More Reading Connections: Bringing Parents, Teachers, and Librarians Together

by Liz Knowles, Martha Smith

Overview

Here are more great topics and sample book club sessions to help you start a book club and keep it going! Chapters in this volume cover humor, families, social issues, folklore and mythology, sports, magazines, picture books as art, censorship, the Internet, middle school readers, gender bias, booktalks, and the arts. For each genre, the authors offer a general overview, discussion questions, a bibliography, resources for further reading, and appropriate Web sites. If you want to promote literacy and involve parents in the reading program, you'll love this book and its companion, The Reading Connection.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781563087233
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date:	10/15/1999
Pages:	148
Product dimensions:	8.50(w) x 11.00(h) x 0.34(d)
Age Range:	5 - 13 Years

About the Author

Elizabeth (Liz) Knowles has served many years as Director of Professional Development and Curriculum at a large private school in south Florida and is currently a freelance writer and curriculum consultant.

Martha Smith received her undergraduate degree in Library Science from Eastern Michigan University and a master's degree of education in Library Science from the University of South Florida. Martha has been a media specialist for over 20 years in the Pre-K through 8th grade setting and is currently serving as Library Media Specialist at Pine Crest School, Boca Raton, Florida.

Editorial Reviews

This follow-up to The Reading Connection (Libraries Unlimited, 1997) presents information about starting and participating in elementary and middle school book clubs. The authors introduce 13 topics such as the arts, humor, families in transition, folklore and mythology, sports fiction, the Internet, and banned books. Each chapter contains guided reading questions, a related journal article (many from Book Links, the Horn Book, and School Library Journal), and an additional annotated list of articles. An annotated bibliography of five to eight children's books, a lengthy list of juvenile titles divided according to interest by gender and reading level, and Web sites are also included. Although there is nothing new or in-depth in this volume, it is a useful general tool for anyone looking to establish a forum to talk about children's books, especially when combined with titles such as Shireen Dodson's The Mother-Daughter Book Club (HarperCollins, 1997) and Kathleen Odean's Great Books for Girls (1997) and Great Books for Boys (1998, both Ballantine).-Shelley Woods, Gutman Library of Harvard University, Cambridge, MA Copyright 2000 Cahners Business Information.|

School Library Journal

Presents suggested topics and sample book club sessions, along with annotated lists of books, to help educators launch a book club for children in grades K-8. Following the same format as the authors' popular , this work highlights suggested readings within the framework of 13 new subject areas, including humor, social issues, sports fiction, banned books, and gender equity. Each chapter offers an overview, guided reading questions, a journal article, and annotated lists of articles and reading materials. The authors work with students at a middle school in Florida. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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