Tag: ebooks
Using Storia to navigate historical fiction with students
By Guest Blogger on May 16th, 2013
Fourth-grade teacher Laura Murray is here again with some great Storia ideas! Today, she’s talking about historical fiction. And who doesn’t love some good historical fiction? Thanks, Laura! History was never my favorite nor my best subjectmore… full post
A library without books? Kids weigh in!
By Kristen on April 23rd, 2013
Photo: Courtesy Illustration Can you imagine walking into your local library, eager to pick up something new to read, and finding all of the shelves of books replaced with computers? The first bookless public library is scheduled to open thismore… full post
Introducing parents to Storia…and uncovering ways it can aid in comprehension
By Guest Blogger on March 13th, 2013
Victoria Jasztal, the fourth grade teacher and literacy advocate who’s been guest blogging all school year long, is back with another great post about Storia, our FREE, teacher-recommended ereading app! Thanks, Victoria. Readers, find out more aboutmore… full post
“Ways to Live Forever” gets ready for the big screen…but first, it goes digital!
By Morgan on March 8th, 2013
In 2008, Scholastic UK published Ways to Live Forever, a debut novel by then-23-year-old Sally Nichols. A powerful tale about a terminally ill 11-year-old told through a collection of journal entries, lists, questions, and pictures, the book touchedmore… full post
A BIG week for Scholastic and Clifford the Big Red Dog!
By Guest Blogger on February 11th, 2013
This week is a very BIG week at Scholastic. No, not just because it’s Valentine’s Day – but because it’s also Clifford’s birthday! And it’s a really BIG one! Fifty years ago this month, Scholastic published the original Cliffordmore… full post
Mindful reading of nonfiction: “What I know, what I think I know, what I want to know”
By Guest Blogger on January 7th, 2013
Fourth-grade teacher Laura Murray is here again with some great Storia ideas! Today, she’s talking about nonfiction — and more importantly, how to get kids reading it mindfully. At school we are in the thick of one of our nonfictionmore… full post
Focusing on social issues with reading
By Guest Blogger on January 2nd, 2013
Fourth-grade teacher Laura Murray is back with more great Storia ideas! She first showed us a parent’s peek into Storia, followed by a piece on the “notes” and “highlights” functionality of Storia and then a spotlight on using Storia tomore… full post
There for you then, there for you now: Ann M. Martin on The Baby-sitters Club!
By Guest Blogger on December 21st, 2012
The Baby-sitters Club welcomes a new generation of readers with the news that the first 20 are now available as ebooks (with their classic cover art, no less!). Today, Ann M. Martin is here to reflect on the series so many of us adore. Thanks,more… full post
Putting the ‘e’ in BSC: Raina Telgemeier on paying tribute to the series she loved
By Guest Blogger on December 20th, 2012
You may know Raina Telgemeier from her award-winning and bestselling graphic novels, Smile and Drama. But did you know Raina’s first books were The Baby-sitters Club graphic novels? It’ll come as no surprise, then, that she’s a big BSC fan – more… full post
Putting the ‘e’ in BSC: Beth talks about judging books by their covers!
By Guest Blogger on December 19th, 2012
We’re nearing the end of our Baby-sitters Club memories…but we’re gearing up for a big finish! First, though, check out Beth Noble from the book marketing team, talking about how she became a BSC fan. (No wonder she’s so excited about themore… full post
