Drugs: Deadly High (videorecording)produced by Discovery School Channel.
"A new generation is experiencing addiction to drugs and alcohol that the modern world has made alarmingly accessible. Internet sales have become a popular way for underage teens to purchase alcohol. Acid is now available in clever strips that fit neatly inside a school notebook, and a large number of teens are becoming addicted to drugs available in their parents' medicine cabinets." - 26 minutes. IML 362.29 D794 A-V
Forest Family Forever! (videorecording) produced by the Rainforest Action Network.
"Tells the story of a thousand year old grandfather tree who teaches his sapling grandson about the wonders of the rainforests and what kids can do to save them." - 14 minutes.IML 574.52642 F716 A-V
Listen Smart: Safely Handling the Power of Sound (videorecording) produced by Dan Beck.
"This program provides teens with information on noise-induced hearing loss, tips on how to prevent it, and the workings of the human ear." - 15 minutes.IML 613.043 L773 A-V
Smoking: Smoke Signals (videorecording)produced by Discovery Channel School.
"Discovery Channel School." Record numbers of adolescents are hooked on tobacco, from cigarettes to smokeless tobacco. Through interviews with students, parents, doctors, and teachers, the program explores important themes: the selling of tobacco to a new generation of savvy adolescents, the rise in tobacco sales, and the struggle to get kids to stop using tobacco." - 26 minutes.IML 613.85 S666 A-V
Sexual pressure: Sexual dangers (videorecording) produced by Discovery Channel School.
"Sexual harassment often begins in middle school and escalates through high school. Research indicates the best strategy to help kids is education. Discover how preteens and teens deal with the opposite sex as their bodies develop." - 26 minutes. IML A-V
Body Image: Extreme Measure (videorecording) produced by Discovery Channel School.
"In a country obsessed with the perfect body, the pressure starts early. Once thought to affect only adolescent girls, the desire to have a body beautiful influences kids as young as seven and has moved into boys' locker rooms. This program explores the harmful consequences." - 26 minutes.IML 616.852 B668 A-V
Amanda Goes to the Dentist(videorecording)produced by ADS Multimedia.
"Amanda and her brother have a dentist appointment. They learn what to expect at the dentist's and the do's and don'ts of proper dental care." - 30 minutes. IML 617.6 A484 A-V
Songs about America: Celebrating America's History (sound recording) produced by Kimbo Educational.
Traditional songs sung throughout America's history, such as the Erie Canal and O Susanna.IML 782.42 S698 A-V
You are my Sunshine (sound recording) by Elizabeth Mitchell.
Classic songs to sing to children, such as "Skip to my Lou" and "Goodnight Irene". IML 782.42 Y67 A-V
Sports: High Performance (videorecording) produced by the Discovery Channel School.
"Whether it's T-ball, gymnastics, kick boxing, or soccer, kids fell pressure to be in sports. Explore the benefits of sports: physical activity, confidence, and the team-building experience. Also learn about risks involved in taking sports to extremes." - 26 minutesIML 796.01 S764 A-V
Locomotion (sound recording)by Jacqueline Woodson.
"In a series of poems, eleven-year-old Lonnie writes about his life, after the death of his parents, separated from his younger sister, living in a foster home, and finding his poetic voice at school." - 60 minutes IML 811.54 W899L A-V
From farming village to log hut city: Morristown during the American Revolution (kit)developed by the National Park Service.
A close look at Mooristown, New Jersey during the American Revolution through lesson plans aimed at middle school on up. Includes maps and park guides. IML 973 F931 A-V
The Islamic Year: Surahs, Stories and Celebrationsby Noorah Al-Gailani and Chris Smith.
A collaboration between a storyteller and a Muslim of Iraqi origin who introduce Muslim teachings and stories so that children can can an appreciation of Islam. IML Prof CE 59 .A57 2002
Developing Arts-Loving Readers: Top 10 Questions Teachers are Asking about Integrated Arts Educationby Nan McDonald and Douglas Fisher.
This book stresses that children learn a great deal innately through the arts. This provides teachers with suggestions so that classroom reading activities can be expanded into performances or art projects, etc. IML Prof LB 1591 .M43 2002
Making Connections: Intedisciplinary Art Activities by Barbara Mickelson Ervin.
Hands-on activities for introducing art for making connections across the curriculum.IML Prof N 362.5 .E74 1998
Teaching and Learning about Computers: A Classroom guide for Teacers, Librarians, Media Specialists, and Studentsby Joanne R. Barrett.
Designed for teachers and students in grades five through twelve, this book discusses an array of computer applications and essential computer topics. IML Prof QA 76.5 .B296 2002
Something about the Author, Vol. 145edited by Scot Peacock.
"Facts and pictures about authors and illustrators of books for young people." IML Ref PN 451 .S6 v.145
Children's Literature Review. volume 93edited by Scot Peacock.
"Excerpts from reviews, critisism and commentary on books for children and young people.IML Ref PN1009 .A1 C5139 v.93
Children's Book Awards International, 1990 through 2000 by Laura Smith.
In alpabetical order by country, this book then lists the award and it's sponsor and gives the winners for this ten year period.IML Ref PN1009 .A1 S46 2002
Frindleby Andrew Clements.
"When he decides to turn his fifth grade teacher's love of the dictionary around on her, clever Nick Allen invents a new word and begins a chain of events that quickly moves beyond his control." IML Fiction C626f
Bunnicula: A Rabbit-Tale of Mysteryby Deborah and James Howe.
