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May 5, 2009

If your class is one of the many observing caterpillar habitats this spring or studying those extraordinary creatures, butterflies, dive into Joy Fleishhacker's article, "Butterfly Wonders," filled with great books to read about the insects. Teens on their way to adulthood experience their own metamorphoses and each publishing season brings new, extraordinary novels that examine this often bumpy passage. Joyce Adams Burner lets us in on some of her favorites in "Oh, Grow Up!"

Other May highlights you won't want to miss: Nick Glass on online reading activities for families, and an interview with graphic artists Gene Luen Yang and Derek Kirk Kim, author and illustrator of The Eternal Smile. In our "Professional Shelf" column we recommend classroom films and a Web site that address teen relationship abuse.

Sincerely,

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

Make These Curriculum Connections

Nick’s Picks

  • Nick's Picks: Selected Resources from TeachingBooks.net
    Cuddling with a good book, reading aloud from a favorite novel, and retelling stories at gatherings are familiar activities that support family involvement with reading. In this month’s column I’d like to introduce a selection of online book-based activities that can be shared at home to further encourage family participation with reading. more » » » 

What's New

  • Oh, Grow Up!
    Today's teens face adult challenges ever more quickly, increasing the appeal of the coming-of-age story. Spice up your list of reliable classics with some edgy new titles that explore the current experience of passage to adulthood. The characters of these recent releases cross from innocence to experience against a backdrop of gritty realism, life-altering choices, occasional violence, and frequent disillusionment, gaining mature understanding of self and circumstances. more » » » 

    Related TeachingBooks.net resources »»»

Interview

  • From Writer's Block to The Eternal Smile
    Soon after meeting in the mid-90s in San Francisco, Gene Luen Yang and Derek Kirk Kim began working together on "Duncan’s Kingdom," a two-issue miniseries published by Image Comics. "Duncan" appears to be a comic in the classic superhero vein: an unlikely hero avenges a king’s death, winning the hand of the princess to assume the throne himself. The story now forms the cornerstone of The Eternal Smile (Roaring Brook, May 2009), a trio of thematically related pieces. more » » » 

    TeachingBooks.net resources on this Interview »»»

Professional Shelf

  • Teen Dating Abuse: Steering Clear of Unhealthy Relationships
    With the recent arrest of popular music star Chris Brown for assault, dating violence has become a topic of conversation in the news and among young adults. But what does Rihanna’s reaction to the attack say to teens? Several recently released films will help teachers address this topic in a classroom setting. more » » » 



The Baddest Book of Them All: Lois Lowry weighs in during the last week of SLJ's Battle of the [Kids'] Books



Explore multimedia author and book resources with the new TeachingBooks.net blog
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