‘Mockingjay’ to Conclude the Hunger Games Trilogy
Scholastic released the title and cover art for the third and final book in Suzanne Collins’ Hunger Games trilogy. Mockingjay will be released on August 24, 2010 and will have 750,000 first printing.
Seeing How Far $100 Can Go
A Brooklyn writer is celebrating four years of giving her friends cash [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Books & Reading'
Odds and Bookends: February 12
February 12th, 2010 · No Comments · Authors & Illustrators, Books & Reading, Literacy Links and Articles
Tags: African-American history·Daniel Handler·Don't Know Much About History·Hunger Games·Kenneth C. Davis·Laura DeLaney·Lemony Snicket·Mockingjay·Presidential biographies·Rediscovered Bookshop·Scholastic·Suzanne Collins·Valentine's day·Valentine's Day books
Curl Up With Great Books from the First Book Marketplace
February 9th, 2010 · No Comments · Books & Reading, Marketplace
It’s another snowy day along the East Coast, perfect for staying indoors and curling up with a cup of cocoa and some great books. This month, the First Book Marketplace is highlighting some excellent books in honor of African-American history month as well as sweet seasonal titles to read with your valentine.
Browse through the [...]
Tags: A Charlie Brown Valentine·African-American history month·Be My Valentine·Black history month·Duke Ellington·Ella Fitzgerald·First Book Marketplace·Jackie Robinson·Rosemary Wells·Valentine's day
Snowed In? Read On!
February 8th, 2010 · No Comments · Around the First Book Office, Books & Reading, Literacy
In case you haven’t watched the news, all of us at First Book here in the Washington DC area are under about 2 feet of snow, with more expected on Tuesday. The government is closed, the roads are covered and many places have lost power.
If you are snowed in, bored or just tired of winter, [...]
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Our Trip to Harrisonburg
February 3rd, 2010 · No Comments · Around the First Book Office, Book Distributions, Books & Reading, First Book Events
Last week, I left my position as a Strategic Alliances intern and officially joined the First Book staff as a Recipient Group Coordinator. After trading in my 10th floor office for a new office on the 9th floor and saying farewell to the Strategic Alliances team, I headed to our warehouse in Harrisonburg, VA for [...]
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Navigating Nonfiction
February 2nd, 2010 · 2 Comments · Books & Reading, Guest Blog Posts, Literacy
Guest Blogger Rachael Walker is the Outreach Consultant for Reading Rockets, a national multimedia initiative which aims to inform and inspire parents, teachers, childcare providers, and others who touch the life of a child by providing comprehensive, accessible information on how to teach kids to read and help those who struggle. Rachael began her career [...]
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Odds and Bookends: January 29
January 29th, 2010 · No Comments · Authors & Illustrators, Books & Reading, Literacy, Literacy Links and Articles
An Interesting Approach to Exciting Youngsters About Reading
What better way to get kids interested in reading than to make them the star of their very own personalized book?
Mixtape: 10 Songs About Libraries and Librarians
Check out these fun songs about libraries and librarians, including artists such as Frank Zappa and Green Day. You can even listen [...]
Tags: Baby-Sitters Club·Brian Selznick·Caldecott Medal·John Pinkney·Laura Ingalls Wilder·libraries·Little House on the Prairie·Martin Scorsese·Newbery Medal·Printz Award·The Invention of Hugo Cabret
Odds and Bookends: January 15
January 15th, 2010 · No Comments · Books & Reading, Literacy Links and Articles
There’s an art to translating books into movies
The Houston Chronicle takes a look at what it takes to make a great book into a great movie.
Look Out, Pixar, Here Comes ‘Fantastic Mr. Fox’
Oscar buzz has begun and Wes Anderson’s Fantastic Mr. Fox is gaining momentum in the best animated feature category.
2010 Winter Books: January [...]
Tags: 2010: Living in the Future·Fantastic Mr. Fox·Geoffrey Hoyle·Mike Stilkey·Wes Anderson
Online Auctions “Leave A Mark” on Children’s Lives
January 12th, 2010 · No Comments · Authors & Illustrators, Books & Reading, Philanthropy
What started as an intrepid idea from two bloggers has become an effective fundraiser generating new books for kids in need. First Book is pleased to announce that the “Leave A Mark” auctions featuring books “marked up” with notes from the author, have generated 369 new books for kids across the country!
This year’s auctions featured [...]
Tags: Aprilynne Pike·Becca Fitzpatrick·Catherine Ryan Hyde·charity·Erica Perl·First Book·Leave A Mark·Melissa Walker·online auction