Evaluates hundreds of books for children and teens that explore the Native American traditions and culture that were published from the early 1900s through 2004.
Presents guidelines for evaluating quality in informational books, and features descriptions of 260 contemporary informational picture books for children from six months to fourteen years, grouped in eight categories including the natural world, numbers and arithmetic, children and families, and arts and crafts.
more nonfiction booktalks to get kids excited about reading
Baxter, Kathleen A
2005
Presents over three hundred booktalks designed to help teachers increase their students' interest in reading nonfiction books, arranged thematically in seven categories, including world war; dreamers, flyers, and innovators; and playing with words.
Evaluates hundreds of books for children and teens that explore the Native American traditions and culture that were published from the early 1900s through 2004.
more nonfiction booktalks to get kids excited about reading
Baxter, Kathleen A
2002
Presents over 350 booktalks designed to help teachers increase their students' interest in reading nonfiction books, arranged thematically in seven categories, including great adventures, the natural world, and playing with words.
Features plot summaries and character sketches of characters in classic and contemporary young adult literature, including works by Paul Zindel, Charles Dickens, Robert Cormier, S.E. Hinton, Cynthia Voigt, and John Steinbeck.
