Hobbies Through Children's Books and Activities

by Nancy A. Jurenka

Overview

Help students develop their own special talents and interests while supporting student literacy, social development, and a lifelong interest in reading through connecting books to children's hobbies. Each of the book's 30 chapters focuses on a different hobby through an annotation of a picture book in which the targeted hobby has a key role. Jurenka further explores each hobby ranging from bird-watching to tap dancing through a starter activity, a language arts activity, a poem citation, a glossary of associated vocabulary, references to related societies and associations, and five annotations of nonfiction informational books. Not only will students enthusiastically read about their chosen hobbies, they will develop healthy lifelong passions for activities that positively affect their social and intellectual development.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781563087738
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date:	08/15/2001
Series:	Through Children's Literature
Pages:	170
Product dimensions:	8.50(w) x 11.00(h) x 0.41(d)
Age Range:	8 - 11 Years

About the Author

NANCY ALLEN JURENKA is Professor, Education Department, Central Washington University, Ellensburg, Washington.

Table of Contents

	Acknowledgments	vii
	Introduction	ix
1	Architecture	1
2	Birds	7
3	Cats	13
4	Dancing	17
5	Dogs	21
6	Drawing and Painting	27
7	Egg Decoration	31
8	Face Painting	35
9	Fishing	39
10	Horses	43
11	Insects	47
12	Jewelry Making	53
13	Kites	59
14	Mask Construction	65
15	Music	71
16	Pottery	75
17	Puppets	79
18	Puzzles and Games	83
19	Quilts	89
20	Rock Collecting	95
21	Scrapbook Construction	101
22	Show Biz	107
23	Stamp Collecting	111
24	Stars	115
25	Starting a Business	119
26	Storytelling	127
27	Teddy Bears	135
28	Toys	141
29	Trains	147
30	Weaving	153
	Activities Index	161
	Author/Title/Subject Index	163
	About the Author	169