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From: Gerber Daniel T <gerber.dani>
Date: Tue, 22 Jan 2008 16:20:12 -0600
Pamela - In response to your question regarding non-fiction teacher book selections, at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse we have started a Teacher Resource Day at the Alice Hagar Curriculum Resources Center. We have gotten grants to purchase the reviewed science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) & Social Studies (i.e., non-fiction) PK-8 trade books. The books we purchase come from the current year's SB&F Prize finalists list < http://www.sbfonline.com/prizes >, SB&F Best List
< http://www.sbfonline.com/bestlists.htm >, the National Science Teachers Association "Outstanding Books..."list < http://www.nsta.org/publications/ostb/ >, and Social Studies "Notable Books..." list < http://www.socialstudies.org/resources/notable/ >
Local PK-8 teachers come to our Teacher Resource Day on campus for a chance to look at the titles we have purchased. You can read a book review however there is no substitute for having the book in hand. With the price of books going up and library budget increases remaining modest (or staying the same), it pays to know what you are purchasing for the PK-8 LMC. If you want more details about Teacher Resource Day see < http://www.uwlax.edu/murphylibrary/departments/curriculum/stem/sbf-artic le.pdf >.
Some of the above organizations do not publish the current year's lists electronically, therefore I distribute the most recent copies of these lists to the LMC librarians in my local school district. The idea here is to make sure my local LMC people have access to these non-fiction lists either electronically or via a hard copy. I try to make sure my local teachers have a chance to see what gets good reviews and see a copy of the book if they choose. They can actually access the book from the university too. I also invite librarians from our main local public library too. Since the public library has a children's section, they can evaluate these books before purchasing them for their collection. - Tim
D. Timothy (Tim) Gerber Associate Prof./Biology University of Wisconsin-La Crosse 1725 State Street La Crosse, WI 54601 (USA) 608.785.6977 (office) STEM Website http://www.uwlax.edu/murphylibrary/departments/curriculum/stem/index.htm l TULIP Project Website http://www.uwlax.edu/faculty/gerber/
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[mailto:ccbc-net-bounces at ccbc.education.wisc.edu] On Behalf Of Pamela S. Turner Sent: Tuesday, January 22, 2008 1:36 PM To: ERLENE KILLEEN; ccbc-net at ccbc.education.wisc.edu Subject: Re: [CCBC-Net] award winners
As a nonfiction writer, I would be very curious to know how teachers and
librarians decide what books to purchase. Do you skim the review magazines for starred reviews? I assume after ALA announces the awards and the Notables list, people would buy many of the honored books. What about other awards, like Bank Street, Orbis Pictus, ASPCA's Henry Bergh, Jane Addams, and Golden Kite? I'm especially interested in how the AAAS-SB&F Prize winners are received. This award has categories by age group, so a picture book is not forced to compete with a YA. Also, the backgrounds of the judges lean more toward science than the humanities, which seems appropriate for a science book award.
Pamela S. Turner www.pamelasturner.com
----- Original Message ----- From: "ERLENE KILLEEN" <KILLEER at stoughton.k12.wi.us> To: <ccbc-net at ccbc.education.wisc.edu> Sent: Tuesday, January 22, 2008 10:09 AM Subject: [CCBC-Net] award winners
> This year's Caldecott has already sold 200,000 copies so somebody must
> think it is a "book with more general appeal that at
> least someone is really enthusiastic about."
>
> Can there be too many awards. I doubt it. Pick and choose the ones
> you want to promote. We see them all in the long list so it seems
like
> hundreds, but if you are working in a certain age range - many are
> eliminated. If you have a high population that one of the awards
> targets, you need those things to promote OR, if you are in a low
> diversity population, you need to know what the best for those areas
are
> to make your patrons truly "global." Lots of reasons to use the
> different types of awards.
>
> I tend to use the lists to focus purchases. I can't buy a large
> portion of any year's publications so I have to get things narrowed
down
> somehow. Being the only librarian in my building, I am always looking
> to recommendations from these award lists as well as people's comments
> on this type of list.
>
> Award away!!!!
> Erlene
>
>
>
> Erlene Bishop Killeen
> Library Media Specialist/District Coordinator
> Fox Prairie Elementary
> Stoughton Area School District
> 1601 West South Street
> Stoughton, WI 53589
> 608-877-5181
> FAX 608-877-5184
> killeer at stoughton.k12.wi.us
> "Nothing great is ever achieved without enthusiasm."
