DOCUMENT RESUME ED 437 668 CS 216 992 AUTHOR Pierce, Kathryn Mitchell, Ed. TITLE Adventuring with Books: A Booklist for Pre-K--Grade 6. 12th Edition. NCTE Bibliography Series. INSTITUTION National Council of Teachers of English, Urbana, IL. ISBN ISBN-0-8141-0077-5 ISSN ISSN-1051-4740 PUB DATE 2000-00-00 NOTE 631p.; Forward by Jane Yolen. For previous edition, see ED 406 672. AVAILABLE FROM National Council of Teachers of English, 1111 W. Kenyon Road, Urbana, IL 61801-1096 (Stock No. 00775-3050: $26.95 members, $32.95 nonmembers). Tel:800-369-6283 (Toll Free); Web site: http://www.ncte.org. PUB TYPE Books (010) Reference Materials Bibliographies (131) EDRS PRICE MF03/PC26 Plus Postage. DESCRIPTORS *Adolescent Literature; Annotated Bibliographies; *Childrens Literature; Elementary Education; Fiction; Nonfiction; Picture Books; Poetry; Preschool Education; Reading Interests; *Reading Material. Selection; *Recreational Reading IDENTIFIERS Historical Fiction ABSTRACT Books that expand children's horizons and stimulate their imaginations are the focus of this 12th edition, an annotated bibliography of selected children's books published between 1996 and 1998. The 20 chapters in the book contain traditional and nontraditional categories of literature: Stories of the Universe: From Questions and Observations to Discoveries and Inventions; Our Changing World; Exploring Our Past; Families; Struggle and Survival; School Life; Literacy; Picture Books; Mathematics; Poetry; Fine Arts; Sports, Games, and Hobbies; The Craft of Language: Passages, Profiles, and Puzzles; Fantasy Literature: Making the Impossible Possible; African and African American Voices and Experiences; Asian, Asian American, and Hawaii Pacific Voices and Experiences; Hispanic/Latino, Hispanic American, and Latino American Voices and Experiences; Native American Voices and Experiences; Gender Issues: Spunky, Clever, Caring, and Endearing Girls and Boys in Children's Literature; and Supporting Critical Conversations in Classrooms. New to this edition are extensive reviews of selected books, giving additional information on children's comments and reactions, ways the books have been used in the classroom, and other ideas about sharing the books with children. Introductions to each chapter (by the teachers, librarians, university faculty, school-age and university students, and parents who collaborated in choosing the books) share their processes, the issues they dealt with, and the decisions they made about the books in their section. Books are indexed by author, illustrator, subject, and title.(RS) Reproductions supplied by EDRS are the best that can be made from the original document. vonturinawith Boo(8 booKia for Pre-K-Grace6 12th Edition X a PERMISSION TO REPRODUCE AND DISSEMINATE THIS MATERIAL HAS BEEN GRANTED BY 04 \`ij. 5`45` TO THETHE EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES OF EDUCATION INFORMATION CENTER (ERIC) U S DEPARTMENTResearch and Improvement Office of Educational RESOURCES INFORMATION EDUCATIONAL CENTER (ERIC) been reproduced as This document hasperson or organization received from the originating it have been made to Minor changes quality improve reproduction opinions stated inthis Points of view or document do notnecessarily tepresent official OERI positionor policy Kathryn Mitchell Pierce, Editor; withCathy Beck, Dick Koblitz, Shari Nelson-Faulkner, Anne.O'Connor,Susan Wolf, and the. Committee to Revise the. ElementarySchool Booklist Foreword by Jane Yolen BEST COPYAVAILABLE Adventuring with Books NCTE Editorial Board: Jacqueline Bryant, Kermit Campbell, Gail Wood, Xin Liu Gale, Sarah Hudelson, Jackie Swensson, Gerald R. Oglan, Helen Poole, Karen Smith, Chair, ex officio, Peter Feely, ex officio Committee to Revise the Elementary School Book list 1996-1999 Kathryn Mitchell Pierce, Chair, Multiage Primary Teacher, Glenridge Elementary School Cathy Beck, Eighth-Grade English Teacher, Wydown Middle School Dick Koblitz, Multiage Intermediate Teacher, Captain Elementary School Anne O'Connor, Multiage Primary Teacher, Glenridge Elementary School Susan Wolf, Fifth-Grade Teacher, Glenridge Elementary School 1998-1999 Jan Keenoy, Fifth-Grade Teacher, Glenridge Elementary School Shari Nelson-Faulkner, Clayton Family Center Parent Joan VonDras, Fifth-Grade Teacher, Glenridge Elementary School 1996-1997 Susie Bargiel, Multiage Intermediate Teacher, Captain Elementary School All of the School District of Clayton in Clayton, Missouri A complete list of all contributors to this publication may be found on pages 599-604. Bibliography Series Adventuring with Books A Book list for Pre-K-Grade 6 12th Edition Kathryn Mitchell Pierce, Editor, with Cathy Beck, Dick Koblitz, Shari Nelson-Faulkner, Anne O'Connor, Susan Wolf, and the Committee to Revise the Elementary