Task 2: Bookmarking favourite websites and resources
Annotated List
This list of 19 websites has been
separated into the following categories for easier referral:
• Reviews of literature and information resources for
children and young people
• Awards
• Organisations involved in the promotion of reading and
literature
• Publishers and booksellers
• Fiction reading and reviews for primary school children
• Fiction reading and reviews for teenagers
• Information resources for primary school children
• Information resources for teenagers
• Other websites I found interesting or useful.
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Reviews of literature and information
resources for children and young people – a New Zealand website and an overseas
website
The Pulse/te Auaha. (n.d.). About the Pulse/te Auaha. Retrieved
January 20, 2015 from http://thepulse.org.nz/About/
Overview
The Pulse is a website
‘by, for, and about young people living in New Zealand, but especially 13 to 18
year olds living in Christchurch and Canterbury’ (The Pulse/te Auaha, n.d.,
para. 1). This service has been provided
by Christchurch City Libraries and has the backing of the Canterbury District
Health Board and City Council. It
provides information and links to all sorts of things relevant to teenagers from
book reviews to courses, music to cooking and careers.
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Books for keeps - the children’s book magazine online.
(n.d.). Retrieved January 20, 2015 from http://booksforkeeps.co.uk/
Overview
This is a bi-monthly magazine
that reviews children’s books, provides articles on all aspects of writing for
children and focuses on a different author or illustrator each issue. You can view the magazine in its entirety
online or read the book reviews, which are split into age ranges, on the
website.
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Awards
Association for Library Services to Children: A division of
the American Library Association. (2014). Book and Media Awards.
Retrieved November 13, 2014 from http://www.ala.org/alsc/awardsgrants/bookmedia
Overview
This is the book and media awards page on the ALSC
website. It provides links to the ALSC
awards that are announced every January, highlighting the current year’s
winners, and providing information about the award and on past years
winners. Awards such as the Caldecott
Medal, Newbery Medal and Geisel Award are among the listed.
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Christchurch City Libraries : Nga Kete Wananga-o-Otautahi.
(2015). Literary prizes and book awards. Retrieved January 20, 2015 from
http://my.christchurchcitylibraries.com/literary-prizes/
Overview
The literary prizes and book
awards page on the Christchurch City Libraries page links you to a vast
selection of book awards, both national and international. Awards are separated into categories within
New Zealand and International. This
enables viewers to easily select the award they are after. Books are also linked directly to the library
catalogue search.
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Organisations involved in the promotion of
reading and literature
Booktrust. (2015). About
Us. Retrieved January 21, 2015 from http://www.booktrust.org.uk/about-us/
Overview
Booktrust is an
independent charity whose aim is ‘to create a society of people who are
motivated to read and who see themselves as readers whatever level that might
be’ (Booktrust, 2015, para. 3). They
have tips, programmes and news for parents, teachers and librarians. Books can be searched by Title or Author and
an advanced search is offered.
Information is categorised by sector or age group and there are links to
research reports undertaken by Booktrust.
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International Digital Children’s Library - a library for the
world’s children. (n.d.). Mission.
Retrieved January 31, 2015 from http://en.childrenslibrary.org/about/mission.shtml
Overview
The International Digital
Children’s Library (ICDL) is a non-profit organisation whose aim is to provide
free online access to over 10,000 children’s books from all over the world in
more than 100 languages. Their mission ‘is to support the world’s
children in becoming effective members of the global community – who exhibit
tolerance and respect for diverse cultures, languages and ideas – by making the
best in children’s literature available online free of charge’ (The International
Digital Children’s Library, n.d., ‘Mission Statement’). The website has been designed with and by
children to make finding and reading books child friendly. There are also activities and resources for
parents and teachers to promote a love of reading.
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Publishers and booksellers
The Children’s Bookshop. (2015). Welcome. Retrieved November 13, 2014 from https://childrensbookshop.circlesoft.net/pages/403-Welcome
Overview
There are so many great publishers’ websites, both
nationally and internationally, and the booksellers in New Zealand are second
to none. One fantastic bookseller is The Children’s Bookshop in
Kilbirnie, Wellington. John’s radio reviews are great to listen to, while
their regular newsletter sent to schools is full of information on new and
recent books along with a key message each time.
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Random House New Zealand. (n.d.). About. Retrieved January 31, 2015 from http://www.randomhouse.co.nz/about/
Overview
Random House New
Zealand’s website provides access to book reviews, author information, news,
events, competitions, games and the ability to purchase directly online. The young reader’s selection is separated
into kids, teens and teachers with further groupings in each to make finding
books simple. They have ‘a strong
commitment to junior and young adult fiction, as well as non-fiction for young
readers’ (Random House New Zealand, n.d., para. 3).
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Fiction reading and reviews for primary
school children
Ellis, S. (2015). Home. Retrieved
January 31, 2015 from http://365picturebooksblog.wordpress.com/
Overview
#365PictureBooks is a
blog by a local fellow-librarian (and ex primary school teacher) started with
the intention of posting a picture book review a day for 2015. The blog reviews new and old picture books
that she has sourced from, predominantly, the local library. These reviews are more relevant to an adult
reader.
