Reading+Zone

media type="custom" key="8846526"

toc =Read =

a || Click on the covers to find out more about the books. Click on "Visit my shelf" for more recent additions. ||
 * < =New Books in the Library=
 * < media type="custom" key="8898748"

==eBooks@Adelaide== Go to eBooks@Adelaide for free ebooks available in the ePub format.
 * =Ebooks on the Web= ||
 * = [[image:Gutenberg.jpg align="center"]] || a

==E-books@HKPL== Go to the website of the Hong Kong Public Libraries to access the e-book collections with your Hong Kong Public Library card.

==Project Gutenberg== Go to //Project Gutenberg// for free ebooks that can be downloaded and read on a PC, Kindle, Sony Reader, iPad, iPhone, or Android. || == **Books Should Be Free** == Go to //Books Should Be Free// for free audiobooks that can be downloaded in the MP3, iPod, or iTunes format.
 * =Audiobooks on the Web= ||
 * [[image:audiobooks_color.jpg width="210" height="154" align="center"]] || a
 * [[image:audiobooks_color.jpg width="210" height="154" align="center"]] || a

==LibriVox== Go to //LibriVox// for free audiobooks read by volunteers on MP3 and Ogg Vorbis. ||

= Share =

a || Celebrate the NBA Playoffs with some good reads about real and fictional basketball players! ||
 * =Librarian's Picks=
 * media type="custom" key="8846888" ||
 * ==A Basketball Special==

