Fall 2007--Volume IV, Issue 2
INSIDE THIS ISSUE...
Quicklists: Themed collection development lists for all grades
Shelf Elf: Introducing reviewALERT
Shelftalkers: Highlighting new series, great short story collections, and picture books for teens
Off the Shelf: A conversation with Jan Brett, author and illustrator of The Three Snow Bears
Delving into the Shelves: Reviews of recent and forthcoming fall titles
Graphic Novel News: Information on all things graphic!

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When you need collection development help fast, try the Ingram Quicklists. This month's lists include the following themes, divided by grade levels:

Elementary
• Autumn Picture Books
• The Glamour of Grammar

Middle School
• Endangered Species
• Best and Newest Reference for Middle and High Schools

High School
• New Short Stories
• Urban Street Lit

Graphic Novels for Elementary through High School

  • Graphic History
  • Graphic Classics
  • Bio-Graphics
  • Graphic Horror
  • New and forthcoming graphic novels that compliment grades 5-8 curriculum.
  • New and forthcoming graphic novels that compliment grades 9-12 curriculum.
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New series on nonfiction topics--including religion, math concepts, media literacy, and world leaders--can be found here.

Ever have a teacher ask for a good short story collection to use with his or her class or a student search for something to read which isn't “too long”? What about titles that combine sophisticated text with beautiful and poignant imagery? Click here for titles that will fulfill these needs.
Bestselling children's author-illustrator Jan Brett talks about her newest picture book, The Three Snow Bears, which was inspired by her travels to Iqaluit in the Nunavut Territory in northern Canada. Click here to go straight to the interview.


Archie's War
by Marcia Williams
Marketed for an audience of 8-12-year-olds, this title is also a perfect picture book in comic format that provides a witty and stylish introduction or closing to a high school study of World War I. Williams has created a highly imaginative scrapbook of the Great War. It's Archie's book. He's a 10-year-old English boy who fills pages and pages with comic, color illustrations that depict his thoughts, observations, and feelings, along with newspaper headlines, foldout attached letters, postcards, and copies of photographs related to the war. Readers clearly see the profound effect of war on his entire family--something a textbook could never portray. War dehumanizes. Archie's War humanizes. This is highly recommended for all school libraries.--JW

More reviews for elementary, middle school, and high school readers.

• Grades K-5
• Grades 5-9
• Grades 9-12
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