Selecting books about First Nations - top 10 for elementary, middle years and primary.

Here are six visual dictionaries and thesauri that can help your students better understand the meanings of words

a contest I would like to have across the divison

Would she and the students be willing to share some of the trailers? Are they on YouTube? It would be nice to have good examples to show people.

some good responses in the comments to the question posed

an awesome collection of book trailers.

Twitter feed showing support for Laurie Halse Anderson's Speak

Ann eleven-year-old girl who LOVES school and reading. She reviews Middle Grade and Young Adult books for fun.

some of these quotes might be useful for posters or for newsletters.

"Guys Lit Wire exists solely to bring literary news and reviews to the attention of teenage boys and the people who care about them. We are more than happy to welcome female readers - but our main goal is to bring the attention of good books to guys who might have missed them. "

this looks a good place to look for books that teenage boys might enjoy

Suzanne Collins reads the first chapter...

"As digital screens proliferate and people move from print to pixel, how will the act of reading change?"

A YA fan site ..."Welcome to Mockingjay.net, the number one source on the web dedicated to the Hunger Games! We were founded in July of 2009, before the title of the third book had been announced. We're here to have fun with other Hunger Games fans with discussion, contests, the Jabberjays podcast, and an up to date news blog that covers anything related to the books or the upcoming film that is being made by Lionsgate."

Your students might want to participate in the forum or connect to the Facebook site.

something to add to your bulletin board collection

A Graphic Novel..."Saving Alice hinges on the friends learning about the discovery of zero, Roman numerals, fractions, rational and irrational numbers, and much more-all in the context of an exciting, puzzle-based adventure. "

this looks like it might be a good addition to the math collection

"Books will fly off the shelf and straight into your students' hands when they watch these quick video booktalks and book trailers."

"The Earth Calendar is a daybook of holidays and celebrations around the world."

this tool might be useful for displays, newsletters, etc.

Your ELA teachers might like this site.

"Best known for publishing popular study guides like the For Dummies series and CliffNotes, science and educational publisher John Wiley & Sons has paired Shakespeare with manga-style artwork in an effort to make the Bard more accessible to younger readers. Wiley will release manga adaptations of four Shakespeare plays--Hamlet, Romeo & Juliet, Macbeth and Julius Caesar--in February in a tankoubon, graphic novel book-format."

"Poop Happened! A History of the World from the Bottom Up (Walker, 2010). "

Would you hold your student's attention with a book talk about poop? How many copies would you need to have on hand for circulation after the talk?

"Extending the tradition of Aboriginal storytelling, Richard Van Camp's new collection is eloquently and humorously optimistic. The stories in The Moon of Letting Go celebrate healing through modern day rituals that honour his Dogrib ancestry. Van Camp speaks in a range of powerful voices: a violent First Nations gangster has an astonishing spiritual experience, a single mother is protected from her ex by a dangerous medicine man, and a group of young men pay tribute to a friend by streaking through their northern town. The stories are set in First Nations communities in the Northwest Territories, Vancouver and rural British columbia. They have been broadcast on the CBC, and appeared in anthologies, the Walrus, Prairie Fire, and other journals."

Are Richard Van Camp's young adult and adult novels in your school library?