Some 200 student reporters from the New York City area yesterday grilled five of this year’s National Book Award finalists at the 11th annual Teen Press Conference .
While librarians love to promote literacy, there’s one kind we don’t hear much about: Braille literacy. That’s why the National Federation of the Blind has recently named former NFL quarterback and Hall of Famer Terry Bradshaw and blind professor, evolutionary biologist, and paleontologist Geerat Vermeij as National Ambassadors for Braille Literacy.
Starting next fall, thousands of Florida students will be able to roll out of bed and attend school in their very own homes as a result of a new law that requires every school district in the state to set up an online school for fulltime kids in grades K-8.
One public library and two bookstores are winners of the “Judy Moody’s Totally RARE Author Visit” contest, which comes with a very special grand prize—a visit from Megan McDonald, author of the popular early chapter book series.
PRACTICALLY PARADISE Diane Chen, Librarian, Hickman Elementary School, Nashville, Tennessee November 20, 2008 Imagine Nation bookfairs
Imagine bookfairs done differently. Jason Johnson visited my school last spring to sh... More
PreS-Gr 2–Ever had a bad day? Well, three bunnies are having dreadful days in these gentle stories by Rosemary Wells (Dial, 1992 op; Viking, 2008): First Tomato, Moss Pillows, and The Island Light.
The staff of Salinas Public Library (CA), aka The John Steinbeck Public Library, pose with Lewis Buzbee, author of Steinbeck's Ghost, a middle-grade novel that centers around the threat of the library's closing in 2004. After a difficult struggle, the library remains open and has just extended its hours to seven days a week.
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