Teaching Problem Students -- by Jere Brophy (Author) (Book - Parent)
"Draws on on scholarly and professional literature to suggest ways in which elementary and middle school teachers can help difficult students succeed at school. Discussion includes general principles...
All Ages
Age groups: School Age (6-12), Adolescence (13-21)
Oh Boy, Babies -- by Alison Herzig (Author) (Book - Child)
"A photo essay of a class in infant care given to fifth and sixth boys with the help of mothers and real babies." From Card Catalog
All Ages
Age groups: School Age (6-12)
Playing Beatie Bow -- by Ruth Park (Author) (Book - Child)
"Abigail Kirk finds herself transported back to the late nineteenth century and becomes embroiled in the family life of the Bows. The Bows will not let her return home believing that she is 'the...
All Ages
Age groups: School Age (6-12)
Robin Hood: His Life and Legend -- by Bernard Miles (Author) (Book - Child)
"Chronicles the life and adventures of Robin Hood who, with his band of followers, lived as an outlaw in Sherwood Forest dedicated to fight against tyranny." From Card Catalog
All Ages
Age groups: School Age (6-12)
Across Five Aprils -- by Irene Hunt (Author) (Book - Child)
"Narrator Terry Bregy adopts an appropriately boyish tone for his reading of Across Five Aprils By Irene Hunt, A Newbery Honor Book in 1965. Bregy compels readers to hear young Jethro Creighton's...
All Ages
Age groups: School Age (6-12)
Jump Ship to Freedom -- by James Collier (Author) (Book - Child)
"In 1787, a fourteen-year-old slave, anxious to buy freedom for himself and his mother, escapes from his dishonest master and to find help in cashing the soldier's notes received by his father...
All Ages
Age groups: School Age (6-12)
The Golda Meir Story -- by Margaret Davidson (Author) (Book - Child)
"A biography of Golda Meir, whose childhood memories of Russia helped her work to establish the independent state of Isreal." From Card Catalog
All Ages
Age groups: School Age (6-12)
Almost a Hero -- by Clyde Bulla (Author) (Book - Child)
"A boy who grows up in a harsh orphanage returns to it as a young man, determined to revenge himself on those who caused his suffering, only to find his feelings have changed." From Card Catalog
All Ages
Age groups: School Age (6-12)
The Mulberry Music -- by Doris Orgel (Author) (Book - Child)
"An eleven-year-old girl slowly realizes that Grandmother Liza is not just sick, but dying." From Card Catalog
All Ages
Age groups: School Age (6-12)
Old Yeller -- by Fred Gipson (Author) (Book - Child)
"At first, Travis couldn't stand the sight of Old Yeller. The stray dog was ugly, and a thieving rascal, too. But he sure was clever, and a smart dog could be a big help on the wild Texas frontier,...
All Ages
Age groups: School Age (6-12), Adolescence (13-21)
