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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
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
Sunday, August 11, 2013 Teachers & Librarians: Free books for you  Dear Teachers and Librarians,
Multiple copies of the Phantom Stallion and Wild Horse Island foreign language
editions pictured here are sitting, unloved, in boxes.
The French translations are soft cover and I have no Spanish editions, but the books shown above are
Education Tip: When I do school visits, I bring along American originals
and foreign editions. Then, because cover art differs so from country to
country, I ask students to compare/contrast cultural perceptions of today's
American West. Even the little ones love looking for clues
to make matches.
If you’d like to check your libraries for HarperCollins copies
you already have, these books are, from left:
TOP Row: Phantom Stallion 2, 3 and Wild Horse Island 1
MIDDLE Row: Phantom Stallion 3, 4, 8, Wild Horse Island 2
BOTTOM row: Phantom
Stallion 4, 6, 5, 6
Feel free to shoot me a personal email farleyterri@aol.com from your school or library email address if you’re interested.
Have a wonderful school year,
Terri
Labels: foreign language editions, librarians, libraries, phantom stallion, teachers, wild horse island Permalink to this blog post Posted by Terri Farley @ 2:17 PM 0 comments
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