I think this is a great idea! I look forward to learning how to use it and reading the reviews. This could ease the time restraint that so many folks feel about Best Books and ultimately include more participants. It is definitely worth considering.
Libby
New Best Books Blog
Welcome to Best Books 2006
Best Books for Schools is an annual list selected by school and library professionals in North Carolina of books for students in preschool through grade eight. The list identifies books that are both relevant to the North Carolina curriculum and exemplify literary, factual, artistic, and design excellence.
Posts to this Blog serve as nominations for the 2006 list and seconds to nominations are posted as comments. Comments also serve for some discussion. To see what we will be discussing face to face, click on the label for Discussions.
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1 comment:
Thanks Libby, I wanted to demonstrate the comment field as well.
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