In this ninth volume of the Author and YOU series, Hopkinson shares her curiosity and the manner in which that curiosity leads to investigation and research and then to her many fiction and nonfictio
This book of lesson plans using common picture books to teach the AASL/AECT Information Literacy Standards is targeted for grades K-3, complete with reproducible patterns and immediately usable repro
Assignments that engage students in inquiry topics of their own choosing contribute to motivation and thus to learning. Very often the topics chosen (particularly by high school students) are conside
Information literacy assessment applies to a number of contexts in the higher education arena: institutional curricula, information literacy programs, information literacy courses, course-integrated i
Library 2.0: does everyone seem to know what this means except you? In this new work, Nancy Courtney has assembled some of the most forward-looking thinkers in the library world to describe and expla
More than 70 tall tales, trickster tales, and noodlehead stories to hoaxes, urban myths to pull out of your story bag at a moment's notice-to read aloud or re-tell before, between and after daily act
Providing a complete reference source for information concerning more than 60 children's poets, this new title will be invaluable to school and public librarians.
Energize your story time, and get children of all ages actively involved in learning with dozens of interactive, ready-to-use, age-appropriate activities.
Promote today's best and most popular YA books with help from this practical guide. Focusing on titles published after 2000, Schall provides you with background information, ready-to-use (or adapt) b
Getting Ready to Read with Readers Theatre contains fifty, reproducible patterned scripts based on traditional preschool and kindergarten curriculum and will entice this group to begin to read.
Serving as a text/resource book for teachers of high school students, this title provides practical help in preparing students to be active lifelong learners and efficient seekers and users of inform
Contrary to the trend to do away with arts education as an unnecessary expense in schools trying to boost student test scores, this book promotes and explains the value of integrated arts instruction
Research indicates that boys are more interested in reading nonfiction materials, yet most children's librarians prefer to booktalk fiction. Offering citations for more than 1100 books, Gotcha for Gu
Storytelling can be easy, fun, and above all doable, especially with the simple, easy-to-follow directions given by these two master storytellers. This book provides everything you need to become a m
Learn how to provide exemplary library service to individuals in prison or jail, by applying the public library model when working with inmate populations. These authors, a jail librarian and an outre
Everything you need to create compelling booktalks featuring outstanding young adult novels that are mainstays in library collections. For each of the 100 titles selected, there is background informa
This fifth edition of a well-known and respected book has been completely revised and updated to reflect today's technologies available to educators. Chapters include: Teaching With Technology; Digit
The author has created reproducible anticipation guides to 300 popular junior novels (grades 4-8) ranging from classics like Ben and Me and Cricket in Times Square to the current award winner, Kira,
A newly reorganized, up-to-date overview of key reference works in philosophy, reflects a veritable explosion of reference sources, both print and online, published over the past decade. Nearly 300 o
Use these 100 handy reproducible book lists to instantly create hand-outs for teachers and parents (as well as for older readers), to add to your newsletter, or to post on your Web site or bulletin b
Keep children on the edge of their seats with this guide to captivating read-alouds for grades K through 6. Tips on presentation and references to related titles help you plan effective ptrograms and
The author builds a case for using pop culture (TV shows, fads, and current technology) to build integrated information skills lessons for high school students.
Keep children on the edge of their seats with this guide to captivating read-alouds for grades K through 6. Tips on presentation and references to related titles help you plan effective programs and
More than 500 popular nonfiction titles--from true adventure, true crime, and travel narratives to investigative nonfiction, environmental writing, and life stories--are classified, described, and li
The Curious Kids Digging for Answers: A Storybook Approach to Introducing Research Skills and its accompanying Educators' Guide, is the second in a set of three dealing with teaching the inquiry proce
This collection of original stories collected from oral tellings from immigrant students in grades 1 to 12 provides, in addition to useful teaching strategies, bibliographies of folktales from various
Designed to correspond to specific standards and benchmarks, this second of two volumes presents clearly designed lessons for students from kindergarten through 5th grade that incorporate ways for stu
This title gives concrete practical examples of how to align school library programs and instructional practice with the six key concepts of brain-compatible learning: increasing input to the brain;
Whether used to fill in missing classification numbers or reclassify an entire collection from one class schedule to another, this three volume work offers an affordable and highly effective guide to
Whether used to fill in missing classification numbers or reclassify an entire collection from one class schedule to another, this three volume work offers an affordable and highly effective guide to
Whether used to fill in missing classification numbers or reclassify an entire collection from one class schedule to another, this three volume work offers an affordable and highly effective guide to
From the O. J. Simpson case to the CSI franchise, more and more of us are aware of and curious about the world of forensic science. Cynthia Holt takes that interest and directs it toward the literatu
Covering all types of children's literature from Mother Goose to the Classics to the Award winners, this is a hands -on book made up of reproducible game and quiz pages that can easily be used in sch
This supplement to standard children's literature textbooks will be a help to instructors as they engage their students in discussions about selection of materials, censorship, dealing with curricula
