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July 2008

Focus on History

volume 17  no.6

FEATURES

Quick Tips

Alpha-Best Bets for the Preschool Set
by Carolyn Munson-Benson
Preschool

What’s New

Best New Books for the Classroom
Preschool through high school

Books and Authors

Talking with Susan Campbell Bartoletti
by Dean Schneider
Middle school through high school

Bringing History to Life: Hitler Youth by Susan Campbell Bartoletti
by Dean Schneider
Middle school through high school 

Talking with Peter Sís (HTML)
Talking with Peter Sís (PDF)
by Cyndi Giorgis and Nancy J. Johnson
Upper elementary school through high school

Talking with Shannon Hale
by Barbara A. Ward and Terrell A. Young
Upper elementary school through high school

Talking with Milton Meltzer
by Jeanette Larson
Upper elementary school through high school

Classroom Connections

Reading Is Thinking, Part II: Modeling Comprehension Strategies with Picture Books
by Monika Schröder
Elementary school

Casting the Spell: Fairy Tales in Novel Form (HTML)
Casting the Spell: Fairy Tales in Novel Form (PDF)
by Terrell A. Young and Barbara A. Ward
Upper elementary school through high school

S’mores and More: Books about Camping Out
by Angela Leeper
Elementary school through middle school

Capturing the Spirit of the Past: Transitional Historical Fiction
by Kay Weisman
Elementary school

The Infectious Nature of Fantasy: Quest Stories for Middle-Graders
by Carol J. Fuhler
Upper elementary school through middle school

Columns

Reid-Aloud Alert: A Variety of Voices
by Rob Reid

Everyday Poetry: Portable, Packable Summer Poetry
by Sylvia M. Vardell
The License Plate Game
by Janet S. Wong

Voices in My Head: Encouraging Family Listening
History on the Highway (PDF)
by Mary Burkey

Dean’s List: Teaching the 2008 Newbery Winners
by Dean Schneider

Thinking Outside the Book: Engaging Students with WebQuests (HTML)
by Jessica Mangelson and Jill Castek

Making Every Book Count: Creating a Literacy Community
by Maria P. Walther and Carol J. Fuhler

Weighing In: A Summer Place
by Pat Scales

DEPARTMENTS

From the Editor: Packing a Reading Bag
Comprehensive Bibliography
Index to Advertisers
Connecting Content to Standards

COMING UP IN SEPTEMBER

Exploring the Arts & Back to School

• Ghost Stories
• Neal Shusterman
• Lois Ehlert

COVER STORY

Carl the Rottweiler and his young charge star in another adventure in Carl’s Summer Vacation. Illustration copyright © 2008 by Alexandra Day from Carl’s Summer Vacation. Used with the permission of Farrar Straus Giroux.

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MISSION STATEMENT

Book Links is a magazine designed for teachers, librarians, library media specialists, booksellers, parents, and other adults interested in connecting children with books. In response to the use of children’s trade books in the classroom, the curriculum role of the school library media center, the increased programming in public libraries, and the heavy reliance of child-care centers on children’s literature, Book Links publishes bibliographies, essays linking books on a similar theme, retrospective reviews, and other features targeted at those educating young people.