West Valley Library

PRO 370.15 GAR 2007 – Getting to “Got it!”: helping struggling students learn how to learn

PRO 371.2 IRV 2007 – Reading and the High School Student

PRO 371.2 STA 2006 – Great Places to Learn: creating asset-building schools that help students succeed

PRO 371.82 NEU 2007  – Helping Boys Succeed in School: a practical guide for parents and teachers

PRO 371.82 SAX 2007 – Boys Adrift: the five factors driving the growing epidemic of unmotivated boys and underachieving young men

PRO 421.54 AVE 1992 – Teaching American English Pronunciation 

423.1 OXF 2005 – Oxford Dictionary of American English

495.1 OXF 2002 – Oxford Intermediate Learner’s English-Chinese Dictionary

423.1 OXF 1998 – The Oxford Picture Dictionary: Monolingual

423.1 OXF 1999 – The Oxford Picture Dictionary: English/Brazilian Portuguese

423.95 OXF 1998 – The Oxford Picture Dictionary: English/Russian

Beige by Cecil Castellucci
If you like punk music this is the book for you.   Katy is nice, quiet, and polite–in other words she’s “Beige”.  When Katy is forced to spend the summer with her drummer father, she learns about the power of music.

Repossessed by A. M Jenkins
An irreverent look at what happens when a demon decides to steal a body.–not just any body, but the body of a slacker teen named Shaun.                                                             

One Whole and Perfect Day by Judith Clarke
Sixteen-yr.-old Lily has a dreamy, irresponsible, older brother and a “much too busy” mother.  Their family gatherings are filled with fighting and turmoil.  Lily longs for one perfect day, even as she decides to stop being the responsible person in the family and let herself fall in love.

Twisted by Laurie Halse Anderson
Tyler is still on probation for damaging school property when he returns to his high school in the fall.  His classmates think of him as crazy and little bit dangerous.  Tyler feels like a loser until Bethany, the hottest, most popular girl in school starts talking to him.  When Bethany invites him to a party, things really get interesting for Tyler.

April Picks:

Ranger’s Aprentice Book One: The Ruins of Gorlan by John Flanagan
In this fast-moving fantasy, 15-year-old Will is upset when he is rejected for Battle School.  In despair, he gets picked to be trained as a Ranger, not knowing that the Rangers are the highly trained ears and eyes of the kingdom.

Horizons by Mary Rosenblum
In a future time, platforms orbit around the earth, housing entire countries.  When Ahni’s brother is murdered she travels to the platforms to avenge his death, unaware that she will become involved in an intrigue tied to the future of mankind.  This book is a thought-provoking, fast-paced science fiction read.

3/21/08

The Undercover Economist by Tim Hartford.
“A rare specimen:  a book on economics that will enthrall…Beautifully written and argued, it brings the power of economics to life. -Steven D. Levitt, co-author of Freakonomics

PRO 371.97 BEY 2006 - Beyond Heroes and Holidays: a practical guide to K-12 anti-racist, multicultural education and staff development 

PRO 371.97 HIR 2006 – 61 Cooperative Learning Activities in ESL

PRO 403.3 WED 1996 – Survival Vocabulary

403.3 WOR 2006 – Lots of Languages: phrase book and reference guide for teachers, tutors, ESL and language learners

423.1 PRE 1997 – A Dictionary of Homophones

423.1 MAK 2004 – A Dictionary of American Idioms

423.95 OXF 1998 - The Oxford Picture Dictionary: English / Chinese

423.95 OXF 1998 - The Oxford Picture Dictionary: English / Japanese 

423.95 OXF 1998 - The Oxford Picture Dictionary: English / Polish

 PRO 428 HEL 2003 – Look at Me When I Talk to You: ESL learners in non-ESL classrooms

YP FIC ADA – Gathering the Sun: an Alphabet in Spanish and English

YP FIC ADA- My name is Maria Isabela

305.23 YOU 1997 – Starting With “I”: personal essays by teenagers

PRO 371.1 YOU 1991 – Teaching Self-Management Strategies to Adolescents

PRO 371.5 DES 2007 – Preventing Plagiarism: tips and techniques

PRO 371.95 BLO 2006 – Ready Willing and Able: teaching English to gifted, talented and exceptionally conscientious adolescents

PRO 428.2 BEN 2007 – Engaging Grammar: practical advice for real classrooms

POR 428 POR 2002  – PRO 371.27 FIS 2007 – Checking for Understanding: formative assessment techniques for your classroom

PRO 808.84 ROM 2000- Blending Genre, Altering Style

PRO 808.4 LES 2007  – Lesson Plans for Teaching Writing

http://voicethread.com/#home

Take a look at this online media program which allows you to combine photos with text and audio comments and share them with others. Click on “What’s a voice thread?” for a tour of examples. This application would lend itself to group projects, digital storytelling, family history, historical photo analysis, world language projects and much more.

