Reid's Read-Alouds: Selections for Children and Teens

137 Pages·2009·1.21 MB·English

by  Rob Reid

Reid’s Read-Alouds
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The Back Page, by Bill Ott
Reid’s
Read-Alouds
Selections for Children and Teens
Rob Reid
American Library Association
Chicago 2009
Rob Reid is the very popular author of numerous books on children’s program-
ming for ALA Editions. He has also written resource books for Upstart Books, as
well as two picture books. In addition, he writes regular columns on programming
and children’s literature for LibrarySparks and Book Links magazines. He teaches
courses on children’s and adolescent literature and a variety of library topics at
the University of Wisconsin–Eau Claire. He conducts workshops throughout
North America on ways to make literature come alive for children.
While extensive effort has gone into ensuring the reliability of information appearing in this
book, the publisher makes no warranty, express or implied, on the accuracy or reliability of
the information, and does not assume and hereby disclaims any liability to any person for any
loss or damage caused by errors or omissions in this publication.
The paper used in this publication meets the minimum requirements of American National
Standard for Information Sciences—Permanence of Paper for Printed Library Materials,
ANSI Z39.48-1992.
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Reid, Rob.
Reid’s read-alouds : selections for children and teens / Rob Reid.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN 978-0-8389-0980-5 (alk. paper)
1. Children—Books and reading—United States. 2. Children’s literature—Bibliography.
3. Young adult literature—Bibliography. 4. Oral reading. 5. School libraries—Activity
programs—United States. I. Title.
Z1037.R54 2009
011.62—dc22 2008045376
Copyright © 2009 by the American Library Association. All rights reserved except those
which may be granted by Sections 107 and 108 of the Copyright Revision Act of 1976.
ISBN-13: 978-0-8389-0980-5
Printed in the United States of America
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Contents
Acknowledgments ix
Introduction xi
Authors And titLes At A GLAnce 1
the reAd-ALouds 7
Books by Subject 99
Grade-Level Recommendations 111
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Acknowledgments
I’d like to thank the following:
Laura Tillotson, for inviting me to join the Book Links family
everyone through the years at ALA Editions
Eloise Kinney and her sharp eyes
Jim Trelease, author of The Read-Aloud Handbook, for his inspiration
the circulation staff and the Interlibrary Loan Department at the L. E.
Phillips Memorial Public Library for having my stack of books ready
for me as I walk in the building
Vicki and Steve Palmquist and my other friends at the Children’s Literature
Network
the children’s and young adult authors who wrote such marvelous books—
keep them coming
my students at the University of Wisconsin–Eau Claire
my family
and the children and teens who listened and responded
Many of the annotations in this book appeared in similar form in my
articles for Book Links magazine and appear here with the kind permission of the
magazine’s publisher.
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