By: Kelly Robertson,
on 3/28/2008
For years financial education experts have asked for our schools help to improve students’ understanding of money matters. Well today is no different! There are so many great books out there with the sole intention of giving kids a leg up on preparing for financial decisions from the everyday to the more complex. Here’s a list of books to help K-12 students with some basic financial skills that are- dare I say- fun as well as empowering.
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By: Kelly Robertson,
on 2/21/2008
As you may remember from last year Tandem Library Books was eager to promote the Cybils’ freshman year to our customers, including the fact that one of our own, a longtime book blogger Mindy, was involved as a panelist and an administrator.
Mindy and the entire Cybils Team did it again and we are thrilled to highlight this year’s Cybil winners, which were announced February 14, 2008.
The 2007 Cybils Winners are:
Boy Toy
Young Adult Novels Winner
The Professor's Daughter
Graphic Novels Winner--Young Adult
Artemis Fowl: The Graphic Novel
Graphic Novels Winner--Elementary/Middle Grade
Tasting the Sky: A Palestinian Childhood
Nonfiction Middle Grade/Young Adult Books Winner
A Crooked Kind of Perfect
Middle Grade Novels Winner
The Chicken Chasing Queen of Lamar County
Fiction Picture Books
Lightship
Nonfiction Picture Books Winner
The True Meaning of Smekday
Fantasy & Science Fiction Winner--Elementary/Middle Grade
Book of a Thousand Days
Fantasy & Science Fiction Winner--Young Adult
This Is Just to Say
Poetry Winner
Don't miss your chance to be involved with this one-of-a-kind award by nominating your favorite titles of 2008 this Fall at www.cybils.com!
Here are all 62 honored titles from 2007.
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By: Kelly Robertson,
on 2/20/2008
In the past, comments from teachers on Oggie Cooder’s report cards have included words such as “unique,” “quirky,” “one-of-a-kind,” and “marching to his own drummer.” His peers have been satisfied calling him “weirdo,” “dork,” “doofus,” “dweeb,” and “loozer.” One description for Oggie readers of Sarah Weeks delightful middle-grade novel won’t be able to deny is leader. But it isn’t until partway through Oggie’s fourth-grade year that anyone would dare follow this natural-born leader. What turns things around? He doesn’t begin to care about the clothes he wears or the games he dreams up. He’s not suddenly interested in being friends with only the most popular kids in school or what all the people in Hollywood are doing. It is Oggie’s unusual talent for charving cheese that unknowingly puts him on the path to fame and fortune. Suddenly he’s the star of Truman Elementary School, his home town of Wauwatosa, and beyond--just being himself.
Oggie’s zany lust for life, along with an interesting story with true boy appeal, will strike a goofy chord with readers in grades 3-6 who have encountered changes and new experiences, as well as worries about friends and friendship. After spending some time with Oggie, we all can look to the beat of our own drummer for inspiration.
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By: Becky,
on 4/26/2007
Well worth reading. Brava. And thank you.
