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Buzzeo, Toni – Book Links, 1998
Describes the experience of planning an author visit day at Longfellow School (Portland, Maine). Discusses advance arrangements; supplemental reading; creative curriculum enrichment with other books; and involving the school community. Includes an annotated bibliography of books to assist in planning author visits, as well as a sampling of the…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Authors, Childrens Literature, Educational Planning
Grimes, Nikki – Book Links, 2000
Discusses poetry and the power it can have in elementary school classes. Considers why poetry is effective and the value of memorizing poems, and recommends multicultural titles for Blacks, Mexican Americans, Asian Americans that can help motivate children to read and write. (LRW)
Descriptors: Asian Americans, Blacks, Class Activities, Cultural Pluralism
Odean, Kathleen – Book Links, 1998
The author of a new guide to selecting books boys (preschool through junior high) will enjoy discusses the social view of reading as feminine, the limited cultural vision of masculinity, and the ability of books to offset these one-dimensional images. (Author/AEF)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Children, Cultural Influences, Elementary Education
