Welcome to the Panda Book Awards

 

Join the conversation. Post pictures and activities of your panda book awards projects on the Panda Book Awards social media and share the fun. #pandabookawards

 

 

READ some good books

SHARE your thoughts

NETWORK with students from participating schools

VOTE for your favorite.

 

 

What is the Panda Book Award?

The Panda Book Award initiative invites students and teachers from participating international schools in China and beyond to vote for their favorite book published in the previous two years. The Panda Book Steering Committee, which includes an international representation of school librarians, is responsible for collecting input from schools, advertising the initiative, and organizing the voting.

There are four separate title lists according to age level:

• Young Readers (4 to 6 years) – picture books - Elementary School
• Middle Readers (7 to 10 years) – chapter books - Elementary School
• Older Readers (11 to 14 years) – Middle School
• Mature Readers (15 to 18 years) – High School

 

The panda was chosen as the program’s mascot as it holds a special place in the hearts of the Chinese people and is a symbol of peace and a token of forging friendly ties. The Panda Book Award reading program promises to take our students on an exciting reading adventure. Classroom teachers, language arts teachers, and librarians are encouraged to distribute the reading lists to their students and to incorporate them into their daily teaching.

 

 

The Panda Award yearly timeline

 

December - January : nominating titles for next year

• Each participating school nominates lists of titles. These lists are discussed by the Panda Book Steering Committee who will take into consideration individual schools’ requests.
• The Steering Committee will decide on the final lists and make these public by mid March. This gives participating schools time to order multiple copies of the titles to arrive over the summer.

 

July – August :

• Schools may promote the titles through a summer reading program.

 

September – Chinese New Year: activities in schools culminating in voting

• Schools organize reading promotion activities and plan. Promotional materials (flyers, posters, bookmarks) are created yearly and available for download.
• The Panda Book Steering Committee organizes the student and teacher voting sessions to be done during a period of three weeks after the Chinese New Year holiday.

 

After the voting : and the winners are....

• The Steering Committee meets to count votes and confirm the winners of the Panda Book Awards.
• Winning authors are contacted as soon as possible and are sent their Panda Award Winner scroll.

2017 - 2018 Winners

2017 - 2018 Shortlists

2016 - 2017

 

2015 - 2016

2014 - 2015

 

2013 - 2014

 

2012 - 2013

 

 

2011 - 2012

2010 - 2011

 

 

Shortlists Proofreaders  Younger Readers   Rebecca Taylor - International School of Beijing  Linnea Simon - International School of Tianjin Suzanne McKemey - Beijing City International School Middle Readers   Paul Wong -  International School of Beijing  Heather Wright - Beanstalk International Bilingual School (Beijing) Older Readers   Christina Dominique-Pierre - Concordia International School Shanghai Isolde Rosevear - Western International School of Shanghai  Mature Readers   Susan Gotthelf - Soong Ching Ling School - International Division (Shanghai) Erin Wilson - Xiamen International School

Social Media  Jesse Kennedy - Shanghai Qibao Dwight High School

Panda Libguides Organizers Nadine Rosevear - International School of Beijing John Lemley - International School of Beijing

Posters and Bookmarks Eleanor Surridge  - International School of Tianjin

Panda scrolls for winning authors and survey co-cordinator John Byrne - Western Academy of Beijing

Pinterest page Leigh Collazo - Western International School Shanghai

Committee Chair and Contact Person Nadine Rosevear - International School of Beijing

Final Nominees for The Panda Book Awards 2017-2018

Younger Readers (4-6 Years Old)

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Middle Readers (7- 10 Years Old)

 

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Older Readers (11 - 14 Years Old)

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Mature Readers (15 - 18 Years Old)

 

Mature Readers

The Hate You Give by Angie Thomas

 

 

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 Older Readers

 The Time Museum by Matthew Lou

 

 

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 Middle Readers

 Dog Man by Dav Pilkey

 

 

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 Younger Readers

Do Not Open This Book by Andy Lee

How can my school join the Panda Book Awards?
Register your school through this registration link.

How do I register my school for voting?
Once you have registered your school, you will automatically receive an invitation for voting. This invitation will be sent out just after the Chinese New Year holiday.

Is the Panda reading initiative only open to international schools in China?
The Panda Book Awards initiative aims to go beyond borders and invites schools and students from around the world to participate in reading a selection of outstanding books and vote for their favorite.

When does Panda voting take place?
Panda voting takes place for three weeks every year after the Chinese New Year celebration, which happens in February or at the end of January depending on the lunar cycle. If you are registered to vote you will be informed of the specific dates.

How much time do students have to to vote?
Voting is open for three weeks.

Who is the Panda Steering Committee and what is their role?
The Panda Steering Committee consists of librarians who would like to take an active role in the Panda reading initiative. Nadine Rosevear, high school librarian at the International School of Beijing, is the chair of the committee. The Steering Committee discuss and agree on the final reading shortlists, create promotional materials, such as posters, bookmarks, and flyers, produce the yearly Panda scrolls for the winning authors, correspond with sponsors, and communicate with librarians and teachers from schools around the world.

