Download or read book Pedro His Perro and the Alphabet Sombrero written by Lynn Rowe Reed and published by Hyperion. This book was released on 1995 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Pedro receives a fancy dog and a plain sombrero for his birthday, he decides to make his hat as fancy as his dog with an assortment of items listed alphabetically in Spanish.
Download or read book A to Zoo written by Rebecca L. Thomas and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2018-06-21 with total page 3583 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Whether used for thematic story times, program and curriculum planning, readers' advisory, or collection development, this updated edition of the well-known companion makes finding the right picture books for your library a breeze. Generations of savvy librarians and educators have relied on this detailed subject guide to children's picture books for all aspects of children's services, and this new edition does not disappoint. Covering more than 18,000 books published through 2017, it empowers users to identify current and classic titles on topics ranging from apples to zebras. Organized simply, with a subject guide that categorizes subjects by theme and topic and subject headings arranged alphabetically, this reference applies more than 1,200 intuitive (as opposed to formal catalog) subject terms to children's picture books, making it both a comprehensive and user-friendly resource that is accessible to parents and teachers as well as librarians. It can be used to identify titles to fill in gaps in library collections, to find books on particular topics for young readers, to help teachers locate titles to support lessons, or to design thematic programs and story times. Title and illustrator indexes, in addition to a bibliographic guide arranged alphabetically by author name, further extend access to titles.
Download or read book Connecting Cultures written by Rebecca L. Thomas and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 1996-01-30 with total page 691 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A comprehensive guide to multicultural literature for children, this valuable resource features more than 1,600 titles—including fiction, folktales, poetry, and song books—that focus on diverse cultural groups. The selected titles, pubished between the 1970s and 1990s are suitable for use with preschoolers through sixth graders and are likely to be found on the shelves of school and public libraries. Topics are timely, with an emphasis on books that reflect the needs and interests of today's children. Each detailed entry includes bibliographic information. Use level is also included, as are cultural designation, subjects, and a summary. The invaluable Subject Access section incorporates use level culture information.
Download or read book Celebrating Cuentos written by Jamie Campbell Naidoo and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2010-11-18 with total page 402 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: More effectively meet the diverse literacy needs of the growing Latino population by learning how to evaluate and select quality Latino children's literature. Latinos are the fastest growing and largest ethnic minority in the United States. The number of Latino children is at a historic high. As a result, librarians and teachers in the United States must know how to meet the informational, cultural, and traditional literacy needs of this student demographic group. An ideal way to overcome this challenge is by providing culturally accurate and authentic children's literature that represents the diversity of the Latino cultures. Much more than simply a topical bibliography, this book details both historical and current practices in educating Latino children; explains why having quality Latino children's literature in classrooms and libraries is necessary for the ethnic identity development of Latino children; and offers a historical overview of Latino children's literature in America. Web resources of interest to educators working with Latino children are also included.
Download or read book Differentiation in Practice A Resource Guide for Differentiating Curriculum Grades K 5 written by Carol Ann Tomlinson and published by ASCD. This book was released on 2003-06-15 with total page 217 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Join Carol Ann Tomlinson and Caroline Cunningham Eidson in their continuing exploration of how real teachers incorporate differentiation principles and strategies throughout an entire instructional unit. Focusing on the elementary grades, but applicable at all levels, Differentiation in Practice, Grades K-5 will teach anyone interested in designing and implementing differentiated curriculum how to do so or how to do so more effectively. Included are * Annotated lesson plans for differentiated units in language arts, social studies, science, and mathematics. * Samples of differentiated product assignments, learning contracts, rubrics, and homework handouts. * An overview of the non-negotiables in differentiated classrooms and guidelines for using the book as a learning tool. * An extended glossary and recommended readings for further exploration of key ideas and strategies. Each unit highlights underlying standards, delineates learning goals, and takes you step by step through the instructional process. Unit developers provide running commentary on their use of flexible grouping and pacing, tiered assignments and assessments, learning contracts, and numerous other strategies. The models and insight presented will inform your own differentiation efforts and help you meet the challenge of mixed-ability classrooms with academically responsive curriculum appropriate for all learners. Note: This product listing is for the Adobe Acrobat (PDF) version of the book.
