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The First Cars
Gr 2–4—Each title starts with a single-page introduction about the importance or popularity of each technology, followed by spreads that show eight examples of firsts (Airplanes discusses monoplanes, jet airplanes, and jumbo jets, among others)...
Revealed
Gr 9 Up—Jonah must save his town when famous pilot Charles Lindbergh captures his friends and turns all the parents into children...
Kid Style: Boss Backpacks for You!
Gr 1–3—Very young crafters get the opportunity to express themselves with the projects in these books, each of which features five or six simple activities and one more complicated one...
Risked
Gr 5–8—Jonah and his sister Katherine are time travelers who seem to have finally gotten a chance to stay in one place for a little while...
Creating a Life-Size 'The Game of LIFE' for Teen Read Week
La Vista Public Library's Teen Advisory Board (TAB) created a life-size version of The Game of LIFE for 'Seek the Unknown' Teen Read Week 2013, because as one teen quipped, "What, may I ask, is more unknown than life itself?"
US Students Still Struggle with Reading Proficiency, Report Shows
A majority of fourth graders in the United States are still not reading proficiently, according to a new report from the Annie E. Casey Foundation. The data show that 80 percent of lower-income fourth graders and 66 percent of all kids are not reading at grade level.
DiCamillo, Floca Win Newbery, Caldecott Medals
Elated shouts and cheers followed the announcements of each winner of the American Library Association’s Youth Media Awards for books published 2013, presented on January 27. Kate DiCamillo and Brian Floca took the top prizes—the Newbery and Caldecott Medals.
Findaway World’s Bookopotamus; Smithsonian Conference; Kohl’s Scholarship | News Bites
Findaway World launches audiobook trivia app. Library of Congress offers primary source programs. Smithsonian's diplomacy conference includes digital badge. Mackin initiative aids library fundraising. San Jose State examines the immigrant experience. Kohl’s offers scholarships to student volunteers. Technology and kids conference to be held in Massachusetts.
Snyder, Polacco, Bascomb Score 2014 Sydney Taylor Book Awards
The Association of Jewish Libraries has named Laurel Snyder, Patricia Polacco, and Neal Bascomb as the winners of its 2014 Sydney Taylor Book Award, which honors new books for children and teens that exemplify the highest literary standards while authentically portraying the Jewish experience.
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