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Letter from the Editors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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A Message from the President . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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| Private Lessons: How Nonfi ction Picture Books Teach What Readers Learn . . . . . |
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Sharon Gill |
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Gill applies contemporary learning theories to her discussion of the characteristics of children’s nonfi ction picture books that support children’s literacy. In discussing how books put a human face on subjects, help students relate new information to what they already know, and help them understand important concepts, Gill provides numerous examples from the books she introduces.
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Searching for the Story: How Four Authors Researched and Wrote
Their Orbis Pictus Award-winning Books . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Barbara A. Ward and Terrell A. Young |
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Ward and Young introduce topics exploring the work and thinking of
four authors of children’s nonfi ction as they discuss the award winning
books from the authors’ perspectives. They discuss responses to interview
questions related to such topics as the authors’ writing rituals, how they
select their topics and conduct their research, challenges in writing
nonfi ction, their thoughts on the evolution of nonfi ction, and future projects.
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Taking a Critical Stance: Using Children’s Literature to
Nurture Social Responsibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Carolyn L. Cook and Anita N. Voelker |
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In their argument that teachers can integrate a critical literacy perspective
to reading and talking in the daily life of the classroom, the authors discuss
principles of critical literacy, books that invite a critical stance of examining
multiple perspectives, and an application of principles critical literacy to
reading Anthony Browne’s picture book Voices in the Park (1998). They
present a sequence of reading and response activities that provide
opportunities for further engagement.
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Bridges or Barriers to Friendships: An Assessment Guide for
Books About Autism Spectrum Disorders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Mark Larson, Phyllis Whitin, and Bobbie Vultaggio |
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The authors present an assessment guide for evaluating and selecting
nonfi ction and fi ction books involving characters who have autism
spectrum syndrome and demonstrate the use of the guide with eight
books. They present approaches and activities in the classroom for
engaging students in response to reading these books that receive mid- or
high-range ratings on the guide.
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| Civic Virtue in a Diverse Society . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Weimin Mo |
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The author traces the experiences and conversations of a group of
graduate students who undertake an inquiry into social justice issues
inspired by research into selected books in a children’s literature class
during one semester. In the course of their inquiry they analyze and refl ect
upon their own beliefs and dispositions related to poverty, racism, and
xenophobia as they ponder how cultural groups are represented in the
books.
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Recommending Children’s Books to Preservice Teachers:
Modeling the Process . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Sandra Imdieke |
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The author’s goal of recommending books to her undergraduate preservice
teachers became the inspiration for this self-study. Could she learn
enough about each individual student so that she could recommend
books for them and what methods or activities would provide the
information needed to make the recommendations? In conducting this
project she was able to model for her students how teachers might learn
about their students and think about books that might engage them.
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| Dragon Views . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Sandip Wilson
Story = Fiction AND Nonfiction!
Penny Colman
Story Behind Photography
Nic Bishop
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| Dragon Reviews . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Carolyn Angus and Sandip Wilson
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