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A Treasury of Hundreds of Books that Help Boys Grow and Flourish "Images-strong, proud and happy, brave, and now also humorous . . . what a joy it is to see black faces of all shades in our children's books."-Doug E. Doug, Actor, The Bill Cosby Show "As a child . . . I wish there had been more books that reflected my world and my interests."-Earl G. Graves, Chairman, Publisher, and CEO, Black Enterprise magazine How do you know which books are the best for boys at every age? Now, two of the mothers who founded the esteemed Black Books Galore!-the nation's leading organizer of African American children's book festivals-and the authors of the highly acclaimed Black Books Galore! Guide to Great...
Balancing traditional and literature-based instruction, the author presents dozens of stimulating lessons, each built around an engaging children's book. With these activities, 150 skills commonly found in basal readers can be taught (from alphabet and alphabetization and oral reading to parts of speech and word recognition).
In this book, Owocki offers effective guidelines for creating a classroom community that supports children's developing literacies.
When writers read, they evaluate all the time. They can't help it. But they can become better at it, and that's what this second edition of When Writers Read is about: what students can do to become better evaluators of themselves as writers and readers, and how you can help. Extensively revised, the second edition is organized around five concepts that are central to an effective writing-reading program. Voices: When writers read, they listen for a strong author voice; they know they can hear their own when they write and assume other authors' voices come through as well. It's essential that all voices, both those of students and professional writers, be honored and supported by an evaluati...
Toto Gourmand, an insatiable two-year-old who wants every single thing he sees, invokes panic throughout his West African village when his grandmother, Big Mami, brings him to the bustling marketplace.