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Technology can be a stern taskmaster. As in The Sorcerer's Apprentice, our tools may seem a bit overwhelming. As library media specialists, we need to keep abreast of the latest [...]

CHIBBARO, Julie. Deadly. illus, by Jean-Marc Superville Sovak. 304p. CIP. S & S/ Atheneum. Feb. 2011. Tr $16.99. ISBN 978-0-689-85738-6. LC 2010002291. Gr 7 Up-There's plenty to think about and [...]

Energy. www.enviroliteracy.org/energy. Environmental Literacy Council. (Accessed 5/12/01). Gr 6 Up--The Environmental Literacy Council is a Washington, DC-based nonprofit organization devoted to helping students and teachers learn about environmental issues. One [...]

Energy Information Administration: Official Energy Statistics from the U.S. Government. www.eia.doe.gov. U.S. Energy Information Administration. (Accessed 5/12/01) Gr 8 Up--The Energy Information Administration, an independent statistical agency within the U.S. [...]

EIA Kid's Page. www.eia.doe.gov/kids. U.S. Energy Information Administration. (Accessed 5/9/01) Gr 3-8--'Energy Ant,' a federally created cartoon character, hosts this site designed to teach kids about the world's main energy [...]

Energy Quest. www.energy.ca.gov/education. California Energy Commission. (Accessed 5/12/01) Gr. 2-5--Energy Quest is roughly the virtual equivalent of a big, fat file folder marked 'ENERGY' that you might find in the [...]

World Social Leaders. 1 CD-ROM Systems: Win 95/98/NT 4.0. ABC-CLIO, 130 Cremona Dr., Santa Barbara, CA 93117; 800/368-6868; www.abc-clio.com. 1999. ISBN 1-7607-69-3. $49; 5-copy lab pack: $129; site license: $249 [...]

World Book 2001 Deluxe Edition. 2 CD-ROMs. Systems: Win 95/98/2000/NT 4.0+ World Book, 233 N. Michigan Ave., Suite 2000, Chicago, IL 60601; 800/ WORLDBK; www.worldbook.com. 2000. ISBN 0-7166-8491-8 $59.95. Gr [...]

Poetry and Music of the War Between the States. users.erols.com/kfraser/index.html. Kathie Watson. (Accessed 12/10/00). Gr 6 Up--Perhaps nothing provides a better window into the ethos of a time period than [...]

Camp Life: Civil War Collections from Gettysburg National Military Park. www.cr.nps.gov/csd/gettex. National Park Service Museum Management Program. (Accessed 12/10/00). Gr 4 Up--Produced by the National Park Service with help from [...]

Civil War Women: Primary Sources on the Internet. scriptorium.lib.duke.edu/ women/cwdocs.html. Compiled by Ginny Daley. (Accessed 10/11/00). Gr 7 Up--Duke University's Special Collections Library holds over 60 sets of diaries and [...]

The American Civil War Homepage. sunsite.utk.edu/civil-war. George H. Hoemann. (Accessed 12/14/00). Gr 8 Up--The Web often countless sites related to the Civil War posted by commercial interests; federal, state and [...]

Civil War: United States Colored Troops. www.bjmjr.com/civwar/usct.htm. Bennie J. McRae, Jr. (Accessed 10/12/00). Gr 6 Up--Nearly 200,000 men are thought to have served in the United States Colored Troops during [...]

Lonely Planet Online. www.lonelyplanet. com. Lonely Planet Publications. (Accessed 10/20/00). Gr 9 Up--Lonely Planet Publications began in the 1970's when a young couple stapled together copies of a self-produced book [...]

MapMachine. plasma.nationalgeographic. com/mapmachine/. National Geographic Society and ESRI. (Accessed 10/20/00). Gr 3 Up--MapMachine is an interactive map generating Web site that is well executed and striking. Students can choose maps [...]

National Anthems of the World. www.emulateme.com/anthems/. Emulate Me. (Accessed 10/20/00). Gr 1 Up--School librarians working in elementary or early secondary settings are always asked about national anthems. Be prepared! National [...]

