Presents student-written reviews of 28 children's books. (RS)

Discusses 24 picture and chapter books (published in 1991 or 1992) that feature strong or interesting male and female characters. Notes that all have the potential to spark readers to think about what it means to them to be a boy or girl (or a man or a woman) in a particular culture. (RS)

Reviews and annotates 24 children's trade books which have a great deal in common with stories from the oral tradition. Divides the books into categories for younger and older readers. (MG)

Reviews 24 children's books and divides them into 3 groups: picture books, story collections, and chapter books. (MG)

Reviews 21 new books and provides a list of previously published books that teachers will find helpful in introducing young children (between 4 and 8 years old) to earlier eras. (PRA)

Highlights 34 children's tradebooks as a valuable instructional resource across the curriculum and particularly as a good aid to integrating content area instruction. Identifies four broad themes (growing things, the world around us, animal friends, and who we are, where we've been) and reviews books which reflect those themes. (MG)

Focuses on spinoffs and extensions of familiar literature like fairy tales and folk tales to show examples of extended language play. Reviews 25 books and lists 18 additional books in this category. (MG)

Presents brief reviews of 26 picture books, chapter books, and informational books that deal with families and/or communities. Notes that the picture books and chapter books cover a wide variety of genres including poetry, realistic fiction, and fantasy and that the informational books have a variety of formats, with the "photo essay" dominating.…