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From: Gerber Daniel T <gerber.dani>
Date: Thu, 4 Jun 2009 23:20:19 -0500
Science Books & Films magazine http://www.sbfonline.com/ reviews environmental and nature books. Each year in Jan/Feb issue they produce a Best List.
SB&F also has an annual Science Books award. This year the middle grades science book winner was on Global Climate Change (see http://www.sbfonline.com/SubaruAward/winners09.htm )
The National Science Teachers Association also produces an Outstanding Science Trade Books list each year with environmental science books on the list. See http://www.nsta.org/publications/ostb/
We have a list of science trade books on our website too (see K-12 Trade Books section and click on "The Living Environment" http://www.uwlax.edu/MurphyLibrary/departments/curriculum/stem/index.html
- Tim Gerber/Biology/U of Wisconsin-La Crosse
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From: ccbc-net-bounces at lists.education.wisc.edu on behalf of Megan Schliesman Sent: Tue 6/2/2009 9:41 AM To: ccbc-net, Subscribers of Subject: [CCBC-Net] Upcoming CCBC-Net Topics
Here is the schedule for the next two months on CCBC-Net. Please share your announcments for the next few days before we start on Eco-Reading. Megan
June
First Two Weeks: Eco-Reading: Books about Nature and the Environment.
From picture books that invite appreciation for the natural world to action-oriented titles those for older children and teens that raise the red flag on global warming and climate change, we'll spend the first part of June discussing books for children and teens about nature and the environment.
Second Two Weeks: Character-Driven: Favorite Characters in Children's and Young Adult Literature. You know who they are. The characters that stand out because of, or sometimes in spite of, the story of which they are a part. Characters that live on in your imagination long after the story ends. During the second part of June, we invite you to talk about your favorite characters in children's and young adult literature, whether they are old friends from childhood, or welcome new acquaintances.
July
First Two Weeks: After "Twilight." The popularity of Stephenie Meyer's Twilight series has left many readers clamoring for more. But more what? Passion? Romance? Vampires? During the first half of July, we invite you to talk about books Twilight fans are enjoying-or you think they'd enjoy--now that Bella and Edward's story has come to a conclusion, if not necessarily a close.
Second Two Weeks: Perry Nodelman's "The Hidden Adult." Perry Nodelman's newest book, "The Hidden Adult: Defining Children's Literature" (Johns Hopkins University Press, 2008), explores the commonalities and shared themes of children's literature, based on a comparison of six books for children written between 1801 and 1993. An examination of the plots, themes, and structures of "The Purple Jar," "Alice in Wonderland," "Dr. Doolittle," "Henry Huggins," "The Snowy Day," and "Plain City" is the basis for Mr. Nodelman's observations about the ways in which adult knowledge and experience are hidden in books for young people. Please join guest commentator Perry Nodelman in a discussion of "The Hidden Adult" during the second half of July.
Date: Thu, 4 Jun 2009 23:20:19 -0500
Science Books & Films magazine http://www.sbfonline.com/ reviews environmental and nature books. Each year in Jan/Feb issue they produce a Best List.
SB&F also has an annual Science Books award. This year the middle grades science book winner was on Global Climate Change (see http://www.sbfonline.com/SubaruAward/winners09.htm )
The National Science Teachers Association also produces an Outstanding Science Trade Books list each year with environmental science books on the list. See http://www.nsta.org/publications/ostb/
We have a list of science trade books on our website too (see K-12 Trade Books section and click on "The Living Environment" http://www.uwlax.edu/MurphyLibrary/departments/curriculum/stem/index.html
- Tim Gerber/Biology/U of Wisconsin-La Crosse
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From: ccbc-net-bounces at lists.education.wisc.edu on behalf of Megan Schliesman Sent: Tue 6/2/2009 9:41 AM To: ccbc-net, Subscribers of Subject: [CCBC-Net] Upcoming CCBC-Net Topics
Here is the schedule for the next two months on CCBC-Net. Please share your announcments for the next few days before we start on Eco-Reading. Megan
June
First Two Weeks: Eco-Reading: Books about Nature and the Environment.
From picture books that invite appreciation for the natural world to action-oriented titles those for older children and teens that raise the red flag on global warming and climate change, we'll spend the first part of June discussing books for children and teens about nature and the environment.
Second Two Weeks: Character-Driven: Favorite Characters in Children's and Young Adult Literature. You know who they are. The characters that stand out because of, or sometimes in spite of, the story of which they are a part. Characters that live on in your imagination long after the story ends. During the second part of June, we invite you to talk about your favorite characters in children's and young adult literature, whether they are old friends from childhood, or welcome new acquaintances.
July
First Two Weeks: After "Twilight." The popularity of Stephenie Meyer's Twilight series has left many readers clamoring for more. But more what? Passion? Romance? Vampires? During the first half of July, we invite you to talk about books Twilight fans are enjoying-or you think they'd enjoy--now that Bella and Edward's story has come to a conclusion, if not necessarily a close.
Second Two Weeks: Perry Nodelman's "The Hidden Adult." Perry Nodelman's newest book, "The Hidden Adult: Defining Children's Literature" (Johns Hopkins University Press, 2008), explores the commonalities and shared themes of children's literature, based on a comparison of six books for children written between 1801 and 1993. An examination of the plots, themes, and structures of "The Purple Jar," "Alice in Wonderland," "Dr. Doolittle," "Henry Huggins," "The Snowy Day," and "Plain City" is the basis for Mr. Nodelman's observations about the ways in which adult knowledge and experience are hidden in books for young people. Please join guest commentator Perry Nodelman in a discussion of "The Hidden Adult" during the second half of July.
-- Megan Schliesman, Librarian Cooperative Children's Book Center School of Education, University of Wisconsin-Madison 600 N. Park Street, Room 4290 Madison, WI 53706 608/262-9503 schliesman at education.wisc.edu www.education.wisc.edu/ccbc/ _______________________________________________ CCBC-Net mailing list CCBC-Net at lists.education.wisc.edu Visit this link to read archives or to unsubscribe... http://lists.education.wisc.edu/mailman/listinfo/ccbc-netReceived on Thu 04 Jun 2009 11:20:19 PM CDT