a || Click on the images or subjects to read the recommended book list by subjects. For a complete recommended book list in the PDF format, click on the icon or the file name below. ||
 * =Teachers' Picks=
 * = [[image:Untitled.jpg width="118" height="122" align="center" link="@teacherspicks:A. Biographies"]] ||= [[image:HK.jpg width="123" height="124" link="@teacherspicks:B. Hong Kong History & Culture "]] ||= [[image:Ecology.jpg width="124" height="125" link="@teacherspicks:C. Ecology & Environmental Protection"]] ||= [[image:Science.jpg width="122" height="123" link="@teacherspicks:D. Natural Science"]] ||= [[image:Chinese.jpg width="128" height="129" link="@teacherspicks:E. Chinese Fictions"]] ||
 * = **Biographies[[image:http://i.ixnp.com/images/v6.59/t.gif link="@teacherspicks:A. Biographies"]][[image:http://i.ixnp.com/images/v6.59/t.gif link="@teacherspicks:A. Biographies"]][[image:http://i.ixnp.com/images/v6.59/t.gif width="14" link="@teacherspicks:A. Biographies"]][[image:http://i.ixnp.com/images/v6.59/t.gif width="14" link="@teacherspicks:A. Biographies"]]** ||= **Hong Kong [[image:http://i.ixnp.com/images/v6.59/t.gif link="@teacherspicks:B. Hong Kong History & Culture "]][[image:http://i.ixnp.com/images/v6.59/t.gif link="@teacherspicks:B. Hong Kong History & Culture "]][[image:http://i.ixnp.com/images/v6.59/t.gif width="14" link="@teacherspicks:B. Hong Kong History & Culture "]][[image:http://i.ixnp.com/images/v6.59/t.gif width="14" link="@teacherspicks:B. Hong Kong History & Culture "]]**
 * Culture & History[[image:http://i.ixnp.com/images/v6.59/t.gif link="@teacherspicks:B. Hong Kong History & Culture "]][[image:http://i.ixnp.com/images/v6.59/t.gif link="@teacherspicks:B. Hong Kong History & Culture "]][[image:http://i.ixnp.com/images/v6.59/t.gif width="14" link="@teacherspicks:B. Hong Kong History & Culture "]][[image:http://i.ixnp.com/images/v6.59/t.gif width="14" link="@teacherspicks:B. Hong Kong History & Culture "]]** ||= **Ecology &[[image:http://i.ixnp.com/images/v6.59/t.gif link="@teacherspicks:C. Ecology & Environmental Protection"]][[image:http://i.ixnp.com/images/v6.59/t.gif link="@teacherspicks:C. Ecology & Environmental Protection"]][[image:http://i.ixnp.com/images/v6.59/t.gif width="14" link="@teacherspicks:C. Ecology & Environmental Protection"]][[image:http://i.ixnp.com/images/v6.59/t.gif width="14" link="@teacherspicks:C. Ecology & Environmental Protection"]]**
 * Environmental[[image:http://i.ixnp.com/images/v6.59/t.gif link="@teacherspicks:C. Ecology & Environmental Protection"]][[image:http://i.ixnp.com/images/v6.59/t.gif link="@teacherspicks:C. Ecology & Environmental Protection"]][[image:http://i.ixnp.com/images/v6.59/t.gif width="14" link="@teacherspicks:C. Ecology & Environmental Protection"]][[image:http://i.ixnp.com/images/v6.59/t.gif width="14" link="@teacherspicks:C. Ecology & Environmental Protection"]]**
 * Protection[[image:http://i.ixnp.com/images/v6.59/t.gif link="@teacherspicks:C. Ecology & Environmental Protection"]][[image:http://i.ixnp.com/images/v6.59/t.gif link="@teacherspicks:C. Ecology & Environmental Protection"]][[image:http://i.ixnp.com/images/v6.59/t.gif width="14" link="@teacherspicks:C. Ecology & Environmental Protection"]][[image:http://i.ixnp.com/images/v6.59/t.gif width="14" link="@teacherspicks:C. Ecology & Environmental Protection"]]** ||= **Natural Science[[image:http://i.ixnp.com/images/v6.59/t.gif link="@teacherspicks:D. Natural Science"]][[image:http://i.ixnp.com/images/v6.59/t.gif link="@teacherspicks:D. Natural Science"]][[image:http://i.ixnp.com/images/v6.59/t.gif width="14" link="@teacherspicks:D. Natural Science"]][[image:http://i.ixnp.com/images/v6.59/t.gif width="14" link="@teacherspicks:D. Natural Science"]]** ||= **Chinese Fictions[[image:http://i.ixnp.com/images/v6.59/t.gif link="@teacherspicks:E. Chinese Fictions"]][[image:http://i.ixnp.com/images/v6.59/t.gif link="@teacherspicks:E. Chinese Fictions"]][[image:http://i.ixnp.com/images/v6.59/t.gif width="14" link="@teacherspicks:E. Chinese Fictions"]][[image:http://i.ixnp.com/images/v6.59/t.gif width="14" link="@teacherspicks:E. Chinese Fictions"]]** ||
 * = [[image:Western.jpg width="110" height="111" link="@teacherspicks:F. Western Fictions"]] ||= [[image:Technology.jpg width="113" height="114" link="@teacherspicks:G. Technology"]] ||= [[image:History.jpg width="123" height="124" link="@teacherspicks:H. History"]] ||= [[image:Religions.jpg width="121" height="123" link="@teacherspicks:I. Religious Studies"]] ||= [[image:Economics.jpg width="125" height="127" link="@teacherspicks:J. Economics"]] ||
 * = **Western Fictions[[image:http://i.ixnp.com/images/v6.59/t.gif link="@teacherspicks:F. Western Fictions"]][[image:http://i.ixnp.com/images/v6.59/t.gif link="@teacherspicks:F. Western Fictions"]][[image:http://i.ixnp.com/images/v6.59/t.gif width="14" link="@teacherspicks:F. Western Fictions"]][[image:http://i.ixnp.com/images/v6.59/t.gif width="14" link="@teacherspicks:F. Western Fictions"]]** ||= **Technology[[image:http://i.ixnp.com/images/v6.59/t.gif link="@teacherspicks:G. Technology"]][[image:http://i.ixnp.com/images/v6.59/t.gif link="@teacherspicks:G. Technology"]][[image:http://i.ixnp.com/images/v6.59/t.gif width="14" link="@teacherspicks:G. Technology"]][[image:http://i.ixnp.com/images/v6.59/t.gif width="14" link="@teacherspicks:G. Technology"]]** ||= **History[[image:http://i.ixnp.com/images/v6.59/t.gif link="@teacherspicks:H. History"]][[image:http://i.ixnp.com/images/v6.59/t.gif link="@teacherspicks:H. History"]][[image:http://i.ixnp.com/images/v6.59/t.gif width="14" link="@teacherspicks:H. History"]][[image:http://i.ixnp.com/images/v6.59/t.gif width="14" link="@teacherspicks:H. History"]]** ||= **Religious Studies[[image:http://i.ixnp.com/images/v6.59/t.gif link="@teacherspicks:I. Religious Studies"]][[image:http://i.ixnp.com/images/v6.59/t.gif link="@teacherspicks:I. Religious Studies"]][[image:http://i.ixnp.com/images/v6.59/t.gif width="14" link="@teacherspicks:I. Religious Studies"]][[image:http://i.ixnp.com/images/v6.59/t.gif width="14" link="@teacherspicks:I. Religious Studies"]]** ||= **Economics[[image:http://i.ixnp.com/images/v6.59/t.gif link="@teacherspicks:J. Economics"]][[image:http://i.ixnp.com/images/v6.59/t.gif link="@teacherspicks:J. Economics"]][[image:http://i.ixnp.com/images/v6.59/t.gif width="14" link="@teacherspicks:J. Economics"]][[image:http://i.ixnp.com/images/v6.59/t.gif width="14" link="@teacherspicks:J. Economics"]]** ||
 * ** a **

