Book Links October 2009 Issue.
FEATURE.
First published October 2009 (Book Links).
In the latest issue of Book Links, we turn our attention to social studies, with features on historical picture-book biographies, books about peace, picture books and novels about persecution and intolerance, and a selection of books that encourage altruism. Authenticated Booklist Online subscribers can access all of the articles listed below, while the articles “Family Literacy” and “Helping Others” are available to anyone visiting the site. —Ed.
Volume 19, Number 1
FEATURES
Quick Tips
Family Literacy
by Terrence E. Young Jr.
Preschool through elementary school
Books and Authors
Children in War
by Andrea Warren
Upper elementary school through middle school
Talking with Jonah Winter
by Sonja Cole
Elementary school through middle school
Compassion through Friendship: Two Bobbies by Kirby Larson and Mary Nethery
by Barbara A. Ward and Terrell A. Young
Elementary school
Classroom Connections
Saving the Earth—One Book at a Time
by Angela Leeper
Elementary school through high school
Why War Is Never a Good Idea: Books about Peace and Peace Activists
by Monika Schröder
Elementary school through middle school
New Spins on Old Heroes: Engaging Today’s Readers with Historical Figures
by Lizabeth L. Deskins and Christina H. Dorr
Elementary school through middle school
Helping Others: One Child Can Make a Difference
by Lolly Gepson
Elementary school through middle school
Persecution and Intolerance in Fiction
by Carol J. Fuhler
Elementary school through middle school
Columns
Reid-Aloud Alert: Journey through America’s Past, Part 2
by Rob Reid
Everyday Poetry: Poetry-Writing Characters in Fiction
by Sylvia M. Vardell
Fiesta
by Laura Purdie Salas
Dean’s List: Another Great Year of Reading
by Dean Schneider
Weighing In: Sidetracked by Books
by Pat Scales
DEPARTMENTS
From the Editor: Hey, Booklist, Here We Are!
Comprehensive Bibliography
Index to Advertisers
COMING UP IN JANUARY
Lasting Connections of 2009
Walter Dean Myers
Margarita Engle
COVER STORY
Cover illustration © 2009 by Steven Salerno from Stampede! Poems to Celebrate the Wild Side of School by Laura Purdie Salas, published by Clarion Books, an imprint of Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
OBTAINING BACK ISSUES
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MISSION STATEMENT
A quarterly supplement of Booklist magazine, Book Links is designed for teachers, librarians, library media specialists, booksellers, parents, and other adults interested in connecting children with books. In response to the use of children’s trade books in the classroom, the curriculum role of the school library media center, the increased programming in public libraries, and the heavy reliance of child-care centers on children’s literature, Book Links publishes bibliographies, essays linking books on a similar theme, retrospective reviews, and other features targeted at those educating young people.