Volume 3, Issue 12
December 2013
Monthly Newsletter
Books and Authors
Welcome!
Welcome to the students, teachers, and
librarians of Valley Cottage, New York!
We’re happy you are using Infotopia.info and
Kidtopia.info for your research needs!
Our favorite web sites for books and authors can
all be found on our LibraryTopia.info Books and
Authors Resource Page. You can also find
podcasts and videos about books here. Some of
our favorites include:
http://www.kidsreads.com/
http://www.abookandahug.com/
http://www.readingrockets.org/books/
http://www.teenreads.com/
http://noflyingnotights.com/
New Science Resources on Infotopia
We have just completed two new resource pages
on Life Science topics, including Biomes and
Mammals. Our Life Science Page also includes
Anatomy and Physiology, Life Science Images,
Hiberation, and more! Check them out and send
us your comments!
http://www.infotopia.info/life_science.html
http://www.infotopia.info/biomes.html
You can find links to all of these and more at:
http://www.librarytopia.info/books.html
Another great place to find more about
interesting books to read is to visit Book Trailer
web pages. Our favorites include:
http://www.schooltube.com/organization/199825/
http://www.booktrailersforreaders.com/
http://digitalbooktalk.com/
http://www.infotopia.info/mammals.html
Thanks to Mrs. Lowe’s class in Delaware for
suggesting web sites for our new Recycling
Resource Page on Kidtopia!
http://kidtopia.info/recycling.html
New Kidtopia resource pages on landforms, the water cycle and
more! We received these requests from an elementary school
science teacher. Keep sending in your requests!
Infotopia Newsletter
December
Events
December 2013 page 2
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December Calendar from SurfNetKids
http://www.surfnetkids.com/calendar/december/
Dr. Michael Bell and Carole Bell
(Retired) Librarians/Teachers
Today in History
December 1, 1955 Rosa Parks arrested
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/today/dec01.html
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December in Women’s History
http://www.nwhp.org/news/december.php
Christmas—December 25th
http://www.history.com/topics/christmas
December 7, 1941—Air Raid on Pearl Harbor
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/today/dec07.html
Hannukkah—Nov. 27-Dec. 3, 2013
http://www.history.com/topics/hanukkah
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Attention IB Schools
Are you and your students staying on top of global news
events? Try our International News resource page. You
can either go to a newspaper from a specific country, or
you can quickly check the worldwide news on our links
to CNN World, USA Today World, Reuters, or the
International New York Times.
http://www.infotopia.info/intl_news.html
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click this icon on the top of the Infotopia.info
home page. Check out the top ten searches
(topics) from the last month. This month, the
topics include the Holocaust, Volcanoes,
Earthquakes, Tsunamis, Glaciers, Oceans,
World War I and II, the Titanic, and
Abraham Lincoln. Each link includes
photos, charts, and information about the
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pages on Infotopia! Send us your feedback!
Watch every month for the top ten topics that
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