school libraries

Contents: I. Building Independent Learners; II. Mapping the Curriculum; III.Teaching and Assessing; IV. Creating Colaborative Learning Communities.

A manual of ways to use children's books, with a series of graded annotated list of over 3,500 kid-tested and recommended titles, plus author, subject, and title indexes.

At the start of the school year, Miss Lily, the librarian, tells the children about the damaged books that were not taken care of and had to be put in a special box for books that can no longer be checked out and enjoyed by the children.

A guide to school censorship, looking at the history of censorship in the classroom and library, reviewing significant court cases and their effect on censorship, and discussing emerging concerns, Internet issues, and reasonable responses to censorship.

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.

Guide for school librarians offering information on flexible library media programs that includes designing a program, cooperative planning, and implementing the program.

Contains a comprehensive guide to collecting and using graphic novels and includes lesson plans and illustrated pages from popular novels.

Explains how library media programs have played a key role in curriculum renewal in three different schools in the Untied States.

Discusses the role of the librarian in promoting the use of primary sources in the classroom, and features collaborative lessons based on primary source research that may be adapted for use with students in grades four through twelve, each with assessment tools and organization strategies.

An overview of the many activities children encounter during a visit to the library media center can be sung to the tune of "Wheels on the Bus.".