Book Links July 2009 (vol. 18, no. 6)

Web Connections for July 2009

The Web sites listed below were verified at the time of publication, but please check that they remain valid before using them in an educational setting.

Best New Books for the Classroom

• A downloadable activity sheet for Button Up! is available on the Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Web site.
• A downloadable letter from Joyce Sidman and an activity sheet for Red Sings from Treetops are available on the Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Web site.
• A discussion guide for Harper Lee is available on the Penguin Web site.

Talking with Carole Boston Weatherford

• For more on this award-winning poet and children’s book author, see these TeachingBooks.net’s author resources.

Voices in My Head

• ALA's 2008 Audiobook Lists (PDF) Online Exclusive by Mary Burkey

From Strega Nona to Fairmount Ave and Talking with Tomie dePaola

• A teaching guide for I'm Still Scared, written by Book Links contributor Kay Weisman, is available on the Penguin Web site.
• For more on this dePaola and his numerous books, see these TeachingBooks.net’s author resources.

Talking with Ashley Bryan

• For more on Bryan and his books, see this original author program and these related Web resources at TeachingBooks.net.

Cam Jansen and the First Chapter Book Revolution

• For more on David Adler and his Cam Jansen series, see these TeachingBooks.net’s author resources.

Talking with Avi

• For more on Avi and his books, see these TeachingBooks.net’s author resources.

Enriching the Lives of Children: The Ezra Jack Keats Award

• For more on Ezra Jack Keats, his books, and the award, visit http://www.ezra-jack-keats.org/
• For more on teaching Ezra Jack Keats books in the classroom, see Penguin’s Welcome to the World of Ezra Jack Keats, a teaching guide featuring activity ideas.