Main Collection: Education

The following books have been added to the libraries circulating collection. You will find them shelved in the new books display on the main floor of the library or in their regular location.

• Practical Statistics for Educators
  LB 2846 .R33 2015
• Test and Measurement for People (Who Think) They Hate Tests and Measurements
  LB 3051.S243 2013
• Charlotte Huck's Children's Literature: A Brief Guide
  LB 1575.5 .U5 K54 2014
• Building a Better Teacher: How Teaching Works (And How to Teach it to Everyone)
  LB 1025.3.G736 2015

Main Collection: Education

The following book has been added to the library's main circulating collection. You will find it displayed in the new book area on the library's main floor or in it's regular location.

• Children's Literature in the Reading Program: Engaging Young Readers in the 21st Century
  LB1573.C455 2015

Main Collection: Education

The following books have been added to the library's main circulating collection. You will find them displayed in the new book area on the library's main floor or in their regular location.

• Reflection and the College Teacher: A Solution for Higher Education
  LB2331.W57 2013
• Write Now! Empowering Writers in Today's K-6 Classroom
  LB1576.W733 2014
• Super Core: Turbocharging Your Basal Reading Program with More Reading, Writing, and Word Work
  LB1050.36.W43 2014
• Big City School Reforms: lessons from New York, Toronto, and London
  LC5115.F88 2014
• Teaching the Taboo: Courage and Imagination in the Classroom
  LB1025.3 A934 2014
• Equal Scrutiny: Privatization and Accountability in Digital Education
  LB2806.36 .B87 2014
• Improving the Odds for America's Children
  HV741.I533 2014
• Books Under Fire: A hit List of Banned and Challenged Children's Books
  Z1019.S325 2015

Main Collection: Education

The following books have been added to the library's main circulating collection. You will find them displayed in the new book area on the library's main floor or in their regular location.

• Graphic Canon of Children's Literature: The World's greatest Kids' Lit as Comics and Visuals
  PN6714.G734 2014
• Personalized Learning
  LB1031.G72 2014

IRC Reference

The following new book was added to the IRC reference collection. You will find it shelved inside the Instructional Resource Center, library second floor, in the IRC reference area.

• Children's Literature in Action: A Librarian's Guide
  Z1037.A1 V39 2014

Main Collection: General

The following books have been added to the library's main circulating collection. You will find them displayed in the new book area on the library's main floor or in their regular location.

• Wild Things! Acts of Mischief in Children's Literature
  PR990 .B57 2014
• Nijigahara Holograph
  PN6790J33. A8363 2014
• Over Easy
  PN6727. P66 O94 2014

2014 Boston Globe - Horn Book Awards

The 2014 Boston Globe - Horn Book Award winners for 'excellence in children's literature' were announced at BookExpo America on Friday, May 30th.

"Celebrating its 48th year, the Boston Globe–Horn Book Awards are among the most prestigious honors in the field of children’s and young adult literature. Winners and two honor books are selected in each of three categories: Picture Book, Fiction and Poetry, and Nonfiction."

Picture Book Award Winner
Mr. Tiger Goes Wild, Peter Brown, Author & Illustrator

   Picture Book Honor 
   Rules of Summer, Author / Illustrator Shaun Tan
   Knock, Knock My Dad's Dream for Me, Author Daniel Beaty & Illustrator Bryan Collier

Fiction Winner
Grasshopper Jungle, by Andrew Smith

   Fiction Honor 
   Rose Under Fire, by Elizabeth Wein
   Boxers & Saints, by Gene Luen Lang

Nonfiction Award Winner
The Port Chicago 50: Disaster, Mutiny, and the Fight for Civil Rights, by Steve Sheinkin

   Nonfiction Honor
   The Animal Book, by Steve Jenkins
   Josephine: The Dazzling Life of Josephine Baker, by Patricia Hruby Powell

AU Circulating: General

The following books have been added to the circulating collection. You will find them shelved in the new books display on the main floor of the library or in it's regular location.

• A Fine Line: Scratchboard Illustrations
  NC915.S4.M356 2009
• Everything I Need to Know I Learned From a Children's Book: Life Lessons from Notable People from All Walks of Life
  PN1009.A1 E82 2009 (oversized)

IRC Reference

The following books have been added to the IRC reference collection. You will find them shelved directly inside the Instructional Resource Center, library second floor, in the IRC reference section.

