Can you recommend a good insect book to read aloud?
Reading nonfiction books out loud to an audience can be tough. The book has to be captivating while informative. Have You Seen Bugs?, by Joanne Opennheim and illustrated by Ron Broda, is the perfect read aloud…
Where is The Bookworm?
The Bookworm has three locations in China: Beijing, Chengdu, and Suzhou. Each location is special and always cozy. The Bookworm offers a loaning library and new books for purchase plus a cafe with delicious food…
What’s the order of Hilary McKay’s Casson family books?
Hilary McKay writes many great books. One of her more popular series is about the Casson family known as The Casson Family Books. With four artsy and eccentric siblings that care a great deal about…
How are biographies ordered in the library?
Most books are commonly ordered by their Dewey number plus the first three letters of the author’s last name. Individual biographies on the other hand are ordered differently. General biographies–usually about a group of similar…
Can you give us more cool authors’ sites?
Yes, with the help of ISB’s Fifth Grade I can. Here are a few (21) more favorites with the link to the author or series’ web page on the picture:
What Panda Books are there for other readers?
There are four different Panda Awards given for the best book in the following categories: young readers, middle readers, older readers, and mature readers. According to your age, you can read and vote in any…
What is the Panda Award?
The Panda Award was started by several international schools in Beijing with a focus on reading great books in all divisions: lower elementary, upper elementary, middle school, and high school. Each year a bunch of…
I’m in high school. What should I read this summer?
The English teachers at ASB have created a list for you to browse from while choosing books to read this summer. There is a great mixture of titles on this list. While many of the…
Where can I find fiction books in the library?
Right when you enter the ASB Secondary Library–whether it’s from the stair entrance or back entrance, you will arrive into the fiction area. The fiction area is categorized by the author’s last name in alphabetical…
