Reviews six professional books in three categories: three books written by teachers and other educators writing about their experiences in whole language classrooms, two instructional idea books written to help teachers implement specific areas of curriculum (biographies and poetry), and one book on current research. Reviews books and audiotapes…

Discusses five recent books on reading and literacy which represent the brighter side of the reading profession. (RS)

Presents a positive review of the book, "Making Sense of Teaching," which examines the perspectives of practitioners and answers the question of how teachers construe and evaluate their own teaching, how they make judgments, and why they choose to act in particular ways in specific circumstances to achieve their successes. (SM)

Reviews "Jesse Stuart on Education," edited by J. R. LeMaster, an anthology that presents a loosely chronological record of the student and teaching experiences of Jesse Stuart, eastern Kentucky writer and progressive educator. Contains an unpublished manuscript chapter from Stuart's "The Thread That Runs So True." (SV)