Topic: Young People’s Book Awards Activity: Write a book review. Title: How It Feels To Float Author: Helena Fox Publishing Date: April 23rd 2019. Publisher: Pan Macmillan Australia ISBN: 9780525554363 Ages: 14-18 years old (Common Sense Media). Awards: Winner for Victorian Premier’s Literary Awards Prize for Writing for Young Adults 2020. Short-listed for Prime Minister’s Literary Award for Young…
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What Did I Learn? I learned from this article that socioeconomic status impacts education in Australia. This digital divide was exacerbated during Covid-19 lockdowns and the use of remote learning. To accommodate for these difficulties, many schools and libraries worked towards accomodating for these new needs. The Learning For Life Program, offered by The Smith…
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Topic: Censorship Activity: Write an article for submission to a professional journal like those found in our resources throughout the subject and those you find while doing your own research. Background Information: J.K Rowling’s Harry Potter series is one of the top ten most challenged books in the United States (LaRue, 2019). Part of the…
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Title: You Matter Author: Christian Robinson Published Date: 2nd June 2020. Publisher: ATHENEUM BOOKS ISBN: 9781534421691 Ages: 3-6 years. The small stuff too small to see. Those who swim with the tide and those who don’t. The first to go and the last. You matter. The book starts with comparing the town with microorganisms viewed under a microscope; several…
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Title: Hello! A Counting Book of Kindness Author: Hollis Kurman, Stephane-Yves Barroux (Illustrator). Publisher: Walker Books Australia Publishing date: 5th August 2020 ISBN: 9781913074999 Ages: 2-5 Years. What if a place got so scary that we had to run away? Hold my hand and count to ten Together we’ll make it better again! The picture book follows…
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What Did I Learn From reading this book, I learned what the ideal mental health emergency services should look like. However, from personal experience with these services, the book does not portray mental health emergency services accurately. I learned some skills to help address mental health issues with teenagers. I also learned several cultural differences…
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(Berwick Library Victoria, 2020) Topic: Diversity Activity: For this activity, I reviewed an electronic resource for children or young adults or about delivering services to young adults. What Did I Learn? LoveOZYA advocates for diversity in Australian young adult literature. LoveOZYA’s (2019) comment about the deaf community identifying themselves as culturally and linguistically diverse instead of…
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