New Releases by Aidan Chambers

「在選擇之前，書必須是有裨益而且容易取得的。」 「成為閱讀者就是意味著靠自己閱讀，所有閱讀都是需要花時間的。」 「遺忘是閱讀的一部分；記憶那些我們曾經遺忘的愉快。」 「我們不容易靠自己閱讀到那些我們從未聽聞過的事情。」 「閱讀是一件很刺激的舉動；它可以讓事情發生。」 這是節錄於本書篇章中的句子，打造一個好的閱讀環境，是需要一位「有協助能力的大人」與小讀者分享自己的閱讀經驗、帶領小讀者從選書、念讀故事、由書中找書、聊書……等，書中教導我們如何幫助孩子閱讀，而且培養孩子去思考、有意願地去閱讀。讓孩子從小開始培養閱讀習慣前，先為他們打造一個優質的閱讀氛圍與環境吧！ 國際安徒生大獎得主、兒童文學評論者暨推廣者艾登．錢伯斯專為推廣兒童閱讀活動所寫的實用手冊，為教學現場教師統整「十二年國教核心素養」理念的最佳工具書。 【本書關鍵字】 核心素養、閱讀策略、討論、語文發展、說故事、分享、自主思考、終身閱讀 【本書資料】 無注音 適讀年齡：教師、家長、閱讀推廣者 【本書特色】 1.教師增能教學的最佳工具書 2.理論與實作並重，搭建教學鷹架

Kevin, 17 anni, è nato e cresciuto a Marle, lembo di terra vicino a Newcastle che a seconda delle maree diventa isola. Unica sua coetanea in paese è Susan, amica d’infanzia e ora forse qualcosa di più, anche se Kevin non le ha mai rivelato i suoi sentimenti per un’inconsapevole fiducia che niente cambierà. E invece Susan è irrequieta, e la città è un magnete irresistibile per chi è insofferente alla sonnolenza che ammanta Marle. Quando Susan d’improvviso parte per la città, Kevin si sente spaccare la terra sotto i piedi, e contro tutto e tutti decide di seguirla.

Lleno de distintas voces y miradas, este conjunto de relatos es, por donde se mire, inquietante. Desde un breve diálogo a primera vista sin importancia hasta una historia en la que se cruzan distintos tiempos en un solo espacio, cada cuento nos deja, al final, la sensación de que existe una fuerza que se mueve por debajo de los acontecimientos.

"Dime, de Aidan Chambers, es una propuesta, un enfoque desarrollado a lo largo de años de trabajo, que ofrece información práctica sobre la conversación literaria en las aulas de clase, explicando algunos de los procesos involucrados en la lectura y la conversación sobre los libros, y bosquejando las reglas básicas establecidas por quienes lo han puesto en marcha con éxito. De su experiencia se ha formulado una estructura, "un repertorio de preguntas que ayuda a los lectores a hablar de sus lecturas", una herramienta a través de la cual los profesores pueden ayudar a quienes se inician en la lectura a compartirla con otros lectores y, juntos, construir, disfrutar y dar sentido a esa experiencia."--Contratapa.

Using a pillow book as her form, nineteen-year-old Cordelia Kenn sets out to write out her life for her unborn daughter. What emerges is a portrait of an extraordinary girl, who writes frankly of love, sex, poetry, nature, faith, and of herself in the world. Her thoughts range widely: on Shakespeare and breasts, periods and piano playing, friendship and trees, consciousness and sleep, and much more besides. As she writes of William Blacklin, the boy she chooses as her first lover, or Julie, the teacher who encourages her spiritual life, Cordelia maddens, fascinates, and ultimately seduces the reader. This is a character never to be forgotten from a writer at the height of his powers.

