www.usbornebooks.com
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Our school did a fund raiser with Usborne Books this past Fall. It was a wonderful experience!! One of the few reading incentive programs that rewarded reading with reading. The children got sponsors and then read. They were able to read at home and school and count it towards their self determined goals. They raised funds and were able to spend 1/2 on books for themselves, a % went to the individual classroom, and % went to the school library. I looked a bit at the web site before we signed up to participate and learned that you can purchase books through their web site, earn money and books as a sales rep, or earn educational materials as a school or library. My children very much enjoyed this experience (also should add that they no longer are interested in participating in the pizza Book-IT Program). They carry a wide variety of books ranging from "board books to internet linked materials to encyclopedias. They also carry an array of Spanish titles." This was a very positive experience at our school and we look forward to participating again next year.
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Books that are designed to be visually appealing in order to increase the chances that the books will be read is a great idea! I'd not heard of these before! Thanks!
ReplyDeleteUsborne books are awesome!
ReplyDeleteAlso a great nonfiction source.
ReplyDeleteStacy, what a great link back to the articles we read on incentive programs and their relative benefits (& not so much.) From a fundraising standpoint, I love the fact that kids and schools can earn books and they're reading - not eating/buying/selling more candy that they really don't need!
ReplyDeleteI worked in an Ed dept at IU several years ago and purchased books for various programs there. A lot of the books chosen were Usborne books
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