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McElmeel's authoritative and thoughtful guide provides a brief background of the origins of the literature targeted to teens (young adults), a survey of relevant genres, and provides book listings for over 500 books, e.g. award winners, popular titles, graphic novels. Many citations to current information about authors and categories of books (including LGBTQ, graphic novels, picture books, New Adult). Intended as a practical, current, and rel...

Each of these volumes explores five popular genres and shows how they can be used to promote learning in the library and classroom. After introductory discussions of each genre, McElmeel recommends books, gives lists of related titles, and provides a variety of ideas for genre-related activities that complement classroom thematic units.

Who are today's must-know children's authors and illustrators? McElmeel's ready reference introduces you to some of the hottest new names in children's literature, and reacquaints you with established authors and illustrators who are just now becoming recognized for their contributions to the field. You'll find engaging biographical sketches, photos, selected bibliographies, and lists of resources for 45 authors and illustrators, including Lau...

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Fifteen units focus on authors who speak about their ethnic heritage through their books and those who write or illustrate multicultural materials. Each unit includes a full-size photograph and a brief biography containing bits of background information that will fascinate students.

One hundred of the best and most exciting reads for elementary and middle school students have been selected for this classroom-tested resource book. The titles are categorized by general reading and listening levels, and annotations summarize their plots and provide concise book information to aid selection. Suggestions for further reading are given with each title.

Students can learn more about their favorite authors and find plenty of reading materials they'll enjoy with this affordable biographical work and ready-reference. Featuring 100 beloved and celebrated children's book authors, McElmeel offers engaging biographical sketches, photos, and selected bibliographies and lists of related information sources. Included are such long-time luminaries as Beverly Cleary and Marguerite Henry as well as many n...

Bring favorite authors and children together in your classroom with these three acclaimed books. Each book includes biographical information, a photo page, booklists, and numerous activities designed to build reading skills by stimulating reading fun.

-- Use special occasions to highlight curriculum connections, support information literacy, and motivate studentsThe table of contents, arranged in calendar form, gives the month's holidays and special days, and national "weeks of, months of" observances. For each observance, level of appropriateness, URLs, site summary, and suggestions for curriculum connections are given.

This explanatory guide will be immensely helpful in making thematic connections to curriculum objectives that are well-supported by literature. Includes 33 reproducible graphic organizers plus an alphabetical listing of 26 imaginative subjects.

Share your colleagues' experience and over 400 ideas organized in eight categories - a "professional workshop in a book." Improve skills and manage your library media/technology center more efficiently. This new compilation of hints and ideas is drawn from the Shop Talk column in LIBRARY TALK: The Magazine for Elementary School Library Media and Technology Specialists. Organized so that you can easily find several ideas to use, adapt, or think...