News from the Curriculum Resource Center

We’re sorry to announce that the CRC laminator is currently not working.  As of 9/28 we are not able to heat the machine.  Parts have been ordered and the machine will be repaired as soon as possible.  Watch for an announcement or call the CRC before bringing your project to be laminated.  The CRC phone number is 419-372-2956.

 Banned Books Week is September 24-Oct 1, and I invite you to enjoy one of the many popular books that have been challenged by adults as inappropriate for young readers.  Here are some of my favorites:

And Tango Makes Three, Absolutely True Diary of a Part Time Indian, The Hunger Games, The Perks of Being a Wallflower, The Earth, My Butt and Other Big Round Things

Why the fuss?  Adults found them to be too sexually explicit, or containing offensive language, some were challenged because of homosexuality, or … Continue Reading

Here are some Scrumdiddlyumptious ways to celebrate Roald Dahl Day!

• Tweet your favorite word for Roald Dahl Day #dahlday
• Wear something yellow-Roald’s favorite color
• Pretend you are a grandhigh witch and cast a ghastly spell
• Listen to your favorite R.D. story on audio in the car, or on your way to school or to buy chocolate…
• Check out your favorite Roald Dahl book at the CRC!

For more fun ideas check out www.roalddahl.com

We have the following titles ready for checkout about September 11:

• September 11, 2001 by Dennis Brindell Fradin
• September 11, 2001 : A Simple Account for Children by Nancy M. Poffenberger
• The 9/11 Report : A Graphic Adaptation  by Sid Jacobsen and Ernie Colón
• A Nation Challenged : A Visual History of 9/11 and Its Aftermath by the New York Times

For even more titles, check our catalog.

In Roald Dahl’s classic novel James and the Giant Peach, an enormous escaped rhinoceros from London Zoo has eaten James’s parents. And it gets worse! James is packed off to live with his two really horrible aunts, Sponge and Spiker. Poor James is miserable, until something peculiar happens and James finds himself on the most wonderful and extraordinary journey aboard a giant peach…

   Straight from your childhood, James and the Giant Peach is celebrating it’s 5oth anniversary.  Check out ways to celebrate at www.followthatpeach.com

We’re giving away giant NOW and LATER candies in the CRC just for trying the Children’s Literature Comprehensive Database. Stop in at the desk and take this great resource for a spin. You can help yourself to a delicious, chewy NOW and LATER while you are at it!