Hi All,
Thanks for the handful of reponses that I rec'd.....all of which were in
favor of keeping this book to feed the information needs of those boys
with an interest in guns, military, etc. The parents have "agreed to
disagree" with our choice to maintain this book in the collection. I
was fortunate that I had my principal's support, the support of my
Library Dept. Chair, concise Materials Selection Criteria, and the
Materials Reconsideration Policy and forms in place. It's still
unnerving to have to defend your purchasing selections, but I'm so
pleased to have these books available to those boys that crave this type
of information. It's been an interesting process and I'm happy to have
avoided a formal challenge just before the holidays....something else to
be thankful for!!
Thank you for your words of support! Happy Thanksgiving to all!!
Linda
Linda Costelloe
School Library Media Specialist
Daniel Warren Elementary School
Rye Neck UFSD
1310 Harrison Avenue
Mamaroneck, NY 10543
914-777-4285
lcostelloe@ryeneck.k12.ny.us
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Subject: [LM_NET] TAR ELEM: Heinemann Military Series in K-2 / Possible
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Hi All,
I'm in a position where I'm facing a possible book challenge. I'm in a
K-2 building and the complaint came in regarding one of the books in the
Heinemann Military Series. I bought the series in response to a high
demand for information about guns, fighting, war, etc. from many of the
boys in our building. I do feel it's a good series, very informational
without being sensational in any way. The series is geared toward gr
3-5, which is no different than many of the non-fiction materials that
we have in our collection for our higher level readers, and those that
desire more in depth info than books targeted to younger readers
provide.
The parent objected to a picture of a silencer in the book titled
Personal Fighting Gear. The picture shows a silencer and goes on to
talk about how the noise of a firing gun is made by sound waves, and
that a silencer really just muffles the sound.....it's scientific and
factual.
I feel even more strongly that it has a place after going to hear Peg
Tyre speak recently about her book The Trouble With Boys. She spoke of
boys becoming detached from the educational process at earlier and
earlier ages, and that we need to do more to keep them engaged. We need
to provide more of the books that they want to read.....and books such
as this Heinemann series demystify a topic that is such a strong
interest with so many of them.
Am I off base in feeling that this book has a place in a K-2 building?
Does anyone else servicing this age group own this series?? Is there a
better option that I should purchase that answers the need for
information on this topic? The entire series is extremely popular and I
have boys that have encyclopedic knowledge of all things military. I've
purchased books based on requests for more in depth information on many
other things: snakes, lizards, guinea pigs. Is this different because
it has guns? I should say that my principal and my department chair are
supporting me. I'm supposed to meet the parents to discuss the book
tomorrow.
Any insight or words of advice would be greatly appreciated!! TIA
Linda
Linda Costelloe
School Library Media Specialist
Daniel Warren Elementary School
1310 Harrison Avenue
Mamaroneck, NY 10543
914-939-0628
lcostelloe@ryeneck.k12.ny.us
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