books and reading

With the help of her mother and a ukelele, Leona faces her fear of a scary fictional giant.

It's Alice Day! It's Alice Day! Callooh! Callay! Hooray! Learn about challenges and determination and self-esteem, read classics. Featuring the short "E" sound.

The two pigeons, Walter and Clay, want "The fox and the crow" banned from the library because they think the book makes birds look like birdbrains. Learn about animal stories and writing stories and poems, read Aesop's fables. Featuring the short "o" sound.

Can yams, gloves, and hammers talk? Oh, yes, they can! Learn about African tales and imagination, read folk tales. Featuring the short "A" sound.

Leona is under a table and won't come out. Learn about facing fears and family relationships. Featuring the short "E" sound.

It's poultry in motion when a chicken flies out of her book into the library. Read easy readers and original stories. Featuring the short "O" sound.

Leona decides to ride piggyback on her dad's back forever. Introduces the short "e" sound.

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.

The start of the twenty-first century has been a new golden age of young adult literature. In their literary quality, their variety, and their innovative nature, these books are not only the best of a splendid new millennium, they are-- compared with other decades-- the best of the best.