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Inquiry and Integration Across the Curriculum | Natural Selection and Adaptation

Inquiry and Integration Across the Curriculum | Natural Selection and Adaptation
Myra Zarnowski and Mary Ann Cappiello,  Dec 09, 2013
In a lesson designed for middle school students, the authors investigate questions about the evolution of life on Earth through the lens of contemporary standards.
'Text Messages': Recommendations from ReadWriteThink

'Text Messages': Recommendations from ReadWriteThink
Dodie Ownes,  Dec 03, 2013
Text Messages is a monthly podcast service that makes it easy to stay up to date with the latest titles and trends in young adult literature.
Somewhere between Childhood and Adulthood | A Conversation With Meg Rosoff

Somewhere between Childhood and Adulthood | A Conversation With Meg Rosoff
Jennifer M. Brown,  Nov 12, 2013
In a complete departure from her previous book, 'There Is No Dog,' Meg Rosoff creates a compelling mystery, and an ideal detective in 12-year-old Mila, the narrator of 'Picture Me Gone.'
Maps, Muybridge, and Martin Luther King, Jr. | Nonfiction Notes, November 2013

Maps, Muybridge, and Martin Luther King, Jr. | Nonfiction Notes, November 2013
Highlighted this month are must-have titles ranging in subject from animals and inventors to poetry and essays.
JA in YA: To Jane on the 200th Anniversary of 'Pride and Prejudice'

JA in YA: To Jane on the 200th Anniversary of 'Pride and Prejudice'
Shelley Diaz,  Nov 12, 2013
On the 200th Anniversary of 'Pride and Prejudice,' SLJ editor, Austen devotee, and children’s literature specialist Shelley Diaz has compiled a list of some of her favorite spin-offs–in several formats–for young adult readers.
Big, Bigger, Biggest | Dinosaur Delights

Big, Bigger, Biggest | Dinosaur Delights
Joy Fleishhacker,  Nov 12, 2013
A bevy of new nonfiction titles open a window onto the extraordinary animals that walked the earth eons ago.
Inquiry and Integration Across the Curriculum: Global Citizenry

Inquiry and Integration Across the Curriculum: Global Citizenry
Myra Zarnowski and Mary Ann Cappiello ,  Nov 09, 2013
When the new social studies and the Common Core standards are used together to plan curriculum, the result is a truly powerful, integrated approach to learning. Here's a lesson that shows the way.
A School and Public Librarian Find Common Ground on the Common Core

A School and Public Librarian Find Common Ground on the Common Core
Nina Lindsay and Olga Nesi in conversation, and moderated by Daryl Grabarek.,  Oct 22, 2013
In SLJ's recent “Common Core and the Public Librarian” one-hour live webcast, Olga Nesi, regional coordinator for the New York City Department of Education, Division of Library Services, and Nina Lindsay, the children’s services coordinator for Oakland (CA) Public Library, discussed the national initiative and, in particular, what it means for public librarians.
A Twice-Told Tale of Rebellion in China | Gene Luen Yang's 'Boxers & Saints'

A Twice-Told Tale of Rebellion in China | Gene Luen Yang's 'Boxers & Saints'
Jennifer M. Brown,  Oct 08, 2013
In 'Boxers' and 'Saints,' two new graphic novels from the Gene Luen Yang, the author examines the Boxer Rebellion from both sides of the conflict. In this interview, the author comments, "the more I learned, the more ambivalent I felt....I could sympathize with both sides."
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