Links I Shared on Twitter this Week: June 28
June 28, 2013
Here are highlights from the links that I shared on Twitter this week @JensBookPage.
Books and Reading
Can anyone relate? Gaining Traction + Rediscovering my Reading Niche by Joel Malley | @NerdyBookClub http://ow.ly/mkQdt
Sigh! Danny Heitman: The Young and the Bookless, on his college students not reading for fun http://ow.ly/mpywn @WSJ
Are children's books darker than they used to be? Not so much, says @Guardian http://ow.ly/mnQO7 via @PWKidsBookshelf #kidlit
Query for the collective brain: Kickbutt YA Heroines WITHOUT the Romance? @bkshelvesofdoom asks @greenbeanblog ? http://ow.ly/mldG3
Five Things You Need to Know About Young Adult Fiction from @catagator http://ow.ly/msjHb #yalit
Growing Bookworms
Fun post at Our Learning Collection linking to Book Nook Collections!http://ourlearningcollection.blogspot.com/2013/06/book-nook-collections.html?m=1 …
Just got word that my order of the 7th edition of Jim Trelease's READ-ALOUD HANDBOOK has shipped. Highly recommended! http://ow.ly/mji7L
Applies 2 growing bookworms @ home too: On Having Faith (+Teaching Reading) | Kate Roberts | @NerdyBookClub http://ow.ly/mgDUO #literacy
Lovely! A Busy [and tired] Mom's Guide To Reading Aloud from @booksbabiesbows http://ow.ly/mgDmT #litrdup #literacy
15 great stay at home holiday activities from@TrevorHCairney http://ow.ly/msahs #literacy
Libraries and eBooks
RT @tashrow New DRM Will Change the Words in Your E-Book | Gadget Lab |http://Wired.com http://buff.ly/11H5bSI #ebooks
Interesting data. Younger Americans’ Library Habits and Expectations | Sites + Soundbytes by @tashrow http://ow.ly/mpvYP
Miscellaneous
3 Independent Skills Your Child Needs for Kindergarten from @coffeeandcrayon http://ow.ly/mpwsG
Great piece from Kevin Ashton on the necessity for creativity of saying no to requests http://ow.ly/mltnj via Donna Gephart
Summer Reading Lists
Summer reading suggestions for Kindergarten & 1st grade from parent + librarian @MaryAnnScheuer http://ow.ly/mltah #kidlit
Great Kid Books: Summer reading suggestions: 2nd & 3rd grades from @MaryAnnScheuer http://ow.ly/mpwB1 #kidlit
More #Summerreading suggestions from @MaryAnnScheuer, these for 4th & 5th grades http://ow.ly/ms9Kn #kidlit
Rising 5th Grade Summer Reading List from @pragmaticmom http://ow.ly/mpwMX #kidlit
MORE Fun Summer Reads for Kidlit Mystery Fans! from @kidlitmysteries http://ow.ly/mkO43 #kidlit
Read Aloud Books for Kids and Other Ideas For Summer Fun from @pragmaticmom #kidlit http://www.pragmaticmom.com/2013/06/read-aloud-books-for-kids/ …
Ultimate Guide to Must-Read Summer YA Reading from @catagator at Book Riot http://ow.ly/mnQEh via @PWKidsBookshelf #yalit
Other Book Lists
Some good choices. Favorite Children's Books from Facebook Fans of @momandkiddo http://ow.ly/mkOlp #kidlit
NPR’s Backseat Book Club’s Call for Best Books for Kids 9-14 | @medinger makes suggestions http://ow.ly/mnJVf #kidlit
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