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Leaving Glorytown

Author : Eduardo F. Calcines
Publisher : Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)
ISBN 13 : 1429948310
Total Pages : 239 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (299 download)

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Download or read book Leaving Glorytown written by Eduardo F. Calcines and published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR). This book was released on 2009-03-31 with total page 239 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this absorbing memoir, by turns humorous and heartbreaking, Eduardo Calcines recounts his boyhood and chronicles the conditions that led him to wish above all else to leave behind his beloved extended family and his home for a chance at a better future. Eduardo F. Calcines was a child of Fidel Castro's Cuba; he was just three years old when Castro came to power in January 1959. After that, everything changed for his family and his country. When he was ten, his family applied for an exit visa to emigrate to America and he was ridiculed by his schoolmates and even his teachers for being a traitor to his country. But even worse, his father was sent to an agricultural reform camp to do hard labor as punishment for daring to want to leave Cuba. During the years to come, as he grew up in Glorytown, a neighborhood in the city of Cienfuegos, Eduardo hoped with all his might that their exit visa would be granted before he turned fifteen, the age at which he would be drafted into the army.

Value-Packed Booktalks

Author : Lucy Schall
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 : 1598847368
Total Pages : 282 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (988 download)

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Download or read book Value-Packed Booktalks written by Lucy Schall and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2011-04-07 with total page 282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this guide, 100 recommended books and booktalks offer the perfect way to start value discussions with teens and teen/adult book groups. With its focus on current, popular titles, Value-Packed Booktalks: Genre Talks and More for Teen Readers is a flexible tool for all educators—from Young Adult (YA) librarians and readers' advisors at public libraries to school librarians and teachers. Booktalks are provided for young adult literature published between 2006 and 2010, organized by values addressed in specific genres. Examples of discussions show how these booktalks can help teens define what is personally important to them and why. Unique in that it ties current popular genres to values (courage with adventure titles, problem-solving with mystery/suspense), the book focuses on 100 recently published YA fiction and nonfiction titles, offering summaries, lists of themes, values statements, booktalks, and curriculum connections. It also cites passages appropriate for read-aloud booktalks, designates a general grade-range (middle, junior, or senior high school), notes gender appeal for the titles (male, female, or cross gender), and lists similar or related works, some published before 2006.

Reading Globally, K8

Author : Barbara A. Lehman
Publisher : Corwin Press
ISBN 13 : 1412973929
Total Pages : 169 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (129 download)

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Download or read book Reading Globally, K8 written by Barbara A. Lehman and published by Corwin Press. This book was released on 2010-09-20 with total page 169 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Reading Globally, K-8, the authors make the case for why it is necessary to be globally literate and multiculturally aware in today's shrinking world, and they provide the tools teachers need to incorporate appropriate reading selections into primary and secondary school classrooms. By using books from or about other countries, teachers empower students to view the world in a more positive manner, enriching and broadening their students' lives, and ultimately preparing them for life in a global economy and culture. This reader-friendly resource guides teachers and reading programme coordinators in selecting quality books for their classrooms, incorporating global literature into different content areas, and facilitating the discussions that follow. Practical guidance is provided on how to: - Integrate the reading of global texts across the curriculum, with specific application to language arts, social studies, science, maths, and the arts - Locate and evaluate the authenticity and literary merit of potential books, avoiding those that depict stereotypes - Get started!-with an annotated list of children's books, samples of student work, and classroom vignettes from teachers.

Caribbean Children's Literature, Volume 2

Author : Betsy Nies
Publisher : Univ. Press of Mississippi
ISBN 13 : 1496844602
Total Pages : 307 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (968 download)

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Download or read book Caribbean Children's Literature, Volume 2 written by Betsy Nies and published by Univ. Press of Mississippi. This book was released on 2023-05-18 with total page 307 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Contributions by Jarrel De Matas, Summer Edward, Teófilo Espada-Brignoni, Pauline Franchini, Melissa García Vega, Dannabang Kuwabong, Amanda Eaton McMenamin, Betsy Nies, and Michael Reyes Caribbean Children's Literature, Volume 2: Critical Approaches offers analyses of the works of writers of the Anglophone Caribbean and its diaspora—or, except for one chapter on Francophone Caribbean children’s literature, those who write in English. The volume addresses the four language regions, early children’s literature of conquest—in particular, the US colonization of Puerto Rico—and the fine line between children’s and adult literature. It explores multiple young adult genres, probing the nuances and difficulties of historical fiction and the anticolonial impulses of contemporary speculative fiction. Additionally, the volume offers an overview of the literature of disaster and recovery, significant for readers living in a region besieged by earthquakes, hurricanes, and flooding. In this anthology and its companion anthology, international and regional scholars provide coverage of both areas, offering in-depth explorations of picture books, middle-grade, and young adult stories. The volumes examine the literary histories of both children’s and young adult literature according to language region, its use (or lack thereof) in schools, and its place in the field of publishing. Taken together, the essays expand our understanding of Caribbean literature for young people.

Teen Talkback with Interactive Booktalks!

Author : Lucy Schall
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 : 161069290X
Total Pages : 326 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (16 download)

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Download or read book Teen Talkback with Interactive Booktalks! written by Lucy Schall and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2013-05-01 with total page 326 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Covering the genres popular with today's teensfiction and nonfiction, including poetry and graphic novelsthis resource provides 110 great book choices for young adult reading, interactive booktalks, and individual writing activities. All educators and library professionals need practical resources with easily accessible information and activities that can be immediately applied. Teen Talkback with Interactive Booktalks! is such a resource, supplying ready-to-use, interactive booktalks and curriculum connections for more than 100 recently published young adult books. This unique book is an invaluable tool for motivating teens to read. It shows how to make booktalks interactive and get teens participating in the presentation, rather than passively listening. Book selections include titles published from 2008 to 2012 organized in seven categories: Issues, Contemporary, Adventure/Survival, Mystery/Suspense, Fantasy, Heritage, and Multiple Cultures. Complete bibliographical information for each selection is included along with a literary classification as well as an age/grade level and gender designation. The read-alouds passages include talkback questions to facilitate discussion, and related works are supplied as suggestions for additional reading choices.