School Book list With a Foreword by Jane Yolen National Council of Teachers of English 1111 W. Kenyon Road, Urbana, Illinois 61801-1096 Prepress Services: Precision Graphics Production Editor: Kurt Austin Interior Design: Doug Burnett Cover Design: Tom Jaczak and Joe llen Bryant Series Cover Design: R. Maul The cover illustration by Christopher Myers is from the cover of Harlem by Walter Dean Myers, illustrated by Christopher Myers. New York: Scholastic, 1997. Used with permission. NCTE Stock Number: 00775-3050 Foreword © 1999 by Jane Yolen, with permission of the author and the author's agents, Curtis Brown Ltd. All other text © 2000 by the National Council of Teachers of English. All rights reserved. Printed in the United States of America. It is the policy of NCTE in its journals and other publications to provide a forum for the open discussion of ideas concerning the content and the teaching of English and the language arts. Publicity accorded to any particular point of view does not imply endorsement by the Executive Committee, the Board of Directors, or the membership at large, except in announcements of policy, where such endorsement is clearly specified. ISSN 1051-4740 ISBN 0-8141-0077-5 Patricia Tefft Cousin April 19, 1951-July 1, 1999 Dr. Patricia Tefft Cousin touched our lives and gave us new ways to think about ourselves and others. She listened to us, told us stories, focused on our strengths and potential, and showed us how we could learn by working together. Pat taught us to make spaces for the voices of all children and to listen to their stories with care. She never stopped learning from her stu- dents or her friends. We celebrated learning and life with her in ways that changed us and gave us new appreciation for the power of teaching and caring. Her stories about children, and our stories about learning in her company, continue to create new possibilities for us and the children that are the center of our work. In her honor we hope Adventuring with Books will encourage oth- ers to listen carefully to children, to honor their stories, and to share with them the best stories we have to offer. We hope her life will inspire all of us to see collaboration as a way of learning with and for one another. 7 vii About the NCTE Bibliography Series The National Council of Teachers of English is proud to be part of a tradition that we want to share with you. In our bibliography series are four different booklists, each focused on a particular audience and each updated regularly. These are Adventuring with Books (pre-K through grade 6), Kaleidoscope (multicultural literature for grades K through 8), Your Reading (middle school /junior high), and Books for You (senior high). Together these volumes list thousands of recent chil- dren's and young-adult trade books. Although the works included cover a wide range of topics, they all have one thing in common: They're good books that students and teachers alike enjoy. How are these volumes put together? The process begins when an educator who knows literature and its importance in the lives of stu- dents and teachers is chosen by the NCTE Executive Committee to serve as booklist editor. That editor then works with teachers and librarians who review, select, and annotate hundreds of new trade books sent to them by publishers. It's a complicated process, one that can last three or four years. But because of their dedication and strong belief in the need to let others know about the good literature that's available, these pro- fessionals volunteer their time in a way that is commendable and serves as an inspiration to all of us. The members of the committee that com- piled this volume are listed in the front of the book, and a complete list of contributing reviewers is included on pages 599-604. We are truly grateful for their hard work. As educators know, no single book is right for every reader or every purpose, so inclusion in this booklist is not necessarily an endorsement from NCTE. It does indicate that the professionals who make up the booklist committee feel that the work in question is worthy of teachers' and students' attention, whether for its informative or aes- thetic qualities. Similarly exclusion from an NCTE booklist is not neces- sarily a judgment on the quality of a given book or publisher. Many factorsspace, time, availability of certain books, publisher participa- tionmay influence the final shape of the list. 8 viii About the NCTE Bibliography Series We hope that you'll find this booklist a useful resource in discov- ering new titles and authors, and we hope that you will want to collect other booklists in the series. Our mission is to help improve the teaching and learning of English and the language arts, and we hope you'll agree that the quality of our booklists