The Big Book of Children's Reading Lists: 100 Great, Ready-to-Use Book Lists for Educators, Librarians, Parents, and Children

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Use these 100 handy reproducible book lists to instantly create hand-outs for teachers and parents (as well as for older readers), to add to your newsletter, or to post on your Web site or bulletin board. Based on the most common needs of educators and librarians who work with young readers, these lists focus on new titles, as well as classics that are still in print and readily available for purchase. Fiction and nonfiction titles for ages 5-14 are covered. Bibliographic information and a brief description are given for each title. A dozen bookmarks are also included. This is a great time-saving tool and a good source for finding extended reading lists and read-alikes! Looking for folktales from China for elementary children An informational children's book for a middle school science class A list of books on the topic of compassion A sampling of ABC books These lists and more can be found in Nancy Keane's treasury of great reading lists for children. This versatile guide provides reproducible book lists based on the most common needs of educators and librarians who work with young readers. There are lists for standard curriculum areas (e.g., math, social studies, science), other areas of study such as character education and values, genres (e.g., pop-up, memoirs, ABC books), themes (e.g., animals, food, sports), and read-alikes (on bookmarks). You'll find 100 reproducible lists of fiction and nonfiction books for ages 5-14 (elementary/middle) that you can use to create hand-outs for teachers and parents (as well as for older readers), put in your newsletter, or post on your Web site or bulletin board. Focus is on new titles and classics that are still in print and readily available for purchase. On each list, titles are grouped according to grade level. Room to customize with your library logo or clipart is provided on each reproducible sheet. Bibliographic information and a brief description are given for each title. A dozen bookmarks are also included. This is a great time-saving tool and a good source for finding extended reading lists and read-alikes! Grades K-8.

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"[R]ecommended for Christian school librarians and other interested adults."-Christian Library Journal
"This resource is an asset to any librarian who is attempting to get children interested in reading. Students in the third grade and above could use this resource to locate numerous books in a particular area of interest. Thus book also could be used creatively to initiate networking between teachers and school librarians, which could then lead to cooperative lesson planning."-Reference & User Services Quarterly
[R]ecommended for Christian school librarians and other interested adults.-Christian Library Journal
A thoroughly "user friendly," core reference book....From ABC books, to ethnic folktale anthologies, to math, social studies and the sciences, to character education and values, The Big Book Of Children's Reading Lists offers rosters of thematically appropriate books that can be considered as premium examples of their particular categories.-Library Bookwatch
This resource is an asset to any librarian who is attempting to get children interested in reading. Students in the third grade and above could use this resource to locate numerous books in a particular area of interest. Thus book also could be used creatively to initiate networking between teachers and school librarians, which could then lead to cooperative lesson planning.-Reference & User Services Quarterly
This title is an impressive compilation of annotated bibliographies covering a wide range of genres and topics....This collection promises to be a valuable resource for anyone interested in children's literature. Recommended.-Library Media Connection
"This title is an impressive compilation of annotated bibliographies covering a wide range of genres and topics....This collection promises to be a valuable resource for anyone interested in children's literature. Recommended."-Library Media Connection
"A thoroughly "user friendly," core reference book....From ABC books, to ethnic folktale anthologies, to math, social studies and the sciences, to character education and values, The Big Book Of Children's Reading Lists offers rosters of thematically appropriate books that can be considered as premium examples of their particular categories."-Library Bookwatch

Author Bio

Nancy J. Keane is Library Media Specialist, Rundlett Middle School, Concord, N.H. She is author of Booktalking across the Curriculum: The Middle Years (Libraries Unlimited, 2002) and several other titles, and she is recipient of the 2004 Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC)/Sagebrush Education Resources Literature Program Award. She has hosted a popular booktalk web site (www.nancykeane.com) for a decade.