Tripping Over the Lunch Lady
Title | Tripping Over the Lunch Lady PDF eBook |
Author | Nancy E. Mercado |
Publisher | |
Pages | 196 |
Release | 2004 |
Genre | Children's stories, American |
ISBN | 9780439798921 |
An anthology of ten humorous short stories about life in school, written by well-known authors of children's books.
Tripping Over the Lunch Lady and Other School Stories
Title | Tripping Over the Lunch Lady and Other School Stories PDF eBook |
Author | Nancy E. Mercado |
Publisher | |
Pages | |
Release | 2004-01 |
Genre | |
ISBN | 9780605016064 |
Angela Johnson
Title | Angela Johnson PDF eBook |
Author | KaaVonia Hinton |
Publisher | Scarecrow Press |
Pages | 130 |
Release | 2006 |
Genre | Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | 9780810850927 |
"Angela Johnson: Poetic Prose provides a complete overview of the author's career, introducing her work and illuminating its nuances through research, interviews, and correspondence. The initial chapter offers insight into her life - including the early years - and the remaining chapters present a detailed literary analysis of each work, emphasizing the cultural insights and connections to African American literary history, as well as summations of published criticism. A chronology, bibliography, and index round out this resource for professors, scholars, and students of children's and young adult literature."--BOOK JACKET.
Gentle Reads
Title | Gentle Reads PDF eBook |
Author | Deanna J. McDaniel |
Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing USA |
Pages | 328 |
Release | 2008-06-30 |
Genre | Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | 0313094519 |
This volume recommends some 500 positive, heart-warming stories for young readers—stories of the human spirit and what it can accomplish; stories of loving families surviving crises in positive ways; historical tales full of quick-witted people (especially girls); fairy tales with strong women; true stories of survival; and more. These gentle and uplifting reads span every genre—from science fiction and fantasy, to mysteries, realistic fiction, biographies, and nonfiction. They are Accelerated Reader titles, Reading Counts titles, and Junior Library Guild selections. Primarily intended for grades 5 to 9, this is a list of reading suggestions for the young adult who wants a great read but does not want to be offended. Grades 5-9.
Avi
Title | Avi PDF eBook |
Author | Margaret Speaker-Yuan |
Publisher | Infobase Publishing |
Pages | 113 |
Release | 2005 |
Genre | Authors, American |
ISBN | 1438123612 |
A 2003 Newbery Award winner for his book Crispin : The Cross of Lead, Avi is one of the foremost children's and young adult's authors read in the classroom today.
Reading Together
Title | Reading Together PDF eBook |
Author | Diane W. Frankenstein |
Publisher | Penguin |
Pages | 289 |
Release | 2009-09-01 |
Genre | Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | 1101136065 |
A dynamic guide to more than 100 books that will get kids talking and reading more. How do children become good readers? In Reading Together, educational consultant Diane W. Frankenstein shares the secret: guiding children to find an appropriate book and talking with them about the story helps them connect with what they read. This engaging guide shares advice for parents, teachers, librarians, and caregivers on how to help children find what to read, and then through conversation, how to find meaning and pleasure in their reading. With more than 100 great book recommendations for kids from Pre-K through grade six, as well as related conversation starters, Reading Together offers a winning equation to turn children into lifelong readers. Some of the award-winning books discussed include Betty G. Birney?s World According to Humphrey, Gennifer Choldenko?s Notes from a Liar and Her Dog, and David Shannon?s Bad Case of Stripes.
Strategies for Powerful Comprehension Instruction
Title | Strategies for Powerful Comprehension Instruction PDF eBook |
Author | Holly Diehl |
Publisher | Shell Education |
Pages | 296 |
Release | 2010 |
Genre | Education |
ISBN | 9781425806323 |
Understanding text is key to students' learning success! This notebook provides explicit instructions for teaching six fundamental comprehension strategies; predicting, making connections, visualizing, questioning, inferring, and summarizing.