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a beautiful collection of books - even for a reader!

Twitter feed showing support for Laurie Halse Anderson's Speak

William's blog - starting at 14, rather than accept his fate, William started borrowing books from a small community lending library located at his former primary school. He borrowed an 8th grade American textbook called Using Energy, which depicted wind turbines on its cover. He decided to build a windmill to power his family's home and obviate the need for kerosene, which provided only smoky, flickering, distant and expensive light after dark.

DOGONews is an online news and web resource for elementary school children, aged 5-10 and a publishing platform for aspiring reporters ages 9-15. The website consists of three sections: News, Sites and Earth.

Another great find! I was looking through and found the Scholastic story starter website. I think my kids would really enjoy this activity!

Links to online stories and reading activities for teachers and kids

great resources about Diigo

"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.

"I introduced an immigration unit to my 8th graders with Shaun Tan's The Arrival. My instructions were to "read" the book. Now, if you've never read The Arrival, it is a graphic novel with absolutely no words. "

"If I was starting a library in a high school, these are the first ten books I'd buy. In reading these books, students would be reading stories Native writers create about Native people and places. The books I list here include fiction, historical fiction, poetry, short stories, and, prose. "

"If I was starting a library in a high school, these are the first ten books I'd buy. In reading these books, students would be reading stories Native writers create about Native people and places. The books I list here include fiction, historical fiction, poetry, short stories, and, prose. "

"If I was starting a library in a middle school, these are the first ten books I'd buy. In reading these books, students would be reading stories Native writers create about Native people and places. The books I list here include fiction, historical fiction, and poetry."

"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?

"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?

"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."

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

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

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

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

something to add to your bulletin board collection

Shin-chi's Canoe, a picture book about a little boy leaving home for a residential school, has won the $25,000 TD Canadian Children's Literature Award.