Discoveries and Inventions in Literature for Youth: A Guide and Resource Book (Literature for Youth Series) (Volume 3) - Hardcover

Lowe, Joy L.; Matthew, Kathryn I.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0810849151 ISBN 13: 9780810849150

Publisher: Scarecrow Press, 2004

Synopsis

This is a great resource for librarians and teachers, offering a rich and varied collection of books and other resources on discoveries and inventions for students in grades K-12. The books selected profile a wide range of inventors and discoverers, from historical to modern day, including scientists of Ancient Greece to Leonardo da Vinci, to Josephine Baker, to Esther Dyson. The fields of energy, the environment, industry, information technology, medicine, science, space, transportation, and weapons and warfare are explained through these books, making this a source for teaching topics of current events Includes: Biographies, Picture books, Fiction and nonfiction books, Reference books, Professional and electronic resources. A directory of museums, organizations, and institutions; a collection of booktalks, classroom activities, and invention contests; and a suggested list of books for building a core library curriculum round out this essential curriculum tool.

About this title

About the Author:

Joy L. Lowe is a former school and public librarian who taught library science at Louisiana Tech University for twenty-six years. She is the coauthor of Colonial America in Literature for Youth: A Guide and Resource Book. Kathryn I. Matthew has worked in elementary schools in Texas and Louisiana as a classroom teacher, English as a second language specialist, and technology specialist. She has taught children's literature, reading, language arts, technology, and research classes. Kathryn is the coauthor of Colonial America in Literature for Youth: A Guide and Resource Book and Reading Comprehension: Books and Strategies for the Elementary Curriculum.

Review:

The annotated bibliography covers K - 12 and includes hundreds of titles. Such a bibliography may not be indexed well in the OPAC, so this bibliography becomes of value when we are searching for resources to promote the idea of creativity that is encouraged in every state curriculum with which we are familiar. Bottom line: Highly recommended. (Teacher Librarian)

This useful resource gathers books that should appeal to those reluctant readers that young adult librarians struggle to reach, and it will pique the interest of anyone with an ounce of curiosity. (VOYA)

About this edition

• Publisher: Scarecrow Press
• Publication date: 2004
• ISBN 10: 0810849151
• ISBN 13: 9780810849150
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 350