For reading out loud! A guide to sharing
Our family, our friends, our world
Fantasy literature for children and young
The best : high/low books for reluctant
Using picture storybooks to teach literary devices
A reference guide to historical fiction for
Texas in children's books; an annotated
Booktalk! 2 : booktalking for all ages and
Booktalk! 3 : more booktalks for all ages and
Censorship and selection : issues and answers
Practical steps to the research process for
Practical steps to the research process for
Practical steps to the research process for
Books appeal; get teenagers into the
Happenings; developing successful programs
Juniorplots; a book talk manual for teachers
Juniorplots 3; a book talk guide for use with
More juniorplots; a guide for teachers
Comics to classics : a parent's guide to books
The best in children's books; the University
Newbery and Caldecott medal books,
Newbery and Caldecott medal books :
The spirited life : Bertha Mahony
Crisis counseling with children and
Book selection and intellectual freedom.
The educator's guide to Texas school law.
The LD child and the ADHD child : ways
Classics to read aloud to your children /.
More classics to read aloud to your
Eyeopeners!; how to choose and use children's
The spying heart; more thoughts on reading
Like it was; a complete guide to writing
Oral history; a guide for teachers (and others).
Authors of books for young people. 3rd ed.
What do our 17-year-olds know? A report on the
Let's celebrate Texas; past, present and future.
The Oxford companion to children's
028.1 KIM
Kimmel, Margaret Mary.
books with children. Rev. and expanded. NY : Delacorte
Press, 1988. Practical tips on reading to babies and
toddlers, and descriptions of over 300 successful read-aloud
titles. Index. Bibliography.
292.13 RUS
Russell, William F.
Classic myths to read aloud. /. NY : Crown
Publishers, Inc., 1989. Presents the essential Greek and
Roman myths that form the basis of our cultural heritage.
Index.
808 GRE
Greenfeld, Howard.
Books : from writer to reader /. 1st rev.
ed. NY : Crown Publishers, Inc., 1989. Follows a book
through the various stages of publishing, printing, and
marketing. Bibliography.
PROF 010 BAS
Baskin, Barbara H.
Books for the gifted child. NY : R. R.
Bowker Co., 1980. Proposes techniques for identifying
gifted children and selecting books that will challenge them
intellectually, and presents an annotated list of suggested
books. Bibliography.
PROF 010 DON
Donelson, Kenneth L.
Literature for today's young adults. 3rd
ed. NY : Harper Collins, 1989. Provides an annotated list
of recommended books for young adults. Index. Bibliography.
PROF 010 OPP
Oppenheim, Joanne F.
Choosing books for kids; how to choose the
right book for the right child at the right time. NY :
Ballantine Books, 1986. Comprehensive reviews of over 1,500
titles from babies' first cloth books to the more complex
books of adolescence are included.
PROF 010 SPI
Spirt, Diana L.
Introducing more books; a guide for the middle
grades. NY : R. R. Bowker Co., 1978. Features plot
summaries, thematic analyses, discussion aids, and lists of
related materials for seventy-two books on such topics as
family relations, friendships, emotional and social
problems, and adult roles.
PROF 010 WIT
Withrow, Dorothy.
Gateways to readable books; an annotated
graded list of books in many fields for adolescents who are
reluctant to read or find reading. 5th ed. NY : H. W.
space, animal life, biography, and poetry suitable for
adolescents with difficulty reading on the fifth through
seventh grade levels.
PROF 011 SPI
Spirt, Diana L.
Introducing bookplots 3; a book talk guide for
use with readers ages 8-12. NY : R. R. Bowker Company,
1988. Book talks for books are arranged by subject area.
Index.
PROF 011.62 BES
Gillespie, John Thomas.
Best books for junior high readers. New
some 6,000 best books for young teens including
curriculum-based titles and recreational reading. Index.
Bibliography.
PROF 011.62 HEA
Hearne, Betsy.
Choosing books for children; a commonsense guide.
Revised and expanded. NY : Delacorte Press, 1990.
Recommends the best books for every age level, from
preschool to young adult, featuring more than 300 annotated
selections from diverse genres. Bibliography.
PROF 011.62 LAN
Landsberg, Michele.
