Sunday, September 5, 2010

Small Adventures and the Meaning of Friendship

THE SMALL ADVENTURE OF POPEYE AND ELVIS is another gem from this month’s Author-In-Residence, Barbara O’Connor. It’s been raining for over a week and when Popeye awakens to the Drip. Drip. Drip. of rusty water squeezing its way out of a hole in the peeling plaster above his bed, it looks like it’s going to… Read more »

Celebrate International Literacy Day

An excerpt from the August/ September 2010 issue of Reading Today: The International Reading Association (IRA) celebration of International Literacy Day will truly be a global one in 2010. IRA will host two webinars to commemorate the day. One will be on September 7 at 7:00 p.m. EDT and the other on September 8 at… Read more »

Welcome to ReaderKidZ!

Welcome to ReaderKidZ.We’re here as a resource for teachers, parents and librarians who work with readers in grades K-5. On our site you’ll find valuable downloadable materials in Author-In-Residence with a new author every few weeks; titles from around the globe in Beyond Boundaries; book recommendations in the Book Room; downloadable teacher resources and more… Read more »

World of Words

ReaderKidZ is excited about World of Words, a site we’ve only recently discovered. WOW is maintained by the University of Arizona College of Education and houses the International Collection of Children’s and Adolescent Literature (ICCAL). Their mission: WOW is committed to creating an international network of people who share the vision of bringing books and… Read more »