Read All about It!: Great Read-aloud Stories, Poems, and Newspaper Pieces for Preteens and Teens

Read All about It!: Great Read-aloud Stories, Poems, and Newspaper Pieces for Preteens and Teens

By Jim Trelease

Contributor Jim Trelease

Edition: illustrated

Published by Penguin Books, 1993

ISBN 0140146555, 9780140146554

489 pages

From "Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass" to "Maniac Magee," sci-fi to op-ed, "Casey at the Bat" to a moving true story about the reunion of two Hololcaust survivors, this wonderfully diverse collection of excerpts from newspapers, magazines, and books has been created by Jim Trelease especially to turn young people on to the many pleasures of reading. Here are thought-provoking columns from Mike Royko and Pete Hamill; excerpts from classics like "To Kill a Mockingbird" and "Rikki-tikki-tavi"; autobiographical sketches by Maya Angelou, Moss Hart, and others, highlighting the imoportance of reading in their lives; and much more. With selections representing many different cultures, genres, writing styles, and interests, "Read All About It!" is a wonderful introduction to the riches of literature and to a lifetime of reading.

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Terrific connections with authors, illustrators, and storytellers: real space and virtual links

By Toni Buzzeo, Jane Kurtz

Published by Libraries Unlimited, 1999

ISBN 1563087448, 9781563087448

185 pages

Successful visits in real space and in cyberspace
are described, giving you specific ideas of the many
ways to create meaningful links between bookpeople
and students. Choosing the right guest, guidelines
for successful visits, making curriculum connections,
contacting bookpeople via e-mail, live chats in virtual space,
taking advantage of ITB and satellite technology, and using
such props as realia and curriculum guides are
some of the topics covered.

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bookpeople, Deborah Morris, Jacqueline Briggs Martin, Bizzy Bones, Melissa Sweet, Haemi Balgassi, Jane Yolen, Karleen Bradford, Deborah Hopkinson, Jackie French Koller, Lead Belly, Bruce Coville, Ethiopia, Ben Mikaelsen, Robin Moore, Dragonling, Storyteller, Snail mail, Longfellow School, Snowflake Bentley