Reading for the love it of it : best books
for young readers. /. NY : Prentice Hall, 1987. Beginning
with the basics--starting children reading and keeping them
reading--the author discusses hundreds of books for all
ages. Index.
PROF 011.62 MIL
Miller-Lachmann, Lyn, 1956-.
: an annotated guide to significant multicultural books for
children and teenagers.
c1992. A reference work that provides evaluations of a
large array of fiction and nonfiction on multicultural
themes. Indexes.
PROF 011.7 VAN
Van Doren, Charles.
The joy of reading. NY : Harmony Books,
1985. An annotated bibliography that provides valuable
information on choosing the best edition of each work in a
wide range of genres--fiction, poetry, drama, children's
books, philosophy, history, science, and reference books.
Index. Bibliography.
PROF 016 BRE
Breen, Karen.
Index to collective biographies for young readers.
4th edition. NY : R.R. Bowker Company, 1988. More than
9,000 people are listed in this new edition representing the
contents of more than 1,000 collective biographies.
PROF 016 DRE
Dreyer, Sharon Spredemann.
The bookfinder; volume 2; annotations
of books published 1975 to 1978. Circle Pines, MN :
American Guidance Service, 1981. A guide to children's
literature about the needs and problems of youth aged 2-15.
PROF 016 DRE
Dreyer, Sharon Spredemann.
The bookfinder; volume 3; annotations
of books published 1979 through 1982; includes cumulative
subject index. Circle Pines, MN : American Guidance
Service, 1985. A guide to children's literature about the
needs and problems of youth aged 2 and up. Includes index.
PROF 016 DRE
Dreyer, Sharon Spredemann.
The bookfinder; volume 4; annotations
of books published 1983 through 1986 /. Circle Pines, MN :
American Guidance Service, 1989. A guide to children's
literature about the needs and problems of youth aged 2 and
up. Includes subject and title index.
PROF 016 LYN
Lynn, Ruth Nadelman.
adults : an annotated bibliography. 3rd edition. NY : R.R.
Bowker Company, 1989. An annotated bibliography of more
than 3,000 fantasy novels and story collections for children
and young adults in grades 3 through 12. Index.
Bibliography.
PROF 016.0285 PIL
Pilla, Marianne Laino.
readers. Englewood, CO : Libraries Unlimited, Inc., 1990.
A list of quality, easy-to-read low-vocabulary books to
recommend to reluctant readers in grades 3-12 for
recreational purposes. Index. Bibliography.
PROF 016.0883 HAL
Hall, Susan.
: recommended books for children and young adults. Phoenix,
AZ : Oryx Press, 1990. An annotated bibliography of picture
books to use in teaching literary elements to students.
Index. Bibliography.
PROF 016.808 ADA
Adamson, Lynda G.
children and young adults. Westport, CT : Greenwood Press,
1987. An overview of a bibliography of historical fiction
and historical fiction authors. Index.
PROF 016.8088 KIE
Kies, Cosetle.
Supernatural fiction for teens. Littleton, CO :
Libraries Unlimited, 1987. Describes the contents of a
variety of young adult novels and short story collections.
Index.
PROF 016.9764 IMM
Immroth, Barbara.
bibliography. Hamden, CN : Library Professional
Publications, 1986. A lenghty bibliography for use with
schoolchildren that specializes on books with an
identifiable Texas focus or setting. Includes both subject
and title index.
PROF 020.2 CLE
Cleary, Florence Damon.
Discovering books and libraries. NY :
H.W. Wilson, 1977. A guide to libraries and their contents
with an explanation of how to use reference tools. Each
chapter ends with a summary, quiz, and/or list of special
projects. Index.
PROF 021.7 BOD
Bodart, Joni.
audiences. NY : H.W. Wilson, 1985. A practical,
step-by-step guide to the art of booktalking, for
librarians, teachers, and counselors who want to show
audiences of all ages that reading books is fun.
PROF 021.7 BOD
Bodart, Joni.
audiences. NY : H.W. Wilson Company, 1988. Suggests
subjects and appropriate books for speeches designed to
promote reading and library services. Index. Bibliography.
PROF 021.7 EVE
Everhart, Nancy.
Library displays. Metuchen, NJ : Scarecrow
Press, Inc., 1989. A look at different types of library
displays and how to use them to help increase circulation.
Index. Bibliography.