I am interested in joining the Panda Steering Committee. How can I apply?
Send Nadine Rosevear an email to express interest. Generally calls to join the committee for the following year will go out in May.

How are the Panda titles selected?
In the fall, you will be able to nominate titles for next school year through a survey that will be sent to you once you have registered. For example, nominations for the awards for the 2017-2018 school year began in December of the 2016-2017 school year.  The Panda Steering Committee will finalize the shortlists.

When are the Panda shortlists publicized?
The Panda shortlists are publicized in the spring. This gives schools time to purchase the books and start promoting for summer reading.

How can I promote the Panda books at my school?
Here are some suggestions that will get you started:

• print out the Panda posters and bookmarks available on this libguide
• run small competitions in homerooms with daily questions about the books
• organize a Panda party in the library
• book talk the Panda books to your students
• if your students are voting manually (not online) you can display big jars for their ballots. This will create excitement as the jars start filling up.
• promote the books to the teachers and ask them to read aloud from the books
• purchase some copies for classroom libraries in addition to the ones you buy for the library

For questions regarding the Panda Book Awards, contact Nadine Rosevear - High School librarian at International School of Bejing

email: nrosevear@isb.bj.edu.cn

Twitter handle: @HungryLibrary

“悦读熊猫”读书计划始于2015年，此计划旨在培养学生对中文阅读的兴趣和文学鉴赏能力，并且能够从阅读中获得愉悦。该阅读计划的书单由“悦读熊猫”计划筹委会的中文老师们推荐后精选产生。我们由衷希望不同年龄段的中文学习者都能广泛阅读不同时期、地域以及不同文体的作品，并从中体味中文之美。

自2015年12月正式启动以来，此阅读计划每年产生一份新的推荐书单，学生可以为自己最喜欢的中文书投票。投票时间通常为每年的三月份，获奖书单将会在每年的世界图书与版权日公布。在今后的日子里，我们也会邀请作家及嘉宾来校内参与活动，与学生近距离互动，为学生们举办座谈、写作坊、诵读工作坊，以及其他语言相关活动，希望有兴趣的学生能够有更多的机会接触中文，运用中文，以多种形式、在不同平台上发表自己的作品，并得到专业人士的反馈。

希望老师和家长们鼓励学生积极参与“悦读熊猫”读书计划。阅读滋养心灵，书香引领成长。开卷有益！

 

“悦读熊猫”相关活动：

• 著名儿童作家安武林做客ISB
• “熊猫杯”书行万里国际学校读书挑战赛
   

 

Chair	Fiona Jia	俞老师	fjia@isb.bj.edu.cn
Co-Chair	Jessica Shan	单老师	jshan@isb.bj.edu.cn
Events and Conference Coordinator	Fiona Jia	俞老师	fjia@isb.bj.edu.cn
	Yan Chen	陈老师	ychen@isb.bj.edu.cn
Book List and Awards Coordinator	Vicky Yang	杨老师	vyang@isb.bj.edu.cn
	Ling Tong	佟老师	ltong@isb.bj.edu.cn
Elementary School Liaison	Amy Ren	任老师	aren@isb.bj.edu.cn
	Felicia Liu	刘老师	fliu@isb.bj.edu.cn

 

Special Thanks goes to our parent artist Ms. Chen Ying who has worked tirelessly to create the Chinese Panda Logo and the Award Certificates for this Reading Initiative Project! We admire her talent and the spirit of service tremendously!

 

Young Winners 幼龄组:

《没有耳朵的兔子》 作者:「德」克劳斯·鲍姆加特(著) 王星(译)

Middle Winners 高小组:

《米小圈儿上学记—搞笑大王来了》 作者：北猫(著)

Older Winners 初中组:

《狼王梦》 作者：沈石溪(著)

Mature Winners 高中组:

《当呼吸化为空气》 作者:「美」保罗·卡拉尼什(著) 何雨迦(译)

Chinese for Language Learners 中文二语分级读物:

《花木兰》 作者：肖静萍 (改编)

 

Younger Winners (低龄组）

《不一样的卡梅拉：我想去看海》作者：（法）约里波瓦 艾利施绘

Middle Winners (高小组）

《亲爱的笨笨猪》作者：杨红樱

Older Winners (初中组）

《时间线》作者：（比）比得.胡斯

Mature Winners

《孤独深处：北京折叠》 作者：郝景芳

 

 

Younger Winners (低龄组）

《灶王爷》作者：熊亮

Middle Winners (高小组）

《中文小书架》作者：陈琦

《马小跳系列》作者：杨红樱

Older Winners (初中组）

《草房子》作者：曹文轩

Mature Winners

《当代中国微记录》 作者：李禄兴

《喜福会》作者：谭恩美