book selection

"Literacy advocates Donalyn Miller and Colby Sharp follow the lifecycle of Sharp's classroom library across the year, showing us practical ways to support young reader--from weeding the collection before kids arrive and to matching them with books they want to read, to evaluating and supporting their growth as they become increasingly independent readers"--OCLC.

Presents a comprehensive fiction resource guide for middle and high school readers covering over eight hundred series along with annotations, character lists, grade levels, genre, and more.

Provides information on how to evaluate books published specifically for children, offering guidelines for assessing various genres, and giving advice on how to write reviews.

Addresses censorship involving school libraries, curriculum materials, and the student press.

Lists the various reference materials that librarians can use to expand their school's library media centers, and includes a brief description, price, and contact information for each book.

A collection of essays which explore how the roles of libraries and librarians have changed throughout history.

Contains annotated listings for 1,200 of the most popular fiction series for children, each with information on the author, publisher, date of publication, grade level, genre, and a list of titles; arranged alphabetically by series name.

A guide to selecting books for an elementary school that provides expert advice and resources designed to help educators choose from a wide variety of literature.

Provides teachers, librarians, and parents with tips, techniques, activities, and more than fifty read-aloud plans for picture books and beginning reader books that can be used with children in first and second grade.

Provides teachers, librarians, and parents with tips, techniques, activities, and twenty-five read-aloud plans for books that can be used with children in fifth and sixth grade.