PROF 022 HEA
Heath, Alan.
Off the wall; the art of book display. Littleton,
CO : Libraries Unlimited, 1987. Explains how to plan a
library book display, suggests a variety of ideas for adult
and children's books, and includes tips on lettering and
related activities. Bibliography.
PROF 025 REI
Reichman, Henry.
for schools. Chicago, IL : American Library Association,
1988. Essential reading for anyone who cares about the
preservation of a free and democratic society based on
openness. Bibliography.
PROF 027.62 ROC
Rochman, Hazel.
Tales of love and terror. Chicago, IL :
American Library Association, 1987. Techniques for
preparing a booktalk, speaking informally, and choosing the
right excerpt to read aloud are discussed. Index.
PROF 027.62 STA
Stanley, Deborah B.
elementary school. Englewood, CO : Libraries Unlimited,
2001. Presents detailed, practical advice and tools for
teaching elementary school students the research process,
discussing reading for comprehension, handling sources,
writing, and integrating technology.
PROF 027.62 STA
Stanley, Deborah B.
high school. Englewood, CO : Libraries Unlimited, 1999.
Contains scripted research lessons designed to help library
media specialists manage information in a practical way.
PROF 027.62 STA
Stanley, Deborah B.
middle school. Englewood, CO : Libraries Unlimited, 2000.
Provides step-by-step guidance for library media instructors
teaching research to middle school students; explains the
research process and how to prepare lesson plans, and covers
all steps from choosing topics to moving beyond writing.
PROF 027.8 GOM
Gomberg, Karen Cornell.
school library. Jefferson, NC : McFarland & Co., Inc.,
Publishers, 1987. Suggests projects, games, contests,
puzzles and other activities to attract junior and senior
high students to the school library and to use the
collections once they get there. Index.
PROF 027.8 WIL
Wilson, Patricia J.
for school libraries. Littleton, CO : Libraries Unlimited,
1987. Describes types of library programming, tells how to
select a theme, set objectives, and publicize the event, and
suggests sample programs. Bibliography.
PROF 028.1 GIL
Gillespie, John.
Introducing books; a guide for the middle
grades. NY : R. R. Bowker Co., 1970. Designed to serve as
an aid to teachers and librarians this volume presents a
developmental reading program that includes plot summaries
and thematic material for all recommended books.
PROF 028.1 GIL
Gillespie, John.
and librarians. NY : R. R. Bowker Co., 1967. 80 books
which are popular with young people are discussed and
analyzed.
PROF 028.1 GIL
Gillespie, John T.
readers ages 12-16. NY : R.R. Bowker Company, 1987.
Presents summaries of eighty fiction and nonfiction titles
for readers, ages twelve to sixteen, with suggestions to use
in motivating them to read for pleasure. Index.
PROF 028.1 GIL
Gillespie, John Thomas.
and librarians. NY : R. R. Bowker Co., 1977. Summarizes
the plots of seventy-two books for the adolescents which are
considered under nine developmental goals associated with
adolescence in addition to stating primary and secondary
themes and presenting guidelines for introducing.
PROF 028.1 REE
Reed, Arthea J.S.
for teens and preteens. Newark, DE : International Reading
Association, 1988.
book assists parents in helping to develop interest in
reading for their children.
PROF 028.1 SUT
Sutherland, Zena.
of
reviews of the best books for children published from 1973
to 1978 provide quickly accesible information.
PROF 028.5 BAU
Bauer, Caroline Feller.
This way to books. NY : H.W.Wilson,
1983. Suggests ways to use storytelling, programs, book
talks, poet readings, games, crafts, and exhibits to get
children interested in reading. Index.
PROF 028.5 HIG
Matthews, Dorothy, editor.
High interest easy reading. 5th
edition.
English, 1988. Annotates approximately 400 recommended
books of interest to reluctant junior or senior high school
readers, arranged in twenty-two categories including
adventure, fantasy, and history.
PROF 028.5 NAT
McBride, William G., editor.
Presents an annotated bibliography of books for reluctant
readers in junior high and high school, arranged in
categories, and indexed by author, title, and subject.
Index.
PROF 028.5 NEW
Kingman, Ed, editor.
1966-1975.
