Booktalks, Bookwalks, and Read-Alouds: Promoting the Best New Children's Literature Across the Elementary Curriculum

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Encourage elementary and middle school readers to read quality titles pertaining to subjects from across the curriculum. This guide features recently published (1998-2001) fiction and nonfiction titles that are either award winners, written by award-winning authors, positively reviewed in national reading advocacy journals, or representative of an emerging trend in children's literature. Each booktalk entry consists of bibliographic data, a plot summary, a short booktalk, curriculum connections, and identification of related books. TOPICS INSIDE: Relationships, coming of age, sports, art, music, dance, holidays, adventure, science, math, social studies, and others.

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.,."will enhance the way you give booktalks and give you confidence in the books you suggest."-Christian School Teacher
...will enhance the way you give booktalks and give you confidence in the books you suggest.-Christian School Teacher
A short appendix with suggestions for graphic organziers, recipes, and directions for items mentioned in the text, and title and subject index provide helpful information for teachers and librarians....Recommended.-Library Media Connection
Approximately 167 booktalks for elementary-school students are organized by curriculum ....The brief booktalks will be welcomed by busy teachers and librarians.-Booklist
Blass's book can be used as a supplement for the younger age group.-School Library Journal
..."will enhance the way you give booktalks and give you confidence in the books you suggest."-Christian School Teacher
"Approximately 167 booktalks for elementary-school students are organized by curriculum ....The brief booktalks will be welcomed by busy teachers and librarians."-Booklist
"Blass's book can be used as a supplement for the younger age group."-School Library Journal
"A short appendix with suggestions for graphic organziers, recipes, and directions for items mentioned in the text, and title and subject index provide helpful information for teachers and librarians....Recommended."-Library Media Connection

Author Bio

ROSANNE J. BLASS is Visiting Professor, College of Education, University of South Florida, St. Petersburg.