books and reading

Spotlights dozens of titles written for young children through young teens that have been banned or challenged, including a profile of each and naming past challenges and how they were faced. Also provides discussion ideas for banned books programs and an appendix of additional resources for librarians who become caught up in a challenge.

"This book helps teachers launch and maintain effective book club experiences in grades 2 through 6, by highlighting assessment and instructional practices that support the dual goals of stronger comprehension (thinking) and better conversations (talk)"--Provided by publisher.

"The book expands [on the first edition] . . . to include more titles and more genres (such as graphic novels and nonfiction)"--Provided by publisher.

Talking Texts is a guide for teachers to the steps and strategies of implementing text clubs in many forms? fiction and nonfiction book clubs, textbook clubs, article clubs, and even poetry clubs?in the classroom. All strategies presented are applicable to any discipline so that text clubs can be employed across the curriculum in any grade level.

"This book introduces a new way to sort, study and recognize nonfiction through the authors' categorization system of its five types--active, browsable, traditional, expository literature and narrative. After introducing the concept, the authors discuss ways this system can improve instruction, help students, teachers and librarians understand nonfiction better, and ultimately create stronger readers and writers"--Provided by publisher.

"All Dominguita wants to do is read. Especially the books in Spanish that Abuela gave to her just before she moved away. They were classics that Abuela and Dominguita read together, classics her abuela brought with her all the way from Cuba when she was a young girl. It helps Dominguita feel like Abuela's still there with her. One of her favorites, Don Quixote, tells of a brave knight errant who tries to do good deeds. Dominguita decides that she, too, will become a knight and do good deeds around her community, creating a grand adventure for her to share with her abuela. And when the class bully tells Dominguita that girls can't be knights, Dom is determined to prove him wrong. With a team of new friends, can Dominguita learn how to be the hero of her own story?"--Provided by publisher.

"The Rebellious Read Aloud attempts to empower educators to courageously converse with students around important and culturally relevant current topics in a way that's developmentally appropriate and meets ELA and social justice standards. After laying the foundation for why diverse books and difficult conversations about "hushed topics" are important; how to create classroom conditions that scaffold students' deep thinking and conversations using picture books; and how to address concerns from students, colleagues, and parents, this book presents 45 read aloud lessons around current, diverse picture books that can spark deep conversation and learning about self, others, and the world. Author Vera Ahiyya is beloved by thousands of educators worldwide as The Tutu Teacher (@thetututeacher and @diversereads on Instagram) for her love of children's books, her enthusiasm for teaching young children, and her passion for facilitating conversations about race, identity, and social justice using read alouds as an entry point. This is her first professional book - sure to spark the rebellious reader inside elementary teachers everywhere"--.

In What Jefferson Read, Ike Watched, and Obama Tweeted: 200 Years of Popular Culture in in the White House, presidential scholar and former White House aide Tevi Troy combines research with witty observation to tell the story of how our presidents have been shaped by popular culture.

"[The author] discovered reading early on as a daily gift, a way of encountering the world in all its wonder. But what she came to realize as an adult was just how powerfully books had shaped her as a woman to live a story within that world, to be a lifelong learner, to grasp hope in struggle, and to create and act with courage. Here she draws readers into the life-giving journey of becoming a woman who reads and lives well"--OCLC.

"A comprehensive resource for using novels in verse in classrooms and libraries"--Provided by publisher.