International Children’s Book Day April 2

International Children’s Book Day

Since 1967, on or around Hans Christian Andersen’s birthday, 2 April, International Children’s Book Day (ICBD) is celebrated to inspire a love of reading and to call attention to children’s books.   Each year a different National Section of IBBY has the opportunity to be the international sponsor of ICBD. It decides upon a theme and invites a prominent author from the host country to write a message to the children of the world and a well-known illustrator to design a poster. These materials are used in different ways to promote books and reading. Many IBBY Sections promote ICBD through the media and organize activities in schools and public libraries. Often ICBD is linked to celebrations around children’s books and other special events that may include encounters with authors and illustrators, writing competitions or announcements of book awards.

Revolution 2020 : Book Review

Revolution 2020  by Chetan Bhagat

 

 

 

Author: Chetan Bhagat

Storyline: Revolution 2020 is a story about 3 childhood friends Gopal, Raghav and Aarti. They have their own ambitions. Aarti wanted to become an air hostess. Raghav gets a rank in IIT-JEE and joins IT BHU. Though he joined in engineering, journalism was his passion and he wanted to bring a change in the country. Gopi’s only wish is to make lots of money. He couldn’t get into IIT in his first attempt. So he joins as a ‘repeater’ in a coaching centre in Kota, spending the entire savings of his father. But fate offers him an opportunity to start his own engineering college, with the support of Shukla, an MLA.  To start the college he follows the corrupt path as he did not have another option.

After college Raghav joins as a reporter in a newspaper. His profession creates some problem to Gopi. Shukla, the person behind Gopi, stamps Raghav as much as he can with his political power to get him out of his way. Raghav fights back and starts his own newspaper…Revolution 2020!!

Both Raghav and Gopi like Aarti. Aarti likes Raghav and Gopi was her best friend. How did the relation between Raghav and Gopi change due to their common love?? Can Raghav achieve what he wanted to with Revolution 2020?? Did the relation between Aarti and Raghav continue in spite of his unsettled and busy career which leaves very little time for her?? How can Gopi become the director of an engineering college without even a college degree?? How far did Gopi go on his path?? Can Gopi compete with Raghav to get Aarti??

 

These are some parts I think you should know by reading the book.

 

Chetan Bhagat did a great work here. To tell in one line about his style in this book… “He first entertains you, grabs your attention and then says what he wants to.”

DDC – Classification Scheme

CLASSIFICATION

 Our Library follows  ‘Dewey Decimal Classification’.

The arrangement of books is as follows.

First Summary  – 10 Main Classes

000	Generalities
100	Philosophy
200	Religion
300	Social sciences
400	Language, Linguistics, Philology
500	Natural sciences and Mathematics
600	Technology (Applied science)
700	The Arts(Fine and Decorative Arts)
800	Literature and Rhetoric
900	Geography, Biography, and History

 

Alphabetical schedule developed on the basis of 21 st. Edition of Dewy Decimal Classification for most common subjects  are used in our school library. Some of the important subjects and their notations based on  DDC are given below for reader’s reference.

