Everything you need to teach sound library lessons is right in this book

Includes both fiction and non-fiction books for grades PreK- 5

Employs the productive and sound inquiry method for elementary students

Attracts the interest of students and fires their intellectual curiosity while teaching to the standards

Explore how outstanding fiction and nonfiction titles can be integrated into thematic inquiry in preschool and elementary classrooms. Each thematic inquiry unit has four sections: Read it describes a sample dialogic reading of one of the...

Set in the wider context of the project approach to learning, this book addresses the needs of both library media specialists and teachers in preschool, kindergarten, and primary grades. Educators who want to use stories and nonfiction to promote independent learning in young children will love this book. The reader will find practical hands-on activities where each sample lesson includes content, learning goals, and strategies for teaching and assessing learning. Librarians and teachers will learn not only how to guide young children through the research process, but also the important...