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Story Celebrations A Program Guide for Schools and Libraries
Jan Irving
ISBN: 1-59158-432-9
ISBN-13: 978-1-59158-432-2
216 pages
Libraries Unlimited
Publication: 2/28/2008
List Price: $35.00 (UK Sterling Price: £24.95)
Availability: In Stock
Media Type: Paperback
Trim Size: 8 1/2 x 11
Subjects: Reviews:
  • [T]his book will certainly help children's librarians in public libraries move beyond basic storytime programming.
    —Library Media Connection     August/September 2008
  • In addition to school and community library story hours, these reading lists, puzzles, arts, crafts, writing exercises and more, make Story Celebrations ideal for home-schooling and after-school programs, as well as a traditional classroom curriculum supplement.
    —Midwest Book Review/Library Bookwatch     April 2008
  • "Emphasizing the importance of story in our lives--past, present, and future--the chapters begin with a discussion of the subject followed by an annotated bibliography, which in this third volume also includes reading levels of the works. New to this volume as well is a list of Website, followed by a school library program and then a public library program. Each program lists the materials needed, the procedures outlined meeting by meeting, directions, and a background to share with the audience. Handouts are provided for copying to make the learning more hands-on. . . . This work will help librarians serving those aged 10-14 who need a way to become engaged with their reading, rather than simply reading and discussing a book."
    —ARBA     3/1/2009
Description: Juice up your library programs with these lively, thematic, book-based activities for children in grades 4-8. Ten chapters focus on popular themes and study areas Welcome to Victorian England, Gross Science, Discovering Family Roots, Is This Goodbye? Endangered Animals, and more, offering an annotated list of select books and two complete programs for each theme. You'll find step-by-step instructions, materials lists, and all the reproducible patterns, scripts, and stories you'll need to make it happen. In each chapter, one program is suited to the needs of school libraries and the other is targeted at public libraries, although both can be adapted to either environment. Through reading, creative dramatics, puzzles, writing exercises, arts and crafts, and more, you can engage young learners while building their literacy and reading skills, and their love of books and reading. Designed for school and public libraries, these activities are great for after-school programs and also fit beautifully into classroom studies. Grades 4-8.
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
    Chapter 1: Paintings that Tell Stories
    Chapter 2: Puns of Fun: Word Play for Kids
    Chapter 3: Family Roots
    Chapter 4: Going Dutch: Exploring Holland and its Culture
    Chapter 5: Welcome to Victorian London
    Chapter 6: Plagues That Changed History
    Chapter 7: Gross Science
    Chapter 8: In the Spotlight: Public Speaking for Kids
    Chapter 9: Chew on This: Healthy Eating Kids Like
    Chapter 10: Is This Goodbye? Endangered Animals
    Indexes
About the Author: Jan Irving is a writer and consultant in the field of children's literature and library services to children. She was formerly a children's librarian and library supervisor in Kansas and Colorado. For more than 20 years, she has been active in ALA, and has presented workshops and trainings nationwide. Among her previous Libraries Unlimited publications are Mudluscious (1986), Stories NeverEnding (2004), and Stories, Time and Again (2005).
LCC Class: 27
PDF Catalogs:
LU School Library Spring 2008.pdf
LU Public Library Spring 2008.pdf
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