Journey of a Book-Addicted Librarian: education

BOOKS FOR CHILDREN: How do you know what's good?

While there are many places (especially on the internet) where you can read book reviews, how do you really know if it's a good book or not when a single book might receive anywhere from one to five stars?
The answer: read the reviews of a book-addicted teacher librarian.

NOTE:
** The age recommendations are guidelines only; whether or not a certain book is suitable for a particular child depends on multiple factors, including their maturity, reading level, interests, and in some cases their experiences.
** While the ratings are largely based on my own personal appreciation/enjoyment of the book, they are also influenced by my experiences as a teacher and the potential attraction for the target-aged child (acknowledging that what one child may love, another may find exceptionally boring). A rating of 5 indicates the book is likely to be popular with the majority.

Sunday, March 8, 2015

The Purpose of Literacy

This one minute sums up one of the most important reasons why our teachers need to have exceptional literacy skills and know how to impart that knowledge.

And here is another one on the same topic by James Patterson (along with an article from The Literacy Site)

Sunday, August 1, 2010

Series: The Magic School Bus (Jnr Fic)

AUTHOR: Joanna Cole, Bruce Degen (USA)

PLOT: A class of school children learn in unusual ways thanks to their unusual teacher and a bus which can take them anywhere.

NOTES: The original books have been adapted into Scholastic Readers. The Scholastic website also links to classroom and home activities. Some books can be read online as Google Books.
This brilliant series will help children learn and encourage interest in a large variety of topics.
There are also tv series and films based on the books.

AGES: 5+.
GENRE: Fantasy, Adventure.
RATING: 5 stars.