Windows on the World

Author : Rosanne Blass
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 : 1591588316
Total Pages : 228 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (915 download)

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Download or read book Windows on the World written by Rosanne Blass and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2009-12-14 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This resource book for librarians and teachers of elementary and middle grade readers introduces over 400 titles of books (fiction, nonfiction, and poetry) written and illustrated by international authors and illustrators. Windows on the World: International Books for Elementary and Middle Grade Readers helps librarians and teachers open the eyes of elementary and middle grade readers to what life is like for children like themselves around the globe. In this extraordinary resource, you will find introductions to over 400 fiction, nonfiction, and poetry titles for age levels 4-8 and 8-12, written and illustrated by international authors and illustrators, and matched with related curriculum activities correlated with national curriculum standards. Windows on the World consists of over 100 lead books and over 350 related books published in the last ten years, organized by countries and cultures. It includes work from non-American authors working in the United States and abroad, as well as reissues of classics, and a few American titles noted for their authentic representations of other cultures. Each entry includes bibliographic data, information about the author and illustrator, identification of genre, recommended age level, a synopsis, suggested curriculum responses correlated with national curriculum standards, and related books.

School Library Journal

Author :
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 538 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 ( download)

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Download or read book School Library Journal written by and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 538 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Exploring Childhood and Youth

Author : Victoria Cooper
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 100016621X
Total Pages : 425 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (1 download)

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Download or read book Exploring Childhood and Youth written by Victoria Cooper and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2020-08-02 with total page 425 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This exciting new book illustrates and analyses the complexities of children's and young people’s everyday lived experiences throughout childhood. Taking an interdisciplinary approach, it provides theoretical frameworks and case studies to critically examine assumptions in the field and explore emerging perspectives. Considering different stages throughout childhood and youth, chapters cover key topics such as eating practices, gender, play, digital media and the environment. Drawing upon insights from cultural studies, sociology, social anthropology, psychology, health and education, this book focuses on four key areas: Bodies and minds Space, place and belonging Inequalities and inclusion Childhood in the past, present and future Essential reading for students on childhood and youth and education courses, Exploring Childhood and Youth is an important resource for practitioners working with children and young people, and for parents, communities and legislators who have influence over children’s and young people’s lives.

Talking Book Topics

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Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 620 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Talking Book Topics written by and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 620 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

For Younger Readers; Braille and Talking Books

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Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 308 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (243 download)

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Download or read book For Younger Readers; Braille and Talking Books written by and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

For Younger Readers

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Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1018 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (891 download)

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Download or read book For Younger Readers written by and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 1018 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Publishers Weekly

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Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 648 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (318 download)

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Download or read book The Publishers Weekly written by and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 648 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Judge

Author : Hank Edwards
Publisher : HarperPrism
ISBN 13 : 9780061001642
Total Pages : 212 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (16 download)

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Download or read book Judge written by Hank Edwards and published by HarperPrism. This book was released on 1991 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Summoned to Glorytown--a crime-ridden mining village--by a former lover, Federal Judge Clay Thorn must think about tending to the town before he can tend to his wounded heart

Darkroom

Author : Lila Quintero Weaver
Publisher : University of Alabama Press
ISBN 13 : 0817357149
Total Pages : 265 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (173 download)

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Download or read book Darkroom written by Lila Quintero Weaver and published by University of Alabama Press. This book was released on 2012-03 with total page 265 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The author tells her story of being a Latina in the Jim Crow South.

Enchanted Air

Author : Margarita Engle
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1481435221
Total Pages : 208 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (814 download)

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Download or read book Enchanted Air written by Margarita Engle and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2015-08-04 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Margarita is a girl from two worlds. Her heart lies in Cuba, her mother s tropical island country, a place so lush with vibrant life that it seems like a fairy tale kingdom. But most of the time she lives in Los Angeles, lonely in the noisy city and dreaming of the summers when she can take a plane through the enchanted air to her beloved island. Words and images are her constant companions, friendly and comforting when the children at school are not.

I've Got a Home in Glory Land

Author : Karolyn Smardz Frost
Publisher : Macmillan
ISBN 13 : 9780374531256
Total Pages : 492 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (312 download)

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Download or read book I've Got a Home in Glory Land written by Karolyn Smardz Frost and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2008-06-24 with total page 492 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Blackburns' improbable journey from bondage to freedom pulsates with the breath-catching urgency of a thriller, yet this remarkable story is true . . . An invaluable testament to resistance, resilience, and a once-denied but unalienable right to life and liberty.--Rene Graham, "The Boston Globe."

Relentless

Author : Helen Fleming Johnson
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (941 download)

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Download or read book Relentless written by Helen Fleming Johnson and published by . This book was released on 2024-05-30 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Deep South. North Carolina. 1861. Lies, hate, biases, cruelty, deception, fraud, frustrations, and murders abound as a slave family struggles to escape to freedom and a Jewish Lawyer and unhappily married white southern belle navigate a 200-member plantation. Old Grand Papa Pete, determined to be free, helps his grandsons come of age as he prepares them to survive and escape bondage. Unexpected news interrupts his plan to escape from the Round Pond plantation. Suddenly, his life and the well-being of his family depend on his wits and ability to manipulate whites around him as it becomes intertwined with the problems of the southern belle, Eva, whom he despises.