Subjects	DDC Class No.
Abnormal Psychology	157
Accountancy	657
Acrobatics	791.34
Acting	791.43
Adult Education	374
Adult Psychology	155.6
Adventures	904
Aesthetics	701.17
Agricultural Crops	631
Agriculture	630
Air Transportation	387
Air Conditioning	697
Alcoholic Beverages	663.1
Alcoholism	362.292
Algebra	512
Almanacs	528
Analytical Chemistry	543
Anatomy	574.4
Ancient Civilization	909
Ancient History	930
Ancient History of India	934
Animal Husbandry	636
Animal Pests	632.6
Animal Physiology	158
Anthropology	301
Applied Mathematics	519
Applied Physics	621
Applied Psychology	158
Applied Science	600
Archaeology	930.1
Architecture	720
Arithmetic	513
Artificial Intelligence	006.3
Arts	700
Atlases	912
Atomic Physics	539.7
Atmosphere	551.5
Aviation Engineering	629.1
Ayurveda	615.53
Bhagavad Gita	294.5924
Bible	220
Bibliography	010
Biochemistry	574.192
Biographies in General	920
Biology	574
Biophysics	574.191
Birds	598
Blacksmithy	682
Blood Banks	362.17
Botany	581
Buddhism	294.3
Calculus	515
Chemistry	540
Chess	794.1
Child Care	649
Ceramic Art	738
Ceramic Technology	666
Child Psychology	155.4
Chordate	596
Christianity	230-280
Cinematography	778.53
Circus	791.3
Civics	320
Civil Engineering	624
Civil Rights	323.4
Civilization	909
Classification	025.423
Clinical Psychology	157.9
Commerce	380
Communications	380
Communism	320.532
Computer Games	793.1
Computer Graphics	006.6
Computer Hardware	004.6
Computer Peripherals	004.7
Computer Programming	005.1
Computer Programing Languages	005.13
Computer Science	004
Cookery	641.5
Cooperative Movement	334
Cosmology	523.1
Cricket	796.358
Criminology	364
Culture	306
Curriculum	375
Customs	390
Dairy Farming	637
Dance	793.3
Dictionary	030
Diseases	616
Dolls	745.59221
Drawings	741
Dreams	133.135
Driving	796.7
Earth	525
Earth Science	550
Ecology	574.5
Ecology of Animals	591.5
Economic Botany	581.6
Economic Geography	330.9
Economic Geology	553
Economic Zoology	591.6
Economics	330
Edible oils	69.3
Education	370
Educational Administration	371.2
Educational Guidance/Counseling	371.4
Educational Psychology	370.15
Educational Technology	371.3078
Elections	324.6
Electrical Engineering	621.3
Electricity	537
Electro Dynamics	537.6
Electronics	537.5
Elementary Education	372
E- mail	004.692
Embroidery	746.44
Encyclopedia	030
Energy	531.6
Engineering	620
English Dictionary	423
English Drama	822
English Essays	824
English Fiction	823
English Grammar	425
English Language	420
English plays	822
English poetry	821
English Reader	828.6
Environmental Studies	363.7
Ethics	170
Etiquettes	395
Fairy tales	398
Festivals	394.6
Family Planning	613.9
Fertilizers	631.81
Fabre Crops	633.5
Financial Management	658.15
Fine Arts	700
Firearms	683.4
First Aid	616.0252
Fisheries	639.5
Fishes	597
Flowering Plants	582
Fluid Mechanics	532
Folk Art	745
Folk Dance	793.31
Folk literature	398.2
Folk Song	784.4
Folk lore	398
Food Crops	633.1
Food Technology	664
Footwear	685.3
Forecasting	003.2
Foreign policy	327
Foreign Relation	327
Foreign Trade	382
Forestry	634.9
Fuel Technology	662.6
Fundamental Rights	323.4
Furniture	684.1
Games and Sports (Indoor)	793/794
Games and Sports(Outdoor)	796
Gandhiana	320.55
Gardening	635
Genetics	575.1
Geochemistry	551.9
Geography	910
Geology	551
Geometry	516
Geophysics	551
Geomorphology	551.41
Glassware Art	748
Government Service Rules	351.1
Grammar	415
Guidance & Counseling	371.4
Higher Education	378
Hindi Dictionary	4H3
Hindi Essay	8H4
Hindi Fiction	8H3
Hindi Grammar	4H5
Hindi Language	4H0
Hindi Literature	8H0
Hindi Poetry	8H1
Hindi Reader	4H8.6
Hinduism	294.5
History	900
History of India	954
Home Decoration	645
Home kitchen Gardening	635
Home Science	640
Homeopathy	615.532
Horoscope	133.54
Horticulture	635
House keeping	648
Human Anatomy	611
Human Physiology	612
Human Races	572
Hunting	799.2
Hydrology	551.48
Hygiene	613
Hymns	783.9
Immunization	614.47
Immunology	616.079
Income Tax	336.24
Indian Constitution	342.5402
Indian freedom Struggle	954.03
