
- Are the Common Core State Standards coming to your school? Here is an article by Ellen Myrick about them to get you started. Your next step can be to go to the Common Core State Standards tool in our Bookstore to find out what titles will support each standard.
http://www.btsb.com/libcorner/tmyk/commoncorestandards101.php
- The Jane Addams Peace Association has announced their 2012 Jane Addams Children's Book Awards. These awards recognize excellence in books that promote world peace and social justice.
http://www.janeaddamspeace.org/jacba/docs/JA2012%20Press%20Release.pdf
- This has already been a rough month for children's literature. Maurice Sendak passed away last week and Jean Craighead George, a Newbery-winning novelist, passed away yesterday in Valhalla, New York, at the age of 92.
http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/slj/home/894541-312/newbery_winner_jean_craighead_george.html.csp
- Would you like a sneak preview of what great new titles are coming out this Fall? Check out our picks on our Cream of the Crop Fall 2012 preliminary list.
http://www.btsb.com/brochures/COTC_Fall12.pdf
- The popular flyer from AASL, sponsored by Bound to Stay Bound, that explains the importance of good school libraries to parents, is now available in a Spanish edition. You can buy printed copies from AASL or download the pdf from the Brochures section of our website, www.btsb.com.
http://www.btsb.com/brochures/AASL_Spanish_Parents.pdf
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