Medieval Knight--Read Me a Book! Book

_Anderson presents clear, easy to follow, and detailed plans for teachers and librarians. This resource intended for use in upper elementary to middle school grades makes programming less stressful and time-consuming for all involved._--VOYA

VOYA

Reminding us that the correlation between reading and success is too significant to ignore andmore importantlythat children of all ages enjoy being read to, this sequel to FirefighterRead Me a Book! (Scarecrow, 1993) focuses on using guest readers in readaloud school programs. Anderson presents clear, easy to follow, and detailed plans for teachers and librarians, with arrangements for five career programs: ecologist, basketball player/coach, banker, journalist, and historian. Each program plan has suggestions and tips for finding the guest reader, scheduling time, selecting the readaloud book and alternate, activities to spark student interest, introduction and sample guest script, discussion topics, and demonstrations. A wide range of curricular ideas integrates the theme into all areas of instruction. Additional materials such as fiction with synopses, nonfiction, videos, songs, magazines, and poetry are listed with books rated by age level. Twentyfour additional program ideas are covered briefly with lessdetailed materials and program suggestions. The appendix supplies sample materialsnewspaper ad, letters to parents and/or potential guest readers, telephone script, confirmation letter, schedule, hints for reading aloud, and a press release. A thorough index makes locating information simple. This resource intended for use in upper elementary to middle school grades makes programming less stressful and timeconsuming for all involved. Index. Appendix. 1999, Scarecrow, Ages Adult, 256p, $27.50 pb. Reviewer: Cheryl Karp Ward