Author: Don Brown
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 0547349750
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
Don Brown introduces us to yet another little-known heroine. On June 9, 1909, twenty-two-year-old Alice Ramsey hitched up her skirts and climbed behind the wheel of a Maxwell touring car. Fifty-nine days later she rolled into San Francisco, becoming the first woman to drive across America. What happened in between is quite a tale! Through words and pictures, the author shares this story of a brave and tenacious young woman who followed her vision to conquer the open road - even when the road was nothing more than a wagon trail. Alice Ramsey's adventure offers a unique perspective on turn-of-the-century America and pays tribute to the pioneering spirit that helped create it.
Alice Ramsey's Grand Adventure
Author: Don Brown
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 0547349750
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
Don Brown introduces us to yet another little-known heroine. On June 9, 1909, twenty-two-year-old Alice Ramsey hitched up her skirts and climbed behind the wheel of a Maxwell touring car. Fifty-nine days later she rolled into San Francisco, becoming the first woman to drive across America. What happened in between is quite a tale! Through words and pictures, the author shares this story of a brave and tenacious young woman who followed her vision to conquer the open road - even when the road was nothing more than a wagon trail. Alice Ramsey's adventure offers a unique perspective on turn-of-the-century America and pays tribute to the pioneering spirit that helped create it.
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 0547349750
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
Don Brown introduces us to yet another little-known heroine. On June 9, 1909, twenty-two-year-old Alice Ramsey hitched up her skirts and climbed behind the wheel of a Maxwell touring car. Fifty-nine days later she rolled into San Francisco, becoming the first woman to drive across America. What happened in between is quite a tale! Through words and pictures, the author shares this story of a brave and tenacious young woman who followed her vision to conquer the open road - even when the road was nothing more than a wagon trail. Alice Ramsey's adventure offers a unique perspective on turn-of-the-century America and pays tribute to the pioneering spirit that helped create it.
A Picture Book Primer
Author: Denise I. Matulka
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN: 0313363560
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 326
Book Description
Everything you want to know about picture books can be found in this simple and straightforward guide. After defining the picture book and describing its history and technological evolution, the author helps you better understand and appreciate picture books by describing how they're made-their anatomy, types of illustration, layouts, design elements, and typography-various types of picture books (genres, formats, styles), how picture books work (the art of the story), and how they relate to child development and literacy. Picture book reviews, building a collection, using picture books with various age groups, and issues such as multicultural literature, classics, and controversial titles are some of the other topics covered.
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN: 0313363560
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 326
Book Description
Everything you want to know about picture books can be found in this simple and straightforward guide. After defining the picture book and describing its history and technological evolution, the author helps you better understand and appreciate picture books by describing how they're made-their anatomy, types of illustration, layouts, design elements, and typography-various types of picture books (genres, formats, styles), how picture books work (the art of the story), and how they relate to child development and literacy. Picture book reviews, building a collection, using picture books with various age groups, and issues such as multicultural literature, classics, and controversial titles are some of the other topics covered.
Reading Comprehension Graphic Organizers, Gr. 4-6, eBook
Author: Margaret Allen
Publisher: Creative Teaching Press
ISBN: 1591988527
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 97
Book Description
"Includes over 20 graphics organizers. Lessons include a variety of reading genres: fantasy, realistic fiction, historical fiction, nonfiction, biography, folktales."--Cover.
Publisher: Creative Teaching Press
ISBN: 1591988527
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 97
Book Description
"Includes over 20 graphics organizers. Lessons include a variety of reading genres: fantasy, realistic fiction, historical fiction, nonfiction, biography, folktales."--Cover.
The American Hero in Children's Literature
Author: Carol M. Butzow
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN: 0313094497
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 150
Book Description
By means of 30 children's picture books—with stories set in times ranging from the early settlement of American until today—this book explores the characteristics of American heroes and the ways in which they have influenced our history, our way of life, and the principles upon which our culture has developed.
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN: 0313094497
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 150
Book Description
By means of 30 children's picture books—with stories set in times ranging from the early settlement of American until today—this book explores the characteristics of American heroes and the ways in which they have influenced our history, our way of life, and the principles upon which our culture has developed.
The Read-aloud Handbook
Author: Jim Trelease
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 9780143037392
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 372
Book Description
Explains the importance of reading aloud to children, offers guidance on how to set up a read-aloud atmosphere in the home or classroom, and recommends titles to select.
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 9780143037392
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 372
Book Description
Explains the importance of reading aloud to children, offers guidance on how to set up a read-aloud atmosphere in the home or classroom, and recommends titles to select.
The Continuum Encyclopedia of Children's Literature
Author: Bernice E. Cullinan
Publisher: A&C Black
ISBN: 9780826417787
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 930
Book Description
Provides articles covering children's literature from around the world as well as biographical and critical reviews of authors including Avi, C.S. Lewis, J.K. Rowling, and Anno Mitsumasa.
Publisher: A&C Black
ISBN: 9780826417787
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 930
Book Description
Provides articles covering children's literature from around the world as well as biographical and critical reviews of authors including Avi, C.S. Lewis, J.K. Rowling, and Anno Mitsumasa.
Great Books for Girls
Author: Kathleen Odean
Publisher: Random House Digital, Inc.
ISBN: 0345450213
Category : Children's stories, American
Languages : en
Pages : 434
Book Description
Evaluates fiction and nonfiction books featuring girls and women in positive roles, ranking each entry by reading level.
Publisher: Random House Digital, Inc.
ISBN: 0345450213
Category : Children's stories, American
Languages : en
Pages : 434
Book Description
Evaluates fiction and nonfiction books featuring girls and women in positive roles, ranking each entry by reading level.
Alice's Drive
Author: Alice Ramsey
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 276
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 276
Book Description
Instructor
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Activity programs in education
Languages : en
Pages : 392
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Activity programs in education
Languages : en
Pages : 392
Book Description
Gotcha!
Author: Kathleen A. Baxter
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN: 0313077746
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 204
Book Description
Thousands of children's books are published each year-some are outstanding, while others are not. This book makes it easier for you to find the best in children's nonfiction books, and it offers concrete, classroom-tested ideas for presenting them to students in irresistible ways. Booktalks for more than 350 nonfiction titles (appropriate for elementary and middle school students) are organized according to topics popular with young readers-Great Disasters, Unsolved Mysteries, Fascinating People, Science, and Fun Experiments to Do. In addition, there are tips on booktalking, an outline for a booktalk program, and a bibliography that can be used for collection development. Appropriate grade levels for each book are cited. Library Media Specialists will find this guide essential. The thematic approach helps teachers search for titles that correlate to curriculum areas or specific units of study. Parents can use the book with their children as a reading selection tool. Anyone who works with young children will find this book an invaluable resource.
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN: 0313077746
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 204
Book Description
Thousands of children's books are published each year-some are outstanding, while others are not. This book makes it easier for you to find the best in children's nonfiction books, and it offers concrete, classroom-tested ideas for presenting them to students in irresistible ways. Booktalks for more than 350 nonfiction titles (appropriate for elementary and middle school students) are organized according to topics popular with young readers-Great Disasters, Unsolved Mysteries, Fascinating People, Science, and Fun Experiments to Do. In addition, there are tips on booktalking, an outline for a booktalk program, and a bibliography that can be used for collection development. Appropriate grade levels for each book are cited. Library Media Specialists will find this guide essential. The thematic approach helps teachers search for titles that correlate to curriculum areas or specific units of study. Parents can use the book with their children as a reading selection tool. Anyone who works with young children will find this book an invaluable resource.