Contains more than 160 booktalks and 330 book suggestions designed to help middle-school teachers promote fiction-reading in their classrooms.
Contents
1. History and Social Studies: Introduction -- 2. UnitedStatesHistory-- First Peoples -- Colonial Times -- American Revolution -- Civil War -- Westward Expansion -- Early Twentieth Century -- Later Twentieth Century -- 3. World History-- Prehistory -- Ancient Civilizations -- Middle Ages -- World War I -- World War II -- 4. Social Studies -- Politics and Government -- Personal Issues -- Children with Disabilities -- Multicultural Novels -- 5. Language Arts and Literature -- Introduction -- Classics -- Popular Contemporary Literature -- Adventure and Suspense -- Mystery and Detective Stories -- Fantasy -- 6. Mathematics-- Introduction -- 7. Science -- Introduction -- Earth and Space Sciences -- Life Science -- Physical Science -- Nature of Science Inquiry -- 8. Arts -- Introduction -- Music -- Visual Arts -- Performing Arts -- 9. Physical Education and Sports -- Introduction -- Baseball -- Basketball -- Football -- Hockey -- Soccer -- Tennis -- Triathlon -- Wrestling -- Girls' Sports -- 10. Critical Thinking -- Introduction -- 11. Just for Fun -- Introduction -- Humor -- Holidays Around the World.