CD-ROMS; ideal for techno-wizkids ages 6-12.

The Hockey Sweater

Written by Donna Mydlarski, Penthes Verena

Rubrecht, Dana M. Paramskas, Andre Bougaieff

and Larry Katz

Calgary: Les Editions 3D, 2006

www.editions3d.ca/hockey

* $34.95 CD-ROM 978-0-9689901-1-7

IL: Ages 9-12

The award-winning NFB film The Sweater, based on Roch Carrier's famous story, is the heart of this interactive CD-ROM. This CD-ROM features activities, interviews, biographies and paintings. Intended for ESL and basic/remedial English.

Thematic Links: Hockey--Canada

Joe Rock and Friends: Book 3

(Joe Rock and Friends)

Written by by Allan Crossley and Tracey Crossley

Penticton, BC: BoggleNoggin Media Inc., 2007

www.bogglenoggin.com

* $24.99 CD-ROM 978-0-9739069-2-9

IL: Ages 6-9

This DVD/CD-ROM set, created by teachers, offers beginning readers three stories ("The Painters in the Park," "Inukshuk Joe" and "Kate's Birthday Surprise") at three different reading levels. Text and audio translation by word or sentence are provided in English, French and Spanish.

Thematic Links: Painters--Inukshuks Birthdays