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Peer reviewedKerper, Richard M.; Aoki, Elaine; Duthie, Christine; Jensen, Julie; Lott, Carolyn; Nathan, Ruth; Smith, Karen Patricia; Zarnowski, Myra – Language Arts, 2000
Presents and discusses the book which won the 2000 Orbis Pictus Award for Outstanding Nonfiction for Children: "Through My Eyes" by Ruby Bridges. Discusses the five Honor books chosen by the award committee, and offers descriptions of 14 other nonfiction books selected as outstanding by the award committee. (SR)
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Elementary Education, Nonfiction, Reading Material Selection
Peer reviewedKerper, Richard M., Ed.; Duthie, Christine; Jensen, Julie M.; Lott, Carolyn; Nathan, Ruth; Smith, Karen Patricia; Zarnowski, Myra – Language Arts, 2001
Features 20 outstanding books published in 2000 and selected by the 2001 Orbis Pictus Award Committee. Presents books focusing on trailblazers, exhibiting outstanding human achievement; views from the artistic world; views from the scientific world; and views from the historic world. (SG)
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Nonfiction, Reading Instruction, Reading Material Selection
Peer reviewedAoki, Elaine; Jensen, Julie; Kerper, Richard; Nathan, Ruth; Smith, Karen Patricia; Zarnowski, Myra – Language Arts, 2000
Offers brief descriptions of 20 outstanding nonfiction for children, including the 1999 Orbis Pictus Award winner, and four Orbis Pictus honor books as well as a number of other outstanding nonfiction titles dealing mainly with history and biography. (SR)
Descriptors: Books, Childrens Literature, Elementary Secondary Education, Nonfiction
Peer reviewedZarnowski, Myra; Smith, Karen Patricia – New Advocate, 2000
Discusses five books that deal with selecting and sharing books with children, books which are useful to parents, teachers, media specialists, and librarians. Addresses: nonfiction, young adult literature, using folktales with young adults, choosing books for children, selecting books for elementary school libraries, and choosing books for…
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Childrens Literature, Elementary Secondary Education, Reading Material Selection
Peer reviewedAoki, Elaine; Jensen, Julie; Kerper, Richard; Nathan, Ruth; Smith, Karen Patricia; Zarnowski, Myra – Language Arts, 1997
Presents substantial annotations of outstanding nonfiction books for children published in 1996, including the 1997 Orbis Pictus Award winner and three 1997 Orbis Pictus Honor books. Presents annotations of 14 other outstanding nonfiction titles, grouped in the following categories: understanding the natural world; looking critically at history;…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Childrens Literature, Elementary Secondary Education, Nonfiction
Peer reviewedAoki, Elaine; Jensen, Julie; Kerper, Richard; Nathan, Ruth; Smith, Karen Patricia; Zarnowski, Myra – Language Arts, 1998
Presents descriptions of (1) the 1997 winner of the Orbis Pictus Award for Outstanding Nonfiction for Children ("An Extraordinary Life: The Story of a Monarch Butterfly"); (2) the 5 Orbis Pictus Honor Books; and (3) 12 other outstanding nonfiction titles selected by the award committee, 6 dealing with history and biography and 6 dealing with the…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Awards, Biographies, Childrens Literature
Peer reviewedTomasino, Kathy; Zarnowski, Myra; Backner, Amie; Schneider, Elizabeth – Journal of Children's Literature, 2002
Focuses on seven books (published in 2000 or 2001) which can help new and experienced teachers engage students in selecting quality literature, in thinking, questioning and dialoging in response to literature, and in exploring social justice through literature. (RS)
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Childrens Literature, Elementary Education, Higher Education
Peer reviewedZarnowski, Myra; Smith, Karen Patricia – New Advocate, 1999
Discusses six specialized bibliographies that can help teachers and librarians find literature that supports on-going inquiries or that feeds children's interest in the newest hot topic. Includes specialized bibliographies on Native American Literature; math books; children's literature in social studies (teaching to the standards); children's…
Descriptors: American Indian Literature, Bibliographies, Childrens Literature, Elementary Education
Peer reviewedZarnowski, Myra; Smith, Karen Patricia – New Advocate, 2000
Discusses six books for teachers and educators that deal with the storymaking techniques of established authors and illustrators. Addresses new developments in children's books. (SR)
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Authors, Childrens Literature, Elementary Secondary Education
