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Beck, Cathy; Bargiel, Susie; Koblitz, Dick; O'Connor, Anne; Pierce, Kathryn Mitchell; Wolf, Susan – Language Arts, 1998
Describes what some fifth-grade students read in the summer and why. Discusses 39 children's books in the following categories: summer experiences, trips and journeys, family experiences, and the lives of children in troubled times. Offers an excerpt from a discussion of middle school readers in response to reading the books on children in…
Descriptors: Books, Childrens Literature, Grade 5, Intermediate Grades
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Smith, Elizabeth Bridges – Language Arts, 1995
Tells the story of three African American children's responses to literature by and about African Americans, showing the importance of connecting literature to the lives and interests of children. (SR)
Descriptors: Black Literature, Black Students, Case Studies, Grade 5