Keep Reading!

During Virtual School, it is still vital that the joy of reading for pleasure is not forgotten. Although it may not always be possible to pick up a physical book, there are many different options from which you can choose to enjoy a good book! Thanks to Ms Susan and Mr Andy from our Early Years and Infants and Junior Campuses for providing these great opportunities below:

Destiny - BIS HCMC's library Access

To access eBooks at home you can download the Destiny Discover app onto your device and follow the instructions. Use your school login username, which is the name before the @bisvietnam.com in your email, e.g. aperson@bisvietnam.com. Then enter your email password.

OR

· Go to library.bisvietnam.com (click on link - you may be prompted a second time, click the link again)

· Click on BIS HCMC EYIC, Junior or Secondary Campus

· Click on Follett Shelf

· The top row is eBooks – click on See All

· Click on the book cover then click on Log In

· Enter your usual (short, without the @bisvietnam.com) username and password – click Submit

· Click on Open (You do not need to ‘checkout’ the book)

· Find the arrows at the side of the pages to move forward or backward

· Click on ‘Close Book’ at the top left side when you have finished reading the book

Happy Reading!

BIS Teachers Read stories

Teachers love sharing books and stories and there is a story telling live Meet every week across Early Years and Infants campus classes. Even if you're an older student, you might like to tune in and have a listen to an old classic being read to you. Curl up on the sofa, have a look at the pictures or close your eyes and just listen to the words.

Happy Listening!

AV2 World Language Books

AV2 World Languages is a collection of 1,000 audio eBooks comprised of 100 high-interest titles in 10 languages.

Go to: https://search.follettsoftware.com/metasearch/ui/68994

Username: guest

Password: follett

The AV2 collection is in the same website as the Lightbox titles. You can do a search for them by entering AV2 in the search field.

From there, you would narrow down by the filters on the left hand side of the page.

OpenLibrary.org

Another great resource, and to make it even better it is free! To access Open Library, click on the link here, or click on the image below. You will need to ask mum or dad to create a login for you, but once you have you can borrow some really incredible books such as 'Geronimo Stilton' and 'Diary of a Wimpy Kid'

National Geographic Kids:

This is an excellent website for finding out more about people, places and animals around the world. There are games, magazines, videos and much more on offer. You might even want to subscribe! Click on the link below to access.

Holiday Reading

Dear Parents/Caregivers,

I would like to remind you of, or introduce you to, our great eBook library at BIS. Students can read books online, anywhere and at any time, as long as they have internet connection, which is particularly useful in the school holidays.

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The eBook library, gives everyone the opportunity to borrow and read books online through the Destiny Discover app, which can be downloaded from the app store. The eBooks are electronic books which students can use on their devices, i.e. laptops, tablets, iPads and phones, and can be accessed by using their regular school Wi-Fi login. The 423 titles offered have different genres and different levels of difficulty, which are suitable for all Junior school students and include fiction and non-fiction books.

Students can also access the website for the eBooks library from the Destiny Library website: https://library.bisvietnam.com/quest/servlet/presentquestform.do?site=101

Click the button ‘Follett Shelf’ which will direct you to the Destiny Library.

You can also use this link for downloading the app for laptops if you want the app installed onto your computer:

http://www.follettlearning.com/books-materials/learn/digital-content/follett-ebooks/ebook-management/destiny-discover/download

Thank you! Happy reading!

Susan Lloyd - Teacher librarian (Junior campus)