New Children’s Books!
- The Artist who Painted a Blue Horse / Eric Carle
Watch this Book Trailer on Carle’s latest title!
Or read an excerpt from the book from NPR
- A Ball for Daisy / Chris Raschka
- Balloons over Broadway: the True Story of the Puppeteer of Macy’s Parade/ written and illustrated by Melissa Sweet
Check out this activity kit!
- Blue Chicken / Deborah Freedman
- Bone Dog / Eric Rohmann
Listen to Rohmann talk about his book in this video! - Bumble-ardy / Maurice Sendak
- The Captivating, Creative, Unusual History of Comic Books / by Jennifer M. Besel
- Dragons & Monsters / Matthew Reinhart and Robert Sabuda
- Edwin Speaks Up / written by April Stevens ; illustrated by Sophie Blackall
- Fractions = Trouble! / Claudia Mills ; pictures by G. Brian Karas
- The Haunted Hamburger and other Ghostly Stories / by David LaRochelle ; illustrated by Paul Meisel
- Hooray for Amanda & her Alligator! / words and pictures by Mo Willems
- If You Lived Here: Houses of the World / Giles Laroche
- King Jack and the Dragon / Peter Bently & Helen Oxenbury
- Little White Rabbit / Kevin Henkes
- Meet the Planets / by John McGranaghan ; illustrated by Laurie Allen Klein
- Mouse and Mole, a Perfect Halloween / written and illustrated by Wong Herbert Yee
- Naamah and the Ark at Night: a Lullaby / Susan Campbell Bartoletti ; illustrated by Holly Meade
- Neville / Norton Juster ; [illustrations by G. Brian Karas]
- Press Here / [Hervé Tullet ; translated by Christopher Franceschelli]
- Prudence wants a Pet / Cathleen Daly ; illustrations by Stephen Michael King
- Rrralph / Lois Ehlert
- Sita’s Ramayana / text by Samhita Arni ; art by Moyna Chitrakar
- The Sniffles for Bear / Bonny Becker ; illustrated by Kady MacDonald Denton
- Swirl by Swirl: Spirals in Nature / written by Joyce Sidman ; illustrated by Beth Krommes
- Tell me the Day Backwards / Albert Lamb ; illustrated by David McPhail
- Trapped: How the World Rescued 33 Miners from 2,000 Feet Below the Chilean Desert / Marc Aronson
- Trick or Treat, Marley! / John Grogan ; illustrated by Richard Cowdrey
- Tweak Tweak / by Eve Bunting ; illustrated by Sergio Ruzzier
- When Apples Grew Noses and White Horses Flew: Tales of Ti-Jean / Jan Andrews; Illustrations by Dusan Petricić
- Where’s Walrus? / by Stephen Savage
- Beauty & the Beast: a Pop-up Book of the Classic Fairy Tale / Robert Sabuda
- Birmingham Sunday / Larry Dane Brimner
- Black Elk’s Vision: a Lakota Story / S.D. Nelson
- Busing Brewster / by Richard Michelson; Pictures by R.G. Roth
- Celebritrees: Historic & Famous Trees of the World / Margi Preus; illustrated by Rebecca Gibbon
- Clemente! / Willie Perdomo; illustrated by Bryan Collier
- Climbing Lincoln’s Steps: the African American Journey / by Suzanne Slade ; Illustrated by Colin Bootman
- Driven: a Photobiography of Henry Ford / by Don Mitchell ; foreword by Lee Iacocca
- The Extraordinary Mark Twain (according to Susy)/ by Barbara Kerley; iIllustrated by Edwin Fotheringham
- The Heart and the Bottle / Oliver Jeffers
- Henry Aaron’s Dream / Matt Tavares
- Here Comes the Garbage Barge! / written by Jonah Winter; illustrated by Red Nose Studio
- The Humblebee Hunter: Inspired by the Life & Experiments of Charles Darwin and his Children / Deborah Hopkinson; pictures by Jen Corace
