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July 15 is National Children's Book Day!

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July 15 is National Children's Book Day!
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2014 National Children's Book Day poster by Asa Montenejo

To celebrate National Children's Book Day, a special children's book fair featuring the country's major children's book publishers shall be held from 9 till 2:30 pm at the Museo Pambata. The fair shall be open to the public and admission is free.

There shall also be a special workshop for librarians called, The School Library as Avenue for the Development of Life Skills (An Echo and Workshop Session of the 42nd IASL Conference in Indonesia) from 9-12 noon also in Museo Pambata. The workshop shall be facilitated by Zarah Gagatiga, Librarian, Beacon Academy and PBBY Board Member.

This workshop session will help librarians integrate life skills and well-being indicators in library management. Ms. Gagatiga will also discuss concepts in planning, implementing and evaluating programs and services for children and teenagers. 21st century trends in school library management and administration will also be presented as well as information on professional learning networks, particularly the International Association of School Libraries.

Participants will be charged a workshop fee of P500.

For inquiries about the bookfair and the workshop, you may emailpbby@adarna.com.ph or contact Lance at 3526765 local 120.

http://www.pbby.org.ph/links-ncbd-2014.html

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We're Ready and Going K to 12: Published and Upcoming Textbook Titles

November 15, 2013 at 8:44



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We're Going K to 12: Published Textbooks and Upcoming

As a stakeholder in Philippine education, we're geared and supportive of DepEd's K to 12 Basic Education Program. The goal of the K to 12 Basic Education Curriculum is geared towards the development of a holistically developed Filipino with 21st century skillswho is ready for employment, entrepreneurship, middle level skills development and higher education upon graduation from Grade 12.

Bookmark has started develop products–textbooks that are K to 12 Compliant and new editions aligned with Minimum Learning Competencies (MLCs) of the K to 12 Curriculum. On the process, [production, work in progress] all other subjects were being revised and fine tuning to the goals of K to 12.

We have 2 (two) Araling Panlipunan (AP): Pilipinas sa Ikadalawampu't Isang Siglo (Serye ng Araling Panlipunan) with its writing team headed by Editor/author Teresita Tomines Battad. Currently published are Kindergarten, Grade 1, and Grade 2. Grade 3 is work in progress to ensure its quality available for the coming Grade 3 K to 12 students next school year 2014-2015. The other AP is Araling Panlipunan sa Siglo 21 by Editor/author Mildred Frago Ruallo and author Lea Niloban Lee. Also available in Grades 1 and 2.

One of our seller, is the second edition of Simplified Mathematics K to 12 Compliant. Aligned with DepEd's latest curriculum, the K to 12 Basic Education Curriculum in Mathematics which aims to:

  • Understand and appreciate the key concepts and principles of mathematics
  • Use appropriate technology in problem solving, communicating, reasoning, making connections, representations, and decisions in real life

Available in K2, Grade 1, and Grade 2. Forthcoming is the Grade 3.

Adventures in Learning English K to 12 Edition is The Bookmark's K to 12 series for young learners of English. The Kindergarten and Grade 1 are authored by Esmeralda V. Pastor with guidance of Series Editor Corazon P. Dadufalza.


Soon to be published and forthcoming textbooks:
Sidlak MAPEH K to 12 Edisyon
Mother Tongue Tagalog K to 12
FILIPINO: Tatas sa Wika at Pagbasa K to 12 Edisyon



Bookmark: The Filipino Bookstore is located at 264 Pablo Ocampo Sr. Avenue, San Antonio Village, Makati City. Store hours are from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Inquiries are entertained at 8958061-65, fax: 8970824 or email us at bookmark@globelines.com.ph

Email Michael Barcas: michael.barcas@bookmarkthefilipinobookstore.com

Categories: Textbooks, InfoNews

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The Bookmark Inc., Annual Book Sale 2013

The Bookmark Inc., Annual Book Sale 2013



The Bookmark Inc., Annual Book Sale 2013


Bookmark: The Filipino Bookstore is inviting everyone to its Annual Book Sale on September 9-14, 2013. Discounts of up to 50% will be given to various titles. Books on Arts and Culture, Environment, Food, Health and Fitness, History and Politics, Biography, Religion, Travel, Literature, Audio/Music and Video materials are available. 

