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Staiger, Ralph C. – 1979
This book is a collection of ideas that have been used in many countries for the encouragement of reading. Its purposes are to provide information about reading and the reading habit; to put forward examples of local, national, and international reading promotion activities selected as useful, representative of different approaches, and adaptable…
Descriptors: Adults, Annotated Bibliographies, Change Strategies, Elementary Secondary Education
Carlsen, G. Robert – 1980
This second revised edition of a guide to books for adolescents is designed for use by parents, teachers, and librarians and has been rewritten to reflect the most recent developments in education and society. New chapters discuss reading rights or censorship, drama, literature by and about women, and science fiction and fantasy. Other chapters…
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Adolescents, Books, Drama
York, Sherry – 2002
This comprehensive guide includes background and publication information about picture books for children and adolescents by Latino authors, summaries of titles and bibliographical information on the authors, illustrators, and translators. The picture books suggested in the guide cover a variety of different subjects, including families, holidays,…
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Annotated Bibliographies, Authors, Elementary Secondary Education
Beers, Kylene, Ed.; Lesesne, Teri S., Ed. – 2001
Beginning with a history of young adult literature and ending with a history of the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) "Books for You" booklist project, this fourteenth edition collection offers high school students, teachers, and librarians a comprehensive annotated list of more than a thousand books published between 1997…
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Annotated Bibliographies, Fiction, High School Students
Pierce, Kathryn Mitchell, Ed. – 2000
Books that expand children's horizons and stimulate their imaginations are the focus of this 12th edition, an annotated bibliography of selected children's books published between 1996 and 1998. The 20 chapters in the book contain traditional and nontraditional categories of literature: Stories of the Universe: From Questions and Observations to…
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Annotated Bibliographies, Childrens Literature, Elementary Education
Jensen, Julie M., Ed.; Roser, Nancy L., Ed. – 1993
Designed to help teachers, librarians, and parents introduce books of exceptional literary and artistic merit, accuracy, and appeal to preschool through sixth grade children, this annotated bibliography presents nearly 1,800 annotations of approximately 2,000 books (2 or more books in a series appear in a single review) published between 1988 and…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Childrens Literature, Elementary Education, Fantasy
Mallan, Kerry – 1993
Exploring the range and diversity of humorous literature for children, this book attempts to remedy the past neglect of children's humorous books by taking humor seriously. The first five chapters of the book discuss what children find funny and at what age, different kinds of humor found in children's literature, passages of humorous tone in…
Descriptors: Childhood Interests, Childrens Literature, Class Activities, Elementary Secondary Education
Jett-Simpson, Mary, Ed. – 1989
Intended to provide teachers with a list of recently published books recommended for children, this annotated booklist cites titles of children's trade books selected for their literary and artistic quality. The annotations in the booklist include a critical statement about each book as well as a brief description of the content, and--where…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Art, Athletics, Biographies
Rock, Victoria, Ed. – 1986
Conceived as a twentieth anniversary tribute to the Reading Is Fundamental Program, this book contains a varied collection of stories, poems, and drawings by some of America's most famous authors and artists of books for children, relating real and imaginary childhood memories that celebrate the joys of reading and the magic of children's…
Descriptors: Artists, Authors, Childhood Interests, Childrens Literature
Herald, Diana Tixier – 1995
Neither a bibliography nor a history of genres through historical sequences of listings by author, this book is a guide for those who help readers identify genre authors and titles of desired types in both libraries and bookstores. A secondary purpose of the book is as a text for library school students, aimed at familiarizing them with the common…
Descriptors: Adults, Authors, English Literature, Fantasy
Weibel, Marguerite Crowley – 1996
Written for teachers of adult literacy students and administrators of literacy programs, this book discusses a multitude of ways to use books appropriate for adult new readers. The book's first six chapters provide annotated lists of 639 books suitable for new readers, including titles, authors, dates, publishers, and suggested reading levels.…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Reading Programs, Citations (References)
Harris, Laurie Lanzen, Ed.; Abbey, Cherie D., Ed. – 1996
This issue of "Biography Today" looks at scientists and inventors and is created to appeal to young readers in a format they can and enjoy and easily understand. Each entry provides at least one picture of the individual profiled, and bold-faced rubrics lead the reader to information on birth, youth, early memories, education, first jobs, marriage…
Descriptors: Biographies, Childrens Literature, Current Events, Elementary Secondary Education
Thomas, Carol H. – 1983
Intended for individuals involved in teaching children to read--parents, teachers, librarians, and reading specialists--this handbook provides activities and resources to supplement programs designed to encourage children's enjoyment of books. The reading activities presented in this handbook have been developed around a sports theme. The…
Descriptors: Curriculum Enrichment, Directed Reading Activity, Elementary Education, Learning Activities
Abrahamson, Richard F., Ed.; Carter, Betty, Ed. – 1988
The 1200 books, published from 1985 through 1987, were selected to provide pleasurable reading for high school students. Annotated entries, listed by author, provide the title, publisher, year of publication, length, type: fiction or nonfiction, and are arranged alphabetically under 47 main categories. These include: (1) adventure and survival;…
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Adolescents, Annotated Bibliographies, Books
Herald, Diana Tixier – 2000
This guide puts books and readers together by helping readers' advisors in libraries, bookstores, and academic institutions find the books their readers will enjoy reading. Offering a structured overview of genres, it can also be used as a textbook for courses in genre literature and readers' advisory to discuss popular genres of fiction. The…
Descriptors: Adults, Authors, English Literature, Fantasy