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Contains passages from two hundred books published between 2000 and 2008, appropriate for reading aloud to children and teens, and includes advice on how to prepare for a read-aloud, subject and grade-level indexes, and an annotated bibliography.

Photographs and poetic text describe the shared daily activities of people around the world, such as preparing breakfast.

"Thor's hammer is missing again. The thunder god has a disturbing habit of misplacing his weapon--the mightiest force in the Nine Worlds. But this time the hammer isn't just lost, it has fallen into enemy hands. If Magnus Chase and his friends can't retrieve the hammer quickly, the mortal worlds will be defenseless against an onslaught of giants."--Amazon.

Sixth grade teacher Donalyn Miller describes the instructional approach she uses to turn children into readers, based on a combination of individual choice, a program of independent reading, a collection of high-interest books, and appropriate and authentic reading behavior modeling.

What does it mean to be anxious? It's an emotion everyone has. Readers will learn how to recognize when they are feeling anxious and examples of good ways to manage their emotion. A mindfulness activity will give an opportunity to practice managing feelings.

What does it mean to be angry? Anger may not make us feel good, but it's an emotion everybody has. Readers will learn how to identify when they are angry and ways to manage their feelings, and photos help illustrate what anger looks like. A mindfulness activity will give an opportunity to explore feelings.

What does it mean to be sad? It's normal for people to feel down sometimes. Learn what it feels like, what causes it, and how to turn sad feelings into happy ones. A mindfulness activity will give the chance to practice managing emotions.

What does it mean to be happy? Readers will learn what happiness feels like, how their senses can affect their emotions, and how to name and manage their feelings. A mindfulness activity gives the opportunity to explore feelings.

Two children encourage their father to push them perpetually higher on the swing as they try to surpass the height of a giraffe, a mountain, and the very boundaries of Earth.

"In this . . . collection of classic Peanuts comics for younger readers, Lucy rallies her friends to speak out for equal rights for women. Between social causes and dropping fly balls in the outfield, Lucy decides to write a biography of Beethoven, much to Schroeder's dismay. Meanwhile . . . Woodstock takes up farming, Peppermint Patty struggles to make the grade, and Charlie Brown's rotten luck lands him in the hospital"--Amazon.com.