More Reading Connections: Bringing Parents, Teachers, and Librarians Together

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Here are more great topics and sample book club sessions to help you start a book club and keep it going! Chapters in this volume cover humor, families, social issues, folklore and mythology, sports, magazines, picture books as art, censorship, the Internet, middle school readers, gender bias, booktalks, and the arts. For each genre, the authors offer a general overview, discussion questions, a bibliography, resources for further reading, and appropriate Web sites. If you want to promote literacy and involve parents in the reading program, you'll love this book and its companion, The Reading Connection.

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A book that's sure to become as invaluable as its predecessor.-School Library Journal
A novel approach to promoting children's literature and reading among parents of children form K-8!-Appraisals
A useful tool for teacher-librarians looking to expand into the community.-Teacher Librarian
An invaluable tool for teachers, school and community librarians to promote reading and enhance literacy.-Wisconsin Bookwatch
Presents suggested topics and sample book club sessions, along with annotated lists of books, to help educators launch a book club for children in grades K-8.-Reference and Research Book News
School media specialists for grades K-8 will find this a valuable resource for promoting reading and reaching out to the wider school community.-Booklist
"A book that's sure to become as invaluable as its predecessor."-School Library Journal
"A novel approach to promoting children's literature and reading among parents of children form K-8!"-Appraisals
"A useful tool for teacher-librarians looking to expand into the community."-Teacher Librarian
"An invaluable tool for teachers, school and community librarians to promote reading and enhance literacy."-Wisconsin Bookwatch
"School media specialists for grades K-8 will find this a valuable resource for promoting reading and reaching out to the wider school community."-Booklist
"Presents suggested topics and sample book club sessions, along with annotated lists of books, to help educators launch a book club for children in grades K-8."-Reference and Research Book News

Author Bio

Elizabeth (Liz) Knowles has served many years as Director of Professional Development and Curriculum at a large private school in south Florida and is currently a freelance writer and curriculum consultant. Martha Smith received her undergraduate degree in Library Science from Eastern Michigan University and a master's degree of education in Library Science from the University of South Florida. Martha has been a media specialist for over 20 years in the Pre-K through 8th grade setting and is currently serving as Library Media Specialist at Pine Crest School, Boca Raton, Florida.