a || Click on the logo to go to each book club. Register to manage your book collection, join available reading groups, and form your own book club. ||
 * =Online Book Clubs=
 * = [[image:anobii.jpg width="239" height="84" align="center" link="@http://www.anobii.com/"]] ||= [[image:Shelfari.jpg width="251" height="75" align="center" link="@http://www.shelfari.com/"]] ||
 * = [[image:goodreads_logo.gif width="235" height="94" align="center" link="@http://www.goodreads.com/"]] ||= [[image:librarything.jpg width="277" height="84" align="center" link="@http://www.librarything.com/"]] ||
 * a

a || Go to //Bookmarks// to read and listen to reviews of English literary works.
 * =Book Trailers, Reviews, and Recommendations=
 * media type="custom" key="8855438" ||  ||   || **Bookmarks[[image:http://i.ixnp.com/images/v6.59/t.gif link="@http://app1.rthk.org.hk/special/bookmarks/"]][[image:http://i.ixnp.com/images/v6.59/t.gif link="@http://app1.rthk.org.hk/special/bookmarks/"]][[image:http://i.ixnp.com/images/v6.59/t.gif width="14" link="@http://app1.rthk.org.hk/special/bookmarks/"]][[image:http://i.ixnp.com/images/v6.59/t.gif width="14" link="@http://app1.rthk.org.hk/special/bookmarks/"]]**

==Books4You (讀書好)== Go to //Books4You// to read and learn about literary works and their authors.

==Hong Kong Reading City (香港閱讀城)== Go to //Hong Kong Reading City// to stay abreast with the latest books released for teens.

**Reading in One Minute (一分鐘閱讀)** Go to //Reading in One Minute// to read and listen to book reviews by local scholars.

==Teenreads.com== Go to //Teenreads.com// to find books reviewed and recommended for teens.

==Young Adult Book Reviews== Go to //Young Adult Book Reviews// to read reviews of English books written especially for teens.

==World Book Day for Young People== Go to //World Book Day for Young People// to find out what is good to read. || or the title to watch the book trailer. ||  ||   ||   ||
 * = Click on the image

=**Create** =

a || ==Calaméo== Go to //Calaméo// to creat interactive publications from PDF files.
 * =Online Publications=
 * media type="custom" key="8909806" ||  ||   || a

==ePub Bud== Go to //ePub Bud// to read, write and publish your own ebooks.

==Page-flip-book.com== Go to //Page-flip-book.com// to turn your PDF files into an interactive electronic document.

==paper.li== Go to //paper.li// to create a newspaper out of the links shared on Twitter and Facebook.

==Simplebooklet== Go to //Simplebooklet// to create and publish multimedia publications online. ||

= **Teachers' Corner** =

a ||
 * =Professional Networks=
 * ||  || ALESS: Association of Librarians in English Speaking Schools in Hong Kong[[image:http://i.ixnp.com/images/v6.59/t.gif link="@aless:home"]][[image:http://i.ixnp.com/images/v6.59/t.gif link="@aless:home"]][[image:http://i.ixnp.com/images/v6.59/t.gif width="14" link="@aless:home"]][[image:http://i.ixnp.com/images/v6.59/t.gif width="14" link="@aless:home"]]

Hong Kong Teacher-Librarians' Association (香港學校圖書館主任協會)

Hong Kong Education City for Teacher Librarians (香港閱讀城圖書館主任園地)

International Reading Association

YALSA: Young Adult Library Services Association ||

a ||
 * =Teaching Resources=
 * ||  || media type="custom" key="8911506" ||   ||   ||   |||| ALA Store[[image:http://i.ixnp.com/images/v6.59/t.gif link="@http://www.alastore.ala.org/"]][[image:http://i.ixnp.com/images/v6.59/t.gif link="@http://www.alastore.ala.org/"]][[image:http://i.ixnp.com/images/v6.59/t.gif width="14" link="@http://www.alastore.ala.org/"]][[image:http://i.ixnp.com/images/v6.59/t.gif width="14" link="@http://www.alastore.ala.org/"]]

National Literacy Trust

PBS Teachers

[|ReadWriteThink]

[|Scholastic for Teachers]

World Book Day Professional Portal || media type="custom" key="8894226" media type="custom" key="8912404"