• Beyond Picture Books: Subject Access to Best Books for Beginning Readers
  Z1037.B278 2008
• Best Books for Middle School and Junior High Readers: Grades 6-9
  Z1037.G482 2009
• Best Books for High School Readers: Grades 9-12
  Z1037.G483 2009
• Historical Fiction for Young Readers: Grades 4-8
  Z1037.G497 2008
• Best Books for Boys: A Resource For Educators
  Z1039.B67 Z33 2008
• Twice Upon a Time: A Guide to Fractured, Altered, and Retold Folk and Fairy Tales
  Z1037.B714 2008
• Recommended Books in Spanish for Children and Young Adults, 2004-2008
  PN1009.A1 .S351 2009

AU Circulating: Education

The following books have been added to the circulating collection. You will find them shelved in the new books display on the main floor of the library or in it's regular location.

• Some of My Best Friends are Books: Guided Gifted Readers from Preschool to High School
  Z1039.G55 H35 2009
• Alternative Worlds in Fantasy Fiction
  PR888.F3 H86 2003

AU Reserves: General Praxis

The following book has been added to the library general reserves collection. You may request this book at the circulation desk on the library main floor.

• Literature for Today's Young Adults
  Z1037.A1 D578 2009

IRC Reference

The following books have been added to the IRC reference collection. You will find them shelved directly inside the Instructional Resource Center, library second floor, in the IRC reference section.

• Popular Series Fiction for Middle School and Teen Readers: A Reading and Selection Guide
  Z1037.T4655 2009
• Popular Series Fiction for K-6 Readers: A Reading and Selection Guide
  Z1037.T4654 2009
• A to Zoo: Supplement to the 7th Edition
  Z1037.L715 2008 Suppl
• Tenth Book of Junior Authors and Illustrators
  PN1009.A1 T46 2008
• Big Book of Teen Reading Lists: 100 Great, Ready-To-Use Book Lists for Educators, Librarians, Parents, and Teens
  Z1037.K295 2006
• Reid's Read-Alouds: Selections for Children and Teens
  Z1037.R54 2009
• The Newbery & Caldecott Awards: A Complete Listing of Medal and Honor Books
  PN1009.A1 N4 2009
• Read Me A Rhyme in Spanish and English = Léame una rima en español e inglés
  Z718.8.T74 2009

AU Circulating

The following book has been added to the library's circulating collection. You will find it shelved in the new books display in the reference area on the main floor of the library or in it's regular location.

• What should I read aloud? A guide to 200 best-selling picture books
  Z1037.A1 A66 2007

AU Circulating: Education

The following book has been added to the circulating collection. You will find it shelved in the new books display in the reference area on the main floor of the library or in it's regular location.

• New kid in school: Using literature to help children in transition
  LB1575.R33 2003

IRC Reference

The following book has been added to the IRC reference collection. You will find it shelved directly inside the Instructional Resource Center, library second floor, in the IRC reference section.

• Children's Literature in action: A librarian's guide
  Z1037.A1 V39 2008

AU Circulating: Literature

The following book has been added to the circulating collection. You will find it shelved in the new books display in the reference area on the main floor of the library or in it's regular location.

• Children's literature: a reader's history, from Aesop to Harry Potter
  PN1009.A1 L49 2008

AU Circulating: General

The following books have been added to the circulating collection. You will find them shelved in the new books display in the reference area on the main floor of the library or in their regular location.

• Less is more: teaching literature with short texts, grades 6-12
  PN59.C235 2007
• Naked reading: uncovering what tweens need to become lifelong readers
  Z1037.A1 L48 2006

AU Circulating: Education

The following books have been added to the circulating collection. You will find them shelved in the new books display in the reference area on the main floor of the library or in their regular location.

• Adventures in graphica: using comics and graphic novels to teach comprehension, 2-6
  LB1044.9.C59 T48 2008
• Talking, drawing, writing: lessons for our youngest writers
  LB1528.H67 2007
• Mentor texts: teaching writing through children's literature, K-6
  LB1576 .D657 2007
• The daily 5: fostering literacy independence in the elementary grades
  LB1576.B535 2006
• Greater expectations: teaching academic literacy to underrepresented students
  LC3726.T87 2008
• Strategies that work: teaching comprehension for understanding and engegement
  LB1573.7 .H37 2007

AU Circulating: Education

The following books have been added to the circulating collection. You will find them shelved in the new books display in the reference area on the main floor of the library or in the regular location.

• The education mayor: improving America's schools
  LB2805.E282 2007
• Black history in the pages of children's literature
  PS173.N4 C37 2008
• Formative classroom assessment: theory into practice
  LB3051.F65 2007
• Embracing, evaluating, and examining African American children's and young adult literature
  PS153.N5 E45 2008
• Pledging allegiance: the politics of patriotism in America's schools
  LC1091.P514 2007

Scholastic: Teacher Book Wizard

New from Scholastic.com is Teacher Book Wizard, a website created by teachers, for teachers, to help locate books and resources for their students.

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The site provides access to their database of over "50,000 books by all publishers." Learn more about this resource by taking the Teacher Wizard Book Tour.