ELEM.Biographies & Weed of Month Addendum

[Joan Kimball <jkim@BORG.COM>]

I received this note from LGR, Teacher/Librarian in Minnesota.  She
reminded me of the several biography series' published by Lerner and
Carolrhoda.  I have a only a few of these titles, so I wasn't sure how well
received they are.  Here is her comment.

From LGR:
I appreciated your thoughtful discussion of biographies.  I have been very happy
with the Lerner and Carolrhoda series for beginning and intermediate
grades. They do
circulate at our school and the teachers find some of those for the younger
grades
good titles to use to introduce "biography" and also subject areas.  Many of the
subjects are familiar and there are enough new names to be current.


Another comment from me.  About three years ago when I weeded heavily in
biography, I got rid of all the Signature series and all the Messner
biographies.  My recollection is that they were unread mostly because they
were too wordy for this generation of readers.  The paragraphs and chapters
were too long for Gr. 4-5.  I wonder if I should have considered bumping
them up to the middle school library?  Any opinions out there?

Joan



Joan Kimball, Librarian, Hart's Hill School, Whitesboro NY 13492
E-mail:  jkim@borg.com

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