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ajohnston wrote a new post, Who Next 2? Children’s Sequels, on the site DGS : Library 2 months, 1 week ago
Which Wimpy Kid comes next – the purple or the brown one? What is the next book in Cassandra Clare’s Infernal Devices series? Find the answer to these questions and many others on Children’s Sequels.
Children’s […]
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ajohnston wrote a new post, Stan Lee Award 2013, on the site DGS : Library 2 months, 3 weeks ago
Like graphic novels? Manga? Marvel Comics? Yes? Then choose the Stan Lee Award Winner 2013. See the shortlisted titles here – Shortlist 2013
For more about Stan Lee start here – Who is Stan Lee?
To take […]
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ajohnston wrote a new post, Who Next…..?, on the site DGS : Library 3 months, 2 weeks ago
Read all of the books by your favourite author and stuck for who to try now? Take a browse through the Who Next…? website. The link is in the Blogroll part of the Library section.
Search for an author’s name […]
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ajohnston wrote a new post, Welcome, on the site DGSL/24 10 months, 3 weeks ago
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ajohnston wrote a new post, More from the MacWrites, on the site Curriculum for Excellence in East Lothian 1 year, 2 months ago
These are the links for the Aberdeenshire materials which work really well with the MacWrites. Thanks to all those at Aberdeenshire Libraries who created the materials and are allowing us to use them.
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ajohnston wrote a new post, The MacWrite Clan and Literacy Across Learning, on the site Curriculum for Excellence in East Lothian 1 year, 2 months ago
To assist you and your students with inquiry-based learning, the school librarians in East Lothian introduce you to the MacWrite Clan. Together they form a research toolkit for students. You can use the whole kit […]
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ajohnston wrote a new blog post: The MacWrite Clan and Literacy Across learning 1 year, 7 months ago
To assist you and your students with inquiry-based learning, the school librarians in East Lothian introduce you to the MacWrite Clan. Together they form a research toolkit for students. You can use the whole kit with whole classes or individuals, or use single tools with whole classes or individuals – which ever suits your needs [...]
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ajohnston wrote a new blog post: Accelerated Reader Update 1 year, 12 months ago
Information about how to check if a there is an Accelerated Reader Quiz for a book you are reading and how to create personal reading lists for Accelerated Reader has been added to the Reading Room page in the Library.
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ajohnston wrote a new blog post: Wheel of time: Book one, Eye of the world 2 years, 2 months ago
Starting a Series of thirteen books, all of which are in the eight hundred plus page count category, is a daunting experience. The book eases you in with great amounts of exposition that really can make you put the book down with the boredom of listening to a character divulge the entire history of a [...] -
ajohnston wrote a new blog post: The Book Of the New Sun Vol. 1 by Gene Wolfe 2 years, 2 months ago
Recently voted the greatest fantasy of all time, after The Lord of the Rings andThe Hobbit, Gene Wolfe’s The Book of the New Sun is an extraordinary epic, set a million years in the future, on an Earth transformed in mysterious and wondrous ways, in a time when our present culture is no longer even a [...] -
ajohnston wrote a new blog post: Love Struck! by Rachel Wing 2 years, 2 months ago
Glam new girl Emily is causing waves at school, but Holly’s not impressed. She can’t understand what all the boys see in her – especially when it comes to Jonah, Holly’s secret crush, and Wes, her best friend. But when Holly, Wes, Jonah and Emily get tickets to the hottest music festival of the summer, [...] -
ajohnston wrote a new blog post: Notes From Underground by Fyodor Dostoevsky reviewed by Andy Bell 2 years, 5 months ago
An interesting and enthralling insight into an un-named charcter’s life. It is a reflection on his life and how he chose to live it. He tells us about his wickedness and his past… his school life and the mistake he made inviting himself to an old mate’s party. He meets a young lady and describes to her [...]
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ajohnston wrote a new blog post: Ask Scotland 2 years, 6 months ago
Ask Scotland is an online information service provided by Scotland’s libraries that lets you get real answers from real people direct from your desktop.
Your questions will go to a librarian who will research your query and send a customised response.
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ajohnston wrote a new blog post: Time Riders by Alex Scarrow reviewed by Rhys Patterson 2 years, 6 months ago
Time Riders is a very complex book. There are two main plots – Bob and Liam’s struggle to correct the past and Foster Maddy and Sal’s struggle against the ex-human cannibals. It’s the excitement that you have no clue what is going to happen next and the many bits that make your skin crawl that [...] -
ajohnston wrote a new blog post: How School Libraries Support the Development of the Four Capacities 3 years, 1 month ago
Please follow the link School Libraries and the Four Capacities to see a summary of the role of the school librarian in supporting Curriculum for Excellence. The link takes you to Improving Libraries for Learners, which is part of the HGIOS series of publications. It is the self evaluation and planning tool for school librarians. The relevant…[Read more]
