A list of hundred history-making ethnic women who have created history in their respective fields and become successful writers is presented. The list includes Alma Flor Ada, Julia Alvarez and Oprah Winfrey.

This article presents the how the author came about writing nonfiction novels. Here, he described some of his works and how he wanted to do it following his own compass, not handcuffed to the realities of an actual person. He discovered that book making was like pistachio nuts: one leaves you yearning for more.

Chuck Richards, author/illustrator of "Jungle Gym Jitters," shares his views on art education and artistic process. Details on how Richards moved from creating art for adult audiences to creating his picture book for children are presented.

Picture books are short books, usually 32 to 48 pages long, in which the illustrations and text work together to tell a story or provide information. In this article, the author discusses how a library media specialist has effectively hooked the students into an in-depth study of the Civil War in a 20-minute read-aloud activity, using historical…

Language arts teachers and library media specialists bear the responsibility of teaching students how to properly feed their brains. In this article, the author describes how she teaches her students to make wise choices when selecting books. Furthermore, she presents the "Brain Food Pyramid" model that looks similar to the food pyramid but it…