Download or read book The Reading Connection written by Liz Knowles and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 1997-02-15 with total page 129 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Establishing a book club is a great way to involve parents in promoting literacy to young readers. This book shows you how to start a book club in your school or community, and it provides bibliographies of literature resources for children. Suggested topics and sample book club sessions help you get started, and an extensive bibliography, arranged by genre, guides teachers, parents, and students in selecting reading material. Chapters cover read-alouds, picture books, horror stories, multicultural literature, poetry, science fiction, nonfiction and reference, bibliotherapy and problem novels, award-winning books, biographies, and books in a series. For each genre the authors offer a general overview, suggest discussion questions, provide a bibliography, and list resources for further reading. Helpful Internet addresses and additional topics are included in the concluding chapter.
Download or read book Digame Un Cuento written by Christine McNew and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Books Kids Will Sit Still For 3 A Read Aloud Guide written by Judy Freeman and published by Libraries Unlimited. This book was released on 2006-04-30 with total page 974 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An updated compilation which offers criteria for selecting good read-alouds, indexing over 1,700 books for children by author/illustrator, title, and a wide range of subjects; it includes strategies for book selection, recommendations for struggling readers, and annotations with related titles.
Download or read book Early Literacy Resource Handbook written by Lucy Arias and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 70 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Bilingual Children s Books in English and Spanish Los Libros Bilingues Para Ninos en Ingles Y en Espanol written by Doris Cruger Dale and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2003 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dale is a former professor in the College of Education at Southern Illinois U. at Carbondale. In this Bibliography, she lists and annotates 254 titles of bilingual children's books containing both Spanish and English in the same volume, published during the past six decades. The text includes an introduction, table of contents, and subject indexing in both English and Spanish. Entries in the bibliography itself are arranged in alphabetical order by the author's last name and then by book title, and include brief summaries of the text (in English only), information on awards the book has won, and a list of reviews from Children's Book Review Index. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Download or read book The Horn Book Guide to Children s and Young Adult Books written by and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 488 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Helping Young Children Learn Language and Literacy written by Carol Vukelich and published by Allyn & Bacon. This book was released on 2002 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As a resource book designed for teachers of preschool and kindergarten students, the text provides classroom strategies, case studies, classroom management techniques, and home-school connections to facilitate teaching the language arts. Strategies for the bilingual classrooms are also included.
Download or read book The WINNERS Handbook written by Judy Freeman and published by Libraries Unlimited. This book was released on 2009-04-30 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Judy Freeman has developed a comprehensive handbook with thoroughly annotated lists of the 2008's best children's books, lesson plans, teacher's guides, stories, songs, and Internet resources. Grades K-6. The WINNERS! Handbook starts with an extensive booklist of Judy's 100 best books of 2008, including many of the big award winners. (If you own Judy's Books Kids Will Sit Still For 3, it follows the same format. Indeed, you can consider the new The WINNERS! Handbook the first update to that book.) Each entry includes a meaty and thoughtful annotation, a germ (a series of practical, do-able, useful, pithy ideas for reading, writing, and illustrating prompts and other activities across the curriculum); a useful list of exemplary related titles; and subject designations for each title to ascertain where the book might fit thematically into your curricular plan or program. There's also a title, author, and subject index for easy access. You find scores of useful and fun ideas, activities, lessons, and ways you can incorporate literature into every aspect of your day and your life. From story hour to school curriculum tie-ins, the many connections include strategies for comprehension, critical thinking skills, research, and problem-solving; games, crafts, songs, plenty of great across-the-curriculum poetry, creative drama and Reader's Theater, storytelling, booktalking, and book discussion. Most of the books included are fabulous read-alouds, read-alones, and natural choices for Guided Reading, Literature Circles, or Book Clubs. Grades K-6.
Download or read book A to Zoo written by Carolyn W. Lima and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 1832 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents a guide to nearly 27,000 children's oicture book titles grouped in over 1,200 subjects and indexed by author, title, and illustrator.
Download or read book School Library Journal written by and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 564 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Publishers Weekly written by and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 1032 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Children and Their World written by David A. Welton and published by Wadsworth. This book was released on 2005 with total page 488 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Resource for elementary social studies teachers includes model unit lessons, activities, technology applications and a resource handbook.
