LibraryPoint - Nonfiction http://www.librarypoint.org/taxonomy/term/2780/0 en Fabulous Friday: Shoot for the Stars http://www.librarypoint.org/fab_friday_shoot_stars <div class="field field-type-filefield field-field-blog-image"> <div class="field-items"> <img class="field-item" src="sites/librarypoint.org/files/imagecache/shoot_stars.jpg" alt="You are here" ALIGN=LEFT> </div> </div> <p>On January 11, 2013 CRRL Headquarters had the pleasure of welcoming the Rappahannock Astronomy Club to Fabulous Friday: Shoot for the Stars. Mr. Jerry Hubbell, President of RAC, and Mrs. Linda Billard, the editor of RAC&rsquo;s newsletter, came and talked to a group of thirty-two parents and children. The focus of the program was constellations and how we can see shapes in the stars the same way we see shapes in the clouds. &nbsp;After Mr. Hubbell talked about some of the better known constellations, he and Mrs.<p><a href="http://www.librarypoint.org/fab_friday_shoot_stars" target="_blank">read more</a></p> CRRL Staff LibraryPoint Blog Kids Blog Nonfiction Science & Nature Thu, 24 Jan 2013 05:00:00 +0000 crrlcms 21386 at http://www.librarypoint.org Books to Manage Fear and Anxiety http://www.librarypoint.org/rp_fls_12_31_12 <div class="field field-type-filefield field-field-blog-image"> <div class="field-items"> <img class="field-item" src="sites/librarypoint.org/files/imagecache/onthatday.jpg" alt="You are here" ALIGN=LEFT> </div> </div> <p>No matter how hard we try to shelter young children from disturbing news, it has the unfortunate tendency to get through, whether from an overheard conversation or even by putting their new found reading skills to use and learning it for themselves. &nbsp;School begins in a couple of days and your child may be expressing more than the usual post-holiday, lack of interest in returning. &nbsp;Or perhaps they&rsquo;re clingier than usual and you find you&rsquo;re exhausting your bag of tricks to help them feel safe and reassured.<p><a href="http://www.librarypoint.org/rp_fls_12_31_12" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Rebecca Purdy Kids Blog Nonfiction Tue, 08 Jan 2013 18:59:27 +0000 crrlcms 21182 at http://www.librarypoint.org Scholastic 2013 Almanac for Kids http://www.librarypoint.org/2013_almanac_scholastic <div class="field field-type-filefield field-field-blog-image"> <div class="field-items"> <img class="field-item" src="sites/librarypoint.org/files/imagecache/2013_almanac.jpg" alt="You are here" ALIGN=LEFT> </div> </div> <p>Did you know that dogs are the top pet owned by U.S. households (46.3 million dogs, to be exact), and that beetles have the most species identified of all insects? How about the fact that extreme weather in January 2012 broke U.S. records for cold, snow, and heat?<p><a href="http://www.librarypoint.org/2013_almanac_scholastic" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Adriana Puckett almanacs facts LibraryPoint Blog Shelf Life Blog Book Buzz Blog Kids Blog Nonfiction Thu, 20 Sep 2012 12:53:20 +0000 crrlcms 19858 at http://www.librarypoint.org Bodies in the Bog by James M. Deem http://www.librarypoint.org/bodies_from_bog_deem <div class="field field-type-filefield field-field-blog-image"> <div class="field-items"> <img class="field-item" src="sites/librarypoint.org/files/imagecache/BodiesfromtheBog.jpg" alt="You are here" ALIGN=LEFT> </div> </div> <p>Do you like learning about mummies? Well, <a href="http://ipac.librarypoint.org/ipac20/ipac.jsp?session=1N18N05190301.8077&amp;profile=remote&amp;uri=link=3100019~!989151~!3100001~!3100002&amp;aspect=basic_search&amp;menu=search&amp;ri=1&amp;source=~!horizon&amp;term=Bodies+from+the+bog+%2F&amp;index=PALLTI#focus">Bodies From the Bog</a>, by James M. Deem, tells us about a type of mummy that you have probably never heard of before. One morning in April 1952, Danish workmen digging in a peat bog made an astonishing discovery.<p><a href="http://www.librarypoint.org/bodies_from_bog_deem" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Ancient history Archaeology Denmark LibraryPoint Blog Mummies peat bogs scientific mysteries Shelley Lantz Shelf Life Blog Book Buzz Blog Kids Blog Nonfiction Thu, 03 Nov 2011 04:00:00 +0000 slantz 14968 at http://www.librarypoint.org Saving the Baghdad Zoo: A True Story of Hope and Heroes by Kelly Milner Halls and Major William Sumner http://www.librarypoint.org/saving_baghdad_zoo_halls <div class="field field-type-filefield field-field-blog-image"> <div class="field-items"> <img class="field-item" src="sites/librarypoint.org/files/imagecache/SavingtheBaghdadZoo.jpg" alt="You are here" ALIGN=LEFT> </div> </div> <p>When the war in Iraq started, there were more than 600 animals being kept in public zoos and on private premises in and near Baghdad. Lions and tigers and bears&hellip;oh, no; were they safe?