Psalms for Young Children - Marie-Helene Delval
The Psalms describe a whole range of emotions, from joy and wonder to sadness and regret. This collection of Psalms, paraphrased for young readers, uses simple yet powerful imagery to help children express their feelings.

New Children's Books

We Are the Ship: The Story of Negro League Baseball - Kadir Nelson
Using an "Everyman" player as his narrator, Kadir Nelson tells the story of Negro League baseball from its beginnings in the 1920s through the decline after Jackie Robinson crossed over to the majors in 1947. Illustrations from oil paintings by artist Kadir Nelson.

The Light of the World: The Life of Jesus for Children - Katherine Paterson
Tells the story of Jesus' life from his birth in Bethlehem to his crucifixion and resurrection, and describes his teachings, explaining why he is called "the light of the world."

Psalm 23 - Barry Moser

New YA Book

Airman - Eoin Colfer
In the late nineteenth century, when Conor Broekhart discovers a conspiracy to overthrow the king, he is branded a traitor, imprisoned, and forced to mine for diamonds under brutal conditions while he plans a daring escape from Little Saltee prison by way of a flying machine that he must design, build, and, hardest of all, trust to carry him to safety.

New Audiobooks

Fox in Socks - Dr. Seuss
The smart Fox uses difficult tongue twisters to get the confused Mr. Knox in trouble with his tongue.


Biscuit Finds a Friend - Alyssa Satin Capucilli
A puppy helps a little duck find its way home to the pond.





Danny and the Dinosaur Go to Camp - Syd Hoff
Danny and his friend the dinosaur go to summer camp together.

Regular Baptist Press Sunday School Materials

The Sunday School materials for spring quarter 2008 from Regular Baptist Press have arrived and are available in the Christian Education area of the CMC.

February 2008 CMC Newsletter

CMC 40th Anniversary

The fourth monthly drawing celebrating the 40th anniversary of the CMC was held on January 22. The winner was Ashley Elliott, who received a $25 gift certificate to the library's MediaPlex. Congratulations to Ashley! There is still time to enter February's drawing for a $25 gift certificate to Barnes and Noble.

Book Awards Announced

On January 14, the American Library Association announced the winners of this year's major book awards. The surprise, but very popular, winner of the Caldecott Medal, given for outstanding illustration in children's books, was The Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznick. Unlike most Caldecott winners, this book is very large (533 pages!). The winner of the Newbery Medal for the most distinguished book published for children was another popular surprise, Good Masters, Sweet Ladies! Voices from a Medieval Village by Amy Laura Schlitz. For the complete list of winners, visit ALA's website.

Websites of the Month

This month's featured websites are two new resources on the CMC website itself. For those of you who have ever needed (or will someday need!) to prepare an author or illustrator unit, check out the Authors and Illustrators page. This resource contains lists of authors and illustrators whose books can be found in the CMC, along with links to the library's catalog listing each author's books. Also included are links to the authors' and illustrators' websites.

The second new resource is the School District Information page. This page lists all the area school districts that host our students for field experience and internships. Each school in each district is listed, along with superintendents' and principals' names, contact information, and links to the school and district websites. Finally, there is a link to Google Maps showing the directions from Cedarville to each school.

Please take a look at these new CMC website enhancements.

New Resources

During January, the CMC added a large number of trade books, as well as literature guides to several children's books and DVDs based on children's books. Click here to see the complete list of new materials added in January.

New YA Book

The Keeper: Book 1 of The Pages of Tamenara - T. H. Ferrell
For years the people of Tamenara have suffered quietly under the rule of King Deimos, a tyrannical leader whose reign led to the extermination of the Celestialites, the dwarves, and the dragons. But when a new evil surfaces that threatens the very existence of the land, it is up to one girl who, unskilled in combat and untrained in magic, must learn the ways of her ancestors to embrace her destiny and arise as the last Celestiate-Keeper of Tamenara.

New Music Education Teaching Aid

Kodaly Hand Signs
This is a set of 8 color posters showing the hand signs for the 8 degrees of the scale.

New Spanish Book

Hay un Molillo en Mi Bolsillo! - Dr. Seuss
A household of unusual creatures help beginning readers recognize common "household" words in this Spanish version of "There's a Wocket in My Pocket!"

New YA Book

All Made Up: A Girl's Guide to Seeing Through Celebrity Hype...and Celebrating Real Beauty - Audrey D. Braschich
Challenging the perfection and beauty seen in magazine and television ads, an informative guide helps young women to see the ads for what they are and begin to appreciate their own appearance--flaws and all--as the honest beauty it is.

New Children's Books

Dream Big - Ian Falconer
Olivia dreams big. Whether she's taming a circus lion or building a sandcastle as tall as the Empire State Building, her boundless imagination and courageous spirit are an inspiration to young and old.

