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Thomas, Rebecca Lynne was born on October 21, 1951 in Akron, Ohio, United States. Daughter of Eugene Milton and Helen (Nesterovich) Thomas.
( A valuable resource for collection development, reader ...)
A valuable resource for collection development, reader guidance, or classroom reading, this book is your guide for helping tween and teen students find all the volumes in a series they love and identify similar series to enjoy.
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( What book follows Philip Reeve's Larklight? How many ti...)
What book follows Philip Reeve's Larklight? How many titles are in Jennifer Holm's Boston Jane series? Which fantasy series are suitable for grades 6 through 9? Are there good series featuring computers? These are just some of the questions that challenge middle and high school librarians as the popularity of series fiction continues to grow. Series are not always easy to manage. Many do not have a series title and the component volumes can be hard to identify. This updated and expanded edition gives librarians and their patrons a handy guide to the best and most popular series, making it easier to satisfy readers' desire to read all the books in a given series and then to find similar series to enjoy.
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( Young readers enjoy the delightfully consistent cast of...)
Young readers enjoy the delightfully consistent cast of characters and reliable story lines of series fiction. Because of their popularity and appeal, books in series are great vehicles for fostering literacy among all types of readers, including ABE and ESL students. In addition, readers of series fiction are almost always adamant about reading every title in the series-in series order. Yet traditional information sources on children's and YA literature include very little about series fiction. It is rarely reviewed or catalogued, so objective information about the titles is hard to come by. And finding out the proper order of titles in series can also be a challenge. So, while series fiction is in high demand with young readers, librarians often have difficulty managing this large and growing body of literature. This guide, geared to elementary readers, will be a rich resource and time-saver for librarians who work with children. It introduces users to the best and most popular fiction series of today, covering approximately 1,200 series appropriate for elementary readers. For each series, the authors provide an annotation that describes the series' appeal and lists characters, and location. The original publisher of the series is given, along with the range of dates over which the series was published, a grade level range, and genre. Annotations will also indicate series and titles that are accepted by some of the popular electronic reading programs (e.g., Accelerated Reading, Reading First). A numbered list of titles in the series follows. Grades K-6.
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(Young readers enjoy the delightfully consistent cast of c...)
Young readers enjoy the delightfully consistent cast of characters and reliable story lines of series fiction. Because of their popularity and appeal, books in series are great vehicles for fostering literacy among all types of readers, including ABE and ESL students. In addition, readers of series fiction are almost always adamant about reading every title in the series-in series order. Yet traditional information sources on YA literature include very little about series fiction. It is rarely reviewed or catalogued, so objective information about the titles is hard to come by. And finding out the proper order of titles in series can also be a challenge. So, while series fiction is in high demand with young readers, librarians often have difficulty managing this large and growing body of literature. This guide, geared to readers in middle to high school, will be a rich resource and time-saver for librarians who work with tweens and teens. It introduces users to the best and most popular fiction series of today, covering approximately 800 series appropriate for middle and high school readers. For each series, the authors provide an annotation that describes the series' appeal and lists characters, and location. The original publisher of the series is given, along with the range of dates over which the series was published, a grade level range, and genre. Annotations will also indicate series and titles that are accepted by some of the popular electronic reading programs (e.g., Accelerated Reading, Reading First). A numbered list of titles in the series follows. Grades 6-12.
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( A comprehensive guide to multicultural literature for c...)
A comprehensive guide to multicultural literature for children, this valuable resource features more than 1,600 titles―including fiction, folktales, poetry, and song books―that focus on diverse cultural groups. The selected titles, pubished between the 1970s and 1990s are suitable for use with preschoolers through sixth graders and are likely to be found on the shelves of school and public libraries. Topics are timely, with an emphasis on books that reflect the needs and interests of today's children. Each detailed entry includes bibliographic information. Use level is also included, as are cultural designation, subjects, and a summary. The invaluable Subject Access section incorporates use level culture information.
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( Ideal for youth librarians at public libraries, school ...)
Ideal for youth librarians at public libraries, school librarians, and elementary school teachers, this book enables you to direct young readers toward series titles that will help establish a lifelong love of reading.
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Thomas, Rebecca Lynne was born on October 21, 1951 in Akron, Ohio, United States. Daughter of Eugene Milton and Helen (Nesterovich) Thomas.
Bachelor in English, Kent (Ohio) State University, 1973; Master of Library Science, Kent (Ohio) State University, 1974; Doctor of Philosophy, Ohio State University, 1986.
Library. Shaker Heights (Ohio) City Schools, since 1976. Consultant, writer R.R. Bowker, New Providence, New Jersey, since 1988. Adjunct faculty Baldwin-Wallace College, Berea, Ohio, since 1990.
Visiting assistant professor Kent state University, 1977-1986.
( What book follows Philip Reeve's Larklight? How many ti...)
( A valuable resource for collection development, reader ...)
( Ideal for youth librarians at public libraries, school ...)
( A comprehensive guide to multicultural literature for c...)
( Young readers enjoy the delightfully consistent cast of...)
(Young readers enjoy the delightfully consistent cast of c...)
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Member American Library Association (1994 Caldecott Committee 1993-1994, Putnam Grossett award committee 1994-1998), Shaker Heights Teachers Association (executive board since 1990, president since 2005), Delta Kappa Gamma, Beta Phi Museum.