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Literature Lures: Using Picture Books and Novels to Motivate Middle School Readers
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Nancy J Polette, Joan Ebbesmeyer
This timely book covers more than thirty issues, from feeling like a misfit to dealing with homelessness, that challenge middle school students. In part I, each issue is introduced with a thought-provoking picture book, followed by discussion questions. Connections to critically acclaimed novels provide teachers with rich material for further ...
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The Hole by the Apple Tree: An A-Z Discovery Tale
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Nancy Polette, Nishan Akguilan (Illustrator), Nishan Akgulian (Illustrator)
Harold's imagination takes him on an adventurous romp through the alphabet with a number of familiar storybook characters.
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Pocahontas
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- Age-appropriate vocabulary- Clear linkage between text and photos- Includes archival reproductions where appropriate- Positioned in the middle Early Intervention range- Comprehensive glossary of "Words You Know"- Index makes navigating subject matter easy
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Mae Jemison
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Whose Tale Is True?: Readers Theatre to Introduce and Research 49 Amazing American Women
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Nancy Polette
This new book by Nancy Polette offers 49 short biographical readers theatre plays consisting of three performers discussing the same life but with slightly different information, requiring students to use their critical thinking and listening and research skills to determine which of the three tales is true.
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Gifted Biographies, Gifted Readers!: Higher Order Thinking with Picture Book Biographies
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Nancy Polette
In our current emphasis on standardized testing and the basics in American education we are in danger of permanently dimming the light of inquiry and curiosity which shines from the eyes of our brightest children. The majority of children identified as gifted in most school settings are those who are academically talented. They are attentive and ...
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The Little Old Woman and the Hungry Cat
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Nancy Polette, Frank Modell (Illustrator)
A hungry cat eats everyone he sees, until he swallows the little old woman who owns him and she takes steps to put a stop to his gluttony.
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Research Without Copying
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Exploring Books with Gifted Children
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Nancy Polette, Marjorie Hamlin (Photographer)
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Picture Books for Gifted Progr
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E is for Everybody: A Manual for Bringing Fine Picture Books Into the Hands and Hearts of Children
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Celebrating with Books
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Get Up and Move with Nonfiction Grades 4-8
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This book provides a fresh approach to encouraging kids to read, write and research. Using the approach based on a recent Harvard study that found "when the whole body is involved, the number of brain cells brought to the learning activity doubles", the author offers over one hundred kinesthetic activities for classroom use. This book contains ...
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Reading the Fifty States: Booktalks, Response Activities, and More
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Nancy Polette
Traditional instruction in the social studies has been content rather than process oriented, concentrating on the lower level thinking skills. With coverage of the culture and history of the fifty United States, "Reading the Fifty States" offers librarians and teachers the tools to encourage higher order thinking skills. Students read novels set ...
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300 Junior Novel Anticipation Guides
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Nancy Polette
The author has created reproducible anticipation guides to 300 popular junior novels (grades 4-8) ranging from classics like "Ben and Me" and "Cricket in Times Square" to the current award winner, "Kira, Kira". Librarians and teachers will use these anticipation guides to spark interest in reading or as comprehension starters, tapping into prior ...
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Reading Guidance in a Media AG
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Books and Real Life: A Guide for Gifted Students and Teachers
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Activities for Any Novel
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Celebrating the Coretta Scott King Awards: 101 Activities & Programs
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Nancy Polette, nationally known author of over 150 professional and children's books has selected 19 award-winning titles, including Africa Dream, Aida, The Friendship, Mufaro's Beautiful Daughters, Nathaniel Talking and more, in this an easy-to-use collection of activities and ideas. Each section contains a plot summary and author/illustrator ...
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The Vodka in the Punch, and Other Notes from a Library Supervisor
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The Research Project Book
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Nancy Polette
Suggestions for teachers to move assigned research projects from the "copy information" stage to the level of analysis and evaluation of data.
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Books Every Child Should Know: The Literature Quiz Book
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Nancy Polette
A book that every children's librarian will love, this series of games and quizzes (cryptograms, word searches, scavenger hunts, plays, and much more) will encourage reading, reading competitions, and games. Covering all types of children's literature from Mother Goose to the Classics to the Award winners, this is a hands-on book made up of ...
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Three R's for the Gifted: Reading, Writing and Research
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Teaching Thinking Skills with Fairy Tales and Fantasy
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Uses fairy tales and fantasy stories to teach thinking skills. This step-by-step introduction to teaching thinking skills will be useful to teachers, librarians and staff development personnel. Each thinking skill is presented on a single reproducible page (easily adapted to a transparency or power point slide), followed by several self-contained ...
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Find Someone Who: Introducing 200 Favorite Picture Books
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This title focuses on setting the stage for 200 popular picture book read-alouds. The book introduces picture books to preschool and primary school students by encouraging them to think about how they or someone in their group can relate to what is happening in the story. Each of the 200 titles is described on a reproducible page that features a ...
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