Lists 8 annotated bibliographies published in journals and 10 additional bibliographies to help identify and select appropriate trade books for the content areas. Focuses primarily on resources for nonfiction trade books that have been published in the last three years. (MG)

Reviews and annotates 30 children's books which were chosen by teachers who found them to be exceptional in curriculum use. Groups the books into primary, intermediate, and advanced levels. (MG)

Provides brief annotations and publisher's information for 100 children's and young adult trade books chosen by school children throughout the United States as the books they liked best. (SR)

Offers brief descriptions of 34 children's books that are excellent for reading aloud: some of them for inviting interaction, for laughing out loud, for prompting discussion, for living vicariously, for lingering over language, and for making curricular connections. (SR)

Presents brief annotations of 111 children's books published in 1997 in this annual list of trade books chosen by teams of children around the country as their favorites. Groups books in four different reading levels. Offers tips for parents, primary caregivers, and educators about reading with children. (SR)

Proposes a theoretical framework for using literature to create a multicultural classroom. Presents a four-level hierarchical model for integrating ethnic content into the curriculum. (SR)

Presents a discussion, almost a debate, about using trade books in science teaching. Suggests that teachers should exercise caution in selecting trade books for their science classes, not simply default to trade books just because they and their students might be more comfortable with this form of literature than with science texts. (SG)

Offers brief descriptions of 30 recently published outstanding trade books for children and adolescents that teachers find to be exceptional in curriculum use. Groups the books into primary, intermediate, and advanced levels, and offers suggestions for curriculum use for each one. (SR)

Presents annotations of 30 books selected through a field test in the United States of over 300 newly published books submitted by North American trade book publishers. Groups the books into 10 Primary (K-2, ages 5-8), 10 Intermediate (Grades 3-5, ages 8-11), and 10 Advanced (Grades 6-8, ages 11-14) levels. (SG)

Using literature in science instruction has the potential to increase student motivation and to improve student achievement in both literacy and science. The process of identifying high-quality picture books, however, can be challenging and time consuming for teachers. The authors identified 74 science-based picture books from the annual Teachers'…

Discusses several books listing and discussing children's books and selection practices. Most of the lists include annotations. (TO)

Reviews ERIC documents concerned with the use of comic books in the classroom. (FL)

Presents brief annotations of 99 newly published children's and young adults' trade books chosen by school children across the United States. Groups the books for beginning, young, intermediate, and advanced readers. Notes that the list is useful to educators, family members, and everyone who wishes young people to read for pleasure. (SR)

Presents annotations of 30 outstanding trade books published for children and adolescents selected by teachers for primary, intermediate, and advanced readers. Notes that annotations include bibliographic data, price information, and suggestions for curriculum use. (SG)

Celebrates the power of literature and the joy it brings to readers' lives. Presents annotations of 30 children's books (most published in 2002 or 2003) that can be experienced orally, aurally, visually, dramatically, emotionally, and responsively. (SG)