Children's Book Corner

This fourth book completes the Children''s Book Corner series. It provides a complete program for those starting a read-aloud program in their classroom in a school or public library or at home. This volume focuses on read-alouds for children in grades 5 and 6. Many of the read-alouds are novels and longer chapter books but there is a sprinkling of wonderful picture books for the older reader as well.This fourth book completes the Children''s Book Corner series set. It provides a complete program for those starting a read-aloud program in their classroom or in a school or public library or at home. This volume focuses on read-alouds for children in grades 5 and 6. Many of the read-alouds are novels and longer chapter books but this volume has a sprinkling of wonderful picture books for older readers as well. It provides book lists book selection ideas as well as pre-reading while reading and post-reading questions and activities. Parent Pull Out Pages with helpful tips are provided for duplication. Helpful appendices and an index furnish additional aids to structuring a great read-aloud program. Other features include Up Close and Personal a section of personal notes from children''s authors discussing their books featured in the read-aloud section and Write Away a section providing writing tips and activities. Grades 5 and 6.