This practitioner-oriented introduction to literature for children ages 5–12 covers the latest trends, titles, and tools for choosing the best books and materials as well as for planning fun and effective programs and activities.• Includes recommendations and evaluations of digital ebooks, apps, and audiobooks as well as print titles, providing full coverage of today's range of materials for children• Features short essays by top authors and practitioners in the field to give readers expert opinions and guidance• Provides author comments, collaborative activities, featured books, special topics and programs, selected awards and celebrations, historical connections, recommended resources, issues for discussion, relevant professional standards, and assignment suggestions within each chapter • Addresses the most recent professional and curricular standards for elementary school students—a key element of today's education assessment standards
Need help finding the perfect poem for a holiday celebration or a science unit? A funny riddle poem or a bilingual poetry book? Here is a comprehensive resource for teachers, librarians, and parents p
Looks at how to share poetry with children ages five to twelve, describing popular and classic poets, poets from diverse cultures, important poets with lists of their websites, and types of poetry col
Providing a complete reference source for information concerning more than 60 children's poets, this new title will be invaluable to school and public librarians.
For librarians and teachers, Vardell (children's and young adult literature, Texas Woman's U.) explains how to share poetry with children ages five to 12. She describes popular and classic poets, poet
Teachers across the country are finding their classrooms increasingly diverse, and this booklet is designed to help teachers cater to the needs of English language learners, both in ESL and non-ESL cl
