The Kids' Book Club: Lively Reading and Activities for Grades 1-3

by Desiree Webber, Sandy Shropshire

Overview

Instill a love of books and reading in children even before they have entirely mastered reading skills. Everything you need to start a fun-packed weekly book club at your school or library is included; detailed instructions for planning and conducting the meetings, book summaries, lists of discussion questions, reproducible activity sheets, even snack suggestions. Sixteen ready-to-use book club sessions are right at your fingertips. It's never too early to get kids hooked on reading. This guide makes it easy-for you and the children. An invaluable resource for children's librarians, media specialists, teachers, day care providers, and parents.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781563088186
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date:	09/15/2001
Pages:	252
Product dimensions:	8.50(w) x 11.00(h) x 0.57(d)
Age Range:	6 - 8 Years

About the Author

DESIREE WEBBER is Library Director, Mustang Public Library in Mustang, Oklahoma.

SANDY SHROPSHIRE works in Children's Services, Moore Public Library, in Moore, Oklahoma.

SANDY SHROPSHIRE works in Children's Services, Moore Public Library, in Moore, Oklahoma.

Editorial Reviews

Designed for use by public and school librarians and teachers, this book provides information for planning and implementing successful book clubs. Publicity, obtaining multiple copies of books, and discussion guidelines are outlined. This type of programming is described as a process where children gather to discuss a book, and participate in related games and crafts. The joy of reading is the bottom line. Each of the 16 chapters suggests a theme and a specific title, introduces the author and/or illustrator, and is followed by discussion questions, games, crafts, suggested snacks, and other titles to share. Developing the ability to read and discuss books at this early age should prove invaluable as students progress into higher grades. This is an excellent programming idea for school/public library collaboration. Access is provided through an author/title index and a subject index. Copyright 2002 Cahners Business Information.

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