Kathleen T. Isaacs

Excellent Books for Early and Eager Readers by Kathleen T. Isaacs is more or less a giant bibliography of books for children. It's organized into different categories such as transitional books (between picture books, easy readers, or short chapter books), quests, talking animal stories, and books about magic. I ended up taking down so many titles to add to my TRL that I had a stack that was nigh on teetering to the ceiling (18 books before I stopped counting). Needless to say, this is an excellent resource for anyone who is either a professional working with children or a parent trying to encourage their child to reach their maximum potential. (It doesn't beat the Read-Aloud Handbook though.) This isn't a book one would generally read cover-to-cover (although that's exactly what I did) but rather one you'd dip in and out of for ideas on books you and the children in your life could read. 8/10… (plus d'informations)

Summary; This book has every kind of information that pops into our minds on a daily basis. It gives facts on subjects such as health, our bodies, family, school, history, important people, and our environment. This book is create for kids whose mind tend to get curious quite often.
Personal Reaction; I think this book is great for introducing common core standard subjects and information and spark the interest for learning those subjects by even giving them a head start. Great for kids who ask a lot of, "how, when, why, what," questions.
Classroom Extension Ideas;
1. Have students illustrate how the viewed the world before reading this book and after.
2. Have students list what they learned from the book that they never knew about in the world they live.
3. Use to introduce social studies, biology, and history to the students.… (plus d'informations)