Included in the sale are titles which won awards in the past such as Lub-dub, Lub-dub, one of National Children’s Book Awards’ Best Reads for 2010; Jose Rizal’s Noli Me Tangere and El Filibusterismo translations by Soledad Lacson-Locsin, winner 1996 National Book Award for Best Translation and Bone Tumors in Filipinos by Dr. Edward Wang and Dr. Ariel Vergel de Dios, winner 2007 National Book Award for Medicine. Also on sale in the Filipino Literary Classics are Nick Joaquin’s The Woman Who Had Two Navels, N.V.M. Gonzalez’s The Bamboo Dancers and Bienvenido Santos’ Brother, My Brother. 

Children’s Book on the Ramon Magsaysay Award Foundation’s Great Men and Women of Asia–Children’s Series and Bookmark’s Modern Heroes for The Filipino Youth Series are offered.

Bookmark: The Filipino Bookstore is located at 264 Pablo Ocampo Sr. Avenue, San Antonio Village, Makati City. Store hours are from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Inquiries are entertained at 8958061-65, fax: 8970824 or email us at bookmark@globelines.com.ph

For inquiries, call or email 
Donna Rayo, FBS Marketing Manager
Tel: 895-8061 to 65
Email: bookmark@globelines.com.ph
bookmark.mktg@gmail.com

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KALIDAD: Masining na Pagpapahayag © 2013 Rebecca T. Añonuevo, Teresita C. Cruz, J.I.E. Teodoro, and John Enrico C. Torralba


Inihahandog ng The Bookmark, Inc. at sina Rebecca T. Añonuevo, Teresita C. Cruz, Teresita C. Cruz, J.I.E. Teodoro, at John Enrico C. Torralba ang KALIDAD: Masining na Pagpapahayag © 2013.


Ipinagmamalaki ng aklat na ito ang ginamit na mga sanaysay mula sa mga obrang naunang naisulat o naibahagi sa alinman sa timpalak, panayam, mga antolohiyang nabigyang gawad o pagkilala ng mga kritiko at kapuwa manunulat, o mga tuwirang karanasan ng manunulat bilang guro, mananalumpati, tagamasid, o tagapag–ulat ng mga pangyayari sa kaniyang paligid. 

Sinadya ng mga editor ang iba't ibang lasa ng wikang Filipino: himig saliksik, himig homiliya, himig Kinaray–a, himig teorya, himig kuwento. 

Anuman ang anyo, mataas na pagpapahalaga para sa kasiningan ang sinikap ilangkap ng mga manunulat sa mga napiling akda bilang mainam na halimbawa ng mabisang pagpapahayag.

KALIDAD: Masining na Pagpapahayag © 2013 Rebecca T. Añonuevo, Teresita C. Cruz, J.I.E. Teodoro, and John Enrico C. Torralba

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Bookmark’s New Children’s Books Released

The Bookmark, Inc. is proud to present two new published books for Modern Heroes for the Filipino Youth SeriesBrocka: The Filmmaker Without Fear written and illustrated by Jose T. Gamboa and The First International Filipino Diva written by Lin Acacio–Flores and illustrated by Jomike Tejido.

Brocka: The Filmmaker Without Fear is a children’s book story on the life of multi-awarded film director Lino Brocka, presented how Brocka made movies that were truly Filipino, made movies that entertained, challenged, and made the audience think.
The First International Filipino Diva focused on Jovita Fuentes, the first female National Awardee in Music in the Philippines and was also the first Filipina to be acclaimed one of the best opera singers in the world in the early 1900s. Also released is Pages, written by Javier T. Delfin and illustrated by Gabi Dimaranan, a story of journal’s journey to discovery and the values of writing presented. The Day of Darkness story and illustrations by Gutch Gutierrez, co-written by Zig Marasigan and edited by Aurora Morealis is a story where in a faraway land, whenever the moon was full, a ferocious creature called “The Beast” emerged to terrorize villagers, until a curious boy sought to discover the truth about this monster.
For more information contact Bookmark at telephone nos. 8958061–65, fax: 8970824, email: bookmark@globelines.com.ph or visit the website www.bookmarkthefilipinobookstore.com and you can also go to our Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/TheBookmarkInc

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Forthcoming: New Titles for Modern Heroes for the Filipino Youth


Next project: Since the new millenium very few knew something about people who made heroic deeds from not so long ago. In the sense, there are Filipinos, living or passed away, left an imprint in our history, who made unforgettable contribution in your community, town, city, or the country. That's why we need to present these heroes not for just children but for all of us.


