The Irresistible Beckoning of Books.

Smith, Karen Patricia; Zarnowski, Myra

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ERIC Number: EJ607812

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 2000

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The Irresistible Beckoning of Books.

Smith, Karen Patricia; Zarnowski, Myra

New Advocate, v13 n1 p91-95 Win 2000

Discusses six books for teachers and educators that consider what makes reading attractive and even irresistible. Notes the books deal with author studies and elementary school students, broadening student response (to reading) to include art and music, a project approach to the classics, using computers to teach literature, effective school media programs, and the ALAN Review. (SR)

Descriptors: Authors, Classics (Literature), Computers, Elementary Secondary Education, Literature Appreciation, Reading Attitudes, Reading Improvement, Reading Instruction, School Libraries, Student Research

Publication Type: Information Analyses; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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Note: Special Issue: The Role of Literature in Students' Lives in the Next Millennium.