What do you call nonfiction books that are graphic?
We’re going with graphic nonfiction. But whatever you call them, the November SLJ is a graphic…well, cornucopia, with recommended graphic nonfiction for middle schoolers and for teens.
Tikatok.com, the online children's book community, is joining forces with Computers for Youth (CFY) as part of a greater initiative to unleash creativity and imagination in all children—and also identify a deserving individual as "Parent of the Year."
In their first joint program, Tikatok and the nonprofit CFY, which works with schools to provide computers and related services to needy families, will run a writing contest for children from low-income households in 20 schools in the New York City area. Participating children will write about how their parent has been a positive influence on their education and has helped them improve their home learning environment. The "parent" can be any adult who works with the child as a learning partner. more » » »
All right, fellow citizens. We've a new President ah-coming to the White House. The weather is turning cold. The stars are in alignment. Sounds like ideal conditions for a new ...
Knuckleheads By Joan Holub Illustrated by Michael Slack Chronicle Books $15.99 ISBN: 978-0-8118-5523-5 Ages 4-8 On shelves now Puns. Puns are hard. I think that it's safe to say that ever...
Jimmy Gownley rules. Why? At the beginning of October, Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing announced that it had acquired his graphic novel series AMELIA RULES!, a favorite among both cri...
Anyone who thinks you can't tell autumn in California just isn't sensitive enough. This weekend was beautiful: blazing permission leaves flinging themselves and baring their fruit to the squirre...
The Tale of Despereaux (not yet rated), a computer-animated adventure based on Kate DiCamillo’s Newbery Award-winning charmer (Candlewick, 2003), once-upon-a-times its way into theaters on December 19, 2008. Set in the soup-loving Kingdom of Dor, the movie features a cast of captivating characters. Despereaux (voiced by Matthew Broderick), a big-eared, bold-hearted, story-savoring mouse, is banished to the castle dungeon for refusing to conform. more » » »
Gr 8 Up–In this fairy tale of India set during the early 1900s, Raka, a young bride who is awaiting certain death at the hands of her evil husband, spins a story for Lalit, a servant in the Rajah’s house. more » » »
Gr 6 Up–This set “chronicles decisive events in the crucial colonial period that would lead to the founding of the United States of America” by presenting brief, high interest introductions to various events. more » » »
Gr all levels–Dan Zanes and Friends have done it again! The group responsible for the 2007 Grammy Award-winning album, Catch That Train (Big Kids, 2006), have produced a new album of 18 family-oriented songs, all sung in Spanish, that reflects the vibrant Latino heritage of the Big Apple that is a mingling of many different cultures. more » » »
Chances are you won’t see Click, Clack, Moo (S & S, 2000), The Tale of Despereaux (Candlewick, 2003), and Diary of a Wimpy Kid (Abrams, 2007) in the White House library. But if students at Milton Terrace South Elementary School in upstate New York have their way, these and other children’s books will be on the library's shelves by the time President-elect Barack Obama and his family move in.
As part of an election lesson created by media specialist Susan Penney, last month the school’s K–5 students embarked on a program called “In Books We Trust.” Their goal? To hold a school-wide election of all the students’ favorite books, with top winners intended for the new First Family to enjoy. more » » »
Reach Out and Read is expanding its reach. From now on, when a child walks into a pediatrician’s office on one of 20 military bases, he’ll get more than a checkup—he’ll get a new book.
The nonprofit literacy organization, which works with hospitals, clinics, and pediatricians across the country to encourage parents to read aloud to their young children, is piloting a program that will reach 90,000, or 25 percent, of the children of U.S. military families worldwide aged from birth to five years old, says Matt Ferraguto, a Reach Out and Read spokesman. more » » »
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What do you call nonfiction books that are graphic?
