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Provides reading suggestions for fiction books and book series that may appeal to boys in grades three through nine, including the genres of adventure, horror, science fiction, humorous fiction, and sport stories.

Presents reproducible tools for introducing two hundred popular picture books to preschool and primary students through read-alouds; provides a short book talk and ten questions for each story, designed to help children interact with each other.

Presents summaries, lesson ideas, grade levels, ISBNs, and publisher information on books useful for teaching elementary and middle school students writing skills; arranges the texts by skill area, including voice, word choice, organization, and sentence fluency.

Text and annotated bibliographies show how picture storybooks can be used to teach elements of literature.

Assists in discovering what a child is interested in, then finding books the child would like, and last helping the child develop good reading habits so that continual progress is made.

A teacher's guide to children's literature, with ideas for starting book discussions, student reading journals, and workshop activities.

Profiles more than 1,200 of the most popular children's fiction series, describing each series' appeal, genre, characters, location, original publisher, and grade level.

Supplies information about Newbery Award-winning authors and books, arranged chronologically from 1922 through 2001, and includes plot summaries, hints on how to introduce the books to young readers, and suggestions for related follow-up reading.

Profiles the writings which have won the NCTE's award for excellence in children's nonfiction over the last ten years and explains how the committee chooses the award-winning books.