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Author_Bette D. Ammon
Author_Gale W. Sherman
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Children's and Young Adult Collection Management
Children's and Young Adult Collection Management: Literature
Children's and Young Adult Services
Children's and Young Adult Services: Literature Reference Tools
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Lists and Special Collections
Literature
Literature Reference Tools
Product details
- ISBN 9781563083907
- Weight: 624g
- Dimensions: 216 x 279mm
- Publication Date: 15 Sep 1996
- Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Paperback
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This guide provides a single-source, comprehensive listing of a fascinating and helpful group of books-picture books for older readers. A multitude of ideas about how to use them in the classroom supplements this list of carefully selected quality fiction and nonfiction books that focuses on universal themes, appeals to all ages, addresses important issues, and is accessible to multiple learning styles.
Picture books aren't just for the very young. Innovative educators and parents have used them for years with readers of all ages and reading levels, knowing that students comprehend more from the visual-verbal connections these books offer. They are great tools for teaching visual literacy and writing skills; are effective with reluctant readers, ESL students, and those reading below grade level; and can easily be used to support various curriculum. This guide provides a single-source, comprehensive listing of a fascinating and helpful group of books and a multitude of ideas about how to use them in the classroom. The authors have carefully selected quality fiction and nonfiction that focus on universal themes, appeal to all ages, treat important issues, and are accessible to multiple learning styles.
BETTE D. AMMON is the Director at Missoula Public Library, Missoula, Montana.
GALE W. SHERMAN is Early Childhood Librarian, Marshall Public Library, Pocatello, Idaho.
