The skimpy short-attention span approach has been around for a while - and not just
in YA books. I remember my first job after I got my MLS (1995), when we had monthly
purchasing meetings for all the Children's Librarians at Houston Public Library. I
asked my mentor about it and she said it had been going on for at least 10 years.
She thought it had to do with a TV-watching mindset. There is probably more to
it...Anybody in the publishing world want to pipe up?
When I weed, I delete some nice "meaty" nonfiction from the past and I put the best
in our little "Historical Collection". I show this section to readers that want
more - I also use it for show and tell when we talk about past and present. And
speaking of past and present - I showed a volunteer mom who is a horse expert a
book about our little school's past. She looked with interest at a picture of the
stable full of horses (1910ish) from when students rode to school and she started
telling me all about the horses and what the picture meant. She pointed to the
horse that had its tail cropped so it wouldn't get caught in the plow. She pointed
to the one horse who was a riding horse versus a farm or work horse. Then she told
me about a certain breed that was originally bred to carry knights in heavy armor.
It was fascinating! So, I'm going to have her come in during our 5th grade lesson
about visual literacy and primary documents (What Can Learn From Old Photos?).
A different topic - anyone got advice for end of the day sleepy and young
Kindergartners? Right now I'm trying to dazzle them with books and keep them
upright!
Melissa
Melissa Techman, MLS
Broadus Wood Elementary School,
185 Buck Mtn. Rd,
Earlysville, VA 22901
434-973-3865
mtechman@k12albemarle.org
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