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This annotated bibliography provides citations, abstracts, and indexes for the 224 documents produced by the 16 Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC) Clearinghouses in 1996. These publications consist of digests, bibliographies, state of the art reviews, and information syntheses of various types. An introduction describes the ERIC system, clearinghouse publications, the organization of this bibliography, the availability of clearinghouse publications, and adjunct clearinghouses. A statistical summary by year (1968-1996) shows the number of publications included for each clearinghouse in the series of which this bibliography is the most recent. Document resumes are provided from the following clearinghouses: (1) Adult, Career and Vocational Education; (2) Counseling and Student Services; (3) Reading, English, and Communication; (4) Educational Management; (5) Disabilities and Gifted Education; (6) Languages and Linguistics; (7) Higher Education; (8) Information and Technology; (9) Community Colleges; (10) Elementary and Early Childhood Education; (11) Rural Education and Small Schools; (12) Science, Mathematics, and Environmental Education; (13) Social Studies/Social Science Education; (14) Teaching and Teacher Education; (15) Assessment and Evaluation; and (16) Urban Education. Indexes by subject, personal author, and institution are provided. A diagram of ERIC system components and a directory of ERIC components with addresses, telephone, tax, and phone numbers, and brief descriptions of the clearinghouses' scope areas is also provided. A form for ordering microfiche or paper copy of ERIC Clearinghouse publications from the ERIC Document Reproduction Service is attached. (AEF)

The article offers tips regarding narrative nonfiction research. Topics discussed include detail on how to create a robust scene by the help of collect information from newspaper, personal interviews and site visits; exploring narrative material for creation of important moment of tension, desire and conflict; and creating a correct point of views by the help of research about nonfictional narration.

The author reflects on how nonfiction reading among students can be improved by teaching methods based on their prior knowledge. The article discusses how prior knowledge influences comprehension more than reading ability and also looks at how reading comprehension can be improved by using embedded nonfiction.

The article presents a lesson plan for Grade level 2 students which teaches how to identify, find and use nonfiction books.

H. Prentice Baptiste, Jr., editor, The U. S. Presidency and Social Justice: Implications for Public Education, 2007, 371xii pp., paper, $39.95, ISBN 1-880192-51-9 David M. Berman, The War Schools of [...]

THE REVIEWS TEAM at SLJ is just starting to put together committees for this year's Best Books list, our annual much-anticipated selection of the titles that spoke to us, sang [...]

Science books are a gateway to wonder, and one is a new door opening to show something astounding from a far corner of this vast existence that our minds have [...]

Young environmentalists are more aware than ever that our planet needs protecting. School projects abound with topics that have kids seeking research books. Fledgling activists looking to enhance their knowledge [...]

Eve Ainsworth Know my Place Barrington Stoke, 2021, pp128, [pounds sterling]7.99, 9781781129807 Families. Fostering. Trust Amy's long-term foster placement breaks down so is sent to live with a new family. [...]

After two traumatic years trying to teach the same old topics in new and difficult ways, many teachers are looking for new paths. Maybe those paths lead outside, in which [...]

There is something for all young environmentalists in these selections, whether it be pleasure reading about endangered animals or researching fuel sources. Young readers will learn about the interconnectivity of [...]

This season, publishers are producing series with greater varieties of topics than we have recently been seeing. The perennial favorites are present: international holidays, media literacy, and behavior management. But [...]

Barr, Catherine and Wilson, Anne Invisible Nature Otter-Barry Books, 2020, pp40, [pounds sterling]12.99 978 1 91095 967 1 This is a superb, unusual book that reveals how animals and others [...]

In the face of ever-evolving tech, it can be a chore to keep your collection up-to-date. That book about Vine? Obsolete. Nonfiction tides featuring kids typing on bulky desktop computers? [...]

One theme that appears throughout this season offerings is the connectedness of everything. Innovators in the U.S. find a solution for refugees on another continent. Math underpins every field of [...]

Never underestimate the practical lessons of hands-on activities. MacGyver has become a verb, and readers will be MacGyvering all over the place with books that teach STEM skills, encourage tinkering [...]

So, you're looking for a sports nonfiction collection refresh that is gonna give you 110 percent? A veritable Miracle On Ice or Helmet Catch of sports nonfiction--one of those memorable [...]

Learning how to read process writing is such an important skill--luckily, one of the best ways to refine this ability rewards the reader with fun things to do and/or cool [...]

CULLING FROM THE LOADS OF BOARD BOOKS WE'VE RECEIVED in recent months, the SLJ reviews team has selected and annotated an eclectic bunch (a virtual bevy!) of books for babies [...]

Present kids with a box of craft and activity books--as I do twice a year when I'm working on this Series Made Simple section--and watch what they gravitate toward. Builders [...]

Craft and activity books entice active kids who would rather do an activity than read about it. Whether they're making a mask, drawing a truck, or mixing up a batch [...]

Brown, Chris and Luzmore, Ruth Educating Tomorrow: Learning for the Post-Pandemic World Emerald Publishing 2021, pp200, [pounds sterling]16.99 9781800436633 Education. Post-pandemic. Teaching This book is incredibly timely, given that COVID-19 [...]

Important people both famous and less well known appear in this season's biographies. Figures in recent news such as Joe Biden, Kamala Harris, and Ruth Bader Ginsburg are featured. Readers [...]

THE ROAD TO BEST BOOKS began over a year ago with the team of SLJ review editors meeting twice monthly to select starred books for each issue. Reviewer nominations, close [...]

