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This upcoming school year we are implementing Pat Cunningham's Four Blocks (Guided Reading, Self-Selected Reading, Vocabulary, & Writing) Approach for teaching Language Arts. Part of this approach recommends that each Lang. Arts class have a classroom library of approximately 500 reading materials for the self-selected component. This approach is very common in our county's elementary schools, but new for those of us in middle schools. Is anyone out there in a middle school who is currently using this? My principal wants me to recommend a vendor where we can acquire a quantity (and variety) of books, especially low level, like popular picture books that could be purchased for each language arts teacher to start their "classroom" library. We both agree that paperback books would be best. I am to spend $200 per teacher for their sets, and we have already discussed rotation as a way to keep fresh, new materials in the classrooms. I have been told not to concern myself with the management of the books, only assist in the selecting and purchasing. Could anyone offer some help in terms of where to get books cheap?? (Remember, $200 a teacher, which IMHO isn't a lot.) Catherine L. Nelson, School Library Media Specialist New Ellenton Middle School, New Ellenton, SC 29809 www.aiken.k12.sc.us/schools/newellentonm/index.html clnelson@scescape.net cnelson@aiken.k12.sc.us =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-==-= All postings to LM_NET are protected under copyright law. To quit LM_NET (or set-reset NOMAIL or DIGEST), send email to: listserv@listserv.syr.edu In the message write EITHER: 1) SIGNOFF LM_NET 2) SET LM_NET NOMAIL or 3) SET LM_NET DIGEST 4) SET LM_NET MAIL * Please allow for confirmation from Listserv For LM_NET Help & Archives see: http://ericir.syr.edu/lm_net/ =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=--=-=-=