I have updated the mini Genre Display with Adventure as the theme for this week. There are a couple of 'Choose Your Own' titles included in this collection as well.
When you get a free moment - or two- check out the Weblink below. It gives a list of the 'Top 10 Blogs for Educators to follow' - and promotes them as "rock-solid and trusted education blogs that continue to be sources of inspiration for us all as educators from all walks of life."
https://www.wabisabilearning.com/blog/10-best-edtech-blogs
Hopefully there will something there to catch your interest.
Have a fantastic week - and carry on being AWESOME!
We have some new titles on the display shelves at the moment. A community member generously donated a collection of books by Anthony Horowitz - namely the Alex Rider series and the Power of Five series.
These fit into the genres of Adventure and Horror respectively, so should suit a number of the students.
We are missing an odd one here and there from the series - but that's OK.
If people want to read them, I can get them! We can do Inter-library-loans here - and there is always the Public Library, who have a great collection of titles ready and waiting to be borrowed.
So come in and check them out! If these are not your 'thing' let me know what is - and I will do my best to try and provide it for you.
We have received some new books in the Library recently that people may be interested in. One of them is 'Resist' by Sarah Crossan, which is the conclusion to the story started in 'Breathe'. These are based on a future and dsytopian world, where all the trees have died out - or been chopped down - and what little oxygen is available is inside a dome, where you follow the rules or are put outside the dome to take your chance.
There are also a couple of new Choose Your Own adventures: 'The Jungle of Doom' and the 'Desert of Dread' along with 'Vampire Hunter', so you have a choice of adventure or horror in this area. As well, we have a couple of Interactive stories, which are basically the same style of book, but are about real life happenings. We have one about the making of Facebook and another about Hurricane Katrina.
There are also some Shakespeare plays, but in Graphic Novel format which is a different way of reading these classics.
I would also like to share with you all that November is Picture Book Month. Personally speaking, I am a HUGE fan of Picture Books and there are many reasons to read them or to use them in your classes. If a picture is worth a thousand words, what does that say about the power of a picture book? And the world needs picture books. There’s nothing like turning the pages of a beautiful picture book. They are not all Fiction either and are often a great way to share with kids - and their parents - little known facts. (See the post a couple of weeks ago about the 'Lone Pine' picture book)
Please check out the link below.
http://picturebookmonth.com/
We have some new books available for loan in the Library. There is a range of different titles that, hopefully, will appeal to a variety of people. Most of them are fiction books with a few non-fiction in the mix. Below is a brief review of a few of the books on display.
Computer Coding for kids: Computer coding is firmly back on the agenda as a key skill for children to start learning. Computer Coding for Kids is a unique step-by-step guide, perfect for kids interested in computer programming and how computers work.
Lone Pine: A story not well known about the Lone Pine Battle at Gallipoli during World War One, is told through the tale of the pine tree which stands in the gardens at the War Memorial in Canberra. This is a Picture book and is based on a true story.
Animal heroes: Animal
Heroes is a collection of 21 short stories in which Anthony Hill
remembers just a few of the many gallant dogs, horses, pigeons, donkeys, pets
and mascots who have served with Australia's armed services from the First World
War to the present day.
There are also a couple of 'Choose your Own' stories in both adventure and horror genres along with science fiction and sports titles as well.
All worth a look, so come on in and see what we have to offer.
I have updated the mini Genre Display with Adventure as the theme for this week. There are a couple of 'Choose Your Own' titles included in this collection as well.