Dime, de Aidan Chambers, es una propuesta, un enfoque desarrollado a lo largo de años de trabajo, que ofrece información práctica sobre la conversación literaria en las aulas de clase, explicando algunos de los procesos involucrados en la lectura y la conversación sobre los libros, y bosquejando las reglas básicas establecidas por quienes lo han puesto en marcha con éxito. De su experiencia se ha formulado una estructura, "un repertorio de preguntas que ayuda a los lectores a hablar de sus lecturas", una herramienta a través de la cual los profesores pueden ayudar a quienes se inician en la lectura a compartirla con otros lectores y, juntos, construir, disfrutar y dar sentido a esa experiencia. (Fuente: La Casa del Libro).

Cordella, diciannove anni, incinta, racconta alla bambina che verrà la storia della sua adolescenza, scegliendo l''antico modello dei diari del cuscino giapponesi: episodi, poesie, pensieri, liste. Tante forme diverse per raccontare tappe e momenti importanti. L''amore per Will, la scoperta del sesso, la relazione con un uomo sposato molto più grande di lei, le amicizie, le scelte di vita: tutto s''intreccia in un ritratto potente, appassionante, irritante.

William resents going on a ''boring'' holiday to Wales, but while there he is let into a big secret by Gwyn, a local boy. Gwyn has found a seal pup and has it hidden in a cave. He makes William promise never to tell anyone about it, and plans to breed it on a farm. William is determined to let it go free, and ''borrows'' a leaky dinghy to take it out to sea. The story ends with an exciting rescue.

Het moment waarop een meisje voor het eerst durft op te komen voor zichzelf. Het boek dat iemands leven compleet verandert. Het schijnbaar onschuldige zoenspel dat dramatische gevolgen krijgt. In zestien verhalen over liefde, verraad en wraak beschrijft Aidan Chambers gebeurtenissen die je leven voorgoed veranderen. Verrassende verhalen die nog lang blijven nazinderen.

Che cos''hanno in comune un vecchio e un ragazzo sconosciuti l''uno all''altro? Quando il vecchio in questione, uno scrittore, voce narrante di questo romanzo, incontra per la prima volta il goffo e guardingo Karl proprio non ne ha idea. Lo scoprirà vivendo la nascita di un''amicizia a sorpresa, fatta di scambi e di silenzi, di somiglianze e differenze. Karl ha bisogno dello scrittore perché gli scriva una lettera destinata alla ragazza del suo cuore, Fiorella, grande lettrice e grafomane che esige da lui parole messe su carta. Lo scrittore ancora non lo sa, ma ha bisogno di Karl per uscire da un isolamento che rischia di ucciderlo. Tra equivoci, rivelazioni, esperimenti d''amore giovane prende forma un romanzo forte come la vita. I migliori lo sono sempre.

From the master storyteller, Aidan Chambers, comes this new thought-provoking novel for teenagers. From the master storyteller, Aidan Chambers, comes this new thought-provoking novel for teenagers. Karl, aged seventeen, is hopelessly in love. But the object of his affections, Firella, demands proof, and poses him a series of questions regarding his attitude to the many sides of love. But Karl is dyslexic, and convinced that if Firella finds out, she will think he is stupid, and unworthy of her, and leave him. So Karl asks a local writer to help him construct his replies - and an unlikely, but extremely touching, friendship develops between the two men. They both come to learn a great deal about about life from a very different perspective, and when an act of violence shatters their calm, they find their respective appraisal of life shifting in profound ways.

In Breaktime, Ditto challenges Morgan to prove that literature is crap and triggers off a chain of events to alter his outlook of life forever. Ditto faces a series of charges from Morgan against literature: that all fiction is Done. Finished. Dead; a sham and a pretence. He undertakes faithfully to record a life in the week of Ditto - with all the chaos of reality thrown in - and his literary creation reveals more about himself than he originally bargained for. In Dance on My Grave, life in his seaside town is uneventful for Hal Robinson, nothing unusual, exciting or odd ever happens to him - until now that is. Until the summer of his 16th birthday when he reaches a crossroads of choices in life. He foolishly takes a friend''s boat for a day''s sailing, gets into difficulty and is rescued by Barry Gorman. Their ensuing relationship results in a tumultous summer for Hal as he experiences the intense emotions of his first teenage love. A major new movie - ''Summer of 85'' - based on Dance on My Grave, by groundbreaking French director Francois Ozon, was released in October 2020 to much acclaim. ''Deftly captures the thrill of first love'' - NME ''A sweet gay romance that gradually morphs into something more suspenseful and macabre'' - Daily Telegraph ''A film that will take you back to your first summer love'' - The Gay UK

This is a collection of stories, or little ''cells'', complete in themselves but connected by the overarching themes of betrayal and revenge. All featuring teenagers and often with an unexpected twist, these frighteningly realistic stories will take you to the very edge and beyond.

