Forwarding this for Carolyn Karis, Knowledge Quest's Associate Editor for
Reviews. If you are interested in a bundle, please contact her directly at
Carolyn Karis (blueslibrary@gmail.com)
Debbie Abilock, Editor-in-Chief
Knowledge Quest
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Hi all,
Books in this email include themes of social studies, bullying/discipline,
active learning, and phonics.
If any of you are on another school librarian listserv, please forward this
message to other potential reviewers.
More books available free in exchange for writing a review-- this set is
aimed at the K-8 level. Remember if interested in reviewing, please send me
your choice AND snail-mail address.
The deal: the books are available free if you will write a review for
Knowledge Quest, the Journal of the American Association of School
Librarians. To make the deal sweeter, I list the value per word written --
based on the assumption that you will write at least 1000 words. More
details about review writing once you accept the assignment. I've also
grouped books that might work as a unit for evaluation in one review.
Batch #1:
Want to develop collaboration with a social studies teacher? Here are three
books to spur the process
Building Literacy in Social Studies: Strategies for Improving Comprehension
and Critical Thinking By Ron Klemp, Bill McBride, Donna Ogle. (ASCD book,
2007) 210 pages, $30.95.Teaching Young Children Social Studies Skills by
Gayle Mindes. Published by Praeger (division of Greenwood Press) in 2006.
The 216 page book sells for $49.95. Social Studies Teaching Activities
Books: An Annotated Resource Guide by Gary A. Lare. Published in 2006 by The
Scarecrow Press, Inc., the 208 page book includes means to locate and access
many curriculum materials (simulations, lesson plans, visuals, etc.) is
priced at $30.The batch total of $ 110.90 total is $.11 per word. You might
want to combine this review with reference to use of primary sources such as
the American Memory of the Library of Congress
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/index.html and the use of local resources and
local research such as that done by the 5th grade class in Kentucky. See
this article in ASCD "Immersed in Inquiry" for!
details. Even if you don't review these books, check out the RealeBook
created by the students ,http://realebooks.com/InquiryPhotoStory.wmv
http://www.ascd.org/portal/site/ascd/template.MAXIMIZE/menuitem.c00a836e7622
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Batch #2:
Want to work more closely with teachers involved in the teaching of reading
and so strengthen the demand for meeting standards? Here are two to help.
Making Sense of Phonics: The Hows and Whys by Isabel L. Beck. The 134 page
2005 book from Guilford Publications costs $19
and teams well with the activities found in the 2007 Linworth Learning
publication, ABC, Follow Me!: Phonics Rhymes and Crafts Grades K-1 by Linda
Armstrong. $24.95, 138 pages.The batch total of $43.95 equals $.04 per word.
Batch #3:
More interested in Theater, Podcasting or other active learning approaches?
Then try this group of 4.
The first book combines biography with readers theatre. The scripts acquaint
students with sports figures (Kurt Angel, Lance Armstrong, Oksana Baiul,
Tedy Bruschi, David Eckstein, etc.); singers and actors (Halle Berry,
Andrea Bocelli, Tom Cruise, Michael J. Fox, Christopher Reeve); news
personalities (FDR, Bob Woodruff, Carolyn McCarthy). Against All Odds:
Readers Theatre for Grades 3-8 by Suzanne I. Barchers and Michael Ruscoe,
published by Teacher Ideas Press in 2008 as part of the Readers Theatre
Series sells for $30. The scripts found in the 252 pages are heavy on the
use of narrators but provide a different approach to biography and learning
how people overcome adversity (various disabilities).Readers Theatre for
Middle School Boys" Investigating the Strange and Mysterious by Ann N. Black
is a 2008 publication in the Readers Theatre Series from TIP. 191 pages,
$30.
Active Learning through Drama, Podcasting, and Puppetry by Kristin
Fontichiaro, also from Teacher Ideas Press is packed with ideas for active
learning. The 223 page book published in 2007 costs $35..Add children's
literature and music with Exploring the Connection Between Children's
Literature and Music by Regina Carlow. The book includes a glossary,
bibliography of music and of books the sing/play and other useful aids.
Libraries Unlimited published this 124 page book in 2007 at $30.Batch total
= $125 or $.13 per word. You don't need to review all four in detail; an
overview of 1 or 2 with a more developed focus on some could work well.
Batch #4:
Is discipline, emotional development, character development, or bullying
your bailiwick? Try all or some of this group of five books.
Bullying and Harrassment: A Legal Guide for Educators by Kathleen Conn
published by ASCD in 2004 sets the legal framework for the issues. 218 pages
at $28.95Instructional Practices for Students with Behavioral Disorders:
Strategies for Reading, Writing, and Math by J. Ron Nelson, Gregory J.
Benner, and Paul Mooney, published by Guilford Publications in 2008 moves
the focus to the students. $25, 189 pages.Why Can't You Behave!: The
Teacher's Guide to Creative Classroom Management, K-3 by Paula Rogovin
provides help to the teacher or librarian with creative suggestions to deal
with sassing, whining, teasing, and shouting out and other misbehaviors.
Published by Heinemann in 2004, the $19.50 book with 176 pages is a fast
tool for learning new techniques that will work for librarians as well as
other teachers.Want to add literature to help? Bringing Out their Best:
Values Education and Character Development through Traditional Tales by
Norma J. Livo includes tales from around th!
e world that work for the themes such as love, appreciation, compassion,
cooperation, self-discipline, respect, dealing with bullies. $32, 267 pages,
published by Libraries Unlimited in 2003 (but since it uses traditional
tales still very applicable).Emotion Commotion: Children's Poems and
Activities That Explore Emotions written by Kathy Dietz had full page
illustrations by Deirdre Friebely with each poem. The spiral bound books
allows children to view the image while the teacher/librarian reads the poem
on the opposite page. Lots of suggestions for activities and discussions
accompany each poem. 38 paged spiral book from Linworth Books, published in
2007 at $39.95.Batch total of $145.40 = $.15 per word. Choose all or just
some for your review.
If anyone is interested in working on editing of written reviews,please
contact me. Join the KQ team. I also have need for help inco-ordinating the
acquisition of images to accompany the reviews andthe notification to
publishers about published reviews of theirresources.
Looking forward to working with you....
Sincerely,
Carolyn Karis
Wearing my Knowledge Quest Associate Editor for Resources hat
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