Indian Government service rules	354.001
Indian philosophy	181.4
Indian religions	294
Indus Valley Civilization	934
Inorganic Chemistry	546
Insurance	368
Interior decoration	747
International Economics	337
International Relations	327
Internet	004.678
Islam	297
Jainism	294.4
Journalism	070
Journals	050
Judaism	296
Judiciary	340
Knowledge	001
LAN	004.68
Labour Economics	331
Leather Technology	675
Law	340
Library & Information science	020
Life science	570
Light	535
Linguistics	400
Literature	800
Lok Shaba	328.32
Macro Economics	339
Magazines	050
Magnetism	538
Mahabharata	294.5223
Mammals	599
Management	650
Maps	912
Medicine	610
Micro economics	338.5
Mining engineering	622
Metallurgy	669
Metaphysics	110
Meteorology	551.5
Military science	355
Mineralogy	549
Modern physics	539
Mohammadanism	297
Molecular Biology	574.88
Molecular zoology	591.8
Mollusca	594
Moon	523.3
Morphology	574.4
Mountaineering	796.522
Music	780
Musical Instruments	681.8
National Cadet Corps	355.5
National Emblem	929.9
National Flag	929.92
National social service scheme	361
Nationalism	320.54
Naturopathy	615.535
Noise  Pollution	363.74
NSS	361
Nuclear Engineering	621.48
Nuclear Physics	539.7
Numismatics	737
Nursery Rhymes	398.8
Nutrition	612.3
Occultism	133
Oceanography	551.46
Office Management	651.3
Orchards	535
Organic chemistry	661.86
Paediatrics	618.92
Persona l Management	658.3
Periodicals	050
Petroleum	665.5
Pharmacology	615
Pharmacy	615.4
Philology	400
Philosophy	100
Photography	778
Physical Chemistry	541.3
Physical education	372.86
Physical Fitness	613.7
Physical Geography	910.02
Physics	530
Plastics	668.4
Plumbing	696.1
Political Science	320
Political parties	324.2
Pollution Problem	668.9
Population education	363.9
Population Statistics	312
Poultry Farming	636.5
Primary education	372
Printing	686.2
Protozoa	593
Proverbs	398.8
Psychology	150
Public administrarion	350
Puppetry	791.53
Puranas	294.5925
Qualitative Chemistry	545
Quantitative  Chemistry	545
Quran	297.122
Radio Broadcasting	384.54
Radio engineering	621.384
Railway Engineering	621.384
Railway transportation	385
Rajya Sabah	328.31
Ramayana	294.5922
Religious Education	377
Rhymes	398.8
Riddles	398.6
River Transport	386.3
Road transportation	388
Rubber	678.2
Sanskrit Dictionary	4S3
Sanskrit Drama	8S2
Sanskrit Essays	8S4
Sanskrit Fiction	8S3
Sanskrit Grammar	4S5
Sanskrit Language	4S0
Sanskrit Literature	8S0
Sanskrit play	8S2
Sanskrit Poetry	8S1
Sanskrit satire and Humor	8S7
Satellites	521.6
Science	500
Science dictionary	503
Scouts and Guides	369.4092
Sculpture	730
Secondary Education	373
Serials	050
Sewing	646
Sheep Farming	636.3
Shooting	799.3
Shorthand	653
Sikhism	294.6
Small scale industry	338.643
Snakes	597.96
Social science Dictionary	300.3
Social sciences	300
Social welfare	361
Socialism	320.531
Sociology	301
Software programme	005.3
Solar system	523.2
Sound	534
Speeches	808.85
Special education	371.9
Spiritualism	133.9
Sports	796
Stars	523.8
Sugarcane crops	633.6
Sugar technology	664.1
Sun	523.7
Surgery	617
Swimming	797.2
Tailoring	687.044
Tamil dictionary	4T3
Tamil Essays	8T4
Tamil Fiction	8T3
Tamil grammar	4T5
Tamil Language	4T0
Tamil Literature	8T0
Tamil phonetics	411
Tamil plays	8T2
Tamil poetry	8T1
Tamil reader	4T8.6
Tamil satire and humour	8T7
Taxation	336.2
Teaching aids	371.3078
Technology	600
Teaching methods	371.3
Telecommunications	384
Telegraphy	384.1
Telephony	384.6
Television engineering	621.388
Television broadcasting	384.554
Textiles	677
Terrorism	303.62
Transportation	380.5
Travels in India	915.404
Type writing	652.3
Umpiring	796.3573
UNESCO	341.767
UNO	341.23
Universe	523.1
Upanishads	294.59218
Vedas	294.5921
Vocational education	371.425
Vegetable crops	635
Wages	331.425
WAN	004.67
Water pollution	363.728
Water supply	628.1
Waterway transportation	386
Wax	665.1
Weaving	77.028242
Western Philosophy	190
Welding	671.52
Women’s Education	376
World war-I	940.53
World war-II	940.53
X-Rays	537.535
Yoga	613.7046
Zoology	591

