Professional growth series

Profiles a variety of picture books that are suitable for students in grade three and higher; includes a summary of the book, information about the art, and suggestions on how to apply the book to classroom curriculum.

Contains descriptions of more than three hundred books for people of all ages, with information on each book's author, publisher, plot, and reading level.

Discusses the benefits of using trade book literature in middle school curriculum and profiles specific fiction, nonfiction, and picture books that can be used.

Contains lessons designed to introduce elementary and middle grade students to the basic research processes and to provide opportunities for them to practice these processes.

Explains the nine information literacy standards for student learning identified by the American Association of School Librarians, and the Association for Educational Communications and Technology; and provides guidelines library professionals can use to teach students these skills.

Discusses how an information problem-solving strategy created by the author called FLIP IT! can be used by students, teachers, and librarians for all kinds of educational applications like reports, curriculum development, school events, and more.

Offers a step-by-step method for integrating library resources and skills into the classroom curriculum; provides a research base for the program; and gives detailed suggestions for implementing the program at each grade level.

A former high school principal discusses ways school librarians can market their services to school administrators, teachers, students, and parents to keep their libraries in good standing with both the staff and the community.

Contains alphabetically arranged entries that provide descriptions of topics of interest to elementary-age children, each with the Dewey numbers specific to that topic; search terms to use when researching the topic; a selection of nonfiction, reference, and fiction books; a list of Web sites; and a list of multimedia materials.