Reid's Read-Alouds: Selections for Children and Teens.

Reid's Read-Alouds: Selections for Children and Teens. Reid's Read-Alouds: Selections for Children and Teens BY ROB REID Chicago: American Library Association, 2009. 121 pp. US$45.00 (ALAmembers US$41.50) soft cover ISBN ISBNabbr.International Standard Book NumberISBNInternational Standard Book NumberISBNn abbr (= International Standard Book Number) → ISBN m9780838909805 Rob Reid writes a column in Book Links magazine, a resource whichhelps librarians and teachers connect children with books (and whichbecame a supplement to Booklist from October 2009). In Read-Alouds Reidcollects annotations of 200 titles published between 2000 and 2008; manyof these appeared in similar form in Book Links. The books chosen for this selection are strong stories that appealto readers from primary to high school, and that need more than onesitting to be read. For this reason fewer books for K-2 than for othergrade levels are included. The selected books represent a mix of genres,topics and perspectives. Some are award winners. Reid recommends thatreaders know their audience, and that they read aloud books that willchallenge and entertain listeners; he shares tips on how to do so. Reidalso acknowledges the influence of Jim Trelease Jim Trelease (born March 23, 1941), also known as James Joseph Trelease, is an educator and author who stresses reading aloud to children as a way to make them love literature. and his read-aloudhandbook in promotion of books and the joys of reading. Each of Reid's annotations consists of around 200-250 words,including a bibliographic bib��li��og��ra��phy?n. pl. bib��li��og��ra��phies1. A list of the works of a specific author or publisher.2. a. citation Citation(foaled 1945) U.S. Thoroughbred racehorse. In four seasons he won 32 of 45 races, finished second in ten, and third in two. He won the 1948 Triple Crown, and became the first horse to win $1 million. He set a world record in 1950 by running a mile in 1:33 3/5. , number of pages, school grade level,brief outline of what the book is about, and a '10-minuteselection', in which he suggests a short read-aloud passage fromthe book, designed to introduce the characters or to capture theinterest of listeners so that they may choose to read the bookthemselves. Reid's Read-Alouds has an easy-to-use arrangement. First thereis an author-title list of all the books selected. This is followed bythe 'read-alouds' annotations, also in author-title order--themain part of the book (91 pages). Next Reid lists the books by broadsubject/genre, some examples being animals, ecology, family, fantasy andscience fiction, friendship, humour humour(Latin; “fluid”)In early Western physiological theory, one of the four body fluids thought to determine a person's temperament and features. , outdoor survival, and 'storiesset in other countries' (presumably pre��sum��a��ble?adj.That can be presumed or taken for granted; reasonable as a supposition: presumable causes of the disaster. 'other than theUSA')--21 titles. The final section of the book is grade levelrecommendations, although Reid also states that he hopes readers willnot limit themselves to the grade level given for a title if they knowthat the audience of a different age level can handle it. Although this book does not contain a traditional index, itsarrangement facilitates navigation, and its lists effectively functionas indexes, helping the reader identify suitable books by author, topic/genre and grade level. This is a very handy package of read-aloud suggestions forteachers, librarians and parents; it also provides an opportunity forreaders to quite quickly become familiar with a selection of titlespublished in recent years, so it would be useful in readers'advisory work for children and young adults, and perhaps also in libraryselection/ acquisition. Sherrey Quinn Libraries Alive! Pry Ltd