26 Big Things Small Hands Do

26 Big Things Small Hands Do

Author: Coleen Paratore

Publisher: Free Spirit Pub

Published: 2004

Total Pages: 32

ISBN-13: 9781575421667

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As children learn and review their ABCs, they discover positive actions they can perform with their own small hands--such as applauding, building, giving gifts, helping, recycling, and volunteering.


I'm Like You, You're Like Me

I'm Like You, You're Like Me

Author: Cindy Gainer

Publisher: Free Spirit Publishing

Published: 2011

Total Pages: 49

ISBN-13: 1575423839

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A lively and colorful introduction to diversity for young children


The Storytime Handbook

The Storytime Handbook

Author: Nina Schatzkamer Miller

Publisher: McFarland

Published: 2014-01-23

Total Pages: 279

ISBN-13: 1476603537

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Fresh, fun ideas for children's storytime fill this book. The author, a long-time storytime facilitator, has put together 52 weekly themes plus additional plans for holidays, all with detailed instructions for talking about the theme and choosing the books, crafts, songs, poems, games and snacks. Each storytime idea is illustrated with photographs of a suggested craft and snack for easy reference. Libraries, bookstores, preschools and parents alike can use this book to offer themed storytimes that include discussion, literature, art, music, movement and food. Options are provided for each storytime, so the ideas can be used year after year.


Recycle this Book

Recycle this Book

Author: Dan Gutman

Publisher: Yearling

Published: 2009-03-24

Total Pages: 290

ISBN-13: 0375891765

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With essays from renowned children’s book authors such as Ann Brashares, Jeanne DuPrau, Caroline B. Cooney, Laurie Halse Anderson, Bruce Coville, Gennifer Choldenko, and over 100 others, each piece is an informative and inspiring call to kids of all ages to understand what’s happening to the environment, and to take action in saving our world. Helpful tips and facts are interspersed throughout. This book will be a great classroom tool to teach young readers how they can help to make the Earth a greener place.


Educating for Health

Educating for Health

Author: Valerie A. Ubbes

Publisher: Human Kinetics

Published: 2008

Total Pages: 252

ISBN-13: 9780736056274

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This text on health education teacher preparation is interwoven with sensory images and analogies from other disciplines. The author's appraoch to instructional methods is grounded in patterns of personal wellness that are then bridged to professional competancies.


Project-Based Inquiry Units for Young Children

Project-Based Inquiry Units for Young Children

Author: Colleen MacDonell

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA

Published: 2006-11-01

Total Pages: 135

ISBN-13: 1586833804

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Set in the wider context of the project approach to learning, this book addresses the needs of both library media specialists and teachers in preschool, kindergarten, and primary grades. Educators who want to use stories and nonfiction to promote independent learning in young children will love this book. The reader will find practical hands-on activities where each sample lesson includes content, learning goals, and strategies for teaching and assessing learning. Librarians and teachers will learn not only how to guide young children through the research process, but also the important why to do this. These developmentally appropriate research lessons are ready to teach for grades preschool through second.


Willa by Heart

Willa by Heart

Author: Coleen Paratore

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2009-01-06

Total Pages: 21

ISBN-13: 1416974709

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As her freshman year nears an end, fourteen-year-old Willa finds herself helping plan two weddings, auditioning for "Our Town," organizing a book drive, fighting jealousy over her boyfriend's beautiful new friend, and preparing to become a big sister.


From Willa, With Love

From Willa, With Love

Author: Coleen Murtagh Paratore

Publisher: Scholastic Inc.

Published: 2012-02-01

Total Pages: 210

ISBN-13: 0545388929

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It's a surprising, sparkling summer for Willa!It's August on Cape Cod and Willa has a lot to look forward to. Soon, JFK will return home from baseball camp, and Willa has an idea for an exciting new project that will challenge her to dream big! But life throws Willa some unexpected twists and turns: Ruby has bad news, a beloved friend leaves, a dear friend returns, her brother Will has something he does't want to talk about, and of course, there's a wedding to plan! There's also a cute boy who likes Willa . . . a lot, and Willa thinks she might like him too. It's a summer full of romance and surprises!


Dreamsleeves

Dreamsleeves

Author: Coleen Murtagh Paratore

Publisher: Scholastic Inc.

Published: 2012-04-01

Total Pages: 228

ISBN-13: 0545392454

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A powerful, radiant story about a girl who wears her dreams on her sleeve . . .Aislinn is a girl with a lot of dreams, but due to family issues (caused mostly by her hard-drinking father), there's a lot standing in her way. While she should be enjoying the summer with friends, Aislinn is kept under lock and key and put in charge of her younger siblings. The average girl might give up, but not Aislinn. A person, she says, should write their dreams on their sleeve, putting them out there for the world to see, because there's a good chance that someone might come along and help you make your dream come true. What begins as a plea for help for her father to stop drinking, turns into a spark that has the whole community making their own dreamsleeves. At times heartbreaking, DREAMSLEEVES is also surprising, powerful, and luminously hopeful. Everyone will see a little of themselves in Aislinn, a girl with talent, ambition, and big dreams.