Hello all:
I have been reading this discussion of SLJ over the last few nights with =
some partial amusement and partial seriousness. I have finally decided =
to post. I read SLJ periodically, but got into trouble several years =
ago over one of their book reviews. It was a short review, with very =
little detail, but the book received an excellent recommendation. I =
decided to purchase. I don't remember the book title now, but it was =
completely inappropriate for the recommended age, Gr. 4-7. Needless to =
say it described and named in detail certain anatomy parts of the male =
and female bodies. I had to take the book from the collection; I know =
this speaks of censorship, but in this case, I would have been ordered =
to if I had not done it. Since then I have never used SLJ's reviews, =
and I have learned to read several and not just rely on one.
I am an Associate Editor for Knowledge Quest and I would like to call =
your attention to the latest issue which deals with reading (Reading =
Matters, Jan/Feb 2002). The networth section deals with a multitude of =
reading resources on the web. There is information on a variety of =
sites where you can find information on children's literature, online =
texts, author and publisher information, and reviews or review =
newsgroups. There are so many places now where media specialists can =
find additional review information. This column details some of these =
and gives some important information on web sites where reading matters! =
It really is a good read!
Dennis LeLoup, Media Specialist
Sycamore Elementary School
7878 E. Co. Rd. 100 N.
Avon, IN 46123
dleloup@surf-ici.com (KQ)
dleloup@avon.k12.in.us
Associate Editor, Knowledge Quest
http://www.ala.org/aasl/kqweb/index.html
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