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Sunday, April 17, 2016
Some Book Reviewers Just GET IT
Wild at Heart: Mustangs and the Young People Fighting to Save Them
Photographs by Melissa Farlow. 2015. 208pp. $19.99 hc. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. 978-0-544-39294-6. Grades 4-12
This book tells of the
plight of wild horses in America. Beginning with the history of
prehistoric horses to the efforts to protect wild horses from being
driven off public lands in the 1970s, Farley provides
a look into the world of
wild horses and their treatment. Farley explains how the government has
passed laws to protect these horses and then systematically has
broken its own laws or has twisted them
to suit the needs of others.
Recommended
School Library Connection suite at
www.librariesunlimited.com.
Labels: books, creative nonfiction, horses, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, leadership, librarians, libraries, Melissa Farlow, terri farley, Wild at Heart, wild horses Permalink to this blog post Posted by Terri Farley @ 2:53 PM 1 comments  
Saturday, April 16, 2016 Texas, Books & Friends!  Dear Readers, In just 3 days I'll be in Houston, Texas at the Texas Library Association conference! It's the biggest library conference in the U.S. and the only place my presentation received a standing ovation. To be fair, I was talking about the real Phantom Stallion, so what did I expect? This time I'll share the stage with my WILD AT HEART editor Julia Richardson (she read my first Phantom Stallion book & said -- "Hey, this could be a series.") and photojournalist Melissa Farlow. CPE#306: SBEC 1.5; TSLAC 1.5 WEDNESDAY Back Bones, Not Wish Bones: Inspire Tweens and Teens to Stand Up for Issues 10:15 - 11:50 AM Fiction and non-fiction can inspire youth to take on a cause. Provide the launch pad that vaults young people over barriers to fight for issues. Hear an example of advocating for a cause and receive hands-on experience with tools and resources to help lead teens toward action. Terri Farley and Julia Richardson, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Books for Young Readers; and Melissa Farlow, Melissa Farlow Photography.
Labels: Back Bones, HMH books, Houston, Julia Richardson, librarians, library, Melissa Farlow, Not Wish Bones, phantom stallion, reading, Texas, TLA Permalink to this blog post Posted by Terri Farley @ 11:16 AM 0 comments
Monday, April 11, 2016 Still Studiously Ignorant of Modern Science: BLM on Wild Horses
Research for Wild at Heart took me into the issue of wild horse birth control. It's a rarely needed "solution" to a man-made problem that had to be explored. Instead of accepting remote darting (like you've seen on wildlife TV specials), BLM and Oregon State University want to experiment with spaying, shown in this video. Here is my letter to BLM, Oregon State University and Wild Horse Advisory Board members. Greetings: In a 2013 report, NAS recommended birth control darting for wild horse herds which demonstrated a need for management. The Humane Society of the United States concurred.
“Bureaucracy Interrupted,” HSUS’s
analysis of BLM’s budget documents indicated, “…the more
money Congress appropriates in response to the Bureau’s plans for reform, the
more the program costs (and animals in long-term holding) increase instead of
the other way around.”
Despite consensus from
all credible agencies that it’s cheaper and more humane to manage wild horses
on the range, BLM remains stubbornly opposed to modern management techniques.
Instead, the Bureau offered $10
million to anyone who found a new means of birth control, as they paid
independent contractors to chase, trap and corral the West’s remaining wild
horses.
Now, Oregon State University and
BLM are fired-up to experiment on mustangs with spaying surgery. “Let’s see
what happens” is a bad strategy when test subjects are alive and answers are at
hand. At least 10% of spayed mares died at the Sheldon Refuge. Many others were
released and not tracked. Another example? BLM facilities have a high mortality
rate in gelded stallions (a procedure considered safe and routine for domestic
horses). But these are wild animals.
They are not unconscious and are traumatized. If they don’t go into shock and
die, they often succumb to a lack of post-op care.
This crosses the line
from experimentation to molestation. Can you really believe sterilization will
be different for wild mares? Can you ethically substitute hope for
experience?
Sincerely,
Terri Farley
Labels: BLM, BLM round ups, gelding, mares, mortality rate, mustangs, Oregon State University, spaying, sterilization, wild horses Permalink to this blog post Posted by Terri Farley @ 12:28 PM 0 comments
Friday, April 01, 2016 Summertime and the Reading is Breezy 
SCBWI Publishes First-Ever Summer Reading List
By Bonnie Bader, SCBWI PAL Coordinator
Summer is a carefree time for kids, but not necessarily for
educators, parents and caregivers. They have to be wary of a very well
documented phenomenon-the summer slide in reading achievement. Enter
the summer reading list. Today, over 95% of libraries have summer
reading programs to help prevent the summer reading slide. Research has
shown that kids who enroll in library-run summer reading programs
return to school not having lost any reading skills, and as more
interested and engaged readers.
Taking a cue from librarians, SCBWI is
developing its first ever Summer Reading List. In order to be included,
you need only be an SCBWI member and submit one PAL-published book. Our
list will be organized into fifteen regions (the same regions as used
for the Crystal Kites), and organized by grade level - K-2, 3-5, 6-8,
9-12 and genre. Not only will the SCBWI Summer Reading List offer lots
of choice, but the kids will be able to select books by local
authors-all books will denote the author and/or illustrator's place of
residence. The first SCBWI Summer Reading List will be available mid-May, both in hard copy and in downloadable form.
Labels: authors, books, kidlit, librarians, library, reading, reading list, SCBWI, school, students, summer, teachers Permalink to this blog post Posted by Terri Farley @ 12:29 PM 0 comments
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