Martin Bridge In High Gear

For this year's science fair, Martin's group is cleaning up on the beach and when Martin finally gets a new bike, after only one glorious ride his bike is stolen.

Martin Bridge returns with a third book of slice-of-life adventures in the daily life of an eight-year-old boy.

Martin Bridge faces the music and learns the ropes in this installment in the widely acclaimed chapter-book series.

Martin Bridge: On the Lookout! features three more illustrated stories about Martin’s well-laid plans unravelling, with funny and touching results.

Eight-year-old Martin Bridge returns in two out-of-this-world adventures.

In the seventh chapter book featuring Martin Bridge, two new stories show how Martin and his cousin Fletcher are more alike than they appear, and how Martin jumps to conclusions when his father says he has a surprise.

Want to identify fiction books that boys in grades three through nine will find irresistible? This guide reveals dozens of worthwhile recommendations in categories ranging from adventure stories and sports novels to horror, humorous, and science fiction books. In Get Those Guys Reading!: Fiction and Series Books that Boys Will Love, authors