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| The theme Book Now! for Children's Book Week 2006 can be approached in different ways. The emphasis could be on Now by looking at books that examine contemporary issues such as |
| Refugees: |
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| Growing up Muslim in Australia: |
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| Genetic Engineering: |
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| Another suggestion is to focus on stories that incorporate email or the Internet as plot devices as for example, in Hot Mail and Remote Man. Alternatively, students could explore the recent development of eBooks. |
| Lyn Linning & Rayma Turton in The Literature Base, Volume 17, Issue 2 May 2006 interpret the Book Now! slogan as booking for theatrical performances or travel. They offer a multitude of interesting and practical ideas for activities and displays, plus booklists suitable for students up to Early Adolescence. |
| The 2006 Handbook Update, produced by the WA Branch of the CBCA, again provides suggestions for library or classroom displays and guidelines for developing literature-based programs for primary aged students under the following headings: |
- Make a Book Now! [Make Your Own Storybook Competition]
- Book Now! Read Later [promoting early literacy]
- Books That are Always Now! [the classics]
- Book Now For Japan
- Book Now for a Sustainable Future
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| A rationale for each theme, teaching strategies, resource lists, blackline masters for crosswords and quizzes and templates are provided making this a valuable teacher resource. |
| As in
previous years the Ipswich District Teacher Librarian
Network provides excellent support for Book Week
through a print publication, Book
Now! Children's Book Week 2006
complemented by a website.The
booklet contains interesting interpretations of
the theme, ideas for activities and displays plus
activities based on individual books in the shortlist.
Blackline masters are included. Useful links, extra
proformas, photographs of display ideas, an interactive
jigsaw and facility to vote for your favourite shortlisted
title are available on the website. |
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Inspiring young people to read books for pleasure and information is a fundamental objective of Children's Book Week. With this in mind the CMIS approaches to Book Now! aim to generate interest in books by providing a diverse range of titles appropriate to particular phases of development that cater for most tastes and reading abilities.
Children in Early Childhood will relate to a holiday theme and will understand the concept of making 'bookings', so we have chosen Book Now! for Holiday Fun as the focus for the youngest students.
Any parent or teacher with children in Middle Childhood knows that these boys and girls are eager to explore beyond their immediate environment and relish a good adventure, directly and vicariously. Provide them with excitement through Book Now! For Adventure.
During Adolescence students begin to question established conventions, practices and values [Curriculum Framework] and often become concerned about major social and environmental issues and the ethical implications of human activity and knowledge. [Curriculum Framework]
Provoke thought and debate in the secondary school community by promoting books that make profound statements about societal values, past and present and elicit strong emotional and intellectual responses.
Early Adolescence:
Book Now! For Unforgettable Reads
Late Adolescence:
Book Now! For Unforgettable Reads |
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to: Children's
Book Week Main Page |
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