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May 24, 2013
Tons of JLG Selections Once Again Named Best Books of the Year
Written By Jeanette Rivard
The Children's Book Committee, Bank Street College of Education just announced their 2013 Best Books of the Year. It's no surprise that many are JLG selections as well. As a matter of fact, many of our titles are also cited for Outstanding Merit.
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May 16, 2013
A Summer Reading List from Our Sister Company, The Horn Book
Written By Jeanette Rivard
Looking for good beach reads or books to bring along on vacation? The Horn Book has provided some great recommendations.
News
May 16, 2013
Award Winners & Top Lists
Written By Jeanette Rivard
As you know, Junior Library Guild picks the best books before they are published. So it's no surprise that many of them go on to win major literary awards and honors or are named to state award lists after publication. We're proud of the prominence these titles have achieved, and endeavor to keep these lists up-to-date so we can share them with you.
News
May 14, 2013
JLG Selections = Award Winners
Written By Jeanette Rivard
The Children's Book Council just announced the 6th annual Children's Choices Book Award Winners. Congratulations to Jeff Kinney, named the Author of the Year for Diary of a Wimpy Kid 7: The Third Wheel. Kudos also go to John Green, whose book, The Fault in our Stars, was named Teen Book of the Year and to Barbara DaCosta for winning the K-2 Book of the Year Award for Nighttime Ninja.
Shelf Life
May 02, 2013
Take a Peek at the New SLJ Series Nonfiction Titles for Summer
Written By Jeanette Rivard
New titles have just been selected for our SLJ Series Nonfiction Levels for grades K-8. We choose the best books from the best series and send them to you each month when you purchase our SLJ levels. And new to our lineup which includes history, science and social studies is the SLJ Series Nonfiction Level, How-to for grades 3-5.
Events
May 01, 2013
Save the Date for SLJ’s SummerTeen
Written By Natalie Murphy
Our sister company, School Library Journal, just announced that SummerTeen, the all-day virtual event centered on teen reading, is back. Make plans now to attend this online event July 24. The best part is it is absolutely FREE. Don't forget to visit the JLG booth while you're there!
News
April 22, 2013
Dig Into Summer Reading
Written By Jeanette Rivard
Young Readers Can Dig Into Reading and Explore Beneath the Surface with JLG Titles for Summer Reading
JLG has assembled a fantastic selection of titles for your summer reading program. "Dig Into Reading" for grades PreK-6, and "Beneath the Surface" for grades 7 and up both contain fiction and nonfiction selections that will provide a summer full of reading pleasure.
Events
April 16, 2013
Register today for our FREE webinar — Engaging Students in Literacy with Audiobooks
Written By Jeanette Rivard
Looking for ways to increase literacy skills such as fluency? Perhaps you're in need of ways to assist students with comprehension of complex text? In meeting these Common Core State Standards, consider the audiobook. To celebrate JLG's new audiobook level, this free webinar provides participants with information about the contributions of audiobooks to enhancing the reading process.
Shelf Life
April 02, 2013
The Father of Japanese American Baseball
Written By Deborah B. Ford
Known as the "Father of Japanese American Baseball," Kenichi Zenimura was born in Japan in 1900, but moved to California with his family. In 1941, Zenimura and his family were sent by the American government to an internment camp for Japanese Americans in Gila River, Arizona.
Tags: biographies, nonfiction, Picture books, resources.
Shelf Life
March 20, 2013
Old Bags & Swag
Written By Susan Marston
Roger Sutton once made fun of me for coming to a board meeting with my possessions in a backpack. "What are you, like, fourteen?" he asked.