> Ralph Waldo Emerson
>
>
>
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Received on Tue 22 Jan 2008 04:20:12 PM CST
Date: Tue, 22 Jan 2008 16:20:12 -0600
Pamela - In response to your question regarding non-fiction teacher book selections, at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse we have started a Teacher Resource Day at the Alice Hagar Curriculum Resources Center. We have gotten grants to purchase the reviewed science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) & Social Studies (i.e., non-fiction) PK-8 trade books. The books we purchase come from the current year's SB&F Prize finalists list < http://www.sbfonline.com/prizes >, SB&F Best List
< http://www.sbfonline.com/bestlists.htm >, the National Science Teachers Association "Outstanding Books..."list < http://www.nsta.org/publications/ostb/ >, and Social Studies "Notable Books..." list < http://www.socialstudies.org/resources/notable/ >
Local PK-8 teachers come to our Teacher Resource Day on campus for a chance to look at the titles we have purchased. You can read a book review however there is no substitute for having the book in hand. With the price of books going up and library budget increases remaining modest (or staying the same), it pays to know what you are purchasing for the PK-8 LMC. If you want more details about Teacher Resource Day see < http://www.uwlax.edu/murphylibrary/departments/curriculum/stem/sbf-artic le.pdf >.
Some of the above organizations do not publish the current year's lists electronically, therefore I distribute the most recent copies of these lists to the LMC librarians in my local school district. The idea here is to make sure my local LMC people have access to these non-fiction lists either electronically or via a hard copy. I try to make sure my local teachers have a chance to see what gets good reviews and see a copy of the book if they choose. They can actually access the book from the university too. I also invite librarians from our main local public library too. Since the public library has a children's section, they can evaluate these books before purchasing them for their collection. - Tim
D. Timothy (Tim) Gerber Associate Prof./Biology University of Wisconsin-La Crosse 1725 State Street La Crosse, WI 54601 (USA) 608.785.6977 (office) STEM Website http://www.uwlax.edu/murphylibrary/departments/curriculum/stem/index.htm l TULIP Project Website http://www.uwlax.edu/faculty/gerber/
-----Original Message----- From: ccbc-net-bounces at ccbc.education.wisc.edu
[mailto:ccbc-net-bounces at ccbc.education.wisc.edu] On Behalf Of Pamela S. Turner Sent: Tuesday, January 22, 2008 1:36 PM To: ERLENE KILLEEN; ccbc-net at ccbc.education.wisc.edu Subject: Re: [CCBC-Net] award winners
As a nonfiction writer, I would be very curious to know how teachers and
librarians decide what books to purchase. Do you skim the review magazines for starred reviews? I assume after ALA announces the awards and the Notables list, people would buy many of the honored books. What about other awards, like Bank Street, Orbis Pictus, ASPCA's Henry Bergh, Jane Addams, and Golden Kite? I'm especially interested in how the AAAS-SB&F Prize winners are received. This award has categories by age group, so a picture book is not forced to compete with a YA. Also, the backgrounds of the judges lean more toward science than the humanities, which seems appropriate for a science book award.
Pamela S. Turner www.pamelasturner.com
----- Original Message ----- From: "ERLENE KILLEEN" <KILLEER at stoughton.k12.wi.us> To: <ccbc-net at ccbc.education.wisc.edu> Sent: Tuesday, January 22, 2008 10:09 AM Subject: [CCBC-Net] award winners
> This year's Caldecott has already sold 200,000 copies so somebody must
> think it is a "book with more general appeal that at
> least someone is really enthusiastic about."
>
> Can there be too many awards. I doubt it. Pick and choose the ones
> you want to promote. We see them all in the long list so it seems
like
> hundreds, but if you are working in a certain age range - many are
> eliminated. If you have a high population that one of the awards
> targets, you need those things to promote OR, if you are in a low
> diversity population, you need to know what the best for those areas
are
> to make your patrons truly "global." Lots of reasons to use the
> different types of awards.
>
> I tend to use the lists to focus purchases. I can't buy a large
> portion of any year's publications so I have to get things narrowed
down
> somehow. Being the only librarian in my building, I am always looking
> to recommendations from these award lists as well as people's comments
> on this type of list.
>
> Award away!!!!
> Erlene
>
>
>
> Erlene Bishop Killeen
> Library Media Specialist/District Coordinator
> Fox Prairie Elementary
> Stoughton Area School District
> 1601 West South Street
> Stoughton, WI 53589
> 608-877-5181
> FAX 608-877-5184
> killeer at stoughton.k12.wi.us
> "Nothing great is ever achieved without enthusiasm."
> Ralph Waldo Emerson
>
>
>
> _______________________________________________
> CCBC-Net mailing list
> CCBC-Net at ccbc.education.wisc.edu
> Visit this link to read archives or to unsubscribe...
> http://ccbc.education.wisc.edu/mailman/listinfo/ccbc-net
>
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