Major Electronic tool used:

Follett Library Resources (Titlewave)

Secondary Electronic tools used:

Amazon.com (Folkmanis Puppets)

Prufrock Press Inc.

ETA Cuisenaire

Ranger Rick magazine

Valerie Elementary PreK-7th grade school

Primary students PreK-3rd (200)

Special Education population (7)Gifted population (11)

Follett Library Resources

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•“Puppet Master—For 25 years, Folkmanis has produced amazingly lifelike puppets for kids and youthful adults. Now the company has created the Baby Folkmanis line for infants and toddlers.” —New York magazine

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Over 8,000 manipulative-based educational and supplemental Materials for PreK-12 grade.

The magazine's captivating images and fascinating age-appropriate content introduce students to new ecosystems, the diversity of the animal world and basic life science concepts.

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Closed Captioning

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Schlessinger Media

Teaching Guides

Video Clips

Special Education

Grades 3-12High-Interest

At-Risk

Inclusion

Life Skills

Title 1

The Emperor’s Egg National Science Teachers Association

Outstanding Children’s BookABC Children’s Choices Award

PreK-3rd gradeThis is non-fiction at its best-accessible, fascinating, and

entertaining. School Library Journal

Can You Feel the Force?Gifted primary studentsGrade 3. Physical Sciences4. Predict the changes when an object experiences a force(e.g, a push or pull, weight and friction).

Horn Book & School Library Journal

Best Science Books-Junior High& High School Readers 2006

I See a Kookaburra: Discovering Animal Habitats Around the

WorldGrade 1 Characteristics and Structure of Life1. Explore that organisms, including people, have basic needsWhich include air, water, food, living space and shelter.

BooklistHorn BookLibrary Media ConnectionSchool Library JournalPublisher’s Weekly

Chameleon, ChameleonGrade 2 Characteristics and Structure of Life1. Explain that animals, including people, need air, water, food,Living space and shelter; plants need air, water, nutrients (e.g, minerals), Living space and light to survive.

Library Media Connection (August/September 2005)This book would be a nice addition to the science library.

Booklist (March 15, 2005 (Vol. 101, No. 14))

A good choice for science classes or beginning report writers.

Grade 1 Life Sciences Diversity and Interdependence of Life 4. Investigate that animals eat plants and / or other animals for food and may also use plants or other animals for shelter and nesting.

Forest Food Chains

If You Decide to Go to the Moon

" A dramatic four-page foldout celebrating "Earth's special blessings," air and water, marks a safe landing as well as a

return to Kellogg's bread-and-butter style--a riotous watercolor panorama teeming with people, animals, and

green, growing things.”

Booklist starred (November 1, 2005 (Vol. 102, No. 5))

Grade 1 Life Sciences Diversity and Interdependence of Life 4. Investigate that animals eat plants and / or other animals for food and may also use plants or other animals for shelter and nesting.

School Library Journal(starred review)

"The book is so simple -- yet it has long-range, satisfying, repeated appeal for

the youngest patrons."

 Raccoons and Ripe Corn

Raccoons and Ripe Corn

Reflections on this project

Although I have used Follett Library Resources Titlewave feature before I truly believe that I used this tool more efficiently this time. I wish that I could place this order and donate the

materials to my formal school,Valerie Elementary. In the past I would based my order largely on personal reviews, teacher recommendations, and student requests. Now I that I know more about collection development I see where I fell short of providing quality peer reviewed materials. I am glad that I chose Primary Science as my focused subject matter. The 500’s and 600’s were an embarrassment. While at Valerie I attempted to enhance the Earth Science, Physical Science and Life Science area. I truly enjoyed spending 1,500 on

books, kits, magazines, and puppets. It made a difference using Titlewave’s Ohio Standards lists, Titlewave’s search tool where I used key words such as Earth Science etc. In the search

tool box I utilized the review box by selecting on average 2 reviews. Sometimes I highlighted specific review sources such as Booklist. Because Booklist only publishes

positive reviews I felt very comfortable ordering their suggestions. I decided to order science kits from ETA Cuisenaire. I enjoyed looking through their paper catalog and then going to their website to place a pretend order. Their website was user friendly and allowed me to

make a print-out of my order with the shipping and handling charge added. The Folkmanis Puppets company has high quality puppets that children love. However, they are pretty expensive. I decided to see if I could order Folkmanis puppets from Amazon.com for a

cheaper price. I was pleasantly surprised that I could. I placed an order for 3 puppets. These animals puppets were purchased to supplement 1book and 2 DVDs. The next time I prepare

an order I will give my wish list items and book/media reviews to subject area teachers to get their professional opinions.