 

 

Book of the week

Diary of a Wimpy Kid

by Jeff Kinney

It’s no wonder that Diary of a Wimpy Kid has been such a hit with middle school kids. It’s a very funny book. Billed as “a novel in cartoons,” Diary of a Wimpy Kid is the diary of Greg Heffley, except Greg wants readers to know, “This is a JOURNAL, not a diary” and “…this was MOM’s idea, not mine.” Full of middle school humor, this is the first book in the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series.

Diary of a Wimpy Kid

Greg is one of three children. According to Greg, his little brother, Manny, “never gets in trouble, even if he really deserves it,” and his older brother Rodrick is always getting the best of Greg.

In his diary, Greg details his daily activities, starting with the first day of middle school and his warnings to readers about choosing where to sit in class. How does Greg feel about middle school? He thinks it’s dumb because, “You got kids like me who haven’t hit their growth spurt yet mixed in with these gorillas who need to shave twice a day.”

Whether it’s dealing with bullying, his friend Rowley, homework, or family life, Greg is always busy trying to figure out the angle that will make things come out best for him. Author Jeff Kinney does a great jobs, in words and picture, of illustrating the general goofiness that comes with being a self-centered adolescent, and the funny things that happen as a result.

Diary of a Wimpy Kid is Jeff Kinney’s first book. While a student at the University of Maryland, Kinney had his own comic strip, “Igdoof,” in the school newspaper. After college, he began writing Diary of a Wimpy Kid and putting it online in daily installments on FunBrain.com. Then, publisher Harry N. Abrams signed Kinney to a multi-book deal to create a Diary of a Wimpy Kid series for the Amulet Books imprint. Despite the success of his books, Kinney has kept his day job working for an Internet publishing company. As far as how much the series is based on his life, Kinney said in an interview, “A lot of the things are true but not true – true with a twist. There’s a lot of distortion, but the essence of the stories are true. It’s sort of a mythology built around my family, my growing up.” (ComicMix interview)

The book’s lined pages, plus Greg’s writing and his pen and ink sketches and cartoons, really make it seem like an actual diary, adding greatly to the reader’s enjoyment. If you are looking for a book with a main character who is a perfect role model for your child, this isn’t it. If you are looking for a funny book your kids will enjoy and identify with, this is it. I recommend Diary of a Wimpy Kid for tweens and younger teens. Diary of a Wimpy Kid has also become a favorite of several reluctant readers that I know. (Amulet Books, An Imprint of Harry N. Abrams, Inc. 2007. ISBN: 9780810993136)

By early 2009, two more very funny books in the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series had been published: Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules and Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Last Straw. In addition, if Greg’s diary has inspired your kids to try writing and drawing like Greg, they will enjoy Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Do-It-Yourself Book, which includes writing and drawing prompts and lots of space for tweens and young teens to fill.

 

Courtesy:By Elizabeth Kennedy, About.com Guide