Its reading time!! All together now!! MAY you enjoy it!!

Celebrate Library Information Week (LIW) 
and National Year of Reading 



by taking part in the National Simultaneous Storytime (NSS) on May 23 2012.

This is a great event to get the whole school involved in.....
Register to join the National Simultaneous Storytime  
The Very Cranky Bear by Nick Bland resources, activities and ideas for inspiration include:
Powerpoint and PDF versions of The Very Cranky Bear (Coming soon)
Podcast (Coming soon)
AUSLAN podcast (Coming soon)
Bear mask template (Coming soon)

The very cranky bear paper doll template

National Simultaneous Storytime

National Simultaneous Storytime, now in its 12th successful year, is organised by the Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA). It is a colourful, vibrant and fun event that aims to promote the value of reading and literacy, using an Australian children's book that explores age appropriate themes and addresses key learning areas of the National Curriculum for Grades 1 to 6. The event generates a great deal of community interest and is held annually as part of Library and Information Week.

Every year a picture book, written and illustrated by an Australian author and illustrator, is read simultaneously in libraries, schools, pre-schools, childcare centres, family homes, bookshops and many other places around the country. In 2011 over 170,000 children at over 1,100 locations across Australia took part in National Simultaneous Storytime, reading the book and enjoying a range of supporting educational activities designed to promote the value of reading and literacy.

National Simultaneous Storytime is an important annual national literacy campaign that guarantees more young Australians will 'Get Reading'. This year, reading takes place on Wednesday 23 May at 11am AEDT and we would love it if you could join us by sharing The Very Cranky Bear by Nick Bland, a wonderful Australian tale about friendship, sacrifice and learning that appearances aren't important.

We are delighted to announce that the 2012 National Simultaneous Storytime book is:


The Very Cranky Bear
Written by: Nick Bland
Published by: Scholastic Australia

Click here to order your copy. 

For more information about NSS, and supporting resources please visit:http://www.alia.org.au/nss/

DOn't forget that there's more in May!! : It's also National Family Reading Month 

National Family Reading Month Competition 

Terms and Conditions of Entry

Read More in May calendar

 Will your school be a winner?