When Less Is More By Lynn Rashid - 04/01/2008
If your classroom or library short story collection is gathering dust, it’s time to introduce your students to the anthologies written, collected, and edited by some of today’s best-known young adult authors. Comprised of a variety of genres and literary styles, contemporary short story collections mirror the quality and range of the classic tales.
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Alan Grants By Staff - 04/01/2008
Each year, the ALAN Foundation (Assembly on Literature for Adolescents) sponsors funding for research in young adult literature and grants for teachers to attend the daylong ALAN workshop at the annual National Council for Teachers of English conference in November. ALAN members may apply for a research grant (up to $1500); all applications are due by September 15, 2008.
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Information Literacy Award By Staff - 04/01/2008
World Book, Inc. and the American Library Association (ALA) are sponsoring the World Book/ALA Information Literacy Goal Award to “encourage innovative and effective information literacy programs in schools as well as public libraries.” World Book President Paul Gazzolo said, “This award will help people of all ages become effective users of information by fostering a better un...
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Have a Judy Moody Day! By Staff - 04/01/2008
The Judy Moody's Totally RARE Author Visit Contest, sponsored by Candlewick Press, is open to schools, libraries, and book retailers in the United States that host a Judy Moody Day between March 11 and July 11, 2008. Applicants must submit an essay and photos of their event and winners will be selected based on the event's originality, customer appeal, presentation, and community involvement.
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Word Smart By Staff - 04/01/2008
Merriam-Webster’s newly updated Web site, Word Central, designed for young students, includes Merriam-Webster’s Online Student Dictionary as well as two fun interactive games. Robo-Bee challenges players to make an animated bee fly to the word that correctly completes a sentence, while BIGbot tests youngsters’ knowledge of antonyms and synonyms.
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A Century of Plays By Staff - 04/01/2008
Theatre Communications group has recently published “The August Wilson Century Cycle,” a 10-volume series of the playwright's work. These handsome editions feature a series introduction by John Lahr and forewords written by such luminaries as Toni Morrison (The Piano Lesson), Ishmael Reed (Jitney), Laurence Fishburne (Two Trains Running), and Frank Rich (Ma Rainey's Black Bottom).
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Listen Up! Audies Awards Finalists By Staff - 04/01/2008
The 2008 finalists for the Audies® Awards, sponsored by the Audio Publishers Association (APA), have been announced. In the Children’s Audiobook Titles for Ages 12+ category, the finalists are: Bloody Jack: Being an Account of the Curious Adventures of Mary 'Jacky’ Farber, Ship’s Boy by L.
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Podcasts are a great way to expand learning beyond the classroom or library. Here are more recommendations from Tech Chicks Anna Adam and Helen Mowers, following up their Dec. 2007 article Listen Up!
Gr 3-5–Join Chef J, and actor, and Master Chef Soufflé, a puppet, as they teach addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division of fractions while cooking up some tasty treats with their young guest host, Carlos.
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As part of Auburn Library's (CA) summer reading program "Catch the Reading Bug!" artist Kurt Barton fashioned this child-sized beehive, along with supersized ants, a centipede, dragonflies, and bees, all from found materials.
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