Reviews a set of juvenile books by Franklin Watts, Inc., that blends reference, informational, and recreational reading. (FL)

Outlines the characteristics of a good mystery and then suggests titles that would be of interest to young readers. (FL)

Presents brief annotations of 30 newly published trade books for children and adolescents that teachers find to be exceptional in curriculum use, that also make good reading aloud at home, and that offer interesting information. Groups books into primary, intermediate, and advanced levels. (SR)

Offers 46 brief annotations of recent children's books, many of which are excellent models for stories that children might develop. Groups books into story collections, stories about us, life stories, too-good-to-miss stories, nature's stories, stories that inform, story sequels, and story retellings. (SR)

Presents brief annotations of 46 childrens books that explore the purposes, playfulness, and poetic beauty of words used to communicate in both oral and written forms. (SR)

Presents brief annotations of 41 children's books that invite readers to engage in explorations: explorations into the past, of new paths, of the mind, of nature, across the miles, and of the unknown. (SR)

Presents annotations of children's choices of the top 100 children's and young adults' trade books for 2002. Lists books selected for the Children's Choice by reading levels: beginning readers; young readers; intermediate readers; and advanced readers. Provides tips and activities for parents, primary caregivers, and educators. (SG)

Describes a Community Literacy Day that attempts to involve as many family and local community members as possible in a positive and enjoyable celebration of literacy. Notes that the objective was to begin to form a community as an interacting population of various kinds of individuals with common interests living together in a common area--a…

Describes how a committee of five people (three selected by the Pennsylvania governor and two selected by Philadelphia's mayor) will manage schools in Philadelphia. Notes that because the revised U.S. Elementary and Secondary Education Act includes provisions for sanctions and takeovers for schools that fail to meet federal and state testing…

Offers a checklist for classroom teachers who need a quick and efficient method for reviewing and evaluating nonfiction tradebooks for teaching content area subjects. (SR)

Describes 60 winners and runners-up of major children's book awards from Australia, New Zealand, Canada, and Great Britain for 1992. (SR)

Presents an annotated list of 36 outstanding trade books published for children and adolescents that teachers find to be exceptional in curriculum use. Groups book into primary, intermediate, and advanced (grades 6-8) levels. (SR)

Offers annotations and comments on 87 illustrated children's books about the desert and the diverse peoples of the American Southwest. (SR)

Describes a program called "Get Acquainted with My Books" which introduces children to the books in their classroom library by having them write reviews. Notes that the program has proven successful in getting reluctant readers interested in reading. (SR)

Presents an annotated bibliography of 99 newly published children's and young adult trade books, selected by school children across the United States as the books that they liked the best. (SR)