- I Feel Better with a Frog in My Throat: History’s Strangest Cures /written and illustrated by Carlyn Beccia
- If Stones could Speak: Unlocking the Secrets of Stonehenge / by Marc Aronson; with Mike Parker Pearson and the Riverside Project
- In the Garden with Doctor Carver / Susan Grigsby; Illustrated by Nicole Tadgell
- Jackie’s Gift / by Sharon Robinson; Illustrated by E.B. Lewis
- Janis Joplin: Rise up Singing / Ann Angel ; introduction by Sam Andrew
- Jimi: Sounds like a Rainbow: a Story of the Young Jimi Hendrix / by Gary Golio; Illustrated by Javaka Steptoe
- Joha Makes a Wish: a Middle Eastern Tale / adapted by Eric A. Kimmel ; illustrated by Omar Rayyan
- The Life of Rice: from Seedling to Supper / Richard Sobol
- Lost Boy, Lost Girl: Escaping Civil War in Sudan/ by John Bul Dau and Martha Arual Akech; with Michael S. Sweeney and K. M. Kostyal
- Lost Boy: the Story of the Man who Created Peter Pan / by Jane Yolen; Illustrated by Steve Adams
- Mama Miti: Wangari Maathai and the Trees of Kenya / Written by Donna Jo Napoli; Illustrated by Kadir Nelson
- La Noche Buena: a Christmas story / by Antonio Sacre ; Illustrated by Angela Dominguez
- Off Like the Wind! : the First Ride of the Pony Express / Michael P. Spradlin; Paintings by Layne Johnson
- Our Grandparents: a Global Album / Maya Ajmera, Sheila Kinkade, Cynthia Pon
- Peter Kent’s City Across Time/ Peter Kent
- A Pirate’s Guide to First Grade / by James Preller; illustrated by Greg Ruth
- Rain School / Written and Illustrated by James Rumford
- The Ride: the Legend of Betsy Dowdy / by Kitty Griffin; illustrated by Marjorie Priceman
- She Sang Promise: the Story of Betty Mae Jumper, Seminole Tribal Leader / by Jan Godown Annino; illustrated by Lisa Desimini; afterword by Moses Jumper, Jr.
- Sonia Sotomayor: Supreme Court Justice / by Carmen T. Bernier-Grand ; illustrated by Thomas Gonzalez
- The Spider’s Gift: a Ukrainian Christmas Story / retold by Eric A. Kimmel ; illustrated by Katya Krenina
- Summer Birds: the Butterflies of Maria Merian / Margarita Engle; Illustrations by Julie Paschkis
- Trains / written by Philip Steele
- Walden Then & Now: an Alphabetical Tour of Henry Thoreau’s Pond / Michael McCurdy
- Young Zeus / by G. Brian Karas
- Zen Ghosts / by Jon J Muth
- Planting Seeds: Practicing Mindfulness with Children / Thích Nhat Hanh, and the Plum Village Community, edited by Sister Jewel (Chan Chan Nghiem).
- Beauty & the Beast: a Pop-up Book of the Classic Fairy Tale / Robert Sabuda (see photos below)
- Gods & Heroes / Matthew Reinhart and Robert Sabuda (see photos below)
Listen to Robert Sabuda & Mathew Reinhart talk about the craft of designing pop-art books!
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Greetings from the 5th floor of the Houston Cole Library at Jacksonville State University! As the Education, Physical Education, Sports, and Children’s Literature Librarian, I encourage you to visit this page often for updates on new library resources, such as books, databases, journals, and relevant quality Web sites. Also, check back for information on library events and thoughts on current issues in the field of education, physical education, sports, and children’s books.
For research questions, please contact me at (256) 782-5245 or email me at charnigo@jsu.edu, or visit my contact page from the Houston Cole Library Website.
