School Library Journal (11/29/11) reports: Calling all school librarians: there’s still time to apply for a Laura Bush Foundation grant—but you better hurry, 截止日期是12月31日. If you work in a school where 50 percent or more of the student body qualifies for free or reduced lunch, 然后行动起来. 促进对阅读的热爱, the foundation awards media centers with grants of up to $6,000英镑买书, 杂志, 以及其他阅读材料. 我们的目标?  To update, extend, and diversify book collections in the nation’s neediest school libraries. All grants, which are supported by private donations, are given to individual schools阅读更多→

Cecil Castellucci’s latest is 地球上的第一天, 一个简洁的, poignant short novel about a teen who is an alien in his own life. 马尔是个独来独往的人. 高中愚蠢行为的观察者, reluctant caretaker of his alcoholic mother, 孤独如地狱.  他永远不会承认这一点, 当然, but  ever since his dad left him and his mom, 马尔一直漂泊不定.  And something strange and secret happened to him out in the Mojave desert that he still can’t get over – he was abducted by aliens.  Trying to survive high school, his messed up home life, and the wrenching pain of阅读更多→

Who wouldn’t want a glimpse into their future? To see what your life is like 15 years from now, 谁是你的朋友, 你的工作是什么?, 你住在哪里,你是否快乐.  But how do you piece together a true picture of your future if it’s revealed in a list of “friends” you many not even know, 还没拍的照片, and random tidbits (“Cake for breakfast – yum”) that don’t make sense?  1996年给艾玛和乔什的, getting access to their lives in 2011 via an AOL disc that reveals their as-yet-to-be-invented Facebook pages, 也有很多缺口阅读更多→

摘自《welcome皇冠地址》(11月11日. 20, 2011): Print books may be under siege from the rise of e-books, but they have a tenacious hold on a particular group: children and toddlers. Their parents are insisting this next generation of readers spend their early years with old-fashioned books. This is the case even with parents who themselves are die-hard downloaders of books onto Kindles, ipad, 笔记本电脑和手机. They freely acknowledge their digital double standard, saying they want their children to be surrounded by print books, to experience turning physical pages as they learn about shapes, 颜色和动物. 父母们也说他们喜欢拥抱阅读更多→

假设你遇到一只恐龙: A First Book of Manners by Judy Sierra with illustrations by Tim Bowers, walks you through exactly what to do if you happen to meet a dinosaur while shopping at the grocery store. This manners book is a series of cute rhyming questions like: “Your shopping cart begins to spin. 它划伤了恐龙的小腿. 她发出可怕的吼声. 你对恐龙说了什么?” With the answer displayed simply on the next page: “I’m sorry.“这本可爱的小书教, through various scenarios involving a dinosaur in the grocery store: introducing yourself and saying goodbye and阅读更多→

We loved this article by Patrick Carman from SLJ-Check it out now! 摘自《welcome皇冠地址》11月11日. 1, 2011: Read Beyond the Lines: Transmedia—and its multiplatform brethren—has changed the very notion of books and reading By: Patrick Carman Whenever I speak to a group of middle school students, 我做了同样简单的测试. I ask the audience to think about the day before I arrived. 只有那一天. Then I have them count on their fingers each of the following things they did the day before I got there: • Used a cell phone • Used a personal device to listen to music阅读更多→

From Publisher’s Weekly: With 2012 fast approaching, here at Publishers Weekly we’ve assembled our list of the very best books published this year for children and teens. 你最喜欢的入选了吗? Read on to see the top Children’s Picture Books here. Or, 看看最好的儿童小说, 儿童的非小说类, or see all of PW’s top picks for readers of all ages.阅读更多→

ASU is Offering ENG 500: Research Methods in English Education Investigating Reading and Writing Practices in Secondary Schools Spring 2012 Wednesdays 4:40-7:30pm Dr. Jessica Early Course Description: This graduate seminar is designed to explore research methods used to study the reading and writing practices of secondary students in classroom settings. Research methodology is a central issue for literacy researchers and this course will link methodological concerns with practical issues, acknowledging the ways research design has an impact on the classroom as well as the academy. 近年来, researchers examining secondary reading and writing practices have become increasingly interested in expanding their methodological options and阅读更多→

The November issue of our newsletter is out now! 带来图书皇冠登录welcome, 关于新版本和酷网站的信息, 书评, 有机会赢取免费书籍, grant tips and much more straight to your inbox! 没有注册我们的邮件列表? It’s easy- just find the Join Our Mailing List link on the right sidebar of this blog. (Or, click here) In the meantime, just in case you didn’t get one, check out the newsletter here. 我们说过你可以赢得免费的书吗? Update – This giveaway is now closed, the winner was Teresa M.. 感谢光临!阅读更多→