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October 11, 2007

Introduction

"Fall's bounty" usually evokes images of gardens and orchards, but the publishing world also bears fruit at this time of the year. In this issue of Curriculum Connections, we highlight selections from the latest crop of titles along with some seasonal favorites. By following the links provided by TeachingBooks.net, you'll be able to hear excerpts from these books read by authors Avi, Gabrielle Zevin, and Chris Crutcher.

In past issues of Curriculum Connections we've presented selection and booktalking tools through our "Professional Shelf" column, and this month we focus on resources to help you expand your nonfiction-booktalk repertoire. If it's the exploits of folk heroes and tricksters and the predicaments of fairytale characters your students are clamoring to hear or read about, be sure to check Nick's Picks, which provides multimedia offerings to share with them.

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Daryl Grabarek,
Editor, Curriculum Connections
dgrabarek@reedbusiness.com

Interview

Nick's Picks

  • Selected Resources from TeachingBooks.net
    This month's column highlights TeachingBooks.net resources that will add a multimedia dimension to your introduction of classic stories to K–12 classrooms. Elementary pupils can watch a video of Lauren Child talking about "twisting" familiar tales, hear author Jon Scieszka pronounce his name, and view the colorful online animated version of Rob Cleveland’s The Clever Monkey (August House, 2006). Secondary school educators will discover 11 guides to Beowulf." more » » » 

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What's New

Professional Shelf

  • Beyond Derring-Do and Danger: Booktalking Nonfiction
    Have you ever noticed how classes visiting the school library in elementary and middle school often divide by gender? The girls gravitate to fiction, while the boys pore over pretty much anything that hints of derring-do or danger. Make the most of nonfiction and engage some readers along the way. more » » » 

Keeping It Real

Teen readers don’t have time for phonies. Check out "Keeping It Real" for a discussion of complex and authentic young adult characters that your teen readers are sure to enjoy meeting.

American Indian Book Resources

Enliven lessons about the bicultural lives of contemporary American Indians using this TeachingBooks.net original program featuring the author Chief Joseph Medicine Crow, tribal historian and the last traditional Crow chief. The movie was filmed at the Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument on the Crow Reservation in Montana.
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