The [C.I.A.] World Factbook 2000. www. odci.gov/cia/publications/factbook/index.ht ml. U. S. Central Intelligence Agency. (Accessed 10/20/00). Gr 6 Up--Several commercial sites featuring information about countries use The [C.I.A.] World Factbook's public [...]

The Lightspan Network. The Lightspan Partnership, 10140 Campus Point Dr., San Diego, CA 92121; 888/425-5543; www.light span.com. $3000/year per school, $1150 per training session (highly recommended.) K-Gr 8-The Lightspan Partnership [...]

PASTIS, Stephan. Timmy Failure: Mistakes Were Made. Bk. 1. illus, by author. 304p. Candlewick. 2013. Tr $14.99. ISBN 9780-7636-6050-5; ebook $14.99. ISBN 9780-7636-6358-2. Gr 3-8--Timmy Failure's new surname is completely [...]

'If you think about math teachers, they've always been able to give assignments in which students are required to show their work. That makes it easy for them to check [...]

Though Follett's ebooks have been around for years, I'm suddenly very enthused about the prospect of building a Follett ebook collection now that the company has released apps that let [...]

* SCHMATZ, Pat. Bluefish. 226p. CIE Candlewick. 2011. Tr $15.99. ISBN 978-0-7636-5334-7; ebook $15.99. ISBN 978-0-7636-5614-0. LC 2010044815. Gr 7-9--Eighth-grader Travis, tall and quiet, is beginning his first year in [...]

Last September when I reviewed the original iPad, I was surprised to discover that backlit, color tablets actually make darn good ereaders. No, they didn't toast my eyeballs as I'd [...]

CONNOLLY, Sean. The Book of Potentially Catastrophic Science: 50 Experiments for Daring Young Scientists. 391p. illus. photos. reprods. Workman. 2010. Tr $13.95. ISBN 978-0-7611-5687-1. LC number unavailable. Gr 5-10--Perhaps picking [...]

WINERIP, Michael. Adam Canfield: The Last Reporter. 376p. CIR Candlewick. Oct. 2009. Tr $16.99. ISBN 978-0-7636-2342-5. LC 2009007347. Gr 6-9--This third story about the middle school investigative reporter and his [...]

Model tested had 1 GB of RAM, a six-cell battery, an 80-GB hard drive, Windows XP Home Edition, and Included optional touchscreen and 1.3-megapixel webcam. Unit pricing starts at about [...]

BASYE, Dale E. Rapacia: The Second Circle of Heck. illus. by Bob Dob. 362p. CIP. Random. 2009. Tr $16.99. ISBN 978-0-375-84077-7; PLB $19.99. ISBN 978-0-375-94077-4. LC 2008019115. Gr 5-8--With her [...]

Visit www.amazon.com for foil details or to purchase. Version tested: 2.0.3. $359. Remember how the original Apple iPod suddenly made the MP3 player a must-have for music fans back in [...]

WHEN ASKED TO WEIGH IN ON WHAT MIGHT BE THE NEXT BIG THING in educational technology, I first did what I felt an SLJ gadget guy should do: I scanned [...]

Details available at www.moderro.com/Product/index.html $395. If you haven't yet read my article 'Don't Worry, Be Scrappy' (pp. 34-35), outlining some of the cheaper/greener/smarter computing solutions, you may want to hit [...]

O'BRIEN, Anne Sibley & Perry Edmond O'Brien. After Gandhi. illus, by Anne Sibley O'Brien. 192p. bibliog. index. CIR Charlesbridge. Feb. 2009. RTE $15.95. ISBN 978-1-58089-129-5. LC 2008010660. Gr 6-10--It's been [...]

Weight: About 17 lbs. Measurements: 7.8' h x 14.8' w x 19.5' d. Brightness: 2700 ANSI Lumens. Estimated lamp life: 2000 hrs., full power, 3000 hrs, low power. Imaging: LCD. [...]

LYNCH, Chris. The Big Game of Everything. 288p. HarperTeen. 2008. Tr $16.99. ISBN 978-0-06-074034-4; PLB $17.89. ISBN 978-0-06-074035-1. LC number unavailable. Gr 7-10--Introspective and curious, Jock is considering questions many [...]

About 120 years ago, photography was a complex blend of art and science practiced by a select few. Then, in 1888, George Eastman began building Kodak into a popular photography [...]

