Sentences with phrase «young readers of all ages»

These six sparkling poetry books speak to young readers of all ages, addressing a symphony of subjects with creativity, humor and style.STARTING SMALLIn the introduction to Wee Rhymes: Baby's First Poetry Book, longtime collaborators Jane Yolen and artist Jane Dyer explain how vital poetry is: «Children who are given poetry early will have a fullness inside.

Roaring Brook Press is a publisher of high - quality literature for young readers of all ages, from toddler to teen, and in all categories: picture books, fiction, and nonfiction.

Fortunately, there is no dearth of fascinating reading material to hold the interest of young readers of all ages.

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The fact that Dzhokhar Tsarnaev is young, and in the same age group as many of our readers, makes it all the more important for us to examine the complexities of this issue and gain a more complete understanding of how a tragedy like this happens.

Our readers are the parents of children ages 18 and younger who live in the Triangle.

From suggested age ranges to the excitement over young readers» ability to move into more challenging texts, there are plenty of reasons driving the shift into heftier volumes as the years progress.

For earlier ages I recommend starting with Elimination Communication, however, many of my readers have had success with early potty training as young as 13 - 15 months of age.

Since our readers are looking for experiments to try with their 5 - 12 year olds, we feel that making a parallel comparison of «breathing» or respiration for plants and humans helps children to better understand the process of photosynthesis at a younger age.

The study found that while developing young readers and skilled adult readers had similar difficulty correctly recognising anagrams that can form another word by switching the order of only the inside letters, both age groups found it equally easy to recognise anagrams when the outside letters also had to be switched around to form another word.

«In this study, we compared fMRI scans from a large number of both children and young adults with dyslexia to scans of typical readers in the same age groups.

For younger readers of mindbodygreen, aspirin is not recommended, because of lack of data for this age group.

The researchers found that younger readers between the ages of 21 and 34 showed similar eye movements and EEG measures of brain activity across the three reading devices.

As for age range for readership, I wrote the series for my nieces and nephews for when they turned tween - early teen years; however, I have a following of readers in age from around 9 yrs (young, but advanced readers) and up to ages well into adulthood.

Becky has always been an avid reader, cutting her teeth at a very young age on the likes of R.L. Stine and Christopher Pike before quickly branching into the wider world of Agatha Christie, Stephen King, and other «adult» authors.

The Great Graphic Novels for Teens list is compiled annually by a committee of the Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) and comprises recommended graphic novels for readers ages 12 to 18.

Benjamin Franklin's Almanac by Candace Fleming was technically written for young adults, although readers of all ages will find value in this biography organized as a «scrapbook of fascinating details,» writes reviewer Alice Cary.

Appearing with the statement is a symbol denoting primary use or appeal: YA, for those books of general YA interest; YA / C, for books of curriculum use; YA / S, for books that will appeal most to teens with a special interest in a specific subject; and YA / M, for books most suitable for mature young adult readers of any age capable of adult judgment and able to respond to the book as a whole rather than reacting to isolated parts or incidental aspects.

She manages to capture raw emotion with a wave of nostalgia that captivates not only her primary audience of young adult readers, but also those of us who, at least in theory, have moved past the age of soaring crushes and crushing heartbreak.

Toddlers and preschoolers at the emerging literacy stage have unique needs that are so far removed from the needs of middle grade and young adult reluctant readers, yet most publishers and even booksellers consider those age groups to both fall under children's publishing.

Popular reader - centric community Goodreads shared news this week of a new challenge that asks book lovers — especially those in the younger age ranges — to step out of their «reading comfort zones» and try something new.

Although I do read YA, I think this was aimed at younger readers than most of what I'm used to, so it struck me as very simplistic... but I think that might be an age thing, not a quality thing.

Reports have come in that 60 percent of Snapchat users are under the age of 24, so if you're a Young Adult author or Middle Grade author especially, this app might be an incredible marketing tool for raising awareness about your books as well as to gain readers and build your author brand.

The Great Graphic Novels for Teens list is compiled annually by a committee of the Young Adult Library Services Association and comprises recommended graphic novels for readers ages 12 to 18.

We strive to provide readers of all ages — including young adult readers — access to more of the content they want, and the ability to enjoy it on our award - winning digital reading platform.

While many e-reading platforms aimed at the children's market focus solely on the younger reader content found in many interactive book apps, an unrivaled understanding of the children's book market and the technological know - how to market ebooks for a variety of devices and ages will both have a great deal to do with the expected success of Scholastic's electronic reading application.

By not billing itself as young adult, which has a lot of variations as to the maturity level of the content, new adult gives people some idea of being aimed at an older age bracket than the standard preteen or teenage reader.

A caution to any parents with young but avid readers in your household: while this is a compelling read and impossible to put down, I would not recommend allowing anyone under the age of 17 or 18 to read this novel... and if you do make sure their high school teachers don't catch them with it!

