Thanks, Judy, for all you do to help us get fabulous books into the hands of our
students! The summer reading lists for ReadKiddoRead are terrific (and
comprehensive!) and I'll be promoting them as hard as I can over the next few
weeks. So, when you're sitting up to your eyeballs in a stack of unread children's
books, know that you are appreciated beyond measure!
Best wishes,
Anne Paulson
Library Media Specialist
Lake Placid Elementary School
Lake Placid, NY
518-523-3640, ext. 4525
paulson@lakeplacidcsd.net
> Date: Wed, 19 May 2010 11:04:09 -0400
> From: BKWSSF@AOL.COM
> Subject: [LM_NET] GEN: New Summer Reading Lists on ReadKiddoRead.com
> To: LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU
>
> Hi Folks--
>
> In her post this a.m., Susan Voracek at the American International School
> of Buenos Aires (Wow! Buenos Aires! Cool!) says, "I want to update my summer
> reading list. Where should I go for this information?"
>
> Woohoo! I've got just the ticket! Go to the fantastic James Patterson site
> I write for, www.ReadKiddoRead.com, scroll down the home page, and click on
> ULTIMATE SUMMER READING. Voila--you will find my 2 brand new, free,
> annotated, gargantuan Summer Reading Lists, one for grades PreK-4, the other,
>Grades
> 5-8. They're pretty darn spiffy, each with 100+ titles. You can read them
> online or download the PDFs and print out a master to use to print it out for
> your whole school, if you're so inclined. I've included mostly titles from
> 2008-2009, so it's very current, and is broken into sections for picture
> books (for the younger list), fiction, and nonfiction.
>
> Also new on ReadKiddoRead is my list of 68 Spectacular Author and
> Illustrator Websites, which you can also use online (each name is a link to the
> author's site), or print as a PDF, where the list includes the author's name and
> the URL. You can find that list on the homepage as well, under ONLINE FUN
> FOR KIDS: The Best Author and Illustrator Sites on the Web.
>
> To find these lists and way more, click on COMMUNITY at the top of the Home
> Page, and you'll find all of my lists, articles, interviews with authors,
> and lots of discussion groups/individual blogs/links to lesson plans. Join as
> a member (free), sure, but also tell your parents and teachers about the
> site--put a link on your own library website so parents and kids can continue
> to find great reads all summer long.
>
> When you click on COMMUNITY, you'll see, on the top bar, a button called
> INVITE. (I just discovered this last week--I'm a little slow.) Click on it and
> you can go through your address book and click on any
> friends/colleagues/relatives you think will enjoy the site. (I just sent it to
>all my peeps, many
> of whom had never looked at the site even though they know I write for it.
> Many of them signed up & then wrote to me, saying, "WOW! I didn't know this
> would be so huge!" Uh, duh. . . )
>
> When you invite folks, they'll get an e-mail with a link to ReadKiddoRead.
> So simple, no hassle. I really want to spread the word on this extraordinary
> site so that it will continue to be supported. James Patterson, whose book,
> Max (Maximum Ride #5), just won this year's Reader's Choice Award, is
> passionate about getting kids reading, and this site is his baby. (His own son
> was a reluctant reader until he got him going.) I want to help keep it current
> and cutting edge, but we can't do it without your support. So please join
> the site (no fee, no annoying ads, no obligation to do a blessed thing but
> enjoy the freebies) and find a couple hundred great books that'll ring your
> bell. And then please tell lots of folks (including kids) about it so we can
> continue to grow. Write a nice comment your blog (you can have your own blog
> page on the site), join or start a discussion, and let me know if there are
> any new kick-butt titles you'd love to see reviewed.
>
> Among the new reviews going up this week: The Red Pyramid by Rick Riordan
> (Ancient Egyptian gods vs. two kids--a nonstop dangerfest), Shark Vs. Train
> by Chris Barton (two toys competing to see who's the best; my Buddy Book of
> the Year), and Big Nate by Lincoln Peirce (Wimpy Kid-like graphic novel, but
> hilarious in its own way--buy lotsa copies).
>
> We add about 15 reviews a month to the regular book review part of the
> site--there are almost 400 books listed there right now, most selected by me, as
> fabulous, unforgettable books kids (and you) won't be able to put down,
> that will help make them readers for life. Not a bad way to spend the day!
>
> Enjoy.
>
> Judy
>
> Judy Freeman
> Children's Literature Consultant
> Reviewer for www.READKIDDOREAD.com
> Author of Books Kids Will Sit Still For 3
> (Libraries Unlimited, 2006; www.LU.com)
> and Once Upon a Time:
> Using Storytelling, Creative Drama, and
> Reader's Theater with Children in Grades K-6 (2007)
> and the all-new The WINNERS! Handbook (2010)
> 65 North Sixth Avenue
> Highland Park, NJ 08904
> 732-572-5634 / BKWSSF@aol.com
> www.JudyReadsBooks.com
>
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