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| BOOKS ARE MY MAGIC EYES | ||
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Did you know, there are two related events in April?
Every year, on 2 April - Hans Christian Andersen’s birthday - the world celebrates International Children's Book Day. This event ... |
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| MORE BAD NEWS ... | ||
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The Wooden Horse Newsletter, a publication for writers and journalists, reports some shocking news in its January 12 issue ...
Libraries are closing all over the USA. Knoxville, Tennessee, may soon become the most ... |
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| 85TH CHILDREN'S BOOK WEEK | ||
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The 85th Children's Book Week will be celebrated from November 15th to 21st.
The Children's Book Council encourages young people and their caregivers to discover the complexity of the world beyond their own experience through ... |
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| BAD NEWS FROM THE NEA | ||
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The American National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) says the number of non-reading adults has increased by more than 17 million between 1992 and 2002.
Only 47% of Americans read true literature, such as poetry. Narrative fiction had a ... |
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| AKIESHA, OUR HERO IN THE NEWS PAPERS | ||
| MIGROS helps children aquire the taste of reading by distributing the fabulous adventures of Akiesha and Jordan. These breathtaking stories which are a series of three made it to the papers. These exciting adventures for our 7 to 10 year ... | ||
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| MIGROS & STORYPLUS HELP BURKINA FASO | ||
| Akiesha, the story which gathered money for food and education in Burkina Faso saw daylight and fructified thanks to the warm collaboration between Story Plus Foundation and Migros! The Akiesha books were distributed to all of the Migros ... | ||
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| EDUCATION FOR ALL! | ||
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The United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO), a sponsor of StoryPlus, is promoting a new campaign – Education for All by 2015. This programme has six goals:
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| PLUGGING IN | ||
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Putting children’s literature and the Internet together has not always been considered appropriate. But things are changing – fast. More and more people are plugging in to the Internet for good stories and useful resources. Yes, the ... |
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| THE GROWING ROLE OF E-BOOKS | ||
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World Book Day - established in 1995 by UNESCO - will be celebrated this April 23 2004 with events encouraging everyone, particularly young people, to discover the joy of reading. This is a symbolic date in world literature, marking ... |
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| AKIESHA SPREADS HER WINGS | ||
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More and more children are thrilling to the adventures of StoryPlus heroine Akiesha Walker as she battles to protect Mars from the evil designs of Dr Pavelovitch Yes! Our hugely popular story ‘Akiesha, Princess of Mars’ is ... |
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| INTERNATIONAL LITERACY DAY - SEPTEMBER 8 | ||
| The ability to read is a defining feature of humankind. However, literacy for all – from children to adults - is still an unaccomplished goal and an ever-moving target. In many parts of the world illiteracy rates are horrifyingly high, ... | ||
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| NEW WRITERS WANTED! | ||
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StoryPlus is looking for new and talented children’s writers. Our objective is to produce exciting, well-written stories that will make children want to read ... and read some more. Can you write children’s stories that are real ... |
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| HELP IS AT HAND! | ||
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Help! You’ve read all the books and done all the parenting programs but still you have a child who significantly under-performs at school, despite having a normal intellect. Or maybe your child shows behaviour problems that are ... |
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| THERE’S ALWAYS SOMETHING NEW | ||
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There’s always something new on StoryPlus ... ... new stories ... ... new authors ... ... new games ... ... and cool new things for your computer. |
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| STACKS OF SEASONAL STORIES! | ||
Here's a question for you. What do ...
