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Through this newsletter, we hope to keep you informed on upcoming Carnegie Library events, introduce fun books and provide resources for use in your classroom.
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 Grace For President
author: Kelly DiPucchio
illustrator: LeUyen Pham
When we think of books about elections, this one is such an obvious recommendation! Not only does it broach the subject of gender equality in politics, it manages to demystify some confusing details behind the election process. Join Grace Campbell as she attempts to out-campaign the ever-popular Thomas Cobb in a class election.
 So You Want to Be President
author: Judith St. George
illustrator: David Small
Recipient of the Caldecott Medal in 2001, So You Want to Be President presents a collection of interesting presidential facts, making connections and exposing major differences between the first 42 U.S. Presidents.
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| Tech Resources Did you know that the library offers free online homework help contracted through Tutor.com? All students need is a library card! From home, students should first navigate to the Library's Kids Page ( http://www.clpgh.org/kids). On that page is the Homework Help link. After following the link to the Homework Help Page, students choose "Click Here for Remote Access," after which they will enter their library card number.  Once In the "Student Center," students at any grade level will find options to get live one-to-one tutoring.  A session starts with a problem or question entered by the user. Conversation occurs to the left in the chat window, while paint space (surprisingly effective) is available for student and tutor to work together in real time. At a session's conclusion, the user has the option to save or print the session. The only catch - Tutor.com has a limited number of tutors designated for the Library. During times of heavy usage, students may find themselves waiting for a tutor or logging in at a different time to get homework help. ............................................................................................................
Carnegie Cyber Space Academy is a free game that can be installed on individual computers or entire computer labs. It was made by Carnegie Mellon's Information Networking Institute and Carnegie Mellon CyLab in response to the growing need of internet safety education. Students are enrolled as "Cadets in training" as they learn how to recognize spam and internet traps, protect personal information, avoid inappropriate content, and deal effectively with cyber-bullying. Cadets must complete missions in order to earn badges, "Academy Credits," and various items. Visit this page to see how to download the game. It works on Windows and Mac computers, excluding iPads and iPods.
 A Cadet dorm room decorated with items bought from the Academy Store
The accompanying website, which can be used without downloading the game, provides animated videos about internet safety, printable materials, and complete lessons plans. The lesson plans are aligned to National Educational Technology Standards (NETS), incorporate the game, and span a range of topics including computer viruses and internet research strategies. Check out this page to see 2 videos and a list of 14 downloadable lesson plans. |
| Other Books We Like K-1 Dragons Love Tacos author: Adam Rubin
illustrator: Daniel Salmieri
Everyone knows - dragons love tacos more than life itself! One way to make sure a ton of dragons show up at your party is to serve tacos. Make sure you don't serve spicy tacos, however. Doing so may lead to a fiery inferno of epic proportions. Follow the story of folk artist Clementine Hunter as her career blossoms, a classic story about making the most of scarce resources. Painting with hand-me-down brushes on any material she can find, she eventually works her way into well-known museums, selling paintings for thousands of dollars each. Even at the peak of her fame, however, she is still challenged by the brutal truth of racial segregation.
Over the course of twelve days in 1916, four people died of shark attacks in New Jersey, one being attacked in a creek sixteen miles from the ocean. This is the fictional story of Chet Roscow, a ten-year-old boy who found himself up close and personal to the events that shocked a nation and changed the cultural perception of sharks forever. |
| | Black, White, & Read All Over Pittsburgh Arts & Lectures, in conjunction with Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh, presents this family book series, introducing readers to talented writers of children's and young adult books. Find more information about the series here. Upcoming authors: |
| The BLAST program has been so fortunate to have your support! Whether you've shown it through positive evaluations, letters of support or simply by regularly scheduling us to visit your school - thank you! Since BLAST is dependent on library funding, we would also like to thank those of you who support the library. For more information on how you can help, visit our Advocacy Page.
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Sincerely,
Bonny Yeager and Andy Yeung
Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh blast@carnegielibrary.org |
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