Dealing with Bullies.
I want to mention the excellent presentation Gayle Roberts did April 28, 2010, for NCompass Live on bullying. If you didn’t see it, go
here for the archived program. [http://nlc.nebraska.gov/NCompassLive/NCArchivelist.asp] The title is “Spring, Summer, Winter, Fall…Bullying Concerns Us All.” You can scroll down to April 28 or hit “control F” for a search line to appear at the top of the page and search for ‘bullying.’ Take a look at some of the other sessions, there may be more you’ll want to watch.
I recently finished a Geronimo Stilton graphic novel, #6 in the series. Titled
Who Stole the Mona Lisa? it is 50 pages long. The mice travel back in time to visit Leonardo da Vinci and try to discover what nefarious plans Catardone III of Catatonia and his band of Pirate Cats are up to. Occasional one panel text boxes pop up when needed to give nonfiction background information for the reader. It’s silly fun with adventure and time travel; Geronimo is easily frightened but refuses to leave his friends in danger. This series is aimed at elementary school age readers. I haven’t read a text version of the books so I can’t compare, I guess I should do that soon!
(The Nebraska Library Commission receives free copies of children’s and young adult books for review from a number of publishers. After review, the books are distributed free to Nebraska school and public libraries.)