Read an interview with Mitali Perkins about Bamboo People Guerilla warfare, child soldiers and landmines: What do these ripped - from - the - headlines terms have to do with a coming - of - age story for young readers?

Each year the Amelia Bloomer Project, sponsored by the Feminist Task Force of the Social Responsibilities Round Table of ALA, selects a list of recommended feminist books, fiction, and nonfiction for young readers from preschool through age 18.

While both books are geared towards young adult readers, there are some thematic elements that lend themselves to the more mature end of the age group and will entice older fans as well.

To commemorate this historic event, Marvel is offering select titles free for a limited time, such as New Avengers # 1, which launched a new era for super hero comics; Captain America # 1, Invincible Iron Man # 1 & Thor # 1, the perfect place for new readers to discover the titular heroes; and Super Hero Squad # 1, suited for fans of all ages, especially our youngest ones.

* Young Adult — Literary Agents Children's Books: This category of children's book is for readers age 12 - 17.

In order to target age - appropriate ebooks to the right audience of young readers, the NOOK book giveaway will be active during a pre-determined window of dates.

It showed that the younger demographic of consumers in the 18 -29-year-old range — arguably some of those same teenagers and college students who may have been reluctant digital readers at the beginning of the e-reader device surge — are three times more likely than any other age range of adults to use an online source such as social media or retailers» online storefronts to browse and discover new books to read.

Subscription - based model Bookboard, an app that allows young readers to unlock new books as they keep reading, is currently in its public beta launch but has already developed and introduced new features that allow parents to receive feedback on what is read, as well as control the reading level of what their children access rather than simply basing it on chronological age of the user.

The philosophical dimensions of the story might be over the heads of some young readers, and the novel contains episodes of intense violence that could be upsetting for any age.

It's not about being ashamed of writing steamy paranormal romance, it's about respecting that the readers who know me for my young adult fiction shouldn't accidentally come across a new book and think it's age - appropriate for younger readers.»

We also split Children's Picture Books into two categories; one for young readers, up to the age of four, and the other for early readers, ages five to eight.

To Fly (ages 6 months - 3 years) by Lucia Scuderi is a jewel of a book with a gently humorous story but few words, making it an excellent choice for both very young children and beginning readers.

Try the Alex Awards, the Young Adult Library Services Association's annual listing of adult books likely to appeal to YA readers, or my own reflections from 2014 about books for in - between age readers.

In the year ending in January 2012, the American Association of Publishers reported that e-book sales had risen more than 49.4 % in the adult books category, 475.1 % in the children's and young adult category, and 150.7 % in the religious publications category.5 We at the Pew Research Center's Internet & American Life Project reported that ownership of e-book readers among adults age 18 and older had nearly doubled from 10 % of the population to 19 % over the holiday gift - giving season at the end of 2011, and ownership of tablet computers had surged a similar amount.6 In the final week of 2011 the e-book version of 42 of the top - selling 50 books on USA Today's best - seller book list was outselling the paper version of the same book.7

In fact, many respondents of all ages said that they enjoyed reading a few pages throughout the day on their cell phones, although the practice is more common among younger readers.

Among e-book readers, there are no statistically significant differences between those ages 16 - 29 and those over age 30 regarding where they first turn for e-books; some 78 % of e-book readers under age 30 look for e-books first at an online bookstore (compared with 75 % of those over 30), while 16 % of younger readers look first at the public library (compared with 11 % of older respondents).

According to the ALSC Notable Children's Books Committee manual, these categories loosely represent the following: Younger Readers — Preschool - grade 2 (age 7), including easy - to - read books; Middle Readers — Grades 3 - 5, ages 8 - 10; Older Readers — Grades 6 - 8, ages 11 - 14; All Ages — Has appeal and interest for children in all of the above age ranges

To take buyers of Self - Help books as an example: the study found that readers tend to be younger, with 73 % under the age of 45.

Mindy's travels have also taken her through various literary genres for readers of all ages — from traditional fantasy to paranormal chick - lit to category romance, from middle - grade to young adult to adult.

«We are absolutely thrilled to announce Little, Brown Books for Young Readers as our latest Storia publishing partner and to offer their amazing list of titles for children of all ages to experience and enjoy reading digitally,» said Jenny Frost, SVP ePublisher and eBook Strategy, Scholastic Book Clubs and Ecommerce, in a pres release today.

Paul Stewart and Chris Riddell have collaborated on a number of books together, predominately the widely popular (particularly in our household) Edge Chronicles series for ages 10 - 14 (approx), and the Far Flung Adventure Series (of which, Corby Flood is book 2) for slightly younger readers.

At the time, Raccah was excited about the near - future of enhanced ebooks for middle grade and young adult readers, promising that big things were on the horizon for an age group that has been largely forgotten by so many of the enhanced ebook publishers.

For instance, with a young adult or children's book, the editor would help to ensure that the vocabulary is at the right level for the age of the readers.