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Peer reviewedVan Metre, Patricia D. – Language Arts, 1977
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Interpretive Reading, Literature Appreciation, Oral Interpretation
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; And Others – Language Arts, 1996
Presents annotations of 17 nonfiction books for children published in 1995, selected as outstanding nonfiction choices for 1995 by the Orbis Pictus Award committee. (SR)
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Childrens Literature, Elementary Secondary Education, Nonfiction
Peer reviewedLaminack, Lester L.; Bell, Barbara H. – Language Arts, 2003
Presents annotations of 24 books for children and young adults that are about bears, events at school, and learning respect. Lists some books for younger children, books anchored in history, and books that address family. (SG)
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Beginning Reading, Childrens Literature, Elementary Secondary Education
Peer reviewedMartinez, Miriam; Nash, Marcia F. – Language Arts, 1995
Offers annotations of 26 illustrated books and chapter books for children and adolescents that the writers of this column consider too good to miss. (SR)
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Books, Childrens Literature, Elementary Secondary Education
Peer reviewedMartinez, Miriam; Nash, Marcia F. – Language Arts, 1995
Offers brief annotations of 23 children's books in which characters read, talk about their reading, or in which the act of reading is important to the story line. (SR)
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Books, Childrens Literature, Elementary Education
Peer reviewedLippert, Margaret H. – Language Arts, 1992
Presents reviews of 22 poetry anthologies, collections of poems by 1 poet, and books that contain a single illustrated poem. Urges students and teachers to bring poetry alive by reading it aloud. (RS)
Descriptors: Anthologies, Elementary Education, Poetry, Reading Aloud to Others
Peer reviewedLanguage Arts, 1992
Presents an annotated bibliography of 29 outstanding children's trade books published in 1991 that can enhance language awareness among elementary school children. (RS)
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Childrens Literature, Elementary Education, Junior High Schools
Peer reviewedMartinez, Miriam; Nash, Marcia F. – Language Arts, 1996
Provides brief descriptions of 27 picture books and chapter books for children, from many genres, which all feature characters on journeys, often momentous ones. (SR)
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Elementary Secondary Education, Picture Books, Reading Material Selection
Peer reviewedKauffman, Gloria; Short, Kathy G. – Language Arts, 2001
Describes some activities from the authors' fourth/fifth-grade classroom exploring "identity." Offers brief descriptions of 26 children's books that invite critical conversations about identity around topics of: making a choice and changing your life; gaining control and overcoming obstacles; judging and being judged; and relationships…
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Class Activities, Intermediate Grades, Reading Material Selection
Peer reviewedLanguage Arts, 1999
Presents brief descriptions of 1999's list of Notable Children's Books in the Language Arts: 30 children's trade books published in 1998 chosen for their outstanding potential to enhance language awareness among students in grades K-8. (SR)
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Books, Childrens Literature, Elementary Education
Peer reviewedGoforth, Frances S.; West, William W. – Language Arts, 1975
Teachers of language arts charged with selecting books for class instruction should consider their responsibility to students, the educational program, and the greater community.
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Bibliotherapy, Noninstructional Responsibility, Reading Material Selection
Peer reviewedNewman, Katherine K. – Language Arts, 1978
The reading process includes the ability to choose from a range of purposes, types of materials, and circumstances under which to read. (DD)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Environmental Influences, Reading Habits, Reading Interests
Peer reviewedCohen, Janet – Language Arts, 1978
Discusses some of the best current books dealing with handicapped children. (DD)
Descriptors: Books, Childrens Literature, Elementary Education, Handicapped Children
Peer reviewedCullinan, Bernice E. – Language Arts, 1984
Annotates classroom tested children's literature titles for children in kindergarten through eighth grade. (HTH)
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Books, Childrens Literature, Elementary Education
