Features
- Cover Type: Paperback with 248 pages
- Published by: Libraries Unlimited September 30, 2005
- Written in: English
- ISBN 10 Number: 1591580765
- ISBN 13 Number: 978-1591580768
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Book Dimensions:
9.2 x 6.1 x 0.6 inches
- Weighs: 12 ounces
From School Library Journal
This collection of booktalks for children in kindergarten through sixth grade emphasizes picture books, chapter books, and poetry published from 2000 to 2004. The volume begins with general holidays celebrated by cultures around the world (African American, Asian, Indian, Islamic, Jewish, Spanish, North American), and then takes a month-by-month approach. Additional year-round celebrations (birthdays, visits from the tooth fairy, new siblings) are appended. For each observation, at least two selections are suggested and include a complete citation, genre, age level, culture (where appropriate), summary, the booktalk itself, and a learning extension, which appeals to Gardner's multiple intelligences. The short booktalks, often five to seven sentences in length, frequently use the plot summary or mood-creation style. Some read like promotional flap copy, others include lesson plan information, and many end with a question. Each section concludes with citations for additional titles for the particular celebration. A great aid for collection development and for thematic planning.
–Julie R. Ranelli, Episcopal Center for Children, Washington, DC Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
Product Review
Blaas provides a model for holidays and other special days that a library aide, a parent volunteer, or the teacher-librarian can use.The book is also a good way to check the collections to see that you have a range of the world's cultures represented. If you need quick suggestions and idea starters in the library, this book answers that need.
Teacher LibrarianThis collection of booktalks for children in kindergarten through sixth grade emphasizes picture books, chapter books, and poetry published from 2000 to 2004. The volume begins with general holidays celebrated by cultures around the world (African American, Asian, Indian, Islamic, Jewish, Spanish, North American), and then takes a month-by-month approach. Additional year-round celebrations (birthdays, visits from the tooth fairy, new siblings) are appended. For each observation, at least two selections are suggested and include a complete citation, genre, age level, culture (where appropriate), summary, the booktalk itself, and a learning extension, which appeals to Gardner's multiple intelligences.A great aid for collection development and for thematic planning.
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