Are children reading enough? Not according to most parents and teachers, who know that reading aloud with children fosters a lifelong love of books, ensures better standardized test scores, promotes g
Provides advice to librarians overseeing building projects, including guidelines on communicating with architects and contractors, keeping within time and budget constraints, and meeting standards and
Read-aloud is a time of enjoyment and relaxation for teachers and students - a time when powerful, effective teaching and rigorous learning can take place while keeping the pleasures of reading front
Offers strategies, tools, and resources to encourage a love of reading in capable but reluctant youth and includes profiles of books appropriate for young adults and lists of books culturally relevant
Bodart, long known as the reigning queen of booktalking, has identified 101 engaging, tough, and well-written books and presents them in a way that will help the librarian defend their presence in the
Pinpoint just the right books to get children excited about reading nonfiction titles! With more than 350 nonfiction books, most of which have been published in the past four years, this guide makes i
Help Your Teen Catch the Lifelong Reading Bug.Honey for a Teen’s Heart spells out how good books can help you and your teenager communicate heart-to-heart about ideas, values, and the various i
Everyone knows how important it is to read with children. But how can you continue your child's learning experience and enjoyment of a story once you close the book? In her engaging new book, Peggy
Some of the most noted authorities, outspoken advocates, and stellar practitioners have come together to offer you their insights and ideas on readers' advisory services. Through 16 timely articles,
Darby teaches English and Pryne is a library media specialist, at the middle-school level. They present this text as a guide for those working with teens, to help them find books to match the interes
Peterson, an elementary teacher-librarian, helps teachers and librarians understand what makes a text easy or challenging for a new reader, integrating discussion of some 200 children's books. She tel
Instill a love of books and reading in children even before they have entirely mastered reading skills. Everything you need to start a fun-packed weekly book club at your school or library is included
Get Your Child Hooked on Books!Reading can become a favorite part of any child's life—even children who think they hate to read. And, with the help of this unique book, it's easy to put your reluctant
Lively booktalks for more than 100 titles are accompanied by motivational activities and lists of related works. In addition, pithy book summaries and bibliographic information are given. Fiction and
Introduce your students to award-winning and classic books, authors, and illustrators and pique their interest in reading with more than 1,000 fascinating facts and tantalizing tidbits of information.
An annotated bibliography of children's books that contain characters who display positive family-oriented values in their relationships to others. Each entry features sample activities and lessons re
Get kids excited about reading with lively booktalks that make nonfiction books irresistable! These authors have selected hundreds of the best and most appealing nonfiction books for young readers and