- Education Student meets the Education Librarian
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- United States Department of Education Blog
- Tribal Education Agency Pilot
- Paying Tribute to African American Women Advocating for Education
- Teaming Up in Philly to Promote Childhood Literacy
- Putting the “E” in STEM during National Engineering Week
- Plenty of Room at the Teachers’ Table
- Financial Aid Awareness Month: Join ED for February #AskFAFSA Office Hours
- Ask Mr. Mullenholz about PD and Professional Learning
- ED’s Wilson Discusses Importance of Historically Black Colleges & Universities
- Parental Engagement Helps Lead to School’s Blue Ribbon Success
- Launching Project RESPECT
- Human Kinetics Health & Fitness Blog
- Discover flexibility and increase the power to move
- Burn risk posed by home treadmills
- Outdoor recreation programming
- Exploring effective relationships in physical activity and health
- Introduction to Sport Physiotherapy
- Inclusion accreditation scheme for gyms
- Exercise testing and assessment
- Why some women recovering from breast cancer exercise and some don’t
- Helping cancer survivors improve their health
- Call for extracts deadline extended to 1st March 2012
- HeyJude- Learning in an Online World
- Stepping into school librarianship…
- A day in the future – the vision and the story
- Ten meta-trends impacting learning
- The time for libraries is now!
- It’s Santa Claws time again!
- Information abyss – in the era of global education
- Tagging my Technology and Teaching Practice
- The First Banned Books Video Calendar is Ready!
- Survey on cybersafety and library users
- Intelligent searching with[out] Google
- YALSA
- YALSA Election 2012: An Interview with Michael L. Printz Award Candidate Elizabeth SchneiderIn February we are posting interviews with each of the 2012 Candidates for YALSA Award Committees. This week we are focusing on Michael L. Printz Award Committee. Each day this week we’ll post an interview with one of the candidates for that committee. We are posting alphabetically by candidate’s last names. The YALSA Nominating Committee [...]
- YALSA Blog Tweets of the Week – February 24, 2012A weekly short list of tweets that librarians and the teens that they serve may find interesting. Do you have a favorite Tweet from the past week? If so add it in the comments for this post. Or, if you read a Twitter post between February 24 – March 1 that you think is a [...]
- YALSA 2012 Election: An Interview with Michael L. Printz Award Candidate Rachel McDonaldIn February we are posting interviews with each of the 2012 Candidates for YALSA Award Committees. This week we are focusing on Michael L. Printz Award Committee. Each day this week we’ll post an interview with one of the candidates for that committee. We are posting alphabetically by candidate’s last names. The YALSA Nominating Committee [...]
- Thinking Outside the Booze BoxWhat’s all the buzz? There has not been this much tweeting since John Corey Whaley won this year’s Printz and Morris Awards! The initial announcement about Booze for Books, scheduled for April 12, 2012, sure stirred a heated debate. While the title says Booze, the event does not have to include booze, and is your [...]
- App of the Week: Project 365Title: Project 365 Cost: $0.99 (free version also available) Platform: iPhone, iPod touch, iPad (requires iOs 4.0 or later) Photo journaling is a fun and powerful way to document an important occasion or even a whole year. Inspired by the photography website Photojojo, the Project 365 app helps users capture one shot per day, organize [...]
- YALSA Election 2012: An Interview with Michael L. Printz Award Candidate Elizabeth Schneider
- KitsLit
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- Chronicle of Higher Education Daily Blog
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- NPR Song of the Day (whistle while you research!)
- Mickey Murray: Lost Soul, And A Message Of HopeA virtually unheard 1970 soul gem, "People Are Together" is as timeless as it is optimistic.
- Jonquil: The Joy Of 'Calypso Pop'In "It's My Part," Jonquil injects pop with island-inspired guitars and Afro-Caribbean percussion.
- Lido Pimienta: Love With A Sense Of DoomSinging with the band Capullo, Pimienta explores the trauma of puppy love in "A quien amas en realidad es a mi."
- Vijay Iyer: Henry Threadgill Gets A Fascinating MakeoverIyer and his trio masterfully articulate a complex composition's exuberant, zigzagging melody.
