Web Resources - August/September 2008 - LibrarySparks

August/September 2008 Web Resources

Meet Andrea Beaty
Toni Buzzeo talks with the author of Iggy Peck, Architect.

Keep ‘Em Reading—Going Green with Ida B.
Book club ideas and activities for Ida B: And Her Plans to Maximize Fun, Avoid Disaster and (Possibly) Save the World.

Keep ‘Em Reading—Tombstone Learning: Using Cemeteries as Instructional Tools
Although cemeteries are not traditionally used as educational tools, they can serve as excellent learning laboratories for students of all ages.

Webliography
Links to all of the Web sites listed in the August/September issue.

August/September 2008 Article Resources

Freebies: Talk Like a Pirate Day
“Talk Like a Pirate” Storytime from Rob Reid, first published in the August/September 2007 issue of LibrarySparks magazine.

Technology: Podcasting
Steps for creating a podcast.

Curriculum Connections: School Stories Here, There, & Everywhere!
Reproducible necktie pattern page.

Storytime: A Bunch of Boxes
Making a “Letter of the Day” Box and story prop and craft patterns and instructions.

Library Lessons: A Pair of School Stories
Reproducible visuals and activity worksheets.

Meet the Author: Pat Mora
Online resources for Pat Mora and her books, including nine author programs, her Web site, her name pronunciation, eight book guides, and three book readings—read by Pat Mora herself!

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