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The Cooperative Children's Book Center has awarded Each Kindness, written by Jacqueline Woodson and illustrated by E. B. Lewis, its Charlotte Zolotow Award for outstanding writing in a picture book. The 2013 Zolotow committee also named Flabbersmashed About You, Me and Momma and Big John, and Sleep Like a Tiger as Honor Books. The awards will be presented on April 6, 2013.
Educators eager to implement the Common Core standards into their work need look no further than School Library Journal's newest column, Nonfiction Notes. This month, we examine titles that include biographies, the American Revolution, and exploration.
School Library Journal has a new editor. Karyn M. Peterson has joined the staff as news editor, replacing Debra Whelan, who left in October 2012.
If students are not familiar with nonfiction texts, they may assume that every nonfiction book serves the same function.
This week's round up of news bites includes recovery grants for libraries in Hurricane Sandy's aftermath, information on free audiobooks for schools, and more.
At a recent New York Public Library panel on Ethics and Nonfiction, four popular juvenile nonfiction authors discussed the challenges of writing entertaining and enlightening works for kids while adhering to the facts.
Winner of the 2012 Edublog Lifetime Achievement Award, UK-based educator Tim Rylands uses gaming and other IT to inspire learning and creative writing. Rylands, who presents internationally at conferences and schools, blogs at www.timrylands.com. He spoke with SLJ about how his teaching techniques, his favorite apps, and why he’s more than just the “Myst man.”
"School libraries, I believe, will be the coming focal point for ebook licensing," write Chris Harris. "We have strong relationships with our K–12 publishing partners, but now we must reach out to the trade houses. As the print market weakens, the time is right for schools to present a new business proposal."
Dell announced the winners of its Dell Education Challenge, an international competition recognizing projects that support learning issues among K-12 students.
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