What’s NEW in Children’s Literature and How to Use it in Your Program: 2008 (Grades K-6)

Available January, 2008

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Presented by Dr. Peggy Sharp


Peggy Sharp returns with her annual ALL NEW audio program, sharing the best NEW children’s books, all of which have been published in 2007. Peggy will go beyond just familiarizing you with the best of the newly published titles to share highly practical strategies for using these outstanding NEW books in all areas of your curriculum.

You’ll learn how to...

  • Use outstanding new books with students of all ages and ALL abilities in your program
  • Get the most for your money when purchasing children’s books
  • Use high-interest new fiction and nonfiction to foster development of strategic lifelong readers
  • Learn how to use the best new graphic novels to motivate both your most reluctant readers as well as your most able readers
  • Pair new fiction and nonfiction titles to engage learners

Internationally Recognized Instructor
Dr. Peggy Sharp is well known for her presentations and writings about children’s books and motivating children to read and use library media centers. She is a highly regarded teacher and library media specialist and has received national awards for her creative teaching ideas. Her articles about teaching with children’s books, motivating reading, and enhancing the instructional program of both the classroom and the library media center have appeared in the top professional magazines. She reviews new books and shares ideas for using them in New Book News and has written activity guides for publishers of children’s books.

"As always, stimulating, interesting, exciting, informative and inspiring! I will again take this enthusiasm to school to help ‘grow books’ in children’s lives! - Daralee Gregory, Media Clerk

"Peggy provides you with enough ideas in one day to make your entire school year fresh and exciting. - Jim Clark, Librarian

"Phenomenal seminar! This has been one of the most beneficial conferences in my career! The listing of books will be an extremely valuable resource for me and others. - Ryan Henley, Teacher

"As always, Peggy is sending me out recharged and excited again about the children’s books available. The money to attend is well spent and gives me not only a terrific overview of books to consider for purchase but also plenty of fresh and fun ideas to perk up my curriculum. - Bassandra Seaman, Librarian

"This is a seminar I look forward to all year! I have limited resources and can buy from her suggestions because I have seen what she does with the book. I do her projects with my students so each year I have new ‘hands-on’ ideas to do the day after the conference. - Janine Rosenbaum, Librarian

Includes four compact discs and a comprehensive resource handbook.

Each individual audio program in U.S. funds costs $95.00 plus $9.00 shipping and handling.
Note: for orders shipped to a WA State address add 9.0% state sales tax.

Each individual audio program in Canadian funds costs $95.00 plus 12% shipping and handling.

For orders from outside the U.S. and Canada, please email us.

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