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Thanks to the WKU Community!

Thanks to the wonderful response to National Library Week activities from everyone on the WKU campus! The ERC's Scholastic Book Fair was a rousing success! We sold nearly twice the number of items sold last year at the same time, which enables us to add more exciting children's titles to our growing juvenile collection. Thank you, WKU Community for your generosity and WKU Spirit!

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Bibliographic Instruction Available for Summer Students!

Bibliographic Instruction sessions will be available during Summer Sessions I & II only. Please contact Roxanne Spencer, ERC Coordinator, if you would like to schedule a tour and instruction session for your class at the ERC.
 
 

New Look for Science Alcove

Check out the new K-12 textbooks in the science alcove.  We have finished cataloging the textbooks that have been on display from last winter and they are now available for circulation. We have elementary textbook series from SRA, McGraw-Hill, Harcourt, FOSS and others.  We also have secondary science textbooks in many different subject areas and levels from remedial to AP. Some of the series include audio cassettes, CDs, and videotapes.

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Summertime Reading Fun!

Summer is here, and the ERC is ready! Check out our summer-reading displays to brighten your day! Make your leisure reading fun in the sun!  New titles will help make those summer classes zip by!

 

FINGERPLAY: FIVE LITTLE SEASHELLS Hold up five fingers to begin this fingerplay. Put one finger down accordingly! Another fun alternative is to make or find and cut pictures of seashells. Glue the to craft sticks and use as stick puppets. Five little seashells lying on the shore Swish!  Went the waves and then there were four. Four little seashells cozy as could be Swish!  Went the waves and then there were three. Three little seashells all pearly and new Swish!  Went the waves and then there were two. Two little seashells sitting in the sun Swish!  Went the waves and then there was one. One little seashell sad and all alone I picked it up and we both went home.

From Aquarius Kids, www.earth-angels.net/poemssu.htm

 

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Staff Picks

Razzle, by Ellen Wittlinger
Kenyon Baker has to spend his summer helping his parents at the Cape Cod summer cabins they run. While there, he meets Razzle Penny, an off-beat free spirited girl who becomes the subject of his photographs and his muse.

Quilting, by Biz Storms
This is part of the "Kids Can Do it" series.  It explains the basics of quilting and gives several projects that can be accomplished by the beginning quilter with minimal sewing skills.

Shakespeare's Storybook, by Patrick Ryan
William Shakespeare didn't just make up the stories behind his plays, he borrowed from quite a few sources. Patrick Ryan gives the folktales that inspired the Taming of the Shrew, King Lear, and others.

The Wonder Child & Other Jewish Fairy Tales, by Howard Schwartz
These are fairy tales from the Jewish tradition. They have been collected from Eastern Europe and the Middle East, and will entrance readers of all ages.

50 Problem Solving Lessons: Grade 1-6, by Marilyn Burns
A collection of activities dealing with math. They have been selected from teachers all over the country, and will be useful for those who aren't quite comfortable with teaching this challenging subject.

Kindergarten: Fours and Fives Go To School, by Carol Seefeldt
Based on the full-day program for four and five year-olds, this comprehensive guide to teaching in kindergartenis a boon for any early childhood education student. Covers activities and curriculum for this type of program.

Micro Science Magnets: A set of magnets and a mini-car,with four experiments, and suggestions for your own experiments.

Arithmetic Lotto: A game for any mumber of players with varied ability
level in math from kindergarten through elementary level.

Bambi,by Felix Salten adapted by Janet Schulman
Bambi is adapted for younger readers.  It is the fine illustrations that make this edition so special, they are naturalistic and simply beautiful.

The Bunyans, by Audrey Wood
Paul Bunyan meets a giant woman in Kentucky. Naturally they have to make a big enough place to be married (they called it Mammoth Cave).  Things really pick up when they have children. This is one funny, funny book!

Leola and the Honeybears, by Melodye Benson Rosales
This is an adaptation of Goldilocks and the Three Bears with Black characters. Leola gets lost in the woods where she comes to a cottage inhabited by the Honeybear family. The pictures are particularly beautiful and it is an excellent book for storytelling.

My Man Blue, by Nikki Grimes
A young boy and his mother move into an inner city neighborhood
where he meets a tough-looking fellow named Blue. Appearances are deceiving, however, and Blue becomes a mentor and father figure for the boy. The story is told in poems, and the pictures are excellent.

Captain Underpants and the Attack of the Wicked Wedgie Woman and The Adventures of Super Diaper Baby, by Dav Pilkey
Some may wince, but Dav Pilkey's books about Captain Underpants are really popular with young boys (who are not big readers). A closer read reveals jokes, puns, and a clever use of language. Three cheers for the Captain!

The Boxes, by William Sleator
Sleator is one of the best of the young adult science fiction writers.
This story is a variation on Pandora's Box.  When a young girl opens the box, she lets out the creatures inside it, with terrible results.

Stowaway, by Karen Hesse
Eleven-year-old Nicholas Young find himself on the H.M.S. Endeavor under the command of Captain Cook.  It is told in diary form and is based on the adventures of the real Nicholas Young, who did travel with Captain Cook.

Henny Penny, by Jane Wattenberg
A retelling of the classic tale illustrated with pictures of real
animals. Sure to appeal to young children.

Paris Cat, by Leslie Baker
Alice the cat chases a mouse and finds herself taking a trip all over Paris in this beautifully illustrated book.

Dovey Coe, by Frances O'Roarke Dowell
Dovey Coe is twelve, lives in North Carolina, and hates Parnell Caraway.  So she is the main suspect when he turns up dead...in her room....
 

New Titles

Three new titles in from fantasy favorite, Brian Jacques:

Lord Brocktree: A Novel of Redwall, "In which the mighty badger warrior Lord Brocktree--with the help of the spirited young haremaid Dotti--must reclaim the mountain land of Salamandastron from the army of villainous wildcat...." (from flyleaf)

Martin the Warrior: A Novel of Redwall, "Finally, the long-awaited tale of Martin, the warrior mouse of Redwall...forced into enslavement....But he was strong....He was brave...and mere escape was not his plan...." (from back cover)

Castaways of the Flying Dutchman, "The legend of the wind-tattered ghost ship and its mad sea captain, cursed to sail the seas forever, has been passed down the centuries. But what of the boy and his dog who were trapped aboard that ship? What was to become of them?" (from flyleaf)
 

From the ever-popular "Dear America" series, new titles just in!
The past is vibrant and comes alive when readers follow the experiences of children during these challenging and difficult years in the history of our country....

My America: Our Strange New Land: Elizabeth's Diary, Jamestown, Virginia, 1609,by Patricia Hermes

My America: Westward to Home: Joshua's Diary, The Oregon Trail, 1848, by Patricia Hermes

Dear America: A Time for Courage: The Suffragette Diary of Kathleen Bowen, Washington, D.C., 1917, by Kathryn Lasky

Dear America: Early Sunday Morning: The Pearl Harbor Diary of Amber Billows, Hawaii, 1941, by Barry Denenberg

My Name is America: The Journal of Douglas Allen Deeds: The Donner Party Expedition, 1846, by Rodman Philbrick

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