Notes that children's books are a valuable source for teachers to bring topics before their students, begin discussions that promote the acceptance of special needs learners, and teach children about the differences that individuals bring to learning situations. Presents annotations of several books that deal with subjects that can be difficult…

Presents annotations of 30 trade books for children and adolescents that teachers find to be exceptional in curriculum use. Includes books for primary, intermediate, and advanced level readers. Describes how the books were chosen. (SG)

Describes the results of one part of a two-year-long classroom study of sixth graders' engagement with and responses to nonfiction trade books. Considers what motivated these sixth graders to read the nonfiction titles they chose for small-group and voluntary reading. Concludes that when students are given the opportunity to select nonfiction…

Annotates and reintroduces teachers to 68 trade books which are suitable for reading aloud; some are old favorites, some are recently reissued, some celebrating milestone birthdays, and a few have never gone out of print. (MG)

Describes six criteria for evaluating materials that will be addressed in forthcoming columns: content validity, transfer potential, adaptability/flexibility, amount of reinforcement, quality of directions and instructional language, and bias. Uses this criteria to evaluate "First-Start Read-Along Program 5," a reading series for primary students.…

Offers a five-point checklist that educators might use to determine the content validity of materials labeled whole language. Recommends "The Whole Language Sourcebook" and the "Story Box" program as high content validity materials. (MG)

Describes 13 recommended resources that alert busy teachers at all grade levels to meaningful trade books (both fiction and nonfiction) for children and ways to use those trade books in the classroom. Classifies them as lists of trade books; trade books and activities; and trade books across the curriculum. (SR)

Presents annotations of 50 children's books and picture books which explore different perspectives on how people can work toward achieving harmony in the world. (SR)

Presents annotations and suggestions for curriculum use for 24 newly published trade books for children and adolescents that teachers find to be exceptional in curriculum use. Groups books into primary, intermediate, and advanced levels. (SR)

Offers annotations of 58 children's books about celebrations, ranging from large groups of people gathering for a day of festivities to special moments in a child's everyday life. (SR)

Identifies and annotates 111 outstanding tradebooks published for children and adolescents that children themselves recommend. Groups books by reading levels: all ages, younger readers, middle grades, and older readers. (MG)

Discusses the problem of censorship and offers 10 suggestions for educators who advocate the use of authentic texts in their classrooms. (MG)

Contains a 30-item annotated bibliography of tradebooks which teachers' have identified as outstanding for kindergarten through grade 8 students and that teachers find to be exceptional in curriculum use. (MG)

Offers brief annotations of 68 children's picture books which all deal, in one way or another, with games and playing. (SR)

Offers brief descriptions of 36 illustrated children's books that provide excellent examples of illustration and design. Groups them according to use of line, color, perspective, technique, texture, and composition and design. (SR)