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Boggs, George L.; Wilson, Nance S.; Ackland, Robert T.; Danna, Stephen; Grant, Kathy B. – Reading Teacher, 2016
Five teacher educators discuss children's literature addressing Earth's changing climate. They present tools for evaluating the quality of resources likely to help teachers and students stimulate conceptual and emotional development rather than anxiety or oversimplification. An annotated selection of current books along with a checklist to…
Descriptors: Climate, Childrens Literature, Teacher Educators, Emotional Development
Kohl, Herbert – Learning, 1984
Looking back in history may help teachers revitalize their teaching. Books written in the past offer effective strategies to be used in today's classrooms. Several of these books and their philosophy of education are explored. (DF)
Descriptors: Educational Change, Educational History, Elementary Secondary Education, Foundations of Education
Frey, Cecile P. – Gifted Child Today (GCT), 1993
This article describes several books published by Free Spirit Publishing which help gifted students to understand their giftedness. The books deal with such issues as parental pressure, teasing of peers, perfectionism, stress, underachievement, personal autonomy, self-esteem, lying, and strategies for success in school. (JDD)
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Elementary Secondary Education, Emotional Development, Gifted
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Barnes, Buckley R. – Social Education, 1991
Recommends using children's literature to teach cultural pluralism in early childhood and in elementary social studies programs. Delineates anthropological concepts and suggests a list of children's books that may be helpful for teaching these concepts. A 21-item bibliography is included. (NL)
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Anthropology, Childhood Attitudes, Childrens Literature