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Books On Wheels

by Janice Mcarthur, Barbara E. McGuire
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Overview

Get books moving off the library shelves and into the hands of children with this integrated package for thematic instruction. Sixteen chapters, based on such lively themes as Risky Reading (adventure stories), Horrendous Fun (monster stories), and Book, Line, and Sinker (ocean world) contain introductions to the themes, introductory activities, booktalks, annotated bibliographies, and reproducible activity pages that extend learning across the curriculum. Activities are coded by grade level. A valuable tool for cooperative planning between librarians and teachers, this book helps librarians choose, present, and promote book titles appropriate to specific themes. It also helps teachers plan corresponding activities. Grades K-3..

Synopsis

Get books moving off the library shelves and into the hands of children with this integrated package for thematic instruction. Sixteen chapters, based on such lively themes as Risky Reading (adventure stories), Horrendous Fun (monster stories), and Book, Line, and Sinker (ocean world) contain introductions to the themes, introductory activities, booktalks, annotated bibliographies, and reproducible activity pages that extend learning across the curriculum. Activities are coded by grade level. A valuable tool for cooperative planning between librarians and teachers, this book helps librarians choose, present, and promote book titles appropriate to specific themes. It also helps teachers plan corresponding activities. Grades K-3..

Booknews

Promotes cooperative planning between librarians and teachers while providing strategies to encourage children (grades K-3) to read. Each of the 16 chapters presents titles and activities that relate to such themes as adventure stories, farm animals, dinosaurs, fairy and folktales, multiculturalism, the earth, and poetry. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

About the Author, Janice Mcarthur

JANICE MCARTHUR is Associate Professor, Brigham Young University, Laie, Hawai

BARBARA E. MCGUIRE is Media Specialist, T.A. Edison School, Phoenix Elementary #1, Arizona.

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Promotes cooperative planning between librarians and teachers while providing strategies to encourage children (grades K-3) to read. Each of the 16 chapters presents titles and activities that relate to such themes as adventure stories, farm animals, dinosaurs, fairy and folktales, multiculturalism, the earth, and poetry. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

Book Details

Published
August 1, 1998
Publisher
Libraries Unlimited
Pages
184
Format
Paperback
ISBN
9781563085352

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