Discusses the changing content of children's books and remarks on three prominent Britons in the field of children's literature. (TO)

Annotates nine new adult books of interest to high school readers. The books include autobiographical accounts by survivors of the Holocaust, books of short stories, and books about Shakespeare, the Cuban literacy struggle, and early Chinese explorers. (GT)

Urges adults to help children learn to speak and appreciate the two languages of their native tongue: prose and poetry. (GT)

Lists and annotates seven new adult books of interest to high school readers; the books include works of fiction, biography, nature study, language study, and history. (GT)

Notes certain disquieting trends that affect the publication and the reading of children's books; discusses a number of reasons why children read, including for information, to please adults, for instant gratification, for illumination of self, for escape, and for reassurance and deep satisfaction of a vicarious triumph. (GT)

Enumerates the benefits for young children of interactive reading--that which involves the reader and the listener in an active, shared experience. Furnishes the titles of several children's books appropriate for the practice of interactive reading in the classroom. (NKA)

Offers an appreciation of "Tuck Everlasting," a young adult novel by Natalie Babbitt, which deals with death and the purpose of life, and recommends it particularly for reading aloud in the classroom. (NKA)

Discusses informational books for children, how they have improved, and how to teach children to select the book best suited to their purpose and gather pertinent information from it. Notes that well-designed books have an attractive format, adequate white space and margins, and thoughtful placement of illustrations and text. (SRT)