Taking a job as a toll-bridge collector to escape family pressures and discover who he is, seventeen-year-old Jan meets and befriends Adam and Tess and the three test their friendship as each faces a turning point in his and her life.

Es un libro para los amantes de la literatura, una obra que hace referencia a la importancia del acto literario en los nios, quienes se expresan y explican su mundo a travs de la narrativa de relatos. Su autor, Aidan Chambers, recibi en 2002 el Premio Hans Christian Andersen y es uno de los crticos ingleses que ms ha analizado la literatura para nios y jvenes. En 267 pginas se recopilan sus conferencias, artculos y ensayos en torno al tema de los nios y la literatura.

Este ensayo naci de la pr ctica cotidiana, de la reflexi n y del estudio sobre la lectura y los lectores, agrupa consejos pr cticos y comentarios sobre lo que se puede hacer en las escuelas Para ayudar a los ni os a volverse lectores vidos y reflexivos. Es especialmente valioso como una herramienta Para cursos en el lugar de trabajo, una gu a b sica Para los profesores que est n en formaci n preparando y una s ntesis Para los maestros y bibliotecarios que quieren revisar la manera como realizan su trabajo.

Seventeen-year-old Jacob Todd is about to discover himself. Jacob''s plan is to go to Amsterdam to honor his grandfather who died during World War II. He expects to go, set flowers on his grandfather''s tombstone, and explore the city. But nothing goes as planned. Jacob isn''t prepared for love&150or to face questions about his sexuality. Most of all, he isn''t prepared to hear what Geertrui, the woman who nursed his grandfather during the war, has to say about their relationship. Geertrui was always known as Jacob''s grandfather''s kind and generous nurse. But it seems that in the midst of terrible danger, Geertrui and Jacob''s grandfather''s time together blossomed into something more than a girl caring for a wounded soldier. And like Jacob, Geertrui was not prepared. Geertrui and Jacob live worlds apart, but their voices blend together to tell one story&150a story that transcends time and place and war. By turns moving, vulnerable, and thrilling, this extraordinary novel takes the reader on a memorable voyage of discovery.

Aanwijzingen en suggesties voor leeskrachten in o.a. het basisonderwijs, te gebruiken bij het werken met jeugdboeken op school.

Runners by Susan Gates - Sparrow runs into problems when she tries to employ a deputy to deal with the most feared boy in the school. Graphical by Marilyn Watts - A cat jumps out of a computer game at school - and spine-chilling disaster threatens! The Present Takers by Aidan Chambers - When the persecution becomes too much, Lucy is forced to take the school bullies at their own game.

"There is a correlation between the richness of the reading environment in which readers live and the richness of their talk about what they''ve read." "In any group of children we find that if they begin by sharing their most obvious observations they soon accumulate a body of understanding that reveals the heart of a text and its meaning(s) for them all." Talking about a book helps a child find the heart of a story, make sense of a string of facts, and understand complicated ideas. Aidan Chambers proposes an approach for discussing books so children learn to talk well about what they''ve read. Indeed, not only talk well, but listen well. And not just about books, but about other things. For the "Tell me" approach ultimately helps children learn to clarify ideas for themselves and to communicate with others. It is, in short, a basic step in applying knowledge and articulating meaning. Tell Me offers practical information about book talking in the classroom, explaining some of the processes and outlining the ground rules developed by teachers and others who work with children and books. From their experience he has formulated a Framework, "a repertoire of questions that assist readers in speaking out their reading." Tell Me is companion to The Reading Environment.