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| WINNING WRITERS AT STORYPLUS | ||
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We are pleased to announce that StoryPlus author and editor Alistair Scott has been awarded First Prize in the 2002 Stauffacher’s Short Story Competition. This competition is an annual event, sponsored by Stauffacher’s ... |
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| BEFORE A CHILD CAN WALK | ||
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Did you know that a child’s educational future may already be determined before she or he can even walk? Recent research by Leon Feinstein at University College, London, has shown that, amongst other things, reading stories to babies can ... |
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| SHUDDERY STORIES FOR HALLOWEEN | ||
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If you find yourself in a hospital in Montreal, and see a group of wide-eyed children, watching a troupe of actors performing a petrifying play, you will know what is happening. It is the Quebecois theatre company, lirOlir, ... |
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| MULTI-DIMENSIONAL STORIES ARE HERE | ||
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A Storyplus story is more than just words and pictures. Our stories have many dimensions. As well as the text and illustrated versions – which can be read by you or by your children – we also have stories that are read by ... |
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| LITERACY IS FREEDOM | ||
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This is the theme of this year’s UNESCO World Literacy Day – 8th September. Literacy is freedom to find new ideas ... freedom to learn new skills ... freedom to discover new worlds ... freedom to develop and achieve personal ... |
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| FLYING SAUCER SCORES TWO HITS! | ||
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StoryPlus author Pam Calvert has scored two hits with her story The Flying Saucer.
An on-line reviewer at Wee Ones magazine writes: Pam Calvert has created a very funny story that young children will be sure to enjoy. ... |
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| U.S Secretary of Education Endorses E-learning! | ||
| According to a July 13, 2002 report at rockymountainnews.com, United States Secretary of Education Rod Paige endorses e-learning "as a way to close the learning gap between low-performing students - often students in rural and urban ... | ||
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| Reading to your child promotes school success: UNC expert | ||
| If you want to help your children to succeed at school, read to them from an early age, says P. J. McWilliam of the University of North Carolina's Family and Child Care Program. Reading to children fosters a long-lasting love of books and ... | ||
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| "2 Fins Up" for Jasper the Goldfish: Reviewers | ||
| Jasper the Goldfish is a hit with reviewers! Electronic Book Reviews and Ebook Reviews Weekly have given very positive reviews to two stories in Charles Vald's Jasper series, Jasper's Journey and Jasper's Great Escape. Cheryl McCann says ... | ||
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| LD Kids' Friendships often Stormy | ||
| Children with learning disorders have stormier friendships than non LD children, says a brand new study out of the University of Toronto. These children often experience difficulty with conflict resolution. In addition, their relationships ... | ||
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| Important Notice for Teachers who Registered | ||
| Teachers, if you have registered at StoryClass and haven't yet received a password it is because you were already registered at StoryPlus - and don't need one. All you have to do to redeem your first free story is to log in to StoryPlus ... | ||
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| Read to your children from an early age: a new study shows it helps children learn a second language later on! | ||
| It is generally believed that the human capacity to learn a new language greatly diminishes as the brain ages. A just published landmark study out of McGill University shows that when the young brain learns any language, it develops a ... | ||
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| Audio books delight and enhance reading skills | ||
| The StoryPlus inventory of audio books is fast increasing; good news for parents who know that children hunger to hear the same story over and over again. Yes, reading to your child is best, but books in audio format have been proven to ... | ||
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| New! Sample the first page of ANY of our stories! | ||
| At StoryPlus, we continue to modify and enhance our pages to make browsing a pleasure for you! A new improved Story Highlights page is up and ready. By clicking on the title of ANY story you are now able to peruse a complete sample ... | ||
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| StoryClass has been launched! | ||
| Teachers, librarians, school administrators, our educators' area, StoryClass, has just been launched. Now, you can sign up to be a member of StoryClass - and receive our stories free of charge! Just click on | ||
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| Sir Peter Ustinov joins the StoryPlus Foundation Advisory Board | ||
| It is with great delight that we announce that Sir Peter Ustinov, legendary raconteur, master dialectician, author, actor, and philanthopist has agreed to join the StoryPlus Foundation Advisory Board. This is wonderful news for us at ... | ||
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| StoryPlus Wins Teacher-Resource Award | ||
| The Web English Teacher Website, a site devoted to providing resources for teachers of English, has awarded StoryPlus with its A+ site for teachers stamp of approval. That's because StoryPlus offers original, high quality stories FOR FREE ... | ||
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