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The Library Doors
by Toni Buzzeo
Singing familiar songs gives children a feeling of mastery and comfort in new situations. Instead of walking through 'the doors on the bus,' sing your students through The Library Doors for a visit to the media center. The library books check IN AND OUT, IN AND OUT, IN AND OUT. The library books check IN AND OUT All through the day! Welcome students to your library media... (more)
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Help Yourself : Celebrating the Daily Rewards of Resilience and Gratitude
by Dave Pelzer
...it is about the elements of mental survival in difficult situations. He helps readers achieve clarity, direction, and satisfaction with their lives by unveiling the inner mechanisms that can be blocking them...Amazon
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The Complete Guide to Wikis: How to Set Up, Use, and Benefit from Wikis for Teachers, Business Professionals, Families, and Friends (Back-To-Basics)
by T. Brian Chatfield
As the 8th most visited site on the Internet according to the Alexa Internet traffic ratings and with more than 30 million new words a month of content added regularly, Wikipedia has become a symbol of the web s current incarnation the collaborative project that has developed around the world to compile the knowledge and expertise of everyone. Wikis are a great tool that allow any topic, anywhere, to be compiled... (more)
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The New Learning Commons Where Learners Win! Reinventing School Libraries and Computer Labs
by David Loertscher, Carol Koechlin, Sandi Zwaan
Originally published in 2008, the first edition of this book proposed a complete rethinking of the school library and computer lab in a 21st century school. After four years, the concepts of the Learning Commons have gained momentum across North America and in Australia. This second edition is rich in the further development of the concept and its implementation and draws upon many schools that have developed... (more)
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Emotional Intelligence
Why It Can Matter More Than IQ
by Daniel Goleman
Everyone knows that high IQ is no guarantee of success, happiness, or virtue, but until Emotional Intelligence , we could only guess why. Daniel Goleman's brilliant report from the frontiers of psychology and neuroscience offers startling new insight into our "two minds"—the rational and the emotional—and how they together shape our destiny. Through vivid examples, Goleman delineates the five crucial skills of... (more)
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Real Boys
Rescuing Our Sons from the Myths of Boyhood
by William S. Pollack, William Pollack, PH.D.
Featuring a new preface by the author on how parents can make a difference. With author appearances on Good Morning America, The Today Show, 20 /20 and NPR's Fresh Air, and featuring articles in Newsweek, Time, and The New York Times, Real Boys is one of the most talked-about and influential books published this year. Based on William Pollack's groundbreaking research at Harvard Medical School over two decades,... (more)
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Reviving Ophelia
Saving the Selves of Adolescent Girls
by Mary Pipher
The phenomenal #1 New York Times bestseller. More than 1.5 million copies sold. Now available from Riverhead. This is the groundbreaking work that poses one of the most provocative questions of a generation: Why are American adolescent girls falling prey to depression, eating disorders, suicide attempts, and dangerously low self-esteem? Dr. Pipher posits that it's America's sexist, look-obsessed... (more)
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Heart-Shaped Box
by Joe Hill
Judas Coyne is a collector of the macabre: a cookbook for cannibals, a used hangman's noose, a snuff film. An aging death-metal rock god, his taste for the unnatural is as widely known to his legions of fans as the notorious excesses of his youth. But nothing he possesses is as unlikely or as dreadful as his latest discovery, an item for sale on the Internet, a thing so terribly strange, Jude can't help but reach... (more)
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The New York Times Parent's Guide to the Best Books for Children
by Eden Ross Lipson
The Classic Guide That Helps You Select the Books the Child You Know Will Love In this third, fully revised and updated edition of The New York Times Parent's Guide to the Best Books for Children , the children's book editor of The New York Times Book Review personally selects and recommends books for children of every age. The most comprehensive and authoritative book of its kind has been completely updated... (more)
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Maxwell's Handbook for AACR2: Explaining and Illustrating the Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Through the 2003 Update
by Robert L. Maxwell
For application of the most current Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules, there is but one standard: Maxwell's Handbook for AACR2. This practical and authoritative cataloging how-to, now in its Pourth Edition, has been completely revised inclusive of the 2003 update to AACR2. Designed to interpret and explain AACR2, Maxwell illustrates and applies the latest cataloging rules to the MARC record for every type of... (more)
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Through the Eyes of a Child: An Introduction to Children's Literature (7th Edition)
by Donna E. Norton
This is a fresh, new edition of one of the most widely-respected sources for introducing future teachers to the wealth of literature available to children. The sixth edition is replete with expanded coverage of key topics, numerous new features, and an enhanced focus on multicultural literature. Its unique two-part genre chapters—one part content, one part methods—once again provide everything instructors need in... (more)
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Family Storytime: Twenty-Four Creative Programs for All Ages
by Rob Reid
This text advises parents on the benefits of reading to their children. It suggests that adults can help develop proper audience behaviour in young people, and stimulate their interest.
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Exploding the Myths
by Marc Aronson
We are in the midst of the largest teenage population boom since the nineteen sixties, and all of the media are scrambling to reach this alert, savvy, wealthy, and self-conscious generation. But for authors, editors, parents, teachers, and librarians this large group of readers poses a series of special problems: what is too old, or too young for teenage eyes? Should there even be a literature for teenagers, or... (more)
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Assessing Learning: Librarians and Teachers as Partners (Genreflecting Advisory Series)
by Violet H. Harada
Focusing on the role of library media specialists in assessing student learning, this is the first full-length book written to address its practical application in the school library media center. It is an important book for school librarians to consider as they address their role as "teachers" in schools and the accountability issues associated with that role. It places students at the center of the assessment... (more)
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Games With Books: Twenty-eight of the Best Children's books and How to Use Them to Help Your Child Learn-From Preschool to Third Grade
by Peggy Kaye
Everyone knows how important it is to read with children. But how can you continue your child's learning experience and enjoyment of a story once you close the book? In her engaging new book, Peggy Kaye shows parents and teachers how to play learning games based on classic children's books. Games with Books features 14 picture books, from Harold and the Purple Crayon to Bluesberries for Sa l and 14 ... (more)
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Information Literacy Standards for Student Learning
by American Association of School Librarians
This volume aims to help readers respond proactively and help to lead the way to collaborative learning in schools. The American Library Association has been instrumental in shaping and publishing guidelines for school libraries for 75 years. This book incorporates the standards that should help students become skillful producers and consumers of information along with guidelines and principles to help create a... (more)
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Babies Need Books: Sharing the Joy of Books with Children from Birth to Six
by Dorothy Butler
An invaluable resource for parents, teachers, and librarians--indeed, for any adult eager to share with small children the pleasure books offer.
E-Book Functionality: What Libraries and Their Patrons Want and Expect from Electronic BooksSusan Gibbons, Thomas A. Peters, Robin Bryan
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E-Book Functionality: What Libraries and Their Patrons Want and Expect from Electronic Books
by Susan Gibbons, Thomas A. Peters, Robin Bryan
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There Are No Shortcuts
by Rafe Esquith
Year after year, Rafe Esquith’s fifth-grade students excel. They read passionately, far above their grade level; tackle algebra; and stage Shakespeare so professionally that they often wow the great Shakespearen actor himself, Sir Ian McKellen. Yet Esquith teaches at an L.A. innercity school known as the Jungle, where few of his students speak English at home, and many are from poor or troubled families. What’s... (more)
Every Student Reads: Collaboration And Reading to LearnGail Bush
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Every Student Reads: Collaboration And Reading to Learn
by Gail Bush