ACPL Mock Sibert

Wednesday, November 18, 2009

Note-Taking Resources

We're in the home stretch of our pre-program discussion. Three reading lists have been published, and hopefully you're well on your way to reading through them. To help you out, we've created a printable version of the list that includes titles from all three lists so far. We've even left a bit of space for you to jot down notes about each book.

Another great resource is this note-taking form. Adapted from the sample form found in the official Sibert Award Manual, I've found this to be a great help in examining the books on our list according to the criteria of the award. I hope you'll take the time to write down your thoughts as you read...it will add greatly to our discussion in January!

Monday, November 9, 2009

2010 Mock Sibert: Reading List #3

This is the third of four short lists for the Mock Sibert election at the Allen County Public Library. The first and second lists are also available on this blog. We'll continue to highlight and discuss a wide variety of informational books on our blog, and we encourage your comments on all of them. The books on this short list, however are now destined to be "brought to the table" to be discussed in more depth at our Mock Sibert Discussion and Election on January 9, 2010.

We'd love to hear what you think about these books. Please leave comments about each title on its respective blog post. If you'd like to suggest a book for the final list, send me an email or leave a comment.

14 Cows for America by Carmen Agra Deedy

The Great and Only Barnum: The Tremendous, Stupendous Life of Showman P.T. Barnum by Candace Fleming

Years of Dust: The Story of the Dust Bowl by Albert Marrin

Cars on Mars: Roving the Red Planet by Alexandra Siy

Sacred Mountain: Everest by Christine Taylor-Butler

The Frog Scientist by Pamela S. Turner

Written in Bone: Buried Lives of Jamestown and Colonial Maryland by Sally M. Walker

The Fabulous Feud of Gilbert and Sullivan by Jonah Winter

The Fantastic Undersea Life of Jacques Cousteau by Dan Yaccarino

Friday, October 30, 2009

The Great and Only Barnum: the Tremendous, Stupendous Life of Showman P. T. Barnum

The Great and Only Barnum: The Tremendous, Stupendous Life of Showman P. T. Barnum
by Candace Fleming
Schwartz and Wade Books
151 pages

Thursday, October 29, 2009

Coming Soon...Reading List #3

It's nearly time for another list. Have you been reading? Which informational books for kids have caught your eye? Which ones do you think are worth discussing at our program in January? Leave a comment here if you'd like to suggest a title or two for the next list.

To see what books have already made it onto the official list, take a look at Reading List #1 and Reading List #2, or the printable version of the entire list so far.

Wednesday, October 14, 2009

Written in Bone: Buried Lives of Jamestown and Colonial Maryland

Written in Bone: Buried Lives of Jamestown and Colonial Maryland
by Sally M. Walker
Carolrhoda Books
144 pages

This book reports on the work of forensic scientists who are excavating grave sites in James Fort, in Jamestown, Virginia, to understand the people who lived in the Chesapeake Bay area in the 1600s and 1700s.