From classics like The Diary of Anne Frank to biographies of famous women and men, books are an ideal way to connect kids to history and other cultures. Literature Links to World History, K-12: Resou
This book explores what the past 75 years of reading instruction has meant to children, teachers, and parents, and how children's librarians and school media specialists are a crucial part of the dev
This book provides practical strategies and examples for effectively integrating Web 2.0 tools into school library programs and the classroom curriculum. Aimed mainly at school librarians, this book e
A compilation of over 50 reading project ideas, including implementation ideas and examples, helping to promote lifelong reading habits while meeting the social and interactive needs of today's youth
Essential for collection development specialists in small and medium-sized libraries, RRB will help users quickly identify the best, most affordable, and most appropriate new reference materials in a
Webber coordinates young adult services for the Bergen Country library in New Jersey. She has assembled a guide for other public and school librarians to current literature of specific interest to you
Pearl (formerly Washington Center for the Book) and Cords (library and information studies, U. of Wisconsin, Madison) present librarians and book store personnel with a guide to some 500 of the most p
The world of the school librarian has changed significantly over the past ten years with the proliferation of technology into all phases of education; this book attempts to address these issues.
Mulford, a library design consultant with experience in strategic and master planning and programming and the design of large and small public and private projects, and Himmel, a retired library direc
Agile librarians love their work and are appreciated for it. They have expertise in the practice of their profession and in the business of gaining and maintaining influence, as well as in effective m
This comprehensive guide to one of the newest genres is the first of its kind--it maps and describes more than 500 chick lit titles for today's 'tween and teen readers.
The Harry Potter series captivated American readers young and not so young, with its vivid portrayals of both a magic-infused world and growing up in a recognizable United Kingdom. But children's lit
This volume is designed to give librarians and teachers guidance on the subject of adoption and foster care--both as a theme in children's literature and as an issue affecting many students.
This "how-to" manual is a thorough compilation of essays detailing the start-up, maintenance, management, and evaluation of mobile, public library outreach services, promising to become the "bible" o
Solving Word Problems for Life, Grades 6-8 offers students who struggle with math a daily opportunity to improve their skills. The book offers 180 math word problems. The first 30 focus on 6th-grade
This volume primarily concentrates on the use of Web conferencing software by libraries and library-related groups. Peters (the founder and CEO of TAP Information Services), draws from his experience
Scores of appeal-based reading lists cover topics you'll never find in the library catalog--from extraordinary women and overcoming adversity to sports talk, spiritual journeys, and luminous prose.
Zellers (electronic resources, Williamsburg Regional Library, Virginia) offers a practical guide for librarians, booksellers, and general readers. While nonfiction, all the listed works contain narrat
Martinez (Hispanic library resources, Oklahoma) and four other librarians collaborated to select the 775 titles described here, sampling the best of Latino literature published between 1995 and 2008.
This study of the graphic novel and its growth in the library helps librarians utilize and develop this extraordinarily popular format in their library collections.
This title helps small and medium-sized enterprises discover the advantages and disadvantages of international business and plan their entry or expansion strategies.
With this book, paper action figures become dynamic teaching tools that can generate interest in a new culture, a story, an era, or even a topic of the imagination.
A collection of author profiles and information will help students learn about some of the most successful writers of our time--their personal and writing histories and what they've written.
Create earth-conscious programs and units with the carefully selected fiction, nonfiction, and new media materials in this well-researched, accessible guide.
Sharron L. McElmeel offers another winner--a new way to fire up interest in science, history, and other areas of the curriculum with students in grades 4-12.
From the descendants of the Huns and the mighty warrior, Chinggis Khan (or, as he is known to Westerners, Genghis Khan), and the land of the steppes and the Gobi Desert, come tales of passion, strife
Polette (Lindenwood U., Missouri) has 40-plus years of experience as an educator and is the author of some 150 professional books. Her latest text explains how teachers and librarians can use picture