Amazing Leonardo da Vinci: Inventions You Can Build Yourself - Maxine Anderson
Introduces readers to the life, world, and incredible mind of Leonardo da Vinci through hands-on building projects that explore his invention ideas.

Curious George Gets a Medal - H. A. Rey
Following a day of misadventures Curious George becomes the first space monkey.

Skippyjon Jones Up & Down - Judy Schachner
Skippyjon Jones, a Siamese kitten who thinks he's a Chihuahua, demonstrates opposite concepts, such as up and down.

Mother Goose: Numbers on the Loose - Leo and Diane Dillon
Presents an illustrated collection of twenty-four counting rhymes, from "Baa, baa black sheep" to "Wash the dishes, wipe the dishes."

Tales from the Brothers Grimm - Cooper Edens
Fifteen classic Grimm fairy tales, illustrated by such well-known artists as Arthur Rackham, Walter Crane, and Randolph Caldecott.

Body: An Amazing Tour of Human Anatomy - Richard Walker
Text and colorful illustrations introduce the make up of the human body with cutaway drawings and explanations of the functions of the various body parts.

Wings, Horns, & Claws: A Dinosaur Book of Epic Proportions - Christopher Wormell
Presents an illustrated collection of drawings describing the physical characteristics, habitat, and behaviors of a number of prehistoric dinosaurs.

Knut: How One Little Polar Bear Captivated the World - Juliana, Isabella, and Craig Hatkoff
When Knut was first born, he was no bigger than a snowball. His mother was unable to care for him, so a bear keeper at Zoo Berlin, Thomas Dörflein, became Knut's foster father.

Tutankhamen's Tomb - Jen Green
Presents a full-color illustrated tour of the tomb of Egyptian pharaoh Tutankhamen that shows many of the treasures discovered by Dr. Howard Carter in 1922.

New Professional Book

The Strategic Teacher: Selecting the Right Research-Based Strategy for Every Lesson - Harvey F. Silver

New Children's Books

Monday with a Mad Genius - Mary Pope Osborne
Jack and Annie travel 500 years back in time to Florence, Italy, and spend a day helping Leonardo da Vinci in the hope of learning another secret of happiness.

There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed Fly Guy - Tedd Arnold
After accidentally swallowing her grandson's pet fly, Grandma tries to retrieve it by consuming progressively larger animals.

Polar Animals - Wade Cooper
Children learn about animals that live in arctic regions and creatures that are active at night. Written in easy-to-read rhymes and illustrated with color photographs, this book features three pages of learning activities.

See-Through Reptiles - Steve Parker
Clear pages help illustrate reptile anatomy and behavior.

Seashore - Sue Unstead

Masterpieces Up Close - Claire d'Harcourt
Discover the beauty and hidden mysteries in Western art's most celebrated masterpieces in this exciting art history lesson cleverly disguised as a game.

Nature's Art Box - Laura C. Martin
Presents more than sixty projects made from natural materials that are available almost anywhere.

Emeril's There's a Chef in My World! - Emeril Lagasse
Chef Emeril Lagasse presents an international cookbook for kids and adults, containing instructions for basic cooking techniques and seventy-five recipes for breakfasts, snacks, salads, soups, sandwiches, main dishes, sides, breads, and desserts from a diverse range of countries and regions, including Mexico, Germany, Thailand, Ireland, India, Cuba, Korea, France, West Africa, and others.

Wackiest White House Pets - Gibbs Davis
Describes the various kinds of pets, including grizzly bears and alligators, kept at the White House by various presidents from George Washington to George W. Bush.

Chicks and Salsa - Aaron Reynolds
Soon after the chickens tire of their feed and decide to make tortilla chips and salsa, all the other animals on Nuthatcher Farm start to crave southwestern cuisine.

New PE Book

Rhythmic Activities and Dance - John Price Bennett
Starting a rhythmic activities and dance program -- Icebreaker activities -- Rhythmic games and activities -- Aerobic dances and fitness routines -- Line dances -- Folk dances -- Mixers -- Square dances and clogging -- Social dances -- Glossary

New YA Books

Schooled - Gordon Korman
Homeschooled by his hippie grandmother, Capricorn (Cap) Anderson has never watched television, tasted a pizza, or even heard of a wedgie. But when his grandmother lands in the hospital, Cap is forced to move in with a guidance counselor and attend the local middle school. While Cap knows a lot about tie-dyeing and Zen Buddhism, no education could prepare him for the politics of public school.

The Rising Star of Rusty Nail - Lesley M. M. Blume
In the small town of Rusty Nail, Minnesota, in the early 1950s, musically talented ten-year-old Franny wants to take advanced piano lessons from newcomer Olga Malenkov, a famous Russian musician suspected of being a communist spy by gossipy members of the community.