&nbsp; Were they being cared for? Were they hurt and in need of medical attention?<p><a href="http://www.librarypoint.org/saving_baghdad_zoo_halls" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Animal rescue Animals in danger Iraqi War LibraryPoint Blog Shelley Lantz U.S. Army Zoos Animals Biographies & Memoirs Shelf Life Blog Book Buzz Blog Kids Blog Nonfiction True Reads Animals Thu, 27 Oct 2011 04:00:00 +0000 slantz 14923 at http://www.librarypoint.org Jimi Sounds Like a Rainbow by Gary Golio http://www.librarypoint.org/jimi_sounds_like_a_rainbow_golio <div class="field field-type-filefield field-field-blog-image"> <div class="field-items"> <img class="field-item" src="sites/librarypoint.org/files/imagecache/jimi.jpg" alt="You are here" ALIGN=LEFT> </div> </div> <p>Jimi Hendrix was an iconic force in rock and roll.&nbsp; His name is synonymous with music.&nbsp; In the book <a href="http://ipac.librarypoint.org/ipac20/ipac.jsp?profile=remote&amp;menu=search&amp;aspect=basic_search&amp;index=.GW&amp;term=jimi sounds like a rainbow#focus">Jimi Sounds Like a Rainbow</a>, author Gary Golio introduces us to the young Jimi.&nbsp; The book begins in 1956 in Seattle, Washington, where Jimi was living with his father.&nbsp; They were not wealthy, but Jimi&#39;s father recognized that his son had a love for music.&nbsp; Jimi often practiced on his one-string uke<p><a href="http://www.librarypoint.org/jimi_sounds_like_a_rainbow_golio" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Black History Month Coretta Scott King Honor LibraryPoint Blog Music Musicians Rock and Roll Wini Ashooh Shelf Life Blog Book Buzz Blog Kids Blog Nonfiction Thu, 17 Mar 2011 05:00:00 +0000 washooh 10015 at http://www.librarypoint.org The Chiru of High Tibet, by Jacqueline Briggs Martin http://www.librarypoint.org/chiru_high_tibet_martin <div class="field field-type-filefield field-field-blog-image"> <div class="field-items"> <img class="field-item" src="sites/librarypoint.org/files/imagecache/chiru.jpg" alt="You are here" ALIGN=LEFT> </div> </div> <p>This book is another example of why I love reading children's books.&nbsp; <a href="http://ipac.librarypoint.org/ipac20/ipac.jsp?profile=remote&amp;menu=search&amp;aspect=basic_search&amp;index=.GW&amp;term=chiru%20high%20tibet">The Chiru of High Tibet</a> by Jaqueline Briggs Martin, illustrated by Linda Wingerter, introduced me to an animal I knew nothing about--the chiru.&nbsp; Chiru are unique animals resembling antelopes, but related to wild goats and sheep.&nbsp; Their wool is special also and is considered to be the finest in the world. It is called shahtoosh, the king of wools.<p><a href="http://www.librarypoint.org/chiru_high_tibet_martin" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Animal migration chiru Endangered species LibraryPoint Blog Tibet Wini Ashooh Shelf Life Blog Book Buzz Blog Kids Blog Nonfiction Thu, 24 Feb 2011 05:00:00 +0000 washooh 9698 at http://www.librarypoint.org Hana’s Suitcase by Karen Levine http://www.librarypoint.org/hanas_suitcase_levine <div class="field field-type-filefield field-field-blog-image"> <div class="field-items"> <img class="field-item" src="sites/librarypoint.org/files/imagecache/hanas_suitcase.jpg" alt="You are here" ALIGN=LEFT> </div> </div> <p>Once there was a little girl named Hana Brady. She lived in Czechoslovakia with her beloved family. She liked to ski cross-country with her brother and play with her wolfhound and her fluffy, white kittens. She helped her father at the family&rsquo;s general store. More than 50 years later, a suitcase with her name on it was sent to an education center in Japan.<p><a href="http://www.librarypoint.org/hanas_suitcase_levine" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Czechoslovakia Holocaust (1933-1945) Jewish Holocaust (1933-1945) LibraryPoint Blog Nazis Virginia Johnson Shelf Life Blog Book Buzz Blog History & Historical Fiction History & Politics Nonfiction Thu, 09 Dec 2010 05:00:00 +0000 vjohnson 9093 at http://www.librarypoint.org
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