A number of Australian books have been included in the Outstanding Books for Young People with Disabilities list produced by the International Board on Books for Young People (IBBY) for the first time this year.
The Australian titles which have been chosen for the 2011 list are: => http://bit.ly/fJKIgs
Moon Over Manifest
by Clare Vanderpool
Winner of the 2011 Newbery Medal
The movement of the train rocked me like a lullaby. I closed my eyes to the dusty countryside and imagined the sign I’d seen only in Gideon’s stories: Manifest—A Town with a rich past and a bright future.
Read ... more about the book, an excerpt, how to buy the book or alternative formats.
Since 1967, on or around Hans Christian Andersen´s birthday, 2 April, International Children´s Book Day (ICBD) is celebrated to inspire a love of reading and to call attention to children´s books.
USBBY (The United States Board on Books for Young People) provides a wide range of ideas for celebrating International Children´s Book Day with the children you love in your home, classroom, or library, and invites you to share you own ideas as well. => http://bit.ly/gByWhN
If you are wanting to decorate your library, classroom or kids bedrooms and freshen it up for the new year, have a look at all the author posters on the Allen and Unwin website.
They add a splash of colour and interest to any wall and inspire chldren with new books that they might not have tried yet.
The Giraffe and The Pelly and Me
by Roald Dahl
The giraffe, the pelican and the agile monkey set
out to prove that they are the best window-cleaning
company around. This edition has some new facts
about Roald Dahl, and a great new cover featuring
Quentin Blake's illustrations.
Fiction Activities for The Giraffe and the Pelly and Me
... included in this package are links to:
- Activity sheet
- Teacher’s Notes
- Fiction activities
- Trivia Quiz
- Lesson
- Scholastic Book wizard
- Group Project
- Lesson plan
for the whole package, click here => http://bit.ly/dL4eye
Here are the latest booklists from Pivotal Kids Books
Read alouds
The ALA’s Top Ten Most Frequently Challenged Books of 2009
Books about dogs for younger readers
Picture Books about Non-Traditional Family Units
Diary of a Wimpy Kid Read-alikes
You can get the links from the main page here => bit.ly/gya8CM
The Throne of Fire
by Rick Riordan
Carter Kane and his younger sister Sadie will once again match wits and magical powers with the gods of ancient Egypt in the second book in Rick Riordan's The Kane Chronicles series, Book Two: The Throne of Fire. The book won't be released until released May 3, but here's an exclusive look at the opening chapter.
Nanny Piggins and the Accidental Blast-off
by R.A. Spratt
In space no one can hear you oink!
Derrick, Samantha and Michael should be in school. Instead they find themselves in NASA's space shuttle, which Nanny Piggins manages to accidentally launch, blasting them all into outer space. This time she has gone too far!
In this thrilling fourth instalment of her adventures, Nanny Piggins wrestles with a crocodile, bungy jumps of the roof using the elastic from Mr Green's underpants, staples chicken wire over their chimney to keep out Santa, captures an apricot danish-loving jewel thief and rescues her brother, Boris, from an onslaught of professional wrestlers.
The internet has become integral in the education of students of all ages across the world but it has become especially important in the reading development of young children. Children these days love to play games on the internet, even at a very young age, since computers and the internet are so easily accessible at home and at school. Many internet companies have turned their online games into learning modules for children, especially ones that teach reading and reading comprehension. Most of the reading websites that offer online reading for kids are free of charge, but some of the more involved ones offer subscriptions and different courses for teaching reading to children.
One of the best features of online reading for children is the fact that the websites and electronic books are offered in thousands of languages, which means that there are zero language barriers that can cause the child to struggle when learning to read. Most of the websites and books can either be translated into the child's language or purchased in the child's language without any problems. Another feature of online reading for kids is the ease of access should there not be any physical paperback or hardback books readily available for the child to use. Physical books are not always readily available, but online reading can be performed on computers, iPods, iPads, iPhones, BlackBerry smartphones, Android phones, laptops and eBook readers. This means that your child will be able to read online no matter where they are located.
Online reading for kids also includes picture books that are available on the internet. Picture books can help children with word association so they know what a dog, a cat, a cow and other animals are in relation to their names. The best way to learn a new language these days, no matter your age, is using the internet. The same can be said for children who are learning a second language. Hundreds of language teaching websites and eBooks are on the internet today that can teach kids who are using online reading as an education aid.
If your child is a very young learner, around the age of two, there are digitized audio books that can have the text read aloud while the child looks at the text on the screen. Hearing the text read aloud to them while looking at the text will help young children learn the sounds of words as well as what they look like as well. Cultural interest also helps online reading for kids because it lets them read works from other countries all over the world. Children will be able to see what other culture's literature is like and whether or not they use pictures too. Online reading for children has become an excellent method to teach young children the ins and outs of reading. This includes learning larger words, learning reading comprehension, learning to match pictures with words and learning proper grammar used in the United States today.
Nicole Roberts
Welcome to Reading Is Fun For All, inside you will discover an amazing selection of low priced and excellent quality online reading for kids.