- The Mark Lanegan Band: Extra GritIn "The Gravedigger's Song," Lanegan's raspy croak is without a doubt his most valuable asset.
- Midtown Dickens: Sound Of A ShapeshifterIn "Only Brother," Midtown Dickens injects old folk and bluegrass sounds with verve, quirkiness and modern ideas.
- Doldrums: A Derelict Dance Freakout"Lost in My Head" is jam-packed with strange beats, voice manipulations and bouncy, colorful ideas.
- Dirty Three: For Valentine's Day, A Wordless Love SongIt's a pleasure to spend the holiday rolling around in the sumptuous beauty of "The Pier."
- Jill Barber: The New Jill SwingIn "Oh My My," Barber is a 21st-century original: a rootsy big-band swinger with hip-hop attitude.
- Shlohmo: The Well-Rounded BeatmakerIn "Rained the Whole Time," Shlohmo knits together a 360-degree scene in the mind's eye.
- Mickey Murray: Lost Soul, And A Message Of Hope
- NPR: Education Topics
- Court Takes Another Look At Affirmative ActionA new case taking on affirmative action in higher education is set to be heard in the Supreme Court this fall. In 2003, the court ruled that universities could consider racial diversity in admissions. But today the make-up of the court is very different. Host Michel Martin discusses the case with two law school deans.
- Are Graduate Degrees Worth The Cost?Many workers are considering whether a masters or doctorate degree will provide a competitive edge. Host Michel Martin explores the costs and benefits of getting one. She talks with Anthony Carnevale, director of Georgetown University's Center on Education and the Workforce. He was recently profiled in The Washington Post Magazine.
- What's Behind The Rise Of College Tuition?Once a relatively affordable option for many families, the cost of attending public colleges and universities is getting out of reach. Host Rachel Martin talks to NPR education reporter Claudio Sanchez about the huge rise in public college tuition as states face a budget squeeze.
- Kansas City's Failed Schools Leave Students BehindOn Jan. 1, the Missouri state school board revoked the Kansas City district's accreditation. Now parents have a difficult choice: struggle to afford parochial or private school, move, or keep their children in a system that's been labeled a failure.
- In Today's Economy, How Far Can A GED Take You?Each year, roughly 750,000 high school dropouts try to improve their prospects by taking the General Educational Development test, or GED, long considered the equivalent of a high school diploma. But the latest research shows that people with GEDs are no better off than dropouts when it comes to their chances of getting a good job.
- Court Takes Another Look At Affirmative Action
- Online Writing Lab (Purdue University) Citation Style Blog
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- Reed Roger: Children’s Book Rants
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- Rad Librarian
- “Brooch” is pronounced like “Roach” not “Roof”
- A brief review of Alex Shakar’s Luminarium
- Sorry Bacigalupi, The Windup Girl lost me.
- MLS degree done. Check!
- Waiting for the pieces to fall into place…
- Look for new posts in the coming year!
- Writing and Editing your Blog – The Meta Post
- Audiobooks – They only Come out at Night…
- Librarians are Indispensable – Especially After the Apocalypse!
- Library Public Relations Wars – 2006 ALA President Leslie Burger & Stephen Colbert vs Tatamy Township and Nazareth Pennsylvania’s Public Library
- Human Kinetics Health and Fitness Weblog
- Discover flexibility and increase the power to move
- Burn risk posed by home treadmills
- Outdoor recreation programming
- Exploring effective relationships in physical activity and health
- Introduction to Sport Physiotherapy
- Inclusion accreditation scheme for gyms
- Exercise testing and assessment
- Why some women recovering from breast cancer exercise and some don’t
- Helping cancer survivors improve their health
- Call for extracts deadline extended to 1st March 2012
- Houston Cole Library Distance Education Blog
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- National Science Teachers Association: Early Years Blog
- Astronomy
- February’s most-popular resources in the NSTA Science Store
- Getting families involved
- Where does science learning occur in your daily routine?
- Chapters and Associated Groups: Are Formal Committees Still Relevant?
