This unique and diverse selection of traditional folktales from the countries of the Arabian peninsula appeals to a broad audience, ranging from storytellers and educators to folklorists and scholars.
A must-read for elementary school librarians interested in starting a makerspace at their school, but who are concerned about the cost and are looking for curriculum links for getting started.• Featur
Kalen, a fan of manga and anime who recently graduated from the master of library and information science program at the U. of Western Ontario, Canada, provides a guide to Japanese manga and anime, Ko
With this CD-ROM, you can now visually reinforce Guided Inquiry Design concepts and engage learners with 29 images ready for printing, posting, and learning.
From the descendants of the Huns and the mighty warrior, Chinggis Khan (or, as he is known to Westerners, Genghis Khan), and the land of the steppes and the Gobi Desert, come tales of passion, strife
Details the purpose and need for a library technology plan, technology challenges facing libraries, emerging technologies, and the current technology environment for libraries.
A leader in cooperative collection development for the school library presents a framework for developing school library collections in today's era of "access vs. ownership" and cooperative resource s
This book provides a comprehensive look at issues that shape the nature of Human Resources in academic libraries. Libraries in varying academic environments have undergone tremendous change during the
This work provides all the information the network novice needs to plan, fund, create, and maintain a local area network in the school library media center.
Geography teachers and school library media specialists will find this resource indispensable for providing classroom lessons and activities in critical thinking for geography students in grades 7-12.
Presenting web sites from around the world covering much of the world's literature, this book provides creative and interesting thinking activities to enhance student understanding of literature and
This work presents a thorough examination of librarianship and the social and economic contexts in which the profession and its institutions operate. As a basis of analysis, Buschman employs critical
In this lively and practical guide, notable teen experts and practitioners explain why service to teens in this age range is so important, and how you can enhance your collection and services to acco
Finding well-written and engaging material for teens with substandard reading ability can be a challenge. This handbook is designed to help, describing more than 500 of the best new titles for relucta
This volume offers students and book club members a handy and insight-filled guide to Morrison's works and their relation to current events and popular culture.
This exploration of author Laurell K. Hamilton's work examines the many novels of her series and shows how her writing has been a major influence on contemporary visions of the vampire.
Following up on her critically acclaimed "Reading MatterS," Catherine Ross takes a new look at pleasure reading through some 60 alphabetically arranged essays, based on themes from A to Z. In short pi
Offering a fresh perspective on women's fiction for a broad reading audience—fans as well as librarians—this book defines and maps the genre, and describes hundreds of relevant titles.
Can something as simple as a handkerchief, rubber band, paper plate, or piece of rope be used to captivate children during a storytelling? An expansion of the original, best-selling "Handmade TaleS" b
