Hello Danna,
I believe the "mature content" that they are referring to is on pages 72 and 73
where they have the woman with the largest augmented breasts (my 6th-8th graders
especially like that one when they find it!) and they also try to look at in in 3D.
The only reason I even know about it is because I was using the GBWR as a
pop-culture source for identifying keywords and one of the items they had to
identify was the keyword in "person with the longest fingernails." When they
identified it and I opened to the page----boy was I surprised and so where
they......... On that same page there is also the "longest penis extension","most
surgical procedures to look like an animal" and some other items.
I was very disappointed when I saw these entries as this is one of the most popular
browsing books in the media center and I am uncomfortable with allowing the?2009
edition to be borrowed. I made several attempts to contact the editor, Craig
Glenday, and never heard from them. They could have done a "school version" GBWR
and saved a lot of trouble. Any ideas as to what I can do with those pages when
these books are eligible for circulation??
Aileen Basuljevic
Library Media Specialist
Van Wyck JHS
Wappingers Falls, NY
basul3@aol.com
-----Original Message-----
From: Danna DeMars <demarskda@GMAIL.COM>
To: LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU
Sent: Wed, 4 Mar 2009 10:11 am
Subject: [LM_NET] TAR: Guinness World Records 2009
I am looking at the Scholastic Book Fair Resource catalog and it states that
the Guinness Book of World Records 2009 contains mature content. Can anyone
enlighten me as to what this might be? I usually order this and have kiddos
clamoring for it, but don't wish to cause myself any headaches :-) Thanks!
--
Danna DeMars, LMS
Garrett Elem
Hazelwood, MO
demarskda@gmail.com
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