- Time for science?
- Connecting science lessons to real life
- When early childhood activities integrate math, science and engineering
- Science and engineering
- Spring fever?
- Planet Esme: Best New Children’s books
- NEWBERY AND CALDECOTT PREDICTIONS!
- TIME FOR A HUG (PICTURE BOOK)
- THE HAUNTED HAMBURGER (PICTURE BOOK)
- LOVE TWELVE MILES LONG (PICTURE BOOK)
- WITCHES! (NONFICTION)
- CUPCAKE (PICTURE BOOK)
- THE GINGERBREAD MAN LOOSE IN THE SCHOOL (PICTURE BOOK)
- THE GIRL WHO CIRCUMNAVIGATED FAIRYLAND (Fiction)
- TROUBLEMAKER (FICTION)
- HORNBOOKS AND INKWELLS (NONFICTION)
- News from the 9th Floor
- ALSC
- Comment on It’s a Sleepover at the Library – Stuffed Animal-Style! by RebekahWe also did this at our library. We have had such raves about it, that we've made it a bi-annual event!
- Comment on A Bear in a Tutu: My First ALA Award Committee by Martha SimpsonEmily, thanks for being part of this outstanding committee. We will celebrate with Lucy Bear in Anaheim!
- Comment on A Librarian’s Open Letter to Kourtney Kardashian by Jenagreed.
- Comment on A Bear in a Tutu: My First ALA Award Committee by TessGreat blog! I love "Children Make Terrible Pets." And I love this insight into being on an ALA committee! Awesome job
- Comment on A Bear in a Tutu: My First ALA Award Committee by Angela ReynoldsEmily, Carnegie was my first ALSC committee, too! We chose "The Dot" as our winner. I remember waking up in the middle of the night with the firm belief that "The Dot" was THE one. Nice to re-live the experience through your blog post!
- Comment on It’s a Sleepover at the Library – Stuffed Animal-Style! by Rebekah
- JSU Job Opportunities
- The Wired Campus
- New Videoconferencing Tool Lets Distant Musicians Rehearse Live
- Southern Cal Twitter-Mining Tool Picks an Oscar Dark Horse
- E-Textbook Vendor Sues Publisher for Ending Licensing Agreement
- Australia to Open Publicly Financed Biomedical Research
- 2 New Platforms Offer Alternative to Apple’s Textbook-Authoring Software
- University-Press Association Speaks Out on Public Access to Research
- Text4Science: Donate Your Text Messages for Research
- Ed Tech Podcast: Turning a Traditional Master’s Program Into an Online Success
- Ed Tech Podcast: Keys to College Success Hidden in High-School Transcripts
- MITx Opens Enrollment for First Interactive Online Course; Pilot Certificates Will Be Free
- Lessig Blog
- Jacksonville State Univerity- Office of Public Relations
- Kayla McCay is New JSU Admissions Counselor
- Mardi Gras Dinner at the Dining Hall on Feb. 28
- MTVs MADE Conducts Casting Call at JSU on Feb. 29
- SAEA Information Meeting for Education Majors
- Spring Career Fair Will Be March 7
- Get Back to Nature With These JSU Field School Programs
- Little River Canyon Center Celebrates Third Anniversary
- Alabama Poet Laureate Sue Brannan Walker to Visit JSU March 15
- Pleasant Valley kids get free check-ups
- SGA Announces Spring Elections
- JSU Athletics
- Jacksonville State University - Gamecocks Clinch Spot in OVC Tourney With 69-59 Win Over SEMO
- Happy Birthday JSU--129 years!
- JSU’s Ivory anxious to get back on field
- OVC Announces Divisional Play for Men’s and Women’s Basketball in 2012-13
- JSU's Road to the NCAA
- Jim Case 2012 Preview
- JSU Video Starring Jerry Slota and Big Texas
- Fishing in Deep Water
- How the OVC Tournament Works and What It Means For JSU.
- Murray Defeated for the First Time.
