books and reading

Contains reviews and recommendations of five hundred books for teenagers, including Australian and international titles; grouped by genre.

Examines the lack of accurate, nonjudgmental information about homosexuality found in young adult literature and identifies titles that deal with the issues gay and lesbian teens face on a day-to-day basis.

"A collection of 121 letters by authors, artists, scientists, entrepreneurs, and philosophers about the impact reading has had on their lives. Every letter is accompanied by a full page illustration"--Provided by publisher.

"Meet Twilight Sparkle, Pinkie Pie, Applejack, Rainbow Dash, Fluttershy, and Rarity! These ponies are the best of friends and love spending time with one another. Join them as they tour Ponyville, play with pets, celebrate special days, and explore a brand-new castle!"--Dust jacket flap.

From the Publisher: Donalyn Miller says she has yet to meet a child she couldn't turn into a reader. No matter how far behind Miller's students might be when they reach her 6th grade classroom, they end up reading an average of 40 to 50 books a year. Miller's unconventional approach dispenses with drills and worksheets that make reading a chore. Instead, she helps students navigate the world of literature and gives them time to read books they pick out themselves. Her love of books and teaching is both infectious and inspiring. The book includes a dynamite list of recommended "kid lit" that helps parents and teachers find the books that students really like to read.

"Literacy authorities and advocates Donalyn Miller and Colby Sharp show how creating "book floods"--in the classroom, school, home, and beyond--is a game changer for kids, especially kids with little access to books outside of school. Through their own classroom experiences and those of experts in the field, Miller and Sharp provide stakeholders with tools and techniques to . . . increase children's access to--and life-changing engagement with--books"--Back cover.

A resource for school library aides who conduct storytime activities, providing everything from instruction on how to read to children to a week-by-week read aloud curriculum for the entire school year.

" ... provides teachers, librarians, and education methods professors with strategies, lesson plans, and activities that enable them to use literature as a springboard to social studies thematic instruction"--Amazon.

A teacher's guide to teaching reading skills using leveled readers.