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CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION

Librarians and Using Primary Sources Linking Picture Book
Educators Hands-On Biographies to National

Collaborating Instructional Exercises Content Standards
for Success ANNE BAHDE, HEATHER SMEDBERG, 200+ Lives to Explore
AND MATTIE TAORMINA, EDITORS
The International LIZ DESKINS AND
Perspective CHRISTINA H. DORR

MARCIA A. MARDIS, EDITOR

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2016 Primary Source Award in Research “ Teachers and librarians will
Collaboration between teachers and –Center for Research Libraries find this tool quick and easy to
school librarians is a topic that is often An ideal resource for cultural heritage use. . . . This title also serves as
discussed in the quest for educational professionals who teach with original a model for using picture books
excellence, but the international materials, this book provides fresh, in classrooms to deliver content
beyond reading skills.
perspective is something that is rarely adaptable, and easy-to-implement ”
explored. This text documents the primary source literacy exercises to —VOYA, March 17, 2016
collaboration endeavors in international improve their teaching and engage their Presenting beautifully illustrated picture
school libraries and—drawing upon students. book biographies, this book pairs
research and direct experience— narrative nonfiction biographies rich in
demonstrates effective collaboration FEATURES language and illustrations with national
experiences in a range of countries. It • Presents adaptable, time-saving, content standards in the social studies,
also features selected brief case studies and practical exercises for different science, and the arts.
audiences, disciplines, and types of
as well as several original essays on the collection materials
topic of collaboration between teachers • Advances pedagogical practice in FEATURES
and teacher librarians in curriculum special collections and archives • Provides more than 100 picture book
planning. beyond “show-and-tell” to mirror the biographies (primarily from 2010 to
the present) that offer the newest in
current methods of practitioners in
FEATURES engaging literature
information literacy, which will serve
• Presents stellar programs rooted in efforts toward primary source literacy • Supplies lessons and units of
research that readers can emulate in and assessment instruction—including technology and
their schools web tools—that can be used to teach
• Provides straightforward, time-
• Provides a broad, international saving exercises that provide enough collaboratively with content area
perspective on how to achieve detail to offer specific guidance to teachers
effective collaborations that boost instructors but allow for flexibility and • Links directly to national content area
student achievement adaptability standards to ensure rigorous teaching

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