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Examines the poetry, art, and social messages of Theodor Seuss Geisel's works for children and adults, discusses his impact on language and American culture, and presents an extensive, annotated primary and secondary bibliography.

Describes one year in the life of children in the poorest congressional district in the United States, the South Bronx.

The author issues a challenge to America's leaders, teachers, parents, grandparents, and the faith community to help break down the barriers of poverty, illiteracy, and violence and provide a better future for children.

Presents a comprehensive history of American childhood from the sinful creatures early Puritans perceived them to be to the farms and factories of the nineteenth century and war years of the twentieth century and examines their development and influence on the nation.

A biography of the author's mother, concentrating on her childhood in Turkey before the Turkish government deported its Armenian population.

A personal account of inner-city violence and its effect on children.

A collection of 16 book programs, each offering a selection of activities, projects, recipes, poetry and games.

Provides an annotated list of nonfiction books on a variety of topics such as adoption, ballet, fire fighting, and mummies for readers in preschool through junior high school.

Presents teaching suggestions and reproducible activities for first through fourth grade based on more than twenty children's books set in each region of the U.

Discusses the use of leveled texts in kindergarten through eighth-grade classrooms, examines the "text base" needed for effective language literacy instruction, provides guidelines for creating a high-quality leveled book collection and matching books to readers, and explains how to analyze and level books.

Contains over thirty instructional units which show teachers how to use famous children's books to introduce their students to the life, earth, and physical sciences.

The author assists educators moving towards more meaning-focused approaches in reading and writing--"whole language.

A selection of 1610 annotated titles arranged alphabetically by author.

Annotated bibliography of children's picture books that are multicultural.

Provides the latest research and insights on reading aloud to children of all ages.