February 17, 2013

News Bites: Enter to Win 100 Graphic Novels and More

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And the Winner Is…

Register to win: The Will and Ann Eisner Family Foundation, in conjunction with the American Library Association, has launched the Will Eisner Graphic Novel Prize for Libraries. Eisner was an acclaimed American comics writer, artist, and entrepreneur. The prize will be awarded annually to three libraries at the American Library Association’s (ALA) annual conference beginning with this year’s event in Anaheim, California (June 21-26). If you’re going to be at the ALA conference, visit the Reading with [...]

News Bites: Kids Can Win Dinner at the White House

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And the Winner Is…..

Healthy eating: Kid chefs ages 8 to 12 can submit a delicious but nutritious recipe for a lunch to win a trip to Washington, DC, where they can attend a Kids’ State Dinner at the White House in August. Let’s Move, Michelle Obama’s initiative to fight childhood obesity, is teaming up with Epicurious, the Department of Education, and the USDA to find healthy and tasty lunch recipes. To enter, children should check out the MyPlate nutritional guidelines [...]

Pictures of the Week

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Author Libba Bray and SLJ Reviews Assistant Editor, Shelley Diaz at The Diviners BookExpo America party.

Atlanta Library Joins Forces With Zoo to Boost Kids’ Love of Wildlife

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If I ran the zoo, what would I do? That’s the question the Atlanta-Fulton Public Library and Zoo Atlanta want kids to ponder during a jointly run summer environmental education effort focused on igniting kids’ zeal for protecting Georgia’s wildlife—while also inspiring them to consider future careers in animal conservation.

Publishing Pros Discuss Kids Books in the Digital Age

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When it comes to children’s books, can print survive the digital age? For the immediate future, the answer is yes, say some top publishing professionals who attended the “What Makes a Children’s Book Great?” conference at Scholastic’s headquarters in downtown New York.

News Bites: ‘Deadtime Stories’ Will Debut on TV

Please send news releases to Phyllis Levy Mandell, pmandell@mediasourceinc, for possible inclusion in the “News Bites” section of School Library Journal’s newsletter, Extra Helping.

Pictures of the Week, May 25, 2012

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Author N.D. Wilson with actor Joel Courtney, best known for his leading role in the 2011 J. J. Abrams film Super 8. Courtney, a huge fan of the Ashtown series, starred in the 2011 trailer for the series and sat down to discuss Wilson’s forthcoming book The Drowned Vault (Random, 2012).

News Bites: Free Math Resources Tied to Presidential Election Campaign

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Free resources: NBC Learn and Carnegie Learning, Inc. are teaming up to provide middle and high school students with “Decision 2012: Election Math,” free math education resources related to the 2012 election. Beginning this summer, NBC Learn videos from the current and past presidential election election campaigns will be combined with Carnegie Learning Interactive Cognitive Tutor Software math problems. The collection illustrates campaign math and statistics, such as predicting winners through sampling; analyzing voting-age populations; and comparing winners and [...]

C2E2 Brings a Mix of New and Classic Comics

This was the biggest year yet for the Chicago Comics & Entertainment Expo (aka “C2E2″), which attracted more than 42,000 comics fans to McCormick Place for three days of panels, shopping, artist sketches, and even tattoos on April 13-15.

Newbery Winner Jean Craighead George Dies at 92

Newbery-winning author and naturalist Jean Craighead George, who inspired many children to pursue careers in the natural sciences, died May 15 at the Westchester Medical Center in Valhalla, NY from complications related to a stroke. She was 92.

Tech-Savvy School Librarians Win AASL’s Pathfinder Award

School librarians Sally Mays, who helps Spanish-speaking students develop information literacy skills, and Elizabeth Kahn, who teaches kids how to access reliable information and use it effectively, are winners of the 2012 American Association of School Librarian’s (AASL) Information Technology Pathfinder Award.

21st-Century Learning: Are We Ready? | Curriculum Connections

Think about the number of times in a day that you make your way to Google (or another search engine) or how frequently you check your cell phone (whether or not it’s smart); we depend on information and communication that’s just a click or swipe away. Now, consider the technology available in classrooms with one or two outdated desktops.

Get a Free Starter Set for Go

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Looking for an easy way to implement a program for your tweens and teens? Consider introducing Go, an ancient board game with simple elements that can be enjoyed by Go Starter Setplayers with varied ability levels. The American Go Foundation (AGF) is offering a Go Starter Set to youth organizations for free—simply visit the AGF Resources page and submit an application. You can also find information on AGF’s library programs page, which explains how to put together a “hero’s journey” series of events that’ll be especially appealing to fans of manga and anime.

Macmillan Introduces Swoon

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Macmillan Children’s Publishing Group has announced the launch of Swoon Reads, a revolutionary crowd-sourced romance imprint dedicated to publishing books that capture the intensity and excitement of teen love. Starting in 2014, Swoon Reads will publish 6 to 12 novels a year as an imprint of Feiwel and Friends.

Against All Odds: A Teen’s Quest—One Came Home Giveaway

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In 1871, in the town of Placid, WI, 13-year-old Georgie Burkhardt is known for two things: One Came Homeher uncanny aim with a rifle and her habit of speaking her mind plainly. But when Georgie blurts out something she shouldn’t have said, her older sister Agatha flees, running off with a pack of “pigeoners,” who follow the migration of passenger pigeons. When the sheriff returns to town with an unidentifiable body—wearing Agatha’s blue-green ballroom gown—everyone assumes the worst. Except Georgie. Refusing to believe the facts that are laid down (and coffined) before her, Georgie sets out on a journey to find her sister. She’ll track down every last clue and shred of evidence to bring Agatha home. Yet even with her resolute determination and her trusty Springfield single-shot, Georgie isn’t prepared for what she faces on the Western frontier.