Library and information sciences / Museology

This all-new set of original science tales for children utilizes the power of storytelling to explore ecology's big ideas, providing extensive accompanying teacher support for maximum impact.

This collection of thoughtful essays discusses library trends and best practices in creating dynamic, effective, and enjoyable spaces for young adults.

This much-needed guide to translated literature offers readers the opportunity to hear from, learn about, and perhaps better understand our shrinking world from the perspective of insiders from many cultures and traditions.

Authors Sharon Snow and Yvonne Reed present fashion as a way to offer a fun and interesting program for teens in the library-and not just for girls.

This book contains valid, real-world copyright questions posed by real-life educators-all answered by a knowledgeable and experienced school attorney.

An eye-opening look at the latest research findings about the success of free voluntary reading in developing high levels of literacy.

Written in clear, simple language, this book provides information that will help an aide or paraprofessional manage a school library.

Learn and perfect the skills needed to conduct satisfying reference interviews in the modern technological environment with this easy-to-use guide.

This guidebook provides teachers and librarians with methods for collaboratively teaching elementary students to select books they will enjoy and which will further their personal growth and information literacy.

This text offers a teacher and student-friendly collection of lessons and activities that help educators use picture books to engage younger students in meaningful social studies activities and bring this critical subject back in elementary schools.

This simple guide provides valuable insights for transforming an out-of-date public, school, or academic library into a thriving, user-centric learning commons.

This exciting compilation of readers theatre scripts for the 4th to 8th grade social studies classroom brings history to life via the adventures of explorers across the globe.

This book will help librarians extend literary graphic novel collections to attract a large, untapped group of comic book readers with a sure-to-be-popular comic book collection.

Targeted for elementary teachers, drama teachers, and teaching artists, Tangram Tales contains adapted tales from around the world appropriate for grades 2 through 6.

Teacher Librarian Beth McGuire provides librarians and teachers with reproducible activities to encourage students to think about, discuss and provide a purpose for reading current star reviewed and award winning literature while practicing their comprehension strategies.

Join Piggy Rae and her silly friends Bernie Bear, Tommy Turtle, Alistair McMoose and others in these engaging and interactive puppet skits that encourage both laughter and learning.

Government Secrecy presents the best that has been thought and written on the subject, including history and philosophy, theory and practice, justification and critique.

Traditionally, academic library outreach has meant reaching out to the campus community, providing services to faculty and students.

Cataloging managers will find this book a valuable road map for navigating the metadata needs of the 21st-century library.

This book shows how integrating American Sign Language (ASL) into story time and other educational programs can benefit and entertain ALL children, whether or not they are hearing impaired, from infancy onward.

This compelling book emphasizes the critical role of quality multicultural literature and reader response in today's schools and libraries.

This manual guides librarians in creating simple, affordable, ready-to-use activities for children, 'tweens, teens, and families, with enough material for a full year of programs.

In this book, theory is blended with practical application to provide a concise, up-to-date explanation of how school librarians can work with students and teachers to assess for learning in 21st century schools.

Discover new approaches for extending children's library services beyond the library building and learn how to utilize technology to bring learning to children wherever they may be.

This book provides a wealth of read-aloud titles and related activities that provide busy teachers with the tools to help students in grades K-12 become successful writers.

Provide your mystery fans with background information on their favorite writers and series characters, and use this as a guide for adding contemporary titles to your collections.

This holistic guide explains how school librarians and teachers can successfully integrate relevant health concepts and life skills throughout the curriculum for students K through 12.

This complete guide to youth readers' advisory covers genres, reading interests, and issues, as well as provides lists of sample titles and recommended reading.

In this book, funny tales and rhymes are presented as readers theatre scripts, specifically written to motivate beginning readers.

This book provides comprehensive information and guidance for successfully staging a theatrical living chess game for children ages 9-14.

This book provides an annotated bibliography of age-appropriate literature and activities, showing children the importance of environmental issues and teaching them the skills to take action.

Here's help in selecting current, nonfiction books that will get boys excited about reading.

Incorporating leveled reading within each script, readers theatre plays offer teachers the flexibility to include readers of every ability in the same read-aloud play.

This book provides research assistance for 99 current and provocative issues students can use to write a brief argumentative paper.

Learn how to successfully employ practical techniques that infuse information literacy instruction with humor.

This text presents a compilation of the best of ideas from a group of library science graduate students, providing creative and engaging programs geared especially for children ages 0-12.

Learn how teens use social networking technologies and how these same technologies can be used to engage them in library services.

This compilation reveals how followers help an organization get better and how effective followers-leading from the middle-are essential to the best kind of leadership.

This comprehensive guide empowers library media specialists to achieve full instructional collaboration, providing curriculum-coordinated lesson plans for grades 3-5, teaching content while fully integrating information literacy and technology skills.

This comprehensive guide empowers library media specialists to achieve full instructional collaboration, providing curriculum-coordinated lesson plans for grades 3-5, teaching content while fully integrating information literacy and technology skills.

This valuable reference guide provides suggestions of picture books set in more than 70 countries in each continent of the world, along with standards-based activities.

This invaluable collection of activities and strategies will empower teachers to help students who are struggling with math.

Parents and teachers can use this book to engage children with the world outside by opening their eyes to fascinating common bird species.

This book provides an in-depth exploration of the topics that are currently relevant in K-12 curricula, including the school librarian's role in dealing with these issues, collaborating with teachers, and connecting to classrooms.

Enhance your library instruction class by using this hands-on guide and learn numerous unique active learning exercises.

Create a successful, vibrant, and youth-centered teen services program with this practical, comprehensive guide-even when resources are limited.

Everything you need to know in order to start, maintain, and provide service for a business collection, and to research virtually any business topic.

This text contains convenient, ready-to-go booktalks for contemporary fiction and nonfiction books set in every continent around the globe, useful for librarians and other educators of grades three through nine.

This book provides an overview of leadership in library and information science (LIS), examines the findings of doctoral students in the Simmons program in Managerial Leadership in the Information Professions, and advocates research in LIS.

This one-stop source for children's programs offers thematic rhymes, fingerplays, and songs about seasons, weather, and holidays.