The Jackie French series Animal Rescue is currently being reviewed by this week’s reviewer.
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Category Archives: Reading
LOVE TO READ COUNTDOWN -THE READING HOUR
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The Reading Hour countdown
The Reading think tank – reading ideas
READING CHALLENGE
Coming soon (August 2013
Source
Screenshot from The Reading Hour website
http://thereadinghour.org.au/
FEATURE BOOK
FLOTSAM by DAVID WEISNER
This beautiful picture book has stunning images that will fascinate the reader. A story about a boy,the ocean without any words.
Caldecott medal winner.
Scan the QR code below to learn more about this book and author.
Information for teachers.
Themes:
Open-minded. Creativity.
Beaches. Imagination. Other worlds. Photography. Voyages and travels. Imagination.
***Library Challenge***
Define: What is flotsam?
Navigation: Locate some books also by this author in our library.
See the library staff for your reward :).
Create your own e-books on the iPad
One way that we can encourage creativity with our students is through student designed and published e-books.
The Digital Shift additionally has an excellent post about Travis Jonker’s ereader journey with Yr 5 and 6 students.
Create your own ebooks using these tools from Educational Technology and Mobile Learning’s blog.
See more useful resources at my diigo ebooks list.
Create your own E-Book for your iPad
National Year of Reading – June theme is DREAM
WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO DREAM?
The definition for dreaming from http://www.thefreedictionary.com/dream
1. To experience a dream in sleep: dreamed of meeting an old friend.
2. To daydream.
3. To have a deep aspiration: dreaming of a world at peace.
4. To regard something as feasible or practical: I wouldn’t dream of trick skiing on icy
slopes.
slopes.
Martin Luther King is famous for his “I have a dream…” speech.
What was it about?
Share your ideas below…
What do you dream or aspire to do/be?
http://theopinionchair.wordpress.com/2012/06/01/dream-national-year-of-reading-theme-of-june/
The following content is from the National Year of Reading 2012 | the-OPINION-chair blog
“DREAM is infinite. Here are a few ideas to get you started:-
- Go back to your childhood, what were your favourite tales, nursery rhymes or bedtime stories?
- Dream about your memories, and think about putting pen to paper
- Research the Dreamtime, Australia’s history is rich and diverse, there’s lots to discover
- Dream about a place you would like to visit, and read up about it on travelogues, or even use Google Maps’ street view
- Let your imagination unravel and write your own story
- Dream about the future; does what Science Fiction tell us really ring true?
- It’s always fun to dream about the impossible. Take a trip down fantasy lane and pick up a fantasy novel, who knows, you might get engrossed…”
National Year of Reading 2012
ONE BOOK ONE COUNTRY
The National Year of Reading is about promoting reading in all its many forms and expressions but also to validate the act of reading – whether you read a book, a phone screen or a sign.
Alison Lester’s “Are we there yet?” has been chosen for the National Year of Reading’s, one book, one country – a story for everyone around Australia to read to promote reading. The story is based on the reflections of her children on their adventurous and sometimes funny expedition around Australia. This story will be shared with classes. You are welcome to borrow it for home too. Please see Ms Heeley for a parent library card.
“Are we there yet?” short story competition is being held in Qld from 20 April – 1 June.
Image source
2011 National Year of Reading Alison Lester’s book Are We There Yet?
as viewed on National Year of Reading website.
<http://www.love2read.org.au/awty.cfm>
JS Library in review
The end of the year is looming…
It is time to reflect and consider the achievements over the year.
Oliver reports still need to be run and our stocktake is yet to come. Hopefully we will find lots of lovely surprises.
Currently I am working on the JS Library Annual Report . A PDF of the report will be posted next week on the wiki page.
This week is our last week of class borrowing. Stay tuned for the top borrowing class for 2011. Will it be your class?
You can view a snapshot of the term on the JSLibrary wiki page.
Watch the photopeach to see some photos from this term in the JS Library.
JS Library: Search-Ask-Learn-Connect on PhotoPeach
Glogster and Reading
The glog below is about a book (that we have in the JS Library).
Have you read it?
Explore deeper into the book with one of these glogs.
Create your own glogster – ask me how.
I’m reading fantasy and adventure in….
“The Throne of Fire” No. 2 in the Kane Chronicles…
One curse. Two Heroes. Five Days to Save the World
Rick Riordan talking about the Kane Chronicles
See more at
http://rickriordan.com/my-books/kane-chronicles/books/book-2.aspx
Others new to the JS Library are:
Jim Springman and the Realm of Glory
“Jim Springman and the Realm of Glory is a funny new fantasy offering in which reality is thrown into chaos and starts to appear more and more like the world in Jim’s sister’s book, the Realm of Glory a book which Jim hates, even though he hasn’t read it. There is action aplenty, with twists and turns and laughs to entertain middle and upper primary aged readers.”
Source
http://www.aussiereviews.com/article3263.html
Journey to the River Sea by Eva Ibbotson
It is 1910 and Maia, tragically orphaned at 13, has been sent from England to start a new life with distant relatives in Manaus, hundreds of miles up the Amazon. She is accompanied by an eccentric and mysterious governess who has secret reasons of her own for making the journey. Both soon discover an exotic world bursting with new experiences in this highly colourful, joyous and award-winning adventure.
Source
http://myfavouritebooks.blogspot.com/2010/09/journey-to-river-sea-by-eva-ibbotson.html
Outstanding picture books – Books that pack a punch
Older Reader Picture Books
The following picture books are worth spending some time analyzing and enjoying.
One small island – PYP Appreciation, Caring, Respect, Integrity
“In One Small Island, Alison Lester and Coral Tulloch bring us the story of this remote and precious World Heritage Site. Together they explore the island’s unique geological beginnings, discovery and degradation at the hands of humans, and the battle to restore it today.”
http://www.penguin.com.au/products/9780670072361/one-small-island
From little things big things grow – PYP Caring, Respect, Tolerance, Commitment
“Kev Carmody and Paul Kelly’s famous song has here been turned into a beautiful picture book. Featuring the background story to the lyrics and the lovely artwork of Peter Hudon and children from Guringji country in the Northern Territory, this is a title that will appeal to adults and children alike.”
http://www.readings.com.au/product/9780975770887/kev-carmody-and-paul-kelly-from-little-things-big-things-grow
Peaceful Hero – PYP Respect, Appreciation, Integrity, Principled
Why is “hero” a word so often reserved for warriors who fight with guns and weapons to defend their people? In this uplifting book, renowned picture book biographer Jonah Winter writes of another kind of hero, a peaceful hero, who is willing to die for a cause, but never to kill for a cause.
http://www.newint.com.au/shop/peaceful-heroes-2802.htm