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Britannica Staff “Caught” Reading…

May is Get Caught Reading Month, and we have some selections from Britannica's editorial staff. We at Britannica Blog decided to poll the pros—our staff!—for some recommendations. Peruse the fine selections they made below.
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In Celebration of Pint-sized Page-turners: International Children’s Book Day

Since 1967, the International Board on Books for Young People—based in Switzerland—has sponsored International Children's Book Day on or around Hans Christian Anderson's birthday (tomorrow). The day is celebrated in libraries and schools through a range of activities that draw attention to this under-valued corpus of works.
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10 Women Writers Who Changed Literature

When people ask you who your favorite author is, what do you say? Well, as part of Britannica's celebration of Women's History Month 2011, Britannica Blog put that question to Kathleen Kuiper, Britannica's senior arts and culture editor and lead editor of Britannica's spotlight 300 Women Who Changed the World. Her favorites are here.
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The Evolution of the Graphic Novel: 5 Questions for Pop Culture Lecturer Christopher Murray

The term "graphic novel" has come to mean different things to different people. To some, it is a marketing construct designed to give comic book publishers better representation on the shelves of large bookstores. To others, it is an attempt to set apart comics content that is intended for a mature audience (with the assumption that comics, by default, are regarded as a medium for children). Britannica contributor Christopher Murray, author of the new book Champions of the Oppressed: Superhero Comics, Popular Culture, and Propaganda in America During World War II, offered his opinion on the matter, and addressed the role of comics in popular culture.
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In Search of Cool Mums & Dads

Apps are where television meets publishing. The mix of moving pictures, text, stills, question and answer, games, quizzes and puzzles and the opportunity to facebook your friends from your app on your mobile smartphone or tablet is a rich new environment for schoolchildren, students, teachers and parents.
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New Britannica: Better, Easier, and You’re Part of It

The All-New Britannica Is Live! Over the last three years, we have been redesigning the Britannica Online experience to better meet the needs of our individual users as well as college and university students and faculty. The new look and feel was introduced more than a year and a half ago, and many of the features of the new site have been rolled out as they were finished. Although no online site is ever completely “done,” especially one where the content changes daily, the major features that we wanted to add are now live on the site. With this milestone behind us, we wanted to have an “official product launch,” and let you know what we have done and how the new site will benefit you.
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The Good Habit and Grooming Fairy (A Britannica Film Classic)

Encyclopaedia Britannica was a leading producer of educational films in English in the 1950s. Here's a look back at one of these many films, this one teaching kids the benefits of good grooming.
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Can Technology Help Students Be Better Learners?

I'm sure that most of us are aware of the revolution that has been going on in schools around the world. The technology revolution is in full force as we make the transition from print-based learning to interactive whiteboards and Web-based references and curriculum. We are in the early stages of the revolution, but still we are asking ourselves, "Can technology really help students learn?"
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Tiger, and the Joys of Print Publishing

"Woods is a good role model ... Woods never does anything that would make himself look ridiculous." From the cover story "10 Tips Obama Can Take From Tiger" in the just-released January issue of Golf Digest, which went to press in mid-November, weeks before the Tiger Woods scandal broke.
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Michael Ross to the Hall of Fame

Congratulations to our colleague Michael Ross, who's been named to the Educational Publishing Hall of Fame. He’ll be inducted later this week in a ceremony at the Waldorf Astoria in New York City. Induction into the hall of fame is the industry’s highest individual honor, and Michael certainly deserves it. Notable honorees from previous years include ...
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