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100+ NEW Read-Along Storybooks
Beginning readers on the SORA app!
Read-Alongs (These books have audio and illustrations.)
If you would like a read along challenge, try Tom Angelberger & Cece Bell’s funny series!
NEW SORA – Beginning Chapter Books
Are you looking for a “just right book”?
Check out these new titles specially curated for students in Gr.1-2.
Audiobooks
eBooks
Sakura Medal Art 2020 All-Japan Finalists
The student artwork winners in each category will be sent to the winning author in each Sakura Medal category. Congratulations to all of the students at ASIJ who participated in the Sakura Medal Art Contest this year!
What’s NEW on SORA?
Audiobooks
eBooks
World Read Aloud Day 2020 – Coming Soon!
ASIJ Sakura Medal Art Competition 2020
I am really proud of all of the students who completed their artwork and submitted their entries on time.
The ASIJ Elementary Sakura Art Medal Winners for each category will be announced on February 3, 2020. Winning pieces of artwork will then compete against all participating international schools in Japan. The overall category winners will be announced on February 28th.
ASIJ 2020 Winners by Category
English Picture Book – Sydney Mcilwraith 2D
Japanese Picture Book – Sena Yokosuka 3D
English Chapter Book – Eito Aoyama 5J
Japanese Chapter Book – Mizzy Yokosuka 5J
Graphic Novel – Juliet Sheehan 4Y
Japanese Picture Book
English Picture Book
English Chapter Book
Graphic Novel
Japanese Chapter Book
New Year…New Books
NEW Sora/OverDrive – January 2020
You are going to love the books available on your SORA app! All of the purchases below were recent were student recommendations.
If there is an eBook or audiobook you would like, please fill out a student request form and Ms. Pretz will check to see if it is available for purchase.
Best Books 2019
Amazon Best Books of the Year
Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books
- 2019 Guide Book to Gift Books – This is a 27 page annotated listing of books that would make great gifts for children of all ages.
Best Graphic Novels 2019
Goodreads
Kirkus Review
National Public Radio
National Science Teachers Association
New York Public Library
New York Times
Parents’ Choice Awards
Publisher’s Weekly
School Library Journal
ASIJ ES LIBRARY 