New Releases by Susan Hall

It''s Easter and Dora and Boots are going on a egg hunt--but the eggs they are searching for are not just ordinary eggs, each one has a special prize inside.

This document provides guidance to government institutions on microfilming records of archival value to achieve archival film and on the quality control & archival storage conditions necessary to achieve stable images & media permanence. The focus is on micrographic applications created & maintained in roll film format. After a section on general requirements, procedures are described with regard to information needs analysis & systems planning, initial testing, document preparation, microfilming, processing, inspection, duplication, storage, and disposition. Appendices include a list of Canadian microfilm standards, a glossary, and samples of forms used in the various procedures.

The third volume of Using Picture Storybooks to Teach Literary Devices joins volumes 1 and 2 of this best-selling series to give teachers and librarians the perfect tool to teach literary devices to students in grades K-12. In this volume, 120 well-reviewed picture storybooks, published mainly in the last few years, are listed (sometimes more than once) under 41 literary devices. All-ages picture storybooks, which can be enjoyed by adults, as well as children, are included. For each device, a definition is given, and descriptions of appropriate storybooks, with information on how to use them, the art style used in the book, and a curriculum tie-in, are provided. Among the literary devices included are alliteration, analogy, flashback, irony, metaphor, paradox, tone, and 34 more. Indexes by author, title, art style, and curriculum tie-in add to this outstanding book''s great value. Grades 4-12.

An account of her travels in Europe and Mediterranean with companion, Lida Miller.