| Description |
xi, 147 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Summary |
A guide to creating book discussion groups for elementary and middle school students that offers discussion topics and activity ideas for fifteen titles of different genres. |
| Contents |
1. Night Hoops by Carl Deuker -- Basketball -- 2. Heart to Heart edited by Jan Greenberg -- Poetry and Art -- 3. Flipped by Wendelin Van Draanen -- Relationships and Friendships -- 4. Long Way from Chicago by Richard Peck -- The Great Depression -- 5. Among the Hidden by Margaret Peterson Haddix -- The Future -- 6. Time Apart by Diane Stanley -- Archaeology -- 7. Pharaoh's Daughter by Julius Lester -- Ancient Egypt -- 8. Rowan of Rin by Emily Rodda -- Dragons and Quests -- 9. William Shakespeare by Michael Rosen and illustrated by Robert Ingpen -- William Shakespeare -- 10. Williwaw! by Tom Bodett -- Alaska -- 11. Skeleton Man by Joseph Bruchac -- Native American Legends -- 12. Ties That Bind, Ties That Break by Lensey Namioka -- China -- 13. Because of Winn-Dixie by Kate DiCamillo -- Dogs and Pets -- 14. Lord of the Deep by Graham Salisbury -- Honesty and Values -- 15. Monster by Walter Dean Myers -- Crime and Moviemaking. |
| Subject |
Group reading.
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Reading (Elementary)
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Children -- Books and reading.
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Children -- Books and reading.
(OCoLC)fst00854849
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Group reading. (OCoLC)fst00948503
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Reading (Elementary) (OCoLC)fst01090705
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| Added Author |
Smith, Martha, 1946-
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| Other Form: |
Online version: Knowles, Elizabeth, 1946- Talk about books! Westport, Conn. : Libraries Unlimited, 2003 (OCoLC)606996760 |
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Online version: Knowles, Elizabeth, 1946- Talk about books! Westport, Conn. : Libraries Unlimited, 2003 (OCoLC)608077801 |
| ISBN |
1591580234 (alk. paper) |
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9781591580232 (alk. paper) |
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