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News from Orca Book Publishers
April 2013
 
In like a lion, out like a lamb.
Teething anyone?
How about a bundle of books for that little bundle of joy? Check out the new "Baby's First Bookshelf" a collection of three bestselling Orca board books.

Including Welcome Song for Baby (Richard Van Camp), Alligator, Bear, Crab: A Baby's ABC (Lesley Wynne Pechter) and Kiss, Tickle, Cuddle, Hug (Susan Musgrave) this bundled collection makes a perfect library for the wrinkled wonder in your life. Babies like it too.
The write kind of crime...
The shortlists for the 2013 Arthur Ellis Awards have just been announced. The awards, celebrating excellence in mystery, suspense and crime writing, have eight categories. In the Novella category, titles from Rapid Reads rake in three of the four nominations:

And this from www.reviewingtheevidence.com:

"A standalone thriller, Contingency Plan is a fine, well-constructed story with an all-too-plausible plot line and convincing characters...a plot that holds our attention."    

 

Check out the newest titles in the series here

Mmmm. Mooncakes.
This new picturebook from Loretta Seto and Renné Benoit is the lyrical story of a young girl who shares the special celebration of the Chinese Moon Festival with her parents.

Quill & Quire said: "A lovely, touching story that functions well as both entertainment and an introduction to a snippet of Chinese culture..."

Tasty.

 

Web Sites "r" Us
Have a look at our new resource website. Always looking for ways to reach more readers, we have upgraded and combined some sites and put all of our resource material in one place.

Along with the language arts program Text2Reader, we include teachers' guides, readers theater scripts including development and assessment, reading strategies and much more. All under one roof.

Come over and poke around. The site will continue to grow as we add even more valuable content - much of it free - all with an eye to reaching more readers.


Footprints
Leave only Footprints...
The first two books in the Orca Footprints series are in the warehouse. These books help kids answer their questions about the state of the natural world with well-researched, simply-expressed information and powerful images.

Download sample chapters from the first two books here

The first two entries are:  Pedal It!: How Bicycles are Changing the World by Michelle Mulder and  Down to Earth: How Kids Help Feed the World by Nikki Tate.

An advance review from Kirkus says of Pedal It! "A smart, tangy history of our two-wheeled friend." 

Let's get digital...
Orca Digital Subscriptions are a unique and cost-effective way to provide ebooks to an entire school or library system. With the purchase of a subscription you get multiuser access to all of the titles in your collection.
There is no limit to how many users can read any book at the same time. The titles in your subscription can be accessed at school, in the library or at home. With our new premium subscription, users can even download ebooks to their own devices, including smartphones.

For more info, email us or have a look at our informational flyer here.

 

Sample issue...
T2R LogoHeard about Text2Reader? Curious? How about a sample issue? Click here for access to the full issue from September 2012.

"As a teacher librarian in a high school with a population of very diverse learners, I recommend Text2Reader in a variety of situations. The topics lend themselves to shorter activities...good for introducing themes, assessment purposes, and lessons to leave for substitute teachers. Because of the low reading level of the passages, they can be used as alternate lessons for differentiating instruction."
(Chris A., Balfour Collegiate)

Text2Reader is a Language Arts program for grades 6 to 8. Using selections from bestselling books, Text2Reader is developed by teachers and is correlated to the English Language Arts curriculum and Common Core.   

  

Email for a sample issue or to learn more.

School catalog...
The 2012-2013 school catalog is now available. Completely redesigned and with more content, you should be able to find something for everyone in your school. See the full catalog here. And the new title trade catalog here.

THANKS FOR READING!
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