Links I Shared on Twitter this Week: September 15: #NBAwards, Fearless Readers + #KidLitCon
September 15, 2017
Here are highlights from the links that I shared on Twitter this week @JensBookPage. Topics this week include #BookLists, #Cybils, #KidLitCon, #LiteracyDay, #STEM, growing bookworms, parenting, publishing, raising readers, reading levels, schools, sleep, and teachers.
Book Lists + Awards
The @nationalbook Award Longlist: Young People’s Literature | Kudos to @LaurelSnyder + @MitaliPerkins + others https://t.co/16Fedo3R3s
A Season of Change: 20 Mighty Girl Books Celebrating Fall |
#BookList from @amightygirl ow.ly/JA3d30f3cF1 | I adore Sophie's Squash
10 Books for the Jewish Fall Holidays, #BookList from @sshubitz @nerdybookclub ow.ly/hqWq30f3cYW #kidlit
12 New Books About #Science-Loving Girls & Women | #BookList from @amightygirl ow.ly/eHkx30f6XkU #STEM
Reading about wild weather & learning about hurricanes (#BookList for ages 5-16 from @MaryAnnScheuer) ow.ly/xw3I30f8lgq
36 Best
#EarlyChapterBook Series about Girls, new #kidlit #BookList @momandkiddo ow.ly/PLz830f4B7k #AnnaHibiscus, #Clementine + more
Celebrate the 50th anniversary of International #LiteracyDay | @literacious shares a Batchelder Award #BookList https://t.co/W3AJhY7hKU
Alysa @everead shares + seeks book recommendations for a 7-Year-Old Girl ow.ly/DgZa30f9KED #kidlit #WaysideSchool, #AllOfAKindFamily
Growing Bookworms
How @denabooks is Raising Fearless Readers Who Will Try Anything | @nerdybookclub ow.ly/vutw30f4Bn3 #RaisingReaders
Interview by @gallbrary of #Reading Specialist Tracy Woelfle at Guessing Geisel ow.ly/WajM30f6pLJ | w/ #RaisingReader tips for parents
My Principal Is ‘All Over the AR Points.’ @sljournal Readers Respond recent @libraryvoice piece on #ReadingLevels https://t.co/B49sydZO5f
Brilliant! Bathroom Book Blurbs: #Reading Recommendations in Every Stall | H.S. Librarian @MizzLRoy in @sljournal https://t.co/W3x6DuKfJs
Kidlitosphere / KidLitCon
Registrations are rolling in for
#KidLitCon, Nov. 3-4 in Hershey PA. Apply here ow.ly/2SzQ30f4szj + hang out w/ fab #kidlit/#YA crowd
Delighted to announce new #KidLitCon speaker @sandras_story @JimbereFund 4 BuildingABetterWorld panel ow.ly/dvu330f4sen @SheilaRuth
Reserve Your Spot for #KidLitCon in Hershey PA, Nov. 3-4 | @literacious calls it useful + "a lot of fun" https://t.co/OyLkzvg2El
On Reading, Writing, Blogging, and Publishing
Stroppy Author @AwfullyBigBlog laments the low financial value given to "invaluable" children's books ow.ly/wFyi30f3cWb #kidlit
Parenting
When
#Reading Is Hard: A New Way to Help Your Child | Strength-based #parenting @ProfLeaWaters @ReadBrightly
Stepping Back from #Overparenting: A Stanford Dean’s Perspective | @MindShiftKQED #Podcast ow.ly/NpNG30f6w3y @RaiseAnAdult
Schools and Libraries
Ideas to Incorporate Movement into the #Classroom | @TheOTtoolbox via @drdouggreen ow.ly/olu030f4BAF | stretches, walks + more
I loved this story of how elementary principal @jcbailey3 built community by starting a Recess Baseball Club https://t.co/bcY6UCsPOZ
#School start times are finally getting pushed back — and it's working @businessinsider via @drdouggreen https://t.co/Ih8IgYnFwj
Why #teachers should make #sleep a priority + how to get into a better routine @Zofcha @guardian https://t.co/tydMoxQKIP
STEM
Why #Math Is the Best Way to Make Sense of the World | @QuantaMagazine interviews #mathematician @rebegol https://t.co/QYMbt51SCN
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