This fall, activity and craft books are more important than ever. Teachers are looking for fresh and dynamic STEAM projects that will work in the classroom and at home. Students [...]

Picture Books ARNDT, Michael. One Yellow Sun. Andrews McMeel. p. 64. ARONSON, Katelyn. Clovis Keeps His Cool, illus. by Eve Farb. Page Street, p. 70. BAEK, Heena. Magic Candies. Amazon [...]

Our vision of what we call science has broadened. The practices we use to explore the natural world and to create new products now include mathematics and engineering. We also [...]

The breakdown of this year's list reflects the realities of the publishing world--YA continues to dominate in terms of output and sheer heft, but there was a noticeable uptick in [...]

Dealing with Drugs Series: KNIGHT, Erin. Steroid (978-0-7787-5511 -1); WILKINS, Jessica. Street Pharma (978-0-7787-5512-8); ADAMS, Troon Harrison. Marijuana (978-0-7787-5509-8); FIELD, Jon Ebcn. Inhalants and Solvents (978-0-7787-5508-1) Crabtrec Publishing, 2012. 48p. [...]

G Good, even great at times, generally useful! Crabtree Connections Series - Level I: LEVETE, Sarah. Rain Forest (978-0-7787-7843-1); Save the Oceans (978-0-7787-7857-8); Jungle Crash! 978-0-7787-7849-3); CLAYBOURNE, Anna. Knight Survival [...]

Amazing Animal Hunters Series: MORGAN, Sally. Eagles (978-1-926722-49-8); GREEN, Jen. Bears (978-1-926722-48-1); Wolves (978-1-926722-54-2); Sharks (978-1-926722-50-4) Saunders Book Company, 2011. 32p. Illus. Gr. 3 - 6. Pbk. $10.95 ea. [Good, [...]

BECKER, Helaine The Hilarious History of Hockey Scholastic Canada, 2010. 148p. Illus. Gr. 5-8. 978-1-4431-0039-7. Pbk. $7.99 [Good, even great at times, generally useful!] This detailed history will appeal to [...]

[Good, even great at times generally useful!] BRIGNALL, Richard Big League Dreams; Baseball Hall of fame's first African-Canadian, Fergie Jenkins (Recordbooks Series) James Lorimer & Co., 2010. 151 p. Illus. [...]

[Good, even great at times, generally useful!] CRUMP, Jennifer Canada Under Attack (Canadians At War) Dundurn Press, 2010. 203p. Illus. Gr. 6-12. 978-1-55488-731-6. Pbk. $19.99 Canada Under Attack offers readers [...]

Hands clap, beat a rhythm on a drum, glide across piano keys, or strum a guitar. The urge to create music is universal. The desire to move one's feet to [...]

Summer's on the way, and that means the only books you have to read are ones you choose for yourself! So, after you pack up your classroom, grab a glass [...]

Every century or so, a scientist comes along and opens a can of worms. Copernicus is a prime example, but we've all pretty much come to terms with his radical [...]

OF THE MORE THAN 5000 BOOKS REVIEWED IN SLFs PAGES IN 2008, the 67 books listed below stood out as having distinctive voices, singular vision, and/or innovative approaches. They include [...]

BOOKS PUBLISHED in 2015 Science teachers and mentors continue to be challenged to meet the high expectations of A Framework for K-12 Science Education and the Next Generation Science Standards. [...]

Science teachers and mentors continue to be challenged to meet the high expectations of A Framework for K-12 Science Education and the Next Generation Science Standards. Indeed the Framework urges [...]

A [Average, all right, has its applications] ANDERSON, Judy Gunner: Hurricane Horse Illustrations by David Parkins. Tundra Books. 2010. 95p. Illus. Gr. 4 up. 978-0-88776-905-4. Pbk. $8.99 When a colt [...]

Byline: Compiled by Nina C. Ayoub AMERICAN STUDIES Bike Battles: A History of Sharing the American Road by James Longhurst (University of Washington Press; 306 pages; $34.95). Traces changing views [...]

Byline: Compiled by Nina C. Ayoub AMERICAN STUDIES Jewish Mad Men: Advertising and the Design of the American Jewish Experience by Kerri P. Steinberg (Rutgers University Press; 219 pages; $90 [...]

SLJ EDITORS PRESENT select, web-only evaluations of books for children and teens. See below a list of the titles covered this month, and go to slj.com/ tag/slj-xpress-reviews for the full-length [...]

The following list has been compiled from information provided by the publishers. Prices and number of pages are sometimes approximate. Some publishers offer discounts to scholars and to people who [...]

The following list has been compiled from information provided by the publishers. Prices and number of pages are sometimes approximate. Some publishers offer discounts to scholars and to people who [...]

Byline: Compiled by Nina C. Ayoub AMERICAN STUDIES Radical Sensations: World Movements, Violence, and Visual Culture by Shelley Streeby (Duke University Press; 238 pages; $94.95 hardcover, $25.95 paperback). Explores the [...]

Byline: Compiled by Nina C. Ayoub AFRICAN-AMERICAN STUDIES Been Coming Through Some Hard Times: Race, History, and Memory in Western Kentucky by Jack Glazier (University of Tennessee Press; 304 pages; [...]

Byline: Compiled by Nina C. Ayoub AMERICAN STUDIES Picturing Model Citizens: Civility in Asian American Visual Culture by Thy Phu (Temple University Press; 209 pages; $86.50 hardcover, $28.95 paperback). Explores [...]