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I want to add another title that is related to _Fat Land_; _Fast Food Nation_ looks at the fast food phenomena, and not just in terms of the lack of nutrition. Very interesting read - I can't keep the library copy on the shelves. Diane Gallagher-Hayashi Teacher-Librarian Stelly's School Saanich School District (63) Saanichton, British Columbia Canada Diane_Hayashi@sd63.bc.ca daichan@islandnet.com "I may not be an explorer, or an adventurer, or a treasure-seeker, or a gunfighter, Mr. O'Connell, but I am proud of what I am...I, am a librarian!" The Mummy ----- Original Message ----- From: "Anthony C. Doyle" <tdoyle@MUHSD.K12.CA.US> To: <LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU> Sent: Friday, May 30, 2003 11:28 AM Subject: Re: Summer Reading for US! > For some not-so-light summer reading: > > _Reading the Naked Truth: Literacy, Legislation, and Lies_ by Gerald > Coles > _Big Brother and National Reading Curriculum_ by Richard Allington et > al. > Both books take close looks at the National Reading Panel (NRP) report > "Teaching Children to Read." They are both highly critical of the > panel's methods and conclusion and raise lots of troubling questions > about current federal legislation and its effects on literacy education. > Allington's book includes a chapter by Stephen Krashen. The current > rush to get "hooked on phonics" could have serious implications for > library funding and staffing so I think these books are must-reads. > > For a non-library related book I recommend _Fat Land: How Americans > Became the Fattest People in the World_ by Greg Critser. The author > pays special attention to juvenile obesity and its attendant health > problems (e.g. the juvenile diabetes epidemic). He discusses the > explosion of the fast food industry and the super-sizing phenomenon, the > lack of emphasis on P.E. in schools, outsourcing food services in > schools, and the sweetener high fructose corn syrup. He looks at the > biology, psychology and sociology of fat. As I approach forty at an > alarming speed (both in age and waist size) I found this book > fascinating and disturbing. You will never look at a bottle of soda the > same way. > ---- > Tony Doyle, Librarian > Livingston High School, Livingston, CA > tdoyle@muhsd.k12.ca.us > <Http://www.lhs.muhsd.k12.ca.us/library/index.htm> > "You don't have to burn books to destroy a culture. Just get > people to stop reading them."-- Ray Bradbury > > > > --- > Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. > Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). > Version: 6.0.481 / Virus Database: 277 - Release Date: 5/13/2003 > > =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-==-=-=- > All LM_NET postings are protected by copyright law. > To change your LM_NET status, e-mail to: listserv@listserv.syr.edu > In the message write EITHER: 1) SIGNOFF LM_NET 2) SET LM_NET NOMAIL > 3) SET LM_NET MAIL 4) SET LM_NET DIGEST * Allow for confirmation. > LM_NET Help & Information: http://ericir.syr.edu/lm_net/ > Archive: http://askeric.org/Virtual/Listserv_Archives/LM_NET.shtml > LM_NET Select/EL-Announce: http://www.cuenet.com/archive/el-announce/ > LM_NET Supporters: http://ericir.syr.edu/lm_net/ven.html > =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=--=-=-=-=- > > =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-==-=-=- All LM_NET postings are protected by copyright law. To change your LM_NET status, e-mail to: listserv@listserv.syr.edu In the message write EITHER: 1) SIGNOFF LM_NET 2) SET LM_NET NOMAIL 3) SET LM_NET MAIL 4) SET LM_NET DIGEST * Allow for confirmation. LM_NET Help & Information: http://ericir.syr.edu/lm_net/ Archive: http://askeric.org/Virtual/Listserv_Archives/LM_NET.shtml LM_NET Select/EL-Announce: http://www.cuenet.com/archive/el-announce/ LM_NET Supporters: http://ericir.syr.edu/lm_net/ven.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=--=-=-=-=-