Modern Heroes for the Filipino Youth Series aims to present role models for young people to emulate. Each story in the series contains a central theme that exemplifies a moral value or characteristic or an exemplary incident in the life of each principal character.

Upcoming titles for the years 2012-2013:

Macliing Dulag
Evelio Javier
Leonard Co
Horacio Dela Costa
Fr. William Masterson S.J.
Pilar Hidalgo-Lim
Sen. Jose W. Diokno
William Claver
Susan Fernandez
Francisca Reyes Aquino
Ramon Obusan
Levi Celerio
Felipe Padilla De Leon
Jovita Fuentes
Lucio D. San Pedro
Honorata "Atang" de la Rama
Fernando C. Amorsolo
Ang Kiokok
Cesar Legaspi
Vicente Manansala
Cesar Climaco
Jose Abad Santos
Corazon C. Aquino
Araceli Limcaco Dans
Lamberto V. Avellana
Carlos "Botong" Francisco
Lino Brocka
Rolando S. Tinio
Caloy Loyzaga
Flash Elorde
Efren "Bata" Reyes
Francisco Arellana
Nick Joaquin (Tentative)

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The Book Launching of A Sea of Stories Collection





The Book Launching of A Sea of Stories Collection

The collection of A Sea of Stories written by Carla Pacis, published by The Bookmark, Inc. will be launched on February 8, 2012, Wednesday, 5:00-8:00 pm at the Last Chukker, Manila Polo Club, McKinley Road, Forbes Park, Makati City. 
This book collection featuring five stories namely; The Jin and the Turtle, Dragon Boat, Mapun, Grandmother’s Gift, and Manta Ray Journey were written by the author for the WWF-Philippines Sulu-Sulawesi Sea Project which aimed to make children aware of the beauty of their surroundings and its fragility. It also aims to make the adults in the area responsive to the preservation of their environment especially those living in the areas within the WWF-Philippines project.
These stories are individually illustrated by the following artists: Jeanne P. Tan (The Jin and the Turtle), Edrick Raymond T. Daniel (Dragon Boat), Jose T. Gamboa and Herbert Miguel I. Consuji Jr. (Mapun), Seth Clarece T. Estacio (Grandmother’s Gift), and Lloyd Niguidula (Manta Ray Journey.)  
During the launch, original illustrations will be exhibited and some will be up for sale. The author and artists will be present for the book signing.




Bookmark: The Filipino Bookstore is located at 264 Pablo Ocampo Sr. Avenue, San Antonio Village, Makati City. Store hours are from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Inquiries are entertained at 8958061-65, fax: 8970824 or email us at bookmark@globelines.com.ph
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NINOY AQUINO: A Courageous Homecoming


NINOY AQUINO: A Courageous Homecoming, the latest of Bookmark’s Modern Heroes for the Filipino Youth Series is now off the press. This book on Ninoy Aquino’s last trip back home written by Lara Saguisag and illustrated in color by Quix Maiquez will be launched on April 24, 2010, Saturday, 5:00-8:00 p.m., at the McKinley Room, Manila Polo Club, McKinley Road, Forbes Park, Makati City.

Also to be launched are the other titles of the Modern Heroes for the Filipino Youth Series and of the Great Men and Women of Asia-Children’s Series which is a partnership project of The Bookmark, Inc. and the Ramon Magsaysay Award Foundation.

The Modern Heroes for the Filipino Youth Series aims to present role models for young people to emulate. Each story in the series contains a central theme that exemplifies a moral value or characteristic or an exemplary incident in the life of each principal character.

The Great Men and Women of Asia-Children’s Series endeavors to bring inspiring stories of real- life heroism to children all over the world, so that they may grow in their love of country, compassion for their fellowmen, and perseverance to achieve worthwhile goals anchored on strong personal values.

Each book in the series is printed in color on 16 pages of matt-coated paper in an 8"x 10" format.

(Contact Bookmark at bookmark@globelines.com.ph)

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