New page off this blog: Librarian Journals/Resources

At the top of this blog there's a new page/tab:  Librarian Journals/Resources

If you click it, you'll go to a public Google Spreadsheet which anyone can edit.  Just like our Recommended Suppliers page.

I'd been meaning to make a list of all the library-related journals available via the NLB (no longer freely available to us - sigh), but never got around to it.  Then Anthony Tilke, the new secondary TL at the UWCSEA Dover campus, started making a list of library and book review journals and their priees/availability for our internal purposes -- and I said, oh, let me make it the start of an ISLN shared resource.

So add to it -- fill out the information -- as you will.

School Programs with Award-winning Author SherMay Loh & Lord Archibald!

Epigram Books is proud to present the next installment of the Archibald series by award-winning author, SherMay Loh: Archibald and the Black Knight's Ring!

We believe that SherMay may be familiar to many teachers and schools as she has appeared in schools such as Tao Nan, Henry Park, RGPS and Haig Girls amongst others when she released her first novel. We hope that more schools would like to invite SherMay to their schools this year!

A new program that we have in 2012 is the Assembly Talk (Option 1) organized in conjunction with the Budding Writers League and Monsters Under the Bed. For the Assembly Talks, experienced trainers will help your students rediscover the fact that writing can be fun and even teach them how to get published!

Our second program is the Fireside Chat (Option 2), a more intimate session where SherMay would host a group of students to talk about her experiences writing and reading, and will encourage your students to do the same. For schools that held the Fireside Chats previously, SherMay has updated her program to incorporate a discussion about her latest novel as well as new practical examples to inspire the kids. 

Lastly, Archibald Wants Your Help! If you have students interested in participating in our brand new review initiative, please refer to the banner visual for more information! This initiative is a fantastic way to get your students reading and writing and involve them in the publication of a brand new novel. 

We look forward to hearing back from you soon. Please do not hesitate to contact us should you need more information on any of the programs or initiative. 

Best regards,

Felicia Low-Jimenez

Rights & Marketing Manager | Epigram Books

felicia@epigrambooks.sg | +65 62924456 | 1008 Toa Payoh North #03-08 Singapore 318996

www.facebook.com/epigrambooks | www.epigrambooks.sg

What do students think of the Red Dot books?

How are your students sharing their thoughts on the Red Dot books?

Remember, anyone is free to comment on the individual book pages on the Red Dot website.

For example, students from CIS have been reading some picture books and posting their reactions there.

At my school, our middle-schoolers are members of private Goodreads groups where they post book reviews.

IMPORTANT UPDATE:  [I posted this update last night (Feb 8) but this morning my full edits aren't here --  what happened, Blogger? Anyway, I am re-writing today, Feb 9.]

Since posting this yesterday (Feb. 7) a shameful truth has emerged.  I had shared with you an amazing review by a 7th grade student of "Stitches" by David Small, which he had posted on Goodreads -- and which his English teacher had pointed out to me just as I was writing this blog post.

Unfortunately, the English teacher and I were not thinking -- and not practicing critical reading.  (In our feeble defense, the student is very able.)  The review looked great, I got the student's permission to share it more widely, and then came to our network meeting where I pointed it out with pride.

However, Yvonne Bowyer at AISS did a more careful reading of the review and easily found its source -- the Goodreads main description, which was actually from the author's own website.  It is definitely plagiarized, though he did add his own opinion at the end.  I have a Google Doc where his review is compared with others on the Internet; if you are interested in seeing it, just email me.

Needless to say, his reviews will be taken down and I expect he will publish an apology.

Many thanks again, Yvonne, for being so sharp -- and giving me a lesson in praising and publishing in haste.  A bottle of champagne will be coming your way in gratitude.

-- Katie