Randy's Dandy Lions

Randy's Dandy Lions

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Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Published: 1964

Total Pages: 52

ISBN-13: 9780395274989

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Five talented lions suffer from stage fright and are unable to perform their circus act. A new lion-tamer is hired.


Encore for Eleanor

Encore for Eleanor

Author: Bill Peet

Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Published: 1981

Total Pages: 52

ISBN-13: 9780395383674

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Eleanor the elephant, a retired circus star, finds a new career as the resident artist in the city zoo. "A tender and funny fantasy, sure to be as popular as his previous books, some twenty-five award winners." -- Publishers Weekly


Gotcha!

Gotcha!

Author: Kathleen A. Baxter

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA

Published: 1999-12-15

Total Pages: 204

ISBN-13: 0313077746

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Thousands of children's books are published each year-some are outstanding, while others are not. This book makes it easier for you to find the best in children's nonfiction books, and it offers concrete, classroom-tested ideas for presenting them to students in irresistible ways. Booktalks for more than 350 nonfiction titles (appropriate for elementary and middle school students) are organized according to topics popular with young readers-Great Disasters, Unsolved Mysteries, Fascinating People, Science, and Fun Experiments to Do. In addition, there are tips on booktalking, an outline for a booktalk program, and a bibliography that can be used for collection development. Appropriate grade levels for each book are cited. Library Media Specialists will find this guide essential. The thematic approach helps teachers search for titles that correlate to curriculum areas or specific units of study. Parents can use the book with their children as a reading selection tool. Anyone who works with young children will find this book an invaluable resource.


The Complete Resource Book

The Complete Resource Book

Author: Pamela Byrne Schiller

Publisher: Gryphon House, Inc.

Published: 1998

Total Pages: 468

ISBN-13: 9780876591956

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A versatile sourcebook for planning classroom activities all year round.


Life Sciences

Life Sciences

Author: Amy Bain

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA

Published: 2001-05-15

Total Pages: 316

ISBN-13: 031301017X

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Everything you need to create exciting thematic science units can be found in these handy guides. Developed for educators who want to take an integrated approach, these teaching kits contain resource lists, reading selections, and activities that can be easily pulled together for units on virtually any science topic. Arranged by subject, each book lists key scientific concepts for primary, intermediate, and upper level learners and links them to specific chapters where resources for teaching those concepts appear. Chapters identify and describe comprehensive teaching resources (nonfiction) and related fiction reading selections, then detail hands-on science and extension activities that help students learn the scientific method and build learning across the curriculum. A final section helps you locate helpful experiment books and appropriate journals, Web sites, agencies, and related organizations.


Bill Peet

Bill Peet

Author: Bill Peet

Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Published: 1989

Total Pages: 194

ISBN-13: 9780395689820

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The well-known author and illustrator relates the story of his life and work.


The Circus Anti-Coloring Book

The Circus Anti-Coloring Book

Author: Susan Striker

Publisher: Macmillan

Published: 1995-01-15

Total Pages: 68

ISBN-13: 9780805034127

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More than 1 million Anti-Coloring Books already sold! This new addition to the series offers all the excitement, fun, and adventure of a trip to the circus. The Circus Anti-Coloring Book is guaranteed to spark the creative impulse of every child who ever said "I can't draw" or "I don't know what to draw".


A to Zoo

A to Zoo

Author: Rebecca L. Thomas

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA

Published: 2018-06-21

Total Pages: 3583

ISBN-13:

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Whether used for thematic story times, program and curriculum planning, readers' advisory, or collection development, this updated edition of the well-known companion makes finding the right picture books for your library a breeze. Generations of savvy librarians and educators have relied on this detailed subject guide to children's picture books for all aspects of children's services, and this new edition does not disappoint. Covering more than 18,000 books published through 2017, it empowers users to identify current and classic titles on topics ranging from apples to zebras. Organized simply, with a subject guide that categorizes subjects by theme and topic and subject headings arranged alphabetically, this reference applies more than 1,200 intuitive (as opposed to formal catalog) subject terms to children's picture books, making it both a comprehensive and user-friendly resource that is accessible to parents and teachers as well as librarians. It can be used to identify titles to fill in gaps in library collections, to find books on particular topics for young readers, to help teachers locate titles to support lessons, or to design thematic programs and story times. Title and illustrator indexes, in addition to a bibliographic guide arranged alphabetically by author name, further extend access to titles.


The Read-aloud Handbook

The Read-aloud Handbook

Author: Jim Trelease

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2013

Total Pages: 385

ISBN-13: 014312160X

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This updated edition of a classic bestseller discusses the benefits, the rewards, and the importance of reading aloud to children of a new generation. Supported by delightful anecdotes as well as the latest research, the handbook offers proven techniques and strategies for helping children discover the pleasures of reading.