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- Internet: A First Discovery Book, 2000 - Librarian Jean Armour Polly coined the slang idiom "surf the net" in the early 1990s. Believing the Internet--in addition to books and other printed matter--could be a resource for learning, Polly advocated for free Internet access in public libraries. She used surfing as a metaphor when she authored a guide titled "Surfing the Internet: An introduction." The phrase quickly caught on.
- 2000
- Collections - Artifact
Internet: A First Discovery Book, 2000
Librarian Jean Armour Polly coined the slang idiom "surf the net" in the early 1990s. Believing the Internet--in addition to books and other printed matter--could be a resource for learning, Polly advocated for free Internet access in public libraries. She used surfing as a metaphor when she authored a guide titled "Surfing the Internet: An introduction." The phrase quickly caught on.
- Reading Rainbow "Borreguita and the Coyote" Family Literacy Kit, 1999-2008 - From 1983 until 2006, <em>Reading Rainbow</em> aimed to encourage a love of books and reading in children. The show won over 250 awards, including 26 Emmys, and earned the title of the most-watched PBS program in classrooms. The program's commitment to literacy also extended outside of the show itself, through sponsorship of programs like this literacy kit.
- 1999-2008
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Reading Rainbow "Borreguita and the Coyote" Family Literacy Kit, 1999-2008
From 1983 until 2006, Reading Rainbow aimed to encourage a love of books and reading in children. The show won over 250 awards, including 26 Emmys, and earned the title of the most-watched PBS program in classrooms. The program's commitment to literacy also extended outside of the show itself, through sponsorship of programs like this literacy kit.
- McDonald's "The Magic School Bus" Ruler and Game, 1994 - McDonald's Happy Meals include toys that draw from popular culture. <em>The Magic School Bus</em>, a popular children's educational show that ran from 1994 to 1997, featured the zany Ms. Frizzle and her students going on field trips in their magic bus, which on this ruler and tracing toy has transformed into a spaceship for solar system-themed fun.
- 1994
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McDonald's "The Magic School Bus" Ruler and Game, 1994
McDonald's Happy Meals include toys that draw from popular culture. The Magic School Bus, a popular children's educational show that ran from 1994 to 1997, featured the zany Ms. Frizzle and her students going on field trips in their magic bus, which on this ruler and tracing toy has transformed into a spaceship for solar system-themed fun.