It's the height of the short-lived sunny season here in the Upper Midwest--and I'm admittedly giddy with it--so I hope you'll indulge me in one last summery simile as I [...]

HOBBS, Will. Go Big or Go Home. 185p. map. CIP. HarperCollins. 2008. Tr $15.99. ISBN 978-0-06-074141-9; PLB $16.89. ISBN 978-04)6-074142-6. LC 2006100440. Gr 5-8--Setting is always central in Hobbs's books, [...]

Operating systems: Customized Linux, Windows XP SP2 compatible. Dimensions: 8.86 x 6.46 x 0.846-1.4 inches. Full details and specs available at eeepc.asus.com. Street price: Around $400. Warning: Do not even [...]

KORMAN, Gordon. Swindle. 256p. CIP. Scholastic. Mar. 2008. Tr $16.99. ISBN 978-0-439-90344-8. LC 2007017225. Gr 3-7--When Griffin Bing and his pal Ben discover an old Babe Ruth baseball card in [...]

Last spring, I shared my thoughts on the first-generation Sony Reader (see SLJ March 2007 'Test Drive,' p. 23). While I found the ebook reading device somewhat flawed, I was [...]

Remember when the only real choice in computing was Windows or Mac? Well, feel free to wax nostalgic about those simpler times because, as far as I'm concerned, those days [...]

RYAN, P. E. Saints of Augustine. 308p. CIP. HarperCollins/HarperTeen. 2007. Tr $16.99. ISBN 978-0-06-085810-0; PLB $17.89. ISBN 978-0-06-085811-7. LC 2006019519. Gr 9 Up--This story of estranged best friends Sam and [...]

VALENTINE, James. JumpMan: Rule #2: Don't Even Think about It. 281p. CIP. S & S. 2005. Tr $14.95. ISBN 0-689-87353-0. LC 2004008162. Gr 5-8--Jules and Gen's time-travel adventures continue in [...]

LEVITHAN, David. Marly's Ghost. illus. by Brian Selznick. 155p. CIP. Dial. Jan. 2006. Tr $14.99. ISBN 0-8037-3063-2. LC 2005016183. Gr 7-10--In this modified version of Dickens's A Christmas Carol, Scrooge [...]

GONZALEZ, Julie. Wings. 197p. CIP. Delacorte. 2005. Tr $15.95. ISBN 0-38573227-9; PLB $17.99. ISBN 0-385-90253-0. LC 2004007158. Gr 6-9--Ben, who prefers to be called Icarus, has been convinced since infancy [...]

STOLLS, Amy. Palms to the Ground. 244p. CIP. Farrar. 2005. Tr $16. ISBN 0-374-35731-5. LC 2004053261. Gr 7-9--Delightfully quirky, but thoroughly believable characters make this debut novel enjoyable and thought-provoking. [...]

MOORE, Anne-Elizabeth. Hey, Kidz! Buy This Book: A Radical Primer on Corporate and Governmental Propaganda and Artistic Activism for Short People. illus. by Megan Kelso. 235p. charts. illus. appendix. further [...]

* SHUSTERMAN, Neal. The Schwa Was Here. 276p. Dutton. Oct. 2004. Tr $16.99. ISBN 0-525-47182-0. LC number unavailable. Gr 7-10--Eighth-grader 'Antsy' Bonano recounts how his accidental relationship with three quirky [...]

SHULMAN, Mark & Hazlitt Krog. Attack of the Killer Video Book: Tips & Tricks for Young Directors. illus, by Martha Newbigging. 64p. glossary, index. CIP. Annick, dist. by Firefly. 2004. [...]

KAYE, Amy. The Real Deal: Unscripted. 208p. Dorchester. 2004. pap. $5.99. ISBN 0-8439-5315-2. LC number unavailable. Gr 7 Up--Having been one of the standouts of a high school, reality-TV show, [...]

HARDRICK, Jackie. Imani in Never Say Goodbye. 264p. Enlighten. 2004. pap. $15. ISBN 0-9706226-2-7. LC 2003108282. Gr 7 Up--Seventeen-year-old Imani's hopes for getting into Howard University-on a basketball scholarship or [...]