Black Star, Bright Dawn

Black Star, Bright Dawn
Author: Scott O'Dell
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Total Pages: 117
Release: 2008
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0547053193

Bright Dawn must face the challenge of the Iditarod dog sled race alone when her father is injured. Soon she realizes that the race and her life depend on how much she can rely on her lead dog, Black Star.

Scott O'Dell

Scott O'Dell
Author: Hal Marcovitz
Publisher: Infobase Learning
Total Pages: 131
Release: 2013-11
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1438149352

Scott O'Dell enjoyed modest success as an author until 1960, when he published the novel;Island of the Blue Dolphins.

Scott O'Dell

Scott O'Dell
Author: Simone Payment
Publisher: The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
Total Pages: 116
Release: 2005-12-15
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 9781404206519

Describes the life and accomplishments of author Scott O'Dell, from his childhood and early career to his introduction into writing children's novels and the lasting popularity of his works.

Kids Review Kids' Books

Kids Review Kids' Books
Author: Scholastic Professional Books
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
Total Pages: 212
Release: 1997-08
Genre: Education
ISBN: 9780590603461

This friendly reference allows kids to make informed decisions about which books to read, offering more than 375 lively book reviews for kids by kids. Children, teachers, and parents can easily locate books by subject, title, or author, and discover what makes each book a must read!

Connecting Cultures

Connecting Cultures
Author: Rebecca L. Thomas
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Total Pages: 691
Release: 1996-01-30
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 0313080224

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.

Gateway to Reading

Gateway to Reading
Author: Nancy J. Polette
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Total Pages: 270
Release: 2013-04-08
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 1610694244

Get young readers hooked on some of the best titles in juvenile literature, ranging from humor to mystery to fantasy, with unusual and effective methods like games. Getting students to want to read is one of the greatest challenges facing middle school teachers and librarians. Determining which are the "right books" that can spark a child's mental awakening is also difficult. This book from prolific author Nancy Polette furnishes interesting and fun games to pique students' interest in junior novels that are worth reading—carefully selected titles that will contribute to their educational and emotional growth. Gateway to Reading: 250+ Author Games and Booktalks to Motivate Middle Readers is a powerful tool for luring middle-school students away from the distractions of 21st-century media and introducing them to junior or 'tween novels that they won't be able to put down. By presenting children with a challenge to engage their minds—racing to decode book titles, or using their creativity to come up with titles of their own, for example—students are naturally drawn towards reading these books from well-known children's authors.

Rip-Roaring Reads for Reluctant Teen Readers

Rip-Roaring Reads for Reluctant Teen Readers
Author: Gale W. Sherman
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Total Pages: 175
Release: 1993-11-15
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 0313080003

Selected for their high interest, appealing formats, appropriate reading levels, outstanding writing, and popularity, these contemporary, spellbinding titles (20 for grades 5-8 and 20 for grades 9-12) reflect a variety of genres and themes that will encourage lifelong literacy. Given for each title are genre and themes, review citations, author information, plot summary, reading and interest rankings, booktalks, literature extensions, alternative book report suggestions, and reproducible bookmarks that suggest further reading.