Nine-year-old Helen is confused by the disappearance of her Jewish friend during the German occupation of Paris.

Teaching activities and reproducible pages on basic elements that go into all good stories (character, setting, plot, conflict, climax, resolution, imagery, dialogue), readers understand how each of these elements develops and builds upon others as a story evolves.

Provides annotated entries for historical fiction titles, biographies, and multimedia items

How can teachers get great answers to open-ended comprehension questions from the students who need help the most?K-3, ELL, and struggling older students. Nancy Boyles supplies the solution. She begins with the foundations of a great answer'great objectives, books, instruction, and discussions'and adds valuable guidance on assessment. Her ready-to-go student scaffolds then break down the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) objectives into 40 specific, measurable, open-ended comprehension questions that can be correlated with the literacy objectives of any state. Each question includes: teaching tips; a bibliography of fiction/nonfiction picture books aligned with the question; a worksheet with the reading and writing strategy; and an answer frame scaffold for initial response practice. Included CD has scaffolds and an extensive master bibliography organized alphabetically that matches key fiction/nonfiction literature models with appropriate comprehension questions.

This collection of academic essays written by friends and colleagues of Professor Zev Garber, is a long-overdue tribute to an outstanding scholar, teacher, and mentor. Each contribution was written especially for this volume; none have been previously published. The various sections into which these essays are divided reflect the areas in which Professor Garber has devoted his own prodigious teaching and writing energies: the Holocaust, Jewish-Christian relations, philosophy and theology, history, biblical interpretation. Also included is a full bibliography of Professor Garber's own writings: books, articles both scholarly and popular, opinion pieces, and the like. The introduction by his good friend Steven Jacobs introduces Professor Garber to those who do not know him and reminds those who do of his important contributions to scholarship.

A discussion of character education and the history of character education introduces an annotated bibliography of picture books that show positive character traits. Each trait cites a number of book titles, summaries of the stories, how the trait is demonstrated, and other character traits shown in the story.

Series covers individuals ranging from established award winners to authors and illustrators who are just beginning their careers. Entries cover: personal life, career, writings and works in progress, adaptations, additional sources, and photographs.

Picture books are an integral part of every early childhood and primary educator's classroom, but their value extends far beyond the primary years. A reader is never too old to enjoy a good picture book.

Presents a guide to nearly 27,000 children's picture book titles grouped in over 1,200 subjects and indexed by author, title, and illustrator.

The 1st ed. includes an index to v. 28-36 of St. Nicholas.

Discusses over nine hundred picture books which can be useful to young adults in several areas, including math, social sciences, the arts, health, and history

Provides access to reviews of children's books and periodicals that are indexed by Book Review Index.

Moral qualities + good deeds + instruction = decent person. These are the ideas and the ideals that express the meaning of the term Jewish values. They are also the precepts embraced by most of the other world religions. This highly authoritative reference guide by Linda Silver - a specialist in Jewish children's literature - evaluates and analyzes nearly 1,000 carefully selected children's books that promote Jewish values.Each entry includes bibliographic information, age level recommendations, annotation, relevant value, and subject headings. School and public librarians, teachers, and parents concerned with character development will find this guide an essential resource.