Gotcha Covered!: More Nonfiction Booktalks to Get Kids Excited about Reading

by Kathleen A. Baxter, Michael S. Dahl

Overview

Gotcha Covered! is a third book by popular presenter and former public librarian Kathy Baxter. Michael Dahl, children's author, adds his expertise as coauthor of the volume. Over 300 all new nonfiction booktalks for children K-8 are presented in the same enthusiastic tone as the first two successful books. The books make it easy for you to find the best in children's nonfiction books and offers concrete ideas for presenting them. Booktalks are organized according to topics popular to young readers, making it easy to search for titles that correlate to curriculum areas, topics, and units of study. It also includes tips on booktalking and a bibliography for collection development. Grade levels for books are cited.

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Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781591582250
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date:	06/30/2005
Pages:	232
Product dimensions:	8.50(w) x 11.00(h) x 0.49(d)
Age Range:	5 - 13 Years

About the Author

Kathleen A. Baxter served as the Coordinator of Children's Services in the Anoka County Library, for over twenty-five years. She has written The Non Fiction Booktalker column for School Library Jourbanal since 1997. She has presented at hundreds of national and state library and reading conferences all over the country. Kathleen has also taught classes in children's literature, served on the 2001 Newbery Committee, consults for publishers, and now presents all-day seminars on children's books for the Bureau of Education and Research.

Michael Dahl is the author of over 50 fiction and nonfiction books for children and young adults. He has twice won the Distinguished Achievement Award from the Association of Educational Publishers for his nonfiction. Among his fiction, his Finnegan Zwake series was named among the five best mystery books of 2002 for children by the Agatha Awards. Dahl is a conference speaker on mysteries and children's nonfiction, and also conducts writing workshops for students. He is based in Minneapolis, Minnesota and can be reached at [e-mail].

Table of Contents

	List of Figures	vii
	Introduction: Searching for the Right Book	xi
Chapter 1	Great Adventures, Disasters, Explorers, and Heroes	1
	Disasters: Hanging by a Thread	1
	High Adventure and High Seas	7
	Surprise and Discovery: From Fossils to the Moon	9
	Extreme Travelers	12
	Bibliography	17
Chapter 2	The Natural World: Astounding Animals and Fascinating Science	19
	Amazing Land Animals	19
	Bugs and Creepy Creatures	28
	Animals of Water and Air	33
	Animal Discovery and Behavior	40
	Fascinating Science	45
	Bibliography	52
Chapter 3	A World at War, a World of Wonder	57
	The Holocaust and World War	57
	The Ancient and Modern Worlds	64
	Bibliography	77
Chapter 4	American Voices	81
	Making a New Country	81
	America Keeps Growing	90
	The African-American Experience	102
	America Remembers	110
	Bibliography	127
Chapter 5	Dreamers, Flyers, and Innovators	133
	Artists and Musicians	133
	Athletes and Daredevils	142
	Inventors and Inventions	144
	Seekers, Sailors, and Amazing Achievers	152
	Bibliography	156
Chapter 6	Inviting a Dragon to Dinner: Poetry, Wordplay, and Telling Stories	161
	Poems and Words at Play	161
	Telling Their Own Story	169
	Bibliography	172
Chapter 7	Freaky, Funny, Gross, and Cool	177
	Gross and Gruesome	177
	Food, Glorious Food	184
	Martians, Wrestlers, Pets, and Potpourri	187
	Bibliography	196
	Acknowledgments	199
	Author and Illustrator Index	209
	Title Index	213

Editorial Reviews

[T]his title presents more than 300 titles published since 2001. Titles range in interest and reading ability from third grade through middle school. Each thematically organized chapter concludes with a bibliography….Useful for professionals new to collection development, as well as support for nonfiction booktalks.” —School Library Jourbanal

From the Publisher

Similar in scope to Gotcha! (1999) and Gotcha Again! (2002, both Libraries Unlimited), this title presents more than 300 titles published since 2001. Titles range in interest and reading ability from third grade through middle school. Each thematically organized chapter concludes with a bibliography. Missing is the useful introduction that appeared in Gotcha! on how to booktalk. In addition to offering great books culled from the Horn Book Guide, School Library Journal, and by word-of-mouth, the authors suggest booktalk themes, key passages to read aloud, exciting and intriguing images to share from the books, and background information about the subjects. Occasionally the writing seems an awkward mix of two voices-one that speaks directly to a youthful audience, and the other that addresses librarians or teachers. Useful for professionals new to collection development, as well as support for nonfiction booktalks.-Teresa Pfeifer, Alfred Zanetti Montessori Magnet School, Springfield, MA Copyright 2005 Reed Business Information.

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