A Dangerous Engine: Benjamin Franklin, from Scientist to Diplomat - Joan Dash
At the time of his famous kite experiment, Benjamin Franklin was unaware that his theories about electricity had already made him a celebrity all over Europe, especially in France, where fashionable circles loved to discuss scientific discovery. Admired by the French court and beloved by French citizens, Franklin effectively became America's first foreign diplomat, later helping to enlist France's military and financial support for the American Revolution. A father of the revolution and a signer of the Constitution, Franklin was a lightning rod in political circles - "a dangerous Engine," according to a critic. And although he devoted the last twenty-five years of his life to affairs of state, his first love was always science.

Water Street - Patricia Reilly Giff
In the shadow of the construction of the Brooklyn Bridge, eighth-graders and new neighbors Bird Mallon and Thomas Neary make some decisions about what they want to do with their lives.

Fire in the Heart: A Spiritual Guide for Teens - Deepak Chopra
By recounting his own experiences at age fifteen, Deepak Chopra, a noted Hindu author and physician, provides a blueprint for teens who are seeking their own spiritual paths.

Genocide: Modern Crimes Against Humanity - Brendan January
Genocide has become the human rights issue of our time. This book focuses on the genocides of the twentieth century, explaining what genocide is and discussing it in light of international law. The approach is thematic, examining causes, implementation, results, justice, and the survivors. It includes discussions of the Armenians, the Holocaust, the Cambodians of the killing fields, Tutsis of Rwanda, the Muslims of Bosnia, and non-Arabs in Darfur, Sudan. It includes firsthand accounts and experiences of this sensitive topic.--Publisher description.

New Children's Books

Treasure - Suzanne Bloom
When Bear follows Goose on what he thinks is a treasure hunt, they make a wonderful discovery.

Go to Bed, Monster! - Natasha Wing
Trying to avoid bedtime, Lucy uses her imagination and some crayons to draw a monster to play with.

Math Fables Too - Greg Tang
More rhymes about animals that introduce counting and grouping numbers, as well as examples of such behaviors as cooperation, friendship, and appreciation.

The Armor of God - Dandi Daley Mackall
Featuring Ephesians 6:10-18 from the New Living Translation.

Wag a Tail - Lois Ehlert
Assorted graduates of the Bow Wow School meet at a farmers market and a dog park, where most of them remember their obedience training.

Polar Bear, Arctic Hare - Eileen Spinelli
Poetic celebration of the wildlife that inhabits the Arctic.

New Nonfiction Books

Made to Be Broken: The 50 Greatest Records and Streaks in Sports History - Allen St. John
Highlights the fifty greatest records and achievements in sports history, offering the behind-the-scenes story of the men and women who set them. Includes a DVD with sports footage and interviews with key athletes.

The First Americans - Anthony Aveni
Presents an illustrated history of the first North American civilizations including the Cahokia, Anasazi, Hopewell, and Moundbuilders, and describes their culture, religion, society through archaeological evidence.

The Roaring 20: The First Cross-Country Air Race for Women - Margaret Whitman Blair
Celebrates the courage and drive of a collection of aviators who took part in the first cross-country air race for women in 1929 from California to Ohio, including Amelia Earhart, Louise Thaden, Ruth Elder, Opal Kunz, and Florence "Pancho" Barnes.

It's Elementary: How Chemistry Rocks Our World - Robert Winston
A comprehensive look at the elements describes the history of how they were discovered, what they are made of, their properties, where they are found, and their various applications.

Scholastic Atlas of Oceans
The Scholastic atlas of oceans covers an array of topics, beginning with the location and layout of each ocean and sea in the world. It discusses how oceans are formed, how waves are created, and how coastlines come to exist.

Helen Keller: Her Life in Pictures - George Sullivan
Presents an illustrated photographic biography of Helen Keller, who became both deaf and blind as an infant, and chronicles her life, struggles, and triumphs.

Space Station Science: Life in Free Fall - Marianne J. Dyson
Describes space stations, the International Space Station, the training and activities of its crew, and the conditions that will exist on it, including weightlessness and the dangers of radiation and meteors. Includes experiments and activities simulating conditions in space.

Everybody's Revolution: A New Look at the People Who Won America's Freedom - Thomas Fleming
A history of the American Revolution, focusing on the roles played by women and various other ethnic groups.

Shipwreck Detective - Duncan Cameron
This activity-packed journal of a diver's quest for hidden treasure follows Duncan Cameron deep under the sea as he searches for mysterious lost gold. The story unfolds as Duncan dives through a series of shipwrecks, recording every possible clue to the riddle that will guide him to the riches. Readers solve the mystery right alongside our hero, as Shipwreck Detective challenges them to discover both the fact and fiction of al that lurks beneath the sea.