Category Archives: new stuff tuesdays

PBS Video Collection: Fourth Edition (New Stuff Tuesday)

Posted on June 15, 2021 by Carol

Pickings were slim at New Arrivals, so it seemed like a good opportunity to share a new online resource. PBS films are often useful teaching tools – plus, they’re entertaining. The UW System used year-end funds to purchase this collection. … Continue reading →

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How We Got to the Moon (New Stuff Tuesday)

Posted on June 8, 2021 by Diana

John Rocco’s lavishly-illustrated book tells the stories of missions to the moon from Sputnik to Apollo 11. His pictures and text explain complicated science and technology concepts in ways that kids (and adults) can understand. Even better than his engineering … Continue reading →

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Smile (New Stuff Tuesday)

Posted on June 1, 2021 by Naomi Schemm

A brief and impressionistic-feeling introduction to one of the early stars of movie entertainment. Without Charlie Chaplin, it’s been said movies today would not exist in their current form. His early life in England — impoverished childhood with stints in … Continue reading →

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Wolf Island (New Stuff Tuesdays)

Posted on May 25, 2021 by Carol

Wolves seem to elicit strong emotions in many parts of the world. People either love them or hate them. This year’s wolf hunt in Wisconsin got a little out of control. Your thoughts on the matter will likely depend on … Continue reading →

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O Captain, my Captain! (New Stuff Tuesday)

Posted on April 27, 2021 by Naomi Schemm

The best historical children’s books blend the instructive facts and the imaginative story so well that the reader can scarcely tell where one ends and the other begins. This book fits the bill. I didn’t know much before reading this … Continue reading →

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Orient (New Stuff Tuesday)

Posted on March 30, 2021 by Martha

Nicholas Gulig won the 2017 Open Book Poetry Competition for the poems in this book. In case his name sounds familiar it might be because you know him from campus. He is an Assistant Professor in the Languages & Literatures … Continue reading →

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Tiny Habits (New Stuff Tuesday)

Posted on March 23, 2021 by Diana

B. J. Fogg researches human behavior at Stanford University and shares his method for creating lasting positive changes: starting small by breaking behaviors down into smaller parts and changing your environment to help set yourself up for success. This short, … Continue reading →

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Mrs. Lincoln’s Sisters (New Stuff Tuesday)

Posted on March 16, 2021 by Naomi Schemm

The queen of Civil War-era historical fiction is back with another re-enactment focusing on the character of Mary Lincoln — telling the story through the figures surrounding the first lady. Chiaverini’s admiration for and understanding of the woman and the … Continue reading →

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From the Desk of Chancellor Watson: Uncomfortable Conversations with a Black Man by Emmanuel Acho

Posted on March 9, 2021 by Ellen Latorraca

Uncomfortable Conversations with a Black Man by Emmanuel Acho One in a series of reviews contributed by Chancellor Dwight C. Watson In 1969, Dr. David Rueben wrote a very controversial book entitled, Everything You Wanted to Know About Sex, But … Continue reading →

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Future Sea (New Stuff Tuesdays)

Posted on March 2, 2021 by Carol

For a couple of years, I went through a phase of reading only books about the ocean. It all started with Moby Dick. And then I had to find out the real story behind the whale, so I continued with … Continue reading →

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