Award-winning authors and artists reveal their views on
writing and illustrating modern children's literature, and
evaluative essays review the history of honored books.
PROF 028.5 NEW
Kingman, Lee, editor.
1956-1965..
biographical sketches of the authors and artists who have
been award recipients, excerpts from the award winning
books, and statistical information.
PROF 028.5 NEW
Miller, Bertha Mahony, editor. Newbery Medal books : 1922-1955;
with their authors' acceptance papers & related material
chiefly from the Horn book magazine.
Book, Inc., 1955. Includes evaluations of American books
for children awarded the Newbery Medal, transcripts of the
authors' acceptance speeches, and biographical information.
PROF 028.5 ROS
Ross, Eulalie Steinmetz.
Miller and children's books.
1973. Traces the life of the
editor focusing on her efforts for The Horn Book and
involvement in turn-of-the century feminist acitivities.
Index. Bibliography.
PROF 155.4 PHI
Phillips, Debora.
How to give your child a great self-image. NY
: Random House, 1989. Drawing on actual case studies, the
author explains how parents can effectively nurture a strong
self-image in their children by using a behavior-oriented
approach designed to enhance a child's sense of self.
PROF 158.3 VAN
Van Ornum, William.
adolescents. NY : The Continuum Publishing Company, 1988.
An indispensable book for parents, teachers, concerned
relatives, clergy, guidance counselors, medical
personnel--anyone who cares for children.
PROF 302 SCH
Schmitz, Connie.
A teacher's guide to fighting invisible tigers.
of curricular materials that help to teach lifeskills
development. Bibliography.
PROF 323.44 MER
Merritt, LeRoy Charles.
NY : H.W. Wilson Company, 1970. A book about the selection
of books and the promotion of intellectual freedom from a
librarian's viewpoint. Index.
PROF 344.7 KEM
Kemerer, Frank R.
Revised edition.
1986. An up-to-date comprehensive school law resource for
the education community. Index.
PROF 346.73 DAV
Davis, Samuel M.
Children's rights and the law.
Lexiongton Books, 1987. The law is caught between
conflicting interests: the desire to protect children on the
one hand, and, on the other hand, to grant them as much
autonomy as possible, as soon as they can bear it. This is
the primary focus of the discussion in this book. Index.
PROF 362.28 DUN
Dunne, Edward J., editor.
Suicide and its aftermath. NY : W.W.
Norton & Co., 1987. A comprehensive approach to suicide
covering research findings, existing therapeutic programs,
and clinical considerations. Personal experiences of
survivors reveal the aftermath of suicide on a personal and
professional level. Index. Bibliography.
PROF 370 CAN
Canter, Lee.
Homework without tears. NY : Perennial Library,
1987. Shows parents how to assist in their children's
academic success by setting up a proper study area,
encouraging them to finish homework on time, motivating
children to study, working with the teacher and teaching
study skills that work.
PROF 371.102 JOH
Johnson, LouAnne.
Two parts textbook, one part love. NY :
Hyperion, 1998. A book written specifically for teachers
which contains practical advice and inspiration for every
teacher, from beginner to veteran. Index.
PROF 371.93 STE
Stevens, Suzanne H.
parents and professionals can help. John F. Blair :
learning disabilities are what problems LD children and
parents face at home and school. Index. Bibliography.
PROF 371.95 GRE
Greenlaw, M. Jean.
Educating the gifted; a sourcebook.
IL : American Library Association, 1987. Tells how to
identify children gifted, in the areas of intellectual
artistic, or leadership skills, offers advice on developing
special classes within the school system, and recommends
more than two thousand sources of further information.
Index.
PROF 372.4 CUL
Cullinan, Bernice E., editor.
reading program. Newark, DE : International Reading
Association, 1987. An overview of children's literature
starting in the primary grades and going to the upper
grades. Index. Bibliography.
PROF 372.4 SPA
Spalding, Romalda Bishop.
The writing road to reading. /. 3rd
rev. NY : William Morrow & Company, 1986. The dynamic
introduction to the Spalding Method, which teaches students
to hear, say, and write simultaneously. Index.
PROF 649.1 BER
Berne, Patricia H.
Building self-esteem in children. NY : The
Continuum Publishing Co., 1985. More than sixty effective,
practical principles are offered to help parents and other
concerned adults develop healthy relationships with children
and foster the attitude and atmosphere in which self-esteem
can flourish.
