Kito wants to be just like his papa, the protector of the pride. Throughout a day and night on the savanna, the cub imitates the way his father roars, swings his tail, shakes his head, and pounces.Kito may be too little to catch a wildebeest, but he is brave enough to succeed in his own hunt. Someday he will be King, just like Papa. With its rhythmic text, dramatic moments on the African plain, and playful times for cub and papa, this book will makes a perfect read-aloud for family sharing.
Kito wants to be just like his papa, the protector of the pride. Throughout a day and night on the savanna, the cub imitates the way his father roars,...
This nonfiction follow-up to "Whose Tools"? features six kinds of trucks a utility truck, a fire truck, a snowplow, an ambulance, a crane, and a broadcasting truck with five different parts of each truck properly labeled. The answer to each inquiring refrain of Whose truck is this? is revealed under a gatefold, engaging the reader in an informative guessing game about trucks and their operators. With lyrical (and factual ) text by "New York Times" bestselling author Toni Buzzeo, and the expertly stylized art of Jim Datz, this sturdily constructed board book is perfect for curious and playful...
This nonfiction follow-up to "Whose Tools"? features six kinds of trucks a utility truck, a fire truck, a snowplow, an ambulance, a crane, and a broad...
It's a quiet morning in the library until a little girl roars out of control Tess resigns herself to a time-out, but finds that she must be the one who has to maintain order when T. Rex leaps from the pages of a book into real life. Books scatter, knights clatter, and a pirate brandishes a sword as T. Rex leads the charge to the stars. Will Tess be able to get this T. Rex under control? And will the library ever be the same?
It's a quiet morning in the library until a little girl roars out of control Tess resigns herself to a time-out, but finds that she must be the one w...
Exciting, productive connections with authors, illustrators, and storytellers are at your fingertips with this resource. Unlike other author visit guides, this book goes beyond nuts-and-bolts planning to how to create the best possible encounters between students and authors. Successful visits in real space and in cyberspace are described, giving you specific ideas of the many ways to connect with and create meaningful links between bookpeople and children. Choosing the right guest, guidelines for successful visits, making curriculum connections, using e-mail to connect with bookpeople,...
Exciting, productive connections with authors, illustrators, and storytellers are at your fingertips with this resource. Unlike other author visit ...
Playing on the phrase, "The author and you," a commonly taught reading comprehension strategy that teaches the learner how to look at the words of an author and make inferences about what is being said, this series will assist teachers and teacher-librarians in understanding the underlying purposes of the author as they prepare learning activities for their students. The series focuses primarily on books for the elementary age child (K-6), featuring insights into the author's background, purposes and goals in writing books. By furnishing an overview of the author's works, the books in the...
Playing on the phrase, "The author and you," a commonly taught reading comprehension strategy that teaches the learner how to look at the words of an ...
Collaboration is much more than just the latest buzzword. It is a worthwhile concept that can greatly benefit library media specialists, teachers, students and administrators alike. And if it is done correctly, collaborating planning and teaching can help with meeting education standards. This straightforward resource presents methodology and models to assist secondary library media specialists in their efforts to work collaboratively with teachers. Each of the 17 units included are standards-based, and provide opportunities for students to master information literacy skills as outlined in...
Collaboration is much more than just the latest buzzword. It is a worthwhile concept that can greatly benefit library media specialists, teachers, ...
These standards-based, easy-to-follow collaborative lessons will not only build a strong bridge between the school library and the classroom, but will help educators help students improve their skills and scores. Written for elementary school library media specialists and their K-2 teaching partners, this book coaches readers on methods to meet student literacy standards. In this balanced literacy age, collaboration is a perfect means to address national, state, and local literacy standards.
These standards-based, easy-to-follow collaborative lessons will not only build a strong bridge between the school library and the classroom, but w...
Step up to the plate and hit one out of the park for collaboration Read, learn, and apply these strategies to raise the level of collaboration and achievement in your school
Offers hands-on tools for moving from isolation, to cooperation, to collaboration, step-by-step
Teaches you to asses your collaboration quotient and raise it to new levels
Convinces administrators, teachers, and librarians of the benefit collaboration has on student learning
Buzzeo has written the seminal work on collaboration.This concise, heavy-duty, power-packed volume is filled with the information...
Step up to the plate and hit one out of the park for collaboration Read, learn, and apply these strategies to raise the level of collaboration and ...
Today's focus on literacy and accountability makes this book a must-have for teachers and librarians who want to learn to collaborate to improve student learning in grades K-6. Learn to envision, plan, teach, and assess in partnership with colleagues to positively impact student learning. Be ready to teach these 16 fully collaborative units that have been successfully implemented nationwide. These practical, standards-based units are just what teachers and librarians need to work together to give students the help they need to achieve and succeed. Your lessons will never be the same once...
Today's focus on literacy and accountability makes this book a must-have for teachers and librarians who want to learn to collaborate to improve st...