"Though scoffed at by Harold the dog, Chester the cat tries to warn his human family that their foundling baby bunny must be a vampire." IML Fiction H855b
The Outcasts of 19 Schuyler Placeby E. L. Konigsburg.
"Upon leaving an oppressive summer camp, twelve-year-old Margaret Rose Kane spearheads a campaign to preserve three unique towers her grand uncles have been building in their back yard for over forty years."IML Fiction K82o
Unseen Companionby Denise Gosliner Orenstein.
"In rural Alaska in 1969, the lives of several teenagers come together while trying to find out what happened to a sixteen-year-old boy who is missing." IML Fiction O66u
The River Between Usby Richard Peck.
"During the early days of the Civil War, the Pruitt family takes in two mysterious young ladies who have fled New Orleans to come north to Illinois". IML Fiction P367ri
The Green Dog: A Mostly True Storyby Suzanne Fisher Staples.
"During the summer before fifth grade, Suzanne, a daydreaming loner who likes to fish and walk through the woods, acquires a canine companion. Based on the author's childhood in northeastern Pennsylvania."&nsbp;IML Fiction S794g
13: Thirteen stories that capture the agony and ecstasy of being thirteenedited by James Howe.
Stories that try to answer that teenagers ask, such as, Why am I different? or What does it take to be popular? IML Fiction T447
Yesterday I had the Bluesby Jeron Ashford Frame; illustrated by R. Gregory Christie.
"A young boy ponders a variety of emotions and how different members of his family experience them, from his own blues to his father's grays and his grandmother's yellows."IML Easy F813y
I Wish I Were a Butterflyby James Howe.
"A wise dragonfly helps a despondent cricket realize that he is special in his own way."IML Easy H8586i
Straight to the Poleby Kevin O'Malley.
"A boy who is struggling through snow to get to school is about to give up but then hears some good news from his friends."IML Easy O54s
Goldie and the Three Bearsby Diane Stanley.
"In this story, loosely based on that of Goldilocks, Goldie, who has yet to find a friend to "love with all her heart," makes an unplanned visit to the house of some bears."IML Easy S787g
Ira Sleeps Overby Bernard Waber.
"A little boy is excited at the prospect of spending the night at his friend's house but worries how he'll get along without his teddy bear." IML Easy W112i
Witch-Hunt: Mysteries of the Salem Witch Trials by Marc Aronson.
"What happened in Salem? Sifting through the facts, myths, half-truths, misinterpretations and theories the book presents a vivid narrative of one of the mysteries of American history."IML 133.4 A769w
Aesop's Fablesretold and illustrated by Brad Sneed.
"Retellings of fifteen fables from Aesop, including, among others, "The Stag at the Pool," "The Lion and the Mouse," and "The Vain Jackdaw."" IML 398.2 S671a
The Neighborhood Mother Goose by Nina Crews.
"A collection of nursery rhymes, both familiar and lesser known, illustrated with photographs in a city setting."IML 398.8 N397
Lots and Lots of Zebra Stripes: Patterns in Nature written and photographed by Stephen R. Swineburne.
"A photo-essay featuring patterns that appear in nature, from animal colorings to physical phenomena."IML 508 S978L
I face the Windby Vicki Cobb; illustrated by Julia Gorton.
"Introduces the characteristics and actions of the wind through simple hands-on activities."IML 551.518 C653i
Mosqueby David Macaulay.
"An author and artist who has continually stripped away the mystique of architectural structures that have long fascinated modern people, David Macaulay here reveals the methods and materials used to design and construct a mosque in late-sixteenth-century Turkey. Through the fictional story and Macaulay's distinctive full-color illustrations, readers will learn not only how such monumental structures were built but also how they functioned in relation to the society they served."IML 726.2 M117m
Print Making: Practical Techniques for all Junior Printmakers by Elisabeth Harden.
"Practical techniques for all junior printmakers."IML 760.28 H259p
The Twelve Days of Christmasillustrated by Don Daily.
"Animals take on the roles of milkmaid, drummer, and each of the other characters in this version of the traditional folk song about the different gifts given on each day of the Christmas season."IML 782.42 T971
The Man who Walked between the Towers :by Mordicai Gerstein.
"A lyrical evocation of Philippe Petit's 1974 tightrope walk between the World Trade Center towers."IML 791.3 G383m
A Child's Introduction to Poetryby Michael Driscoll; illustrated by Meredith Hamilton.
An introduction to different types f poetry, such as nursery rhymes, haikus, sonnets, ballads, free verse and more. Includes all the poems on an accompanying audio CD.IML 808.81 D781c
It Rained all Day that Night: Autographs, Rhymes and Inscriptions compiled by Lillian Morrison; illustrated by Christy Hale.
"An illustrated compilation of short poems and other inscriptions from autograph albums, arranged by such themes as friendship, school, and nonsense." IML 808.882 I88
The Alphabet Atlasby Arthur Yorinks; illustrated by Adrienne Yorinks; letter art by Jeanyee Wong.
"Here's an alphabet book that introduces young explorers to the beauty, shape, and habitat of twenty-six areas of the world..."IML 912 Y61a
Puppetscreated by Folkmanis Puppets.
The following is a list of puppets that have been entered into the collection.