Winners of the 2013 Extensive Reading Foundation Language Learner Literature Award. Milne Innovation Award
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Richard Day receives Milne Innovation Award
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
By Washington Irving
Retold by Casey Malarcher
Illustrated by Fabio Leone
Compass Publishing
ISBN: 978-1-59966-678-5
Judges’ comment: Innovation and classic story-telling are mixed seamlessly in this story. The book includes a playlet for a class performance and wonderful illustrations.
Reader’s comment: It's very exciting. The art is so dramatic.
The Girl with Green Eyes
Author: John Escott
Illustrated by: Dylan Gibson
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 9780194794343
Judges comment: Who is the girl with the green eyes? Why is she so interested in Mark? And is the man in the hotel really her stepfather? Find out when you read this story. Boy meets girl --- with a difference!
Reader’s comment: I like the whole story because it is very mysterious.
Les Misérables
By Victor Hugo
Retold by Jennifer Bassett
Illustrated by Giorgio Bacchin
Oxford University Press
ISBN: 978-0-19-479440-4
Judges' comment: This well-written retelling is an excellent way for beginner/elementary level learners to get to know this great story. We found ourselves involved in the story, caring about the characters. In particular, the "set-the-stage" sections help the reader quickly catch up on important events without creating an overly-complex narrative. The recent popularity of the film musical should increase students' interest, and lead many to a rewarding reading experience.
Reader’s comment: This book uses easy words, so it was easy for me to understand. In addition, its descriptions and expressions were very clear. These let me feel the same feelings of several characters. I felt sometimes sad, sometimes happy. I love this story!
The Green Room
By Robert Campbell
Illustrated by Valentina Russello
Helbling Languages
ISBN: 978-3-85272-327-3
Judges’ Comment: This is story about adolescents’ conflicts and growing up process. What makes it special is the clever way in which the author interweaves the main plot with the plot of the play-within-the story. This is a well-constructed narrative with a cleverly written plot that develops exploring parallels with Shakespeare's work .
Reader’s comment: The main characters are almost same age as me, and the story includes love story, so I enjoyed reading the book. One of the main characters lied. And I can understand why she wanted to lie for an audition, so I felt her feelings while reading.
Manhunt
By Richard MacAndrew
Map artwork by Malcolm Barnes
Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 987-01-107-62455-1
Judges' comment: This original murder mystery, set in a rural community, is a compelling read for crime story enthusiasts. Moving back and forth between the voices of the criminal and the police, MacAndrew draws the reader into the narrative. With clear, yet vivid language, the reader is able to participate in the problem-solving of the detectives as they unravel the mystery.
Reader’s comment: I would recommend the book as it is very interesting. It was full of suspense. The language was easy to understand and I was very keen to read as the storyline is awesome.
Richard R. Day, the Founding Chair Emeritus of the Extensive Reading Foundation was awarded the John. A. Milne Innovation Award in the Service of Extensive Reading. The award was presented at the Second Extensive Reading World Congress, held at Yonsei University, Seoul Korea, Sept. 13-15, 2013.
Richard Day is Professor in the Dept. of Second Language Studies at the University of Hawai’i. In addition to being the founding chair of the Extensive Reading Foundation (ERF), Day is the c0-editor of the journal, Reading in a Foreign Language. He is also the author or co-author of numerous articles, book chapters and books on Extensive Reading, most notably Extensive Reading in the Second Language Classroom and Extensive Reading Activities for Teaching Language, (both Cambridge University Press, co-authored/ co-edited with Julian Bamford). He has been active in promoting Extensive Reading for over three decades.
Day has been a visiting professor at Ubon Rajathanee University and Assumption University in Thailand, Ha Noi University of Foreign Studies in Vietnam, and Ashiya Universityin Japan. He has also led teacher development workshops in China, Costa Rica, Hong Kong, India, Japan, Korea, Laos, Malaysia, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam.
Marc Helgesen, Chair of the ERF, said at the ceremony, “Richard has been and remains a promoter of Extensive Reading and a teacher, mentor and friend to reading teachers around the world.”
The Award is named in honor of John Milne. As creator of the Heinemann Guided Readers series in the 1970s, Milne believed that the traditional grading of vocabulary and structure was not enough to make a book suitable for language learners. He, therefore, took a different approach, basing his series on good, clear writing, relevant content, careful explanation and control of information, and intuitive word and structure control. These innovations have been crucial in the development of language learner literature.
The Extensive Reading Foundation (http://erfoundation.org), founded in 2004, aims to promote Extensive Reading as a highly effective means of language learning. To this end, the Foundation offers annual awards to the best new graded reader titles, maintains an annotated bibliography of research into Extensive Reading and conducts other activities to promote research and the implementation of Extensive Reading.
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