children’s literature
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The World Almanac for Kids (2013)
Book title: The World Almanac for Kids 2013 Author: World Almanac Books Bibliographic entry World Almanac Books (Ed.). (2013). The world almanac for kids 2013. New York, NY: World Almanac Books. Description This almanac is filled with pictures and facts. It highlights popular culture in the year 2012 and is organized by topic alphabetically from animals to…
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Using gaming and graphics to grab students
So many of the changes in our library, representing the new Ontario School Library Association’s document Together for Learning, are fundamentally shifting how we see popular culture’s role in education. The document recognizes the need for social networking and meeting the students where they are whether interested in graphic novels, anime or gaming. I allow gaming…
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Just a second: A different way to look at time by Steve Jenkins
Book title:Just a second: A different way to look at time Author: Steve Jenkins Bibliographic entry Jenkins, S. (2011). Just a second: A different way to look at time. Boston, MA: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. Description Jenkins provides infographic style pictures that focus on time: the history of time, comparisons with examples of different lengths of time starting…
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Shocking discoveries about picture books
This week I’ve been weeding the picture books in my library which date from the 1960s forward. Luckily, I had some readings to help guide the process: Kay E. Vandergrift’s webpage Notes for the Analysis of a Picture Book and John Sciezka’s article Design Matters. So although I’ve been weeding the 250 picture books that we have in…
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Bossypants by Tina Fey
Book title: Bossypants Author: Tina Fey Bibliographic entry Fey, T. (2011). Bossypants. New York, NY: Hachette Digital. Description Tina Fey describes her rise to fame through humourous anecdotes. Reaction Tina Fey’s autobiography is a nice addition to my collection. The first third is going to be an exemplary tale of development as students journey through Tina’s…
threadbare beauty 