The Neal-Schuman Guide to Recommended Children's Books and Media for Use with Every Elementary Subject - Softcover

Kathryn I. Matthew And Joy Lowe

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1555706886 ISBN 13: 9781555706883

Publisher: ALA Neal-Schuman, 2010

Synopsis

This invaluable new guide is an exhaustive, one-stop resource for any librarian or teacher seeking to meet current national education standards and integrate high-quality children's literature into everyday learning. Authors Kathryn Matthew and Joy Lower detail over 1,200 books, videos, software, CDs, DVDs, and Web sites. Dually effective as a collection-development tool for school libraries and a guide to fostering key librarian-teacher collaboration, this comprehensive, cost-effective and easy-to-use resource presents myriad ways to marry top literature with the latest educational standards, teaching methods, and instructional tools. From classic titles and award-winners to a host of brand new 2009 publications, you'll find all of the top materials to incorporate across every school subject's curriculum and spanning Pre-K through Grade 8, including: Math, Science, Language Arts, Social Studies, Health, Physical Education, Art, and Music. Each book and media annotation contains ISBN numbers so you can easily locate materials, including relevant technologies, software, and other media. There are also strategies for integrating these resources with curricula and teaching English Language Learners and special needs children. Matthew and Lowe's extensively updated second edition makes it easy for librarians and teachers to enrich their curricula and instill a lifelong love of reading.

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Reviews

Listing more than 1,000 books, videos, software, CDs, and Web sites up through early 2010, this book offers elementary (and middle-school) librarians a wonderful collection-development and collaboration tool. Each chapter covers one elementary subject area, from the four “academic” subjects to “special” subjects such as art, music, and health. The chapters are broken down into narrower topics; each section covers the book and media choices plus ideas for exploring many of the resources listed. Each chapter begins with relevant national standards and ends with teacher resources and references including books, professional organizations, and Web sites. The annotated listings are arranged by grade level from pre–K up through middle school and include full bibliographic information. A detailed appendix and author/illustrator, title, and subject indexes complete the volume. Filled with worthwhile information for both the librarian and teacher, this title will become a valuable addition to any professional collection. --Shelley Glantz

Edition details

• Publisher: ALA Neal-Schuman
• Publication date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1555706886
• ISBN 13: 9781555706883
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 400