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This comprehensive guide includes chapters on getting a group started; understanding the difference between the genres and subgenres; more than 50 book suggestions from literary classics to pop-culture favorites, along with information about the author, plot synopses, and discussion questions; and a final section on using a thematic approach to book discussions...

Gr 10 Up—Host David Suzuki explores the role chance played in dozens of key scientific discoveries—from pasteurization to the phonograph, and from the printing press to Viagra—in this quirky documentary...

Gr 9 Up—This authoritative set analyzes the evolution of the political terrain of the United States from the 1500s to 2009...

Gr 5 Up—Written in a light, somewhat jocular tone and sprinkled with amusing but eye-opening and conversation-starting quotes from 12-, 13-,and 14-year-olds, this book is sure to hold readers' attention...

PreS-Gr 1—Sure, he couldn't drive the bus, but will he have more success with a hot dog? The pigeon is back in this animated version of the book (Hyperion, 2004) by Mo Willems...

K-Gr 2—As boredom sets in over the long summer holiday, Jamela lies around, waiting for her favorite TV show, Afro-Idols, to come on, until her grandmother rousts her off the couch...

PreS-Gr 1—Gary is lonely because the other forest animals find a gorilla too intimidating to play with...

Gr 2—5—Today a basic knowledge of dinosaurs is common, but in the early 1800s scientists were just beginning to discover odd, oversized bones and draw conclusions, many of them erroneous...

Gr 5 Up—The standards of readability and vocabulary analysis, curricular relevancy, and integrated visual aids remain consistent in this revision of the 2009 resource...