PROF 649.1 FEL
Feldman, Beverly Neuer.
Kids who succeed. NY : Rawson
Associates, 1987. This book hands parents the tools to give
children a no-nonsense boost toward maturity and security in
the world they will face as adults. Index. Bibliography.
PROF 792 BAU
Bauer, Caroline Feller.
Presenting reader's theater. NY : H.W.
Wilson Company, 1987. A collection of over 50 read-aloud
scripts for introducing children to the practice and
enjoyment of good reading.
PROF 808 CAL
Calkins, Lucy.
The art of teaching writing. Portsmouth, NH :
Heinemann Educational Books, 1986. The significance of the
reading-writing connection is explored through the teaching
of children's writing of fiction, poetry, nonfiction, and
the writing in various subject areas. Index. Bibliography.
PROF 808 ZIN
Zinsser, William.
Writing to learn. NY : Harper & Row
Publishers, Inc., 1988. The author demonstrates the
importance of clear writing in every subject, discusses
writing as a means to access knowledge, and surveys the
growing emphasis on writing in American education.
PROF 808.06 ROG
Roginski, James.
Behind the covers. Littleton, CO : Libraries
Unlimited, 1985. More than twenty authors and illustrators
share their views on books for children and young adults.
Index. Bibliography.
PROF 808.8 RUS
Russell, William F.
NY : Crown Publishers, Inc., 1984. Selections including
some rewritten for reading aloud, from poems, novels, and
plays by Homer, Mallory, Shakespeare, Dickens, Hawthorne,
Twain, and other well-known authors.
PROF 808.8 RUS
Russell, William F., editor.
children. /. NY : Crown Publishers, Inc., 1986. Selections
for reading aloud from poems, novels, and plays by Blake,
Longfellow, O. Henry, Twain, Shakespeare, Poe, and other
well-known authors. Index.
PROF 809 KOB
Kobrin, Beverly.
books about real people, places, and things. NY : Viking,
1988. A thorough going guide for parents, librarians, and
teachers combines information and advice on evaluating and
using nonficiton books in a reading program with an
annotated list of more than five hundred books. Index.
Bibliography.
PROF 809 SUT
Sutherland, Zena.
Children and books. 7th edition. Glenville,
IL : Scott, Foresman and Company, 1986. A book about books
to bring children and books together. Index.
PROF 813 PAT
Paterson, Katherine.
and writing books for children. /. NY : Lodestar Books,
1989. In speeches, essays, and book reviews, the novelist
Katherine Paterson discusses why she writes children's
books, where her ideas come from, how she develops her
characters, and realistic plots, and her experiences growing
up in China. Bibliography.
PROF 907 BRO
Brown, Cynthia Stokes.
oral history. NY : Teachers & Writers Collaborative, 1988.
Gives instructions for writing oral histories and
biographies including such aspects as planning,
interviewing, transcribing, editing, and publishing the
results. Bibliography.
PROF 907 SIT
Sitton, Thad.
Austin, TX : University of Texas Press, 1983. A guide
designed to introduce teachers, students, and interested
individuals to the techniques, problems, and pleasures of
collecting oral history. Bibliography.
PROF 920 AUT
Ward, Martha E.
Metuchen, N.J. : Scarecrow Press, Inc., 1990. A collected
biography of contemporary authors who are unavailable
elsewhere. A sampling of titles is included with each
individual biography.
PROF 973 RAV
Ravitch, Diane.
first national assessment of history and literature. NY :
Harper & Row Publishers, Inc., 1987. A report on the
findings relating to students' performance in this national
assessment. It looks at what our young people's basic
knowledge of our culture is; and what they are reading and
how much television they watch.
PROF 976.4 BUH
Buhler, June H.
Dallas, TX : Hendrick-Long Publishing Co., 1986. Lessons
and activities to supplement a regular curriculum in Texas
studies. Maps. Bibliography.
R 809 CAR
Carpenter, Humphrey.
literature. NY : Oxford University Press, Inc., 1984. A
comprehensive survey of children's literature features
almost two thousand entries encompassing biographical
sketches of authors, illustrators, printers, and publishers,
as well as essays on the different genres and fictional
characters.