Wednesday, August 20, 2008

Gotcha Good!: Nonfiction Books to Get Kids Excited About Reading

Gotcha Good!: Nonfiction Books to Get Kids Excited About Reading by Kathleen A. Baxter, Marcia Agness Kochel
This fifth Gotcha! book, aimed at public and school librarians, as well as elementary and middle school teachers, discusses well-reviewed and kid-tested nonfiction titles for third through eighth grade readers published in 2005-2007 with a few extra oldies but goodies added in. Chapters are built around the high-interest topics kids love as the authors provide irresistible book descriptions to guide librarians and teachers to nonfiction books kids will want to read. Features include numerous booklists that can be copied and saved (similar to the bookmarks in the authors' Gotcha for Guys!), as well as profiles and interviews of some innovative nonfiction authors such as Sally Walker, Shelley Tanaka, Donna Jackson, James Deem, Seymour Simon, and others. Learn more about Kathleen and her high-energy booktalks that get people revved up about books!

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