Search

The article presents a speech by Leo Dillon and Diane Dillion, delivered upon their acceptance of the Boston Globe-Horn Book Award for a picture book for their work in "The Tale of the Mandarin Ducks." The speech was given at the New England Library Association's conference in Hyannis, Massachusetts, on September 30, 1991. The Dillons discuss the Edo art form ukiyo-e, the creative process behind the artwork in "The Tale of the Mandarin Ducks," and the impact of technological advances in printing.

Looks at the Stationery Studio, a new software program created to encourage students to write from FableVision. Key features; Remarks from Tom Plati, director of libraries and educational technology for the Wellesley Public Schools in Massachusetts; Web site address of FableVision; Cost of the software.

The article presents information on the Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art in Amherst, Massachusetts. The article discusses features of the museum and includes details of the first exhibit curated by museum director Ann Clark. The author also discusses the role of the museum in promoting art to children.

The article presents information on the 2012 Boston Globe-Horn Book Awards literary prize presentation on September 28, 2012 at Simmons College in Boston, Massachusetts. The article announces the award winners in nonfiction, fiction, and picture books. The article also discusses the books "Extra Yarn" written by Mac Barnett and illustrated by Jon Klassen, "Life: An Exploded Diagram" by Mal Peet, and "Chuck Close: Face Book" by Chuck Close.

The article provides a short history of the American Industrial Revolution, particularly the textile mills in Lowell, Massachusetts. In the 1830s many young girls in New England left their family's farms and went to Lowell in order to work at the mill but they found that working conditions were poor and that mill owners were not always fair.

Focuses on a program launched at Springfield Township High School in Massachusetts, in an effort to improve students' critical thinking skills. Aim of the program; Brief information on how the program was developed; Implementation of the program; Benefits of the program to students.

The article focuses on the role played by the country's first book store for children in the creation of "Horn Book" magazine. The bookshop was called the Bookshop for Boys and Girls in Boston, Massachusetts and owned by Bertha Mahoney Miller. Miller later became the founder and first editor of the magazine "Horn Book." Details are given for the difficulties facing the bookshop as well as the introduction and transformation of the magazine.

Reports that the children's books collected by the late Paul and Ethel Heins, former editors of the `Horn Book Magazine,' have been donated to the Boston Public Library in Massachusetts, by their children. Information on the book collection.

Presents a photograph of children scribbling all over the walls of the Beebe Library in Wakefield, Massachusetts, during a fall fundraising party for new furnishings.

This article presents an interview with Howard Zinn, an author and Professor Emeritus at Boston University in Boston, Massachusetts. Zinn discusses his book "A People's History of the United States," the close scrutiny of the founding fathers in his book, his favoritism of Thomas Jefferson, and what he hopes students will keep in mind while approaching the 2008 presidential election.

The article presents a speech by Barry Moser delivered during his acceptance of the Boston Globe-Horn Book Award for nonfiction for his illustrations in the book "Appalachia: The Voices of Sleeping Birds." Moser gave his speech during the New England Library Association's conference in Hyannis, Massachusetts, on September 30, 1991. Moser discusses his family and how he weaves his personal history into his art.

The article presents a speech by Katherine Paterson delivered upon her acceptance of the Boston Globe-Horn Book Award for picture books for her book "The Tale of the Mandarin Ducks." The speech was given at the conference of the New England Library Association in Hyannis, Massachusetts, on September 30, 1991. Paterson discusses the writing process behind "The Tale of the Mandarin Ducks," and her struggles with her computer.

Presents news briefs related to library science as of January 1988. Christian fundamentalist parents' withdrawal of a case against the use of textbooks they claimed promoted secular humanism in Mobile, Alabama; Friends of Lincoln Library's discussion on the problem of children left at home; Boston, Massachusetts-based Simmons College Libraries' acquisition of the historical records of 'The Horn Book.'

Reports on the Children's Book International exhibit at the Boston Public Library in Massachusetts. Theme of the exhibit; Highlights of events on schedule; Contact information.

Reports on the merger of the Massachusetts Association for Educational Communication and Technology and the Massachusetts Educational Media Association to become the Massachusetts Association for Educational Media. Officers for the merged organization.

Announces the symposium on children's literature as a scholarly resource at the Parker House in Boston, Massachusetts. Contributions of scholars and researchers; Topic of children's literature collections in relation to scholarly studies.

Informs on the holding of the 'Children's Books International,' the title of the first annual exhibit of international children's books and publications being planned by the Boston (Massachusetts) Public Library for May and June 1975. Series of children's programs planned; Symposium on international publishing.

Discusses the launch of the Steven Spielberg Digital Yiddish Library by the National Yiddish Book Center in Amherst, Massachusetts as of November 2, 2002. Threat of the obsolescence of the Yiddish language; Reason for the center's move to digitize its Yiddish book collections; Information on the Web site of the Spielberg library.

Reveals the plans of Eric Carle, maker of children's picture books, to build a museum in Amherst, Massachusetts. Tentative name of the museum; Design; Donations for the museum; Galleries at the museum.

Reports on the trial to determine whether the anthology 'Male and Female Under 18,' edited by Nancy Larrick and Eve Merriam, will be restored to the shelf of the Chelsea High School Library in Massachusetts. Controversy over the poem, entitled 'The City to a Young Girl,' included in the anthology; Case background.

Features the series of symposium and book exhibition sponsored by the Boston Public Library in Massachusetts on May 1977. Focus of the three-day symposium; Schedule of book exhibition; Activities during the opening of the book exhibition; Lectures and discussion activities on international children's books.