9781596436954)] ; Roaring Brook/First Second, paperback, $10.99 [|(9781596434462)]. Grades 3-6. 741.5. REVIEW. First published
 * Zita the Spacegirl. **
 * ||  ||

For no reason at all, a little red button crashes to earth while Zita and her pal Joseph are out cavorting around. Of course, no one could resist pushing a mystery button, which pops open an interdimensional portal that whisks Joseph away. Zita follows and lands on a delightfully bizarre alien planet, where she sees Joseph being captured by a tentacled, scuba-headed creature. She makes some allies, takes off after him, and zany mishaps and dashing adventures ensue. Any story in which one can escape prison with a tube of “doorpaste” (just like toothpaste, except that it makes magic doors appear when smeared on a wall) obviously puts more stock in wowing imaginations than satisfying logic, and it needs solid cartooning chops to back it up. Fortunately, Hatke’s got them, and he doles out an increasingly loony and charming array of aliens, robots, and unclassifiable blobs and hairy things for Zita (herself a cross between Ramona Quimby and a Matt Phelan waif) to encounter. It’s fun, plenty funny, and more than a little random. Kids will love it. Kim, F. S. (author). Mar. 2010. 48p. illus. library edition, $26 [|(9780531168950)] ; Children’s Press, paperback, $6.95 [|(9780531228029)]. Grades 3-5. 523.8. REVIEW. First published
 * Constellations. **
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Like a young star maturing into a red giant, the True Book: Space series shines brighter the older it gets. The glossy covers and dazzling photos that have become True Book hallmarks are especially well matched with the breathtaking panoramas of outer space, and the text emerges victorious against difficult concepts. //Constellations// is perhaps the most surprising of the titles. Though it dabbles in the science of planetary orbits and early stargazing gear (shown in all their steampunk glory), it mostly focuses on the rich myths surrounding the constellations, in one illustration transforming the night sky into a draped tapestry of monsters and gods. And the Big Dipper? Sorry, it’s an asterism, not a constellation. Short but solid back matter closes out these impressive offerings. — // Daniel Kraus //

Kudlinski, Kathleen V. (author). Illustrated by John Rocco. Nov. 2008. 32p. Dutton, hardcover, $15.99 [|(9780525469797)]. Grades 1-3. 523.2. REVIEW. First published
 * Boy, Were We Wrong about the Solar System! **
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The opening page to this lighthearted science picture book shows a ship sailing off the edge of the ocean; the next shows a vast spread of our galaxy, with Earth a tiny dot in the corner. The disconnect between reality and these two images is explained by the history of humankind’s often wrongheaded notions about the cosmos. Major players in this drama such as Copernicus, Galileo, and Newton pop up here, but only as unnamed astronomers or scientists who provided great leaps of thought contrary to the prevailing wisdom of their times. Cartoonish illustrations range from ancient Greeks studying the moon to a board of white-coated eggheads deciding “no” on the question of Pluto’s planetary identity (much to the dejected orb’s dismay). Young readers will come away with a rudimentary knowledge of our relationship with the universe, but, more importantly, they’ll learn that even today much of what we “know” about the solar system could be wrong. A brisk, cheerful introduction to the mixed-up history of cosmology. -Ian Chipman

by Heine, Theresa Publisher's Hardcover 36 p. : col. ill. ; 28 cm.
 * Star seeker : a journey to outer space ** (#06268S4)

$14.10

Title Details
 * Title: ** Star Seeker: a journey to outer space / Theresa Heine ; illustrations by Victor Tavares.


 * Publisher: ** Barefoot Books, p2006, c2006


 * ISBN-13: ** 978-1-905236-36-7 **LCCN:** 2005-019933
 * ISBN-10: ** 1-905236-36-0


 * Dewey: ** E **Classification:** Fiction/Easy


 * Interest Level: ** K-3 **Reading Level:** 3.4


 * Notes: ** May include poster. Describes an imaginary journey through the night sky, from joining Orion on a hunt to hitching up the North Star for a ride, and includes facts about astronomy, the solar system, and constellations.

Simple four-line poems introduce the stars, planets, and solar system to young readers while taking them on a trip through space. End papers show planets orbiting the sun, while the title page shows two children gazing out their second story windows into space. At each stop along the way, one of the children tells readers what he or she will do with the constellations and planets. While illustrations look computer generated there is a freshness about them that is appealing, perhaps because the text is set off in white with illustrations filling all of one page and part of the other. The boy and girl are an active part of the illustrations that bring the short four-lined poems to life. Vocabulary is well chosen and rhymes do not seem contrived. The author has included facts about space, the solar system, planets, and the sun, moon, and stars that include scientific ideas and mythology. This part of the book makes it useful for middle school students, but younger readers will have to rely on adults to read and explain more of the concepts. This is a nice introduction to the topic for young readers. Recommended. Leslie Greaves Radloff, Teacher/Librarian, Rondo, IRC, St. Paul, Minnesota
 * Library Media Connection (November/December 2006) **


 * Total Amount Spent: $1653.43**

The resource that was the most difficult to review and access was by far the audiovisual resources. Many of them I found to be outdated, very expensive, or had little or no reviews. After conferring with the TL at my school she agreed with my findings. She indicated that besides the Bill Nye the Science Guy series, she uses the referrals from other experienced TL’s in the district to guide her in this area as well.
 * Conclusion**

Upon completion of this assignment I realized how extensive and sometimes overwhelming this process could be. When entering my own library, I believe that to complete the selection of materials I will first be guided by the school community needs, and then “whittle” it away by reviewing the requests.


 * Reference List**

Ford, D. (2002). More than the Facts: Reviewing Science Books. //The Horn Book// Magazine, 78(3), 265-271. Retrieved from Library, Information Science & Technology Abstracts with Full Text database.