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Winners for the 2021 Outstanding Works of Literature (OWL) Award Announced
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, Jan 20th 2022
Introducing the top fifteen books of 2021!
At
BookPal, we believe in the power of books to ignite continuous learning and growth. Five years ago, we created the Outstanding Works of Literature (OWL) Awards to recognize books that do just that.
Every year, it is our pleasure and honor to announce the winners in each category—and this year is no exception. In our fifth year of the OWL Awards, we've continued to reflect the various trends within the three most popular overarching t
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Jan 20th 2022
BookPal's Bestseller List: The Best Books of Q4 2021
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, Jan 17th 2022
BookPal customers couldn't get enough of these top-selling titles.
January is a great time to look back at the past year's accomplishments. With 2021 behind us, we're taking a look at the best selling books among BookPal customers from October to December. Below you'll find the top ten books in the business, education, and miscellaneous categories. Don't forget to check back in April to see which new and returning titles make it to the top of the list! In the meantime, yo
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Jan 17th 2022
Shortlist for the 2021 Outstanding Works of Literature (OWL) Award Announced
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, Dec 8th 2021
At BookPal, we believe in the power of books to ignite continuous learning and growth. Four years ago, we created the
Outstanding Works of Literature (OWL) Award to recognize books that do just that.
Over the years, we've seen many great titles
rise to the top. This year, we continue to highlight fifteen categories that reflect the diverse types of books we sell every day. After narrowing down the list to five longlisted titles in each category, our editorial team has select
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Dec 8th 2021
12 Best Read Aloud Books for First Grade
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, Dec 3rd 2021
Inspire your first grade students with these read aloud books.If you are looking for some new books to share with your first graders, look no further than these 12 best read alouds. These coming of age, classic, and realistic fiction stories will captivate your class and give them a chance to be entertained by the storyteller's voice.Read-alouds are important because they allow students to develop their listening skills as well as learn vocabulary words that are difficult for them but impor
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Dec 3rd 2021
20 Best Kindergarten Books To Read Aloud
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, Nov 24th 2021
Inspire your kindergarten students with these read aloud books.Students in kindergarten are in the process of writing their first words and sentences. They need modeling and practice in order to learn vocabulary and sentence structure. This is also a good time for them to work on their comprehension skills by reading aloud together.Reading aloud allows children to hear the sound of the language, learn new vocabulary from context clues, and learn from a skilled reader who models good listening be
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Nov 24th 2021