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The Children’s Book Review. (2015). About. Retrieved February 1, 2015 from http://www.thechildrensbookreview.com/about
Overview
The Children’s Book
Review is a US based website devoted to children’s literacy and was ‘named one
of the ALSC (Association for Library Services to Children) Great Web Sites for
Kids’ (The Children’s Book Review, 2015, para. 1). Books are categorised by age and genre, and
the reviews are more appropriate to an adult reader. They have author spotlights, and interviews,
giveaways and a link to their own bookshop.
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Fiction reading and reviews for teenagers
Teen Reads. (2015). Home.
Retrieved November 13, 2014 from http://www.teenreads.com/
Overview
This is an American
website which has reviews for, and by, teenagers among other things. The reviewers join the teen board for a
period of 6 months. There are also reading
lists, regular features and review on books coming soon. Reviews can be viewed by title, author, genre
or date.
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bookzone4boys. (n.d.). About Me. Retrieved November 13, 2014
from http://bookzone4boys.blogspot.co.nz/p/about-me.html
Overview
The Book Zone (For Boys) is a blog that reviews books that
may appeal to boys. The authors mission
‘is to raise awareness of the vast wealth of ‘boy-friendly’ books’
(bookzone4boys, n.d., ‘Welcome to the book zone’). The blog also includes author interviews,
guest posts and competitions. The author is based in the United Kingdom.
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Information resources for primary school
children
Britannica School. (n.d.) Primary Home. Retrieved January 31, 2015
from http://school.ebonline.co.nz/levels/primary
Overview
Britannica School Primary
is a subscription based online encyclopaedia that is free to all schools in New
Zealand, via EPIC on the Te Kete Ipurangi website. The encyclopaedia is student friendly
providing information on a variety of topics, and a student zone with
activities that help reinforce skills in reading, writing and maths. There is a teacher link that provides
curriculum based tools and a user guide.
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Centre for Literacy in Primary
Education. (2015). About Us.
Retrieved February 1, 2015 from https://www.clpe.org.uk/page/5
Overview
The Centre for Literacy
in Primary Education (CLPE) ‘emphasises the importance of children’s literature
in enabling children to become confident and enthusiastic readers and writers’
(The Centre for Literacy in Primary Education, 2015, para. 1). They are a UK based independent charity. Their website provides resources and
booklists for libraries, teachers and parents.
There is a lot of useful information on here for international schools,
although the packs provided are only for UK based schools.
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Information resources for teenagers
AnyQuestions.co.nz Uia Ngā Pātai.co.nz. (n.d.). Home. Retrieved January 31, 2015 from http://anyquestions.co.nz/
Overview
AnyQuestions.co.nz is a
website that offers homework help to students during after-school hours. Its aim is to provide guidance in finding the
answers students need, rather than providing the actual answer to their
question. Uia Ngā Pātai.co.nz is the Te Reo Māori website for kura kaupapa.
It also provides a link to ManyAnswers.co.nz with commonly asked
questions.
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New Zealand History Ngā korero a ipurangi o
Aotearoa. (2014). Information about this website.
Retrieved January 31, 2015 from http://www.nzhistory.net.nz/about-this-site
Overview
This is a useful website
for research as it provides information and resources on our history. There are four tabs providing information in
a drill down style: Topics, Events, People and Places, and three broad themes
highlight different aspects of ‘Culture and society’, ‘Politics and government’
and ‘War and society’. There is a large
image and media collection, biographies and a ‘today in history’ link.
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Other websites I found interesting or useful
School Library Association of New Zealand Aotearoa Te Puna
Whare Mātauranga
a Kura. (n.d.). Home. Retrieved 15
December, 2014 from http://www.slanza.org.nz/
Overview
The School
Library Association of New Zealand Aotearoa Te Puna Whare Mātauranga
a Kura (SLANZA) offers support to, and by, school and public librarians and
staff around New Zealand. Contact
information for each region is available for anyone needing advice from the
local representative. The resources tab
has relevant resources from SLANZA and other institutions. Links are provided to other school library
associations and journals.
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National Library of New Zealand Te Puna Mātauranga
o Aotearoa: Services to Schools. (n.d.). About.
Retrieved January 31, 2015 from http://schools.natlib.govt.nz/about
Overview
National Library is part
of the Department of Internal Affairs and the ‘Services to Schools (S2S)
provides resources, expertise, programmes and services to support literacy,
learning, school libraries and their services’ (National
Library of New Zealand Te Puna Mātauranga
o Aotearoa: Services to Schools, n.d., para. 1). They have an advisory service, a link to the National
Library of New Zealand catalogue, access to images and videos, and an online
community for networking and support.
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Gill, M., & Orman, L. (n.d.). Home. Retrieved December
27, 2014 from http://kidsbooksnz.blogspot.co.nz/
Overview
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