Readers theatre is a powerful tool for building language skills and involving young readers with literature. Educator and seasoned readers-theatre coach Shirlee Sloyer provides teachers and librarians
Schechter gives detailed instructions for the cleaning and mending of paper, book hinge repair, case and textblock reattachment, cloth rebacking, and retitling. Procedures are illustrated with black-a
The most current and complete guide to a favorite teen genre, this book maps current releases along with perennial favorites, describing and categorizing fantasy, paranormal, and science fiction title
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 other countries and cultures through traditional folk and fairy tales. Representing more than 30 countries and regions, the 40 reproducible scripts are accompanied by presen
Deliciously ghostly, startling, and downright scary scripts will make your students shiver, chuckle, and even jump! Based on 30 folktales, myths, and ghost stories, these reproducible scripts are inva
This book places guided inquiry in the context of curricular and technological change and provides guidelines for building the long-term culture and capacity for effective inquiry learning in schools.
This book offers time management tools, tips, and techniques for busy librarians, so they can better serve their communities and feel greater satisfaction with work and life.• Provides invaluable info
eResearch presents new challenges in managing data. This book explains to librarians and other information specialists what eResearch is, how it impacts library services and collections, and how to co
Farwell, a retired school librarian, and Teger (Nova Southeastern U.) show how school librarians can contribute to the development of middle and high school students' lifelong reading habits and impro
This text shows teacher librarians how to become leaders in their schools and apply their unique skills and insight to develop a timely and meaningful vision for the school's library.
Having a robust metadata strategy for digital films and videos will enable the discovery, transport, and reuse of these materials across disparate repository and media management systems. What does t
Written by a professional storyteller and artist who has studied with kamishibai artists and practitioners in Japan, this book is a practical "how-to" for creating and performing original kamishibai
This book offers novice and experienced reference librarians an introduction to tried-and-true genealogy techniques and resources. With the help of four case studies, Simpson outlines a basic startin
Designed for students, readers' advisors, fantasy fans, and other researchers, this guide is a launching point for researching popular fantasy authors (and their work) and finding new ones. It include
Hundreds of popular horror fiction titles described and categorized according to their underlying appeal features, and under topics and themes you'll never find in the library catalog-"the plot thicke
This enchanting collection of traditional English folktales reflects the depth and diversity of the folk heritage of Britain, and illustrates the ties between stories, land, and people. The editors p
This companion to the popular Hot Links by the same author provides informative annotations for an additional 300+ fiction and nonfiction books--contemporary and classic--that support and enhance the
The third edition of this now standard text in universities nationwide has been updated and expanded to comprise more than 1500 annotated citations, offering librarians and researchers fast and easy
After covering the types of files employed in online catalogs, international standards (such as the MARC format), and the semantic and syntactic aspects of indexing and retrieval languages, Hope Olson
This popular bibliographic guide offers users an overview of the best and most important paper and electronic information sources in the field of physics. An invaluable reference, research, and colle
An annotated bibliography of English-language books on Eastern Europe published between 1986 and late 1993. Titles selected from The American Bibliography of Slavic and East European Studies and Bo
This informative and practical book teaches how to get better and faster results from Internet searches and methods for maximizing the potential of the world's most popular search engine.• Shows users
Filling a gap in the existing library and information science literature, this book consolidates recent research and best practices to address the need for diversity and social justice in the training
This dynamic approach to an exciting form of teaching and learning will inspire students to gain insights and complex thinking skills from the school library, their community, and the wider world.
eBooks offer students as well as teachers, school and public librarians, and parents tremendous possibilities. This book explains how to expand and enhance the reading experience through the use of te
An essential resource for teachers and librarians who work with students in the later high school years through college and graduate school levels, this book explains and simplifies the scholarly task
Kallio, a youth services librarian and writer, offers a guide listing about 350 books for readers of teen fantasy and speculative fiction, for librarians, teachers, parents, teens, and others. Drawn m
Carroll, a former teacher and English professor, and poet and teacher Wilson, offer a guide to teaching students how to write persuasively. They present four historical influences on persuasion (the G
Hutmatcher, an author and book reviewer who teaches creative writing to children and adults, provides 25 story time party ideas to help teachers, librarians, and literary coaches use picture books in
Want to add some pizzazz to your booktalks and motivate young readers? Here are simple but powerful ideas and instructions for integrating technology into your presentations, and using booktalks to l
Energize your library summer reading program with this new approach that involves all ages, and rekindles the desire for children and families to read together for recreation, pleasure, and their own
This fifth Gotcha! book, aimed at public and school librarians and teachers, discusses well-reviewed and kid-tested nonfiction titles for third through eighth grade readers published in 2005-2007 wit
Deeply rooted in American culture, lore, and history, cowboys have shaped the imagination of generations of Americans--young and old. Presenting the development of cowboy and cattle culture from the d
Featuring more than 500 novels published between 1990 and 2001 and emphasizing award-winning fiction, this companion guide uses the same easy-access organization that made the original so popular and
Provides elementary teachers with dozens of projects and experiments that take advantage of the natural questions children ask about the world and involve them in doing and thinking science. Meant to
Energize your language arts program with these wild and wacky adaptations of Mother Goose rhymes and traditional fairy tales that will fill your classroom with laughter and learning! Featuring more th
For librarians and elementary-level teachers, a New Jersey school librarian recommends about 1,400 picture books and works of poetry, folklore, fiction, and nonfiction to read aloud to children in pre
Defining a variety of terms from Native American history, this compendium of vocabulary, people, places, and events offers children and young adult readers a balanced picture of past and present Nativ
This engaging guide demonstrates how easy, fun, and rewarding it can be to teach and learn coding at the library.• Helps librarians—even those without prior experience and training—launch highly succ
