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Three pamphlets describe facets of "Encendiendo Una Llama," a Hartford (Connecticut) demonstration program for bilingual gifted and talented students. An overview pamphlet summarizes key aspects of the model program: identification procedures, instructional services, teacher training, parent involvement, evidence of effectiveness, implementation requirements, and materials available for dissemination. A second brochure focuses in greater depth on aspects of identification, including linguistic and cultural factors. The program's identification efforts are focused primarily, though not exclusively, on the limited English proficient school population. The 3-stage identification process consists of open recruitment, talent pool, and formal identification. Parallel identification procedures for academic and artistic ability are used. Standardized tests and locally developed information forms are noted. A third brochure describes instructional approaches, including components of the program model (resource room, after-school program, and regular class component), staff development, student needs assessment, and curriculum components based on Renzulli's Enrichment Triad and bilingual education. Finally, sample curriculum units, the use of computers, and materials available for dissemination are cited. (JW)

1Boy Crusoe

By Allan Eric

Also published as" A Yankee Crusoe" . A 15 year old hard working and studious farm boy finds the lure of adventure on the seas as a merchant seaman more than he can resist. This is his story. " I was born in a little town in the State of Maine, near the close of the Civil War. My boyhood life did not differ materially from that of the average farmer's son in the remote country districts of New England--except, perhaps, that I read more and thought more. Hard work on the rugged soil, two terms each year in the little yellow country schoolhouse, a day's fishing now and then filled the early years of my life full to over-flowing. " What he gets is enough excitement and adventure to overflow his wildest dreams. How he experiences disaster and uses his wits and knowledge to overcome every problem makes for a great read. - Summary by Phil Chenevert