What is a Scholastic Book Fair?
Every year we host the Scholastic Book Fair in the library. This year it is open from Monday 17th March until Thursday 20th March. We take delivery of three cases jam-packed full of books aimed at 11-16 year-olds which are for sale. Students can look and buy, look and bring home a wishlist, or simply enjoy browsing - there is no pressure or obligation to buy. However, for every book sold, Scholastic gives credits to our library to purchase new books which all students can then borrow. Here is a list of the books they put in their cases if you want to look over them before the fair arrives.
Students may use a World Book Day token, one per book, and get £1 off the price. I have plenty of spares!
Students may bring in cash, card or use their phone for payment (I have special permission for this). The online payment system mentioned below will also be set up so you can pay at home and your child can collect their book in school.
Any questions, please email me at librarian@oathall.org or take a look at the information below form the Scholastic website.
The Feminism Book By Dorling Kindersley
Trace the subject from its origins, through the suffrage campaigns of the late 19th century, to recent developments such as the Everyday Sexism Project and the #MeToo movement. Examine the ideas that underpin feminist thought through crucial figures, from Simone de Beauvoir to Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, and discover the wider social, cultural, and historical context of their impact. Find out who campaigned for birth control, when the term "intersectionality" was coined, and what "postfeminism" really means.
She Speaks by Yvette Cooper
In this timely and personal selection of exceptional speeches, Yvette Cooper MP tells the rousing story of female oratory. From Boudica to Greta Thunberg and Chimamanda Adichie to Malala Yousafzai, Yvette introduces each speech and demonstrates how powerful and persuasive oratory can be decidedly female. Written by one of our leading public voices, this is an inspirational call for women to be heard across the globe.
Women In Art by Rachel Ignotofsky
From well-known figures such as Frida Kahlo and Dame Vivienne Westwood to lesser-known artists including Harriet Powers (the nineteenth-century African American quilter) and Yoyoi Kusama (a Japenese sculptor), this charmingly illustrated and inspiring book highlights the achievements of 50 notable women in the arts.
A week of wonderful activites
Devised and led by our year 9 student librarians, all students were invited to take part in a week filled with bookish activites to celebrate World Book Day.
Free £1 World Book Day books
Instead of exchaning their £1 World Book Day token for one of the £1 books, students are invited to take a book for free from this year's selection and left over titles from previous years.