Read the FAQ’s and check out their forum for great ideas. You will need a microphone (if your computer has an internal one, you are good to go) and FlashPlayer 7.

Teachers can register for a free educator account. Click on “browse” and go to “sign in”. Let us know if you think this has possibilities for your classroom. If you have a chance to try it please share your story with us.

The following books are available through downtown Library Media Services.

We Are Gwich’in

Introduction to the Athabascan Culture

Traditional Snowshoes

Fish Skin Boots and Geometry

“Kkaakene” Caribou Legging Boots

Caribou Hair Tufting

Appreciating Caribou

Athabascan Games

Athabascan Traditional Values

Lookk’e in Their Seasons

Rapids Camp Academy: Salmon

Black River Camp Academy: Birch Bark Canoe

Halfway Camp Academy: Fish and Animal Skins

Dinyea Camp Academy: “Toh” Walking Stick

Old Minto Academy: Birchbark Baskets and Traditional Tools

Huslia Academy: Snowshoe Construction and Moose

Gaalee’ya Camp Academy: Caribou

Northway Camp Academy: Drums and Birchbark Baby Carrier

Arctic Village Academy: Caribou

We have several new books added to our collection that may interest Alaska Studies teachers.

Alaska Eskimo Footwear by Jill Oakes [ 2007]

Words of the Real People: Alaska Native Literature in Translation edited by Ann Fienup-Riordan and Lawrence Kaplan [ 2007]

Eskimo Dolls edited by Suzi Jones [ 1982]

Raven Travelling: Two Centuries of Haida Art by Daina Augaitis et al

Alaska in Maps [2001]

True Secrets of Alaska Revealed by Carol Varner et al [ 2002]

Tlingit Indians of Alaska by Anatolii Kamenskii [1985]

Matters of Race [2003]

World Revolutions: a series of 7 videos:[ 2005]

1. Castro and the Cuban Revolution
2. The Chinese Revolution (1911-1989)
3. The French Revolution
4. Gandhi and India’s Independence
5. Revolutionary Mexico (1910-1940)
6. The Russian Revolution
7. The South African Anti-Apartheid Movement

Global Issues: a series of 7 videos:[ 2004]
1. Africa: Challenges in the 21st Century
2. Genocide
3. Global Economic Issues
4. Global Environmental Issues
5. Global Science & Technology Issues
6. Human Rights
7. Latin America: Challenges in the 21st Century

With all Deliberate Speed [2005]

Scottsboro: An American Tragedy [2001 ]

The Atomic Café [1982]

Anatomy Physiology: Series of 4[ 2004]
1. Cardiovascular System
2. Muscular System
3. Respiratory System
4. Skeletal System

The Future of Food [2004]

The Family that Walks on All Fours [2006]

Mammals:[DVD 599.7 LIF 2003]
V.1: A Winning Design; Insect Hunters; Plant Predators
V.2: Chisellers; Meat Eaters; Opportunists
V.3: Return to the Water; Life in the Trees
V.4: Social Climbers; Food for Thought

Tuesdays with Morrie [ 1999]

The Hunt: adaptation of The Most Dangerous Game [ HUN]

The Authors: Emily Dickinson [1979]

The Arab World: Series of 2 [1999]
1. Arab Dynasties
2. Ancient Trade Routes of the Arab World

Wonders of the Ancient World: a series of 11 videos: [ 2002]

1. Anasazi, Taos & Blackfeet
2. Ancient African Architecture
3. Ancient African Civilizations
4. Ancient China
5. Ancient Egypt
6. Ancient Greece
7. Ancient Greco-Roman Cultures
8. Ancient India
9. Aztec, Inca & Zapotec
10. Ancient Rome
11. Maya

Egypt’s Golden Empire (PBS Empires) [DVD 932.1 EGY 2002]

The Roman Empire: In the first century (PBS Empires) [DVD 937 ROM 2001]

The Greeks: Crucible of Civilization (PBS Empires) [DVD 938 GRE 1999]

The Medici: Godfathers of the Renaissance (PBS Empires)[DVD 940.21 MED 2003]

The Hidden Child [ 2006]

The Nuremberg Trials [2006]
Japan: Memoirs of a Secret Empire (PBS Empires)[ 2004]

The Fog of War [2007]

Africans in America: America’s Journey through Slavery[ 1998]

Time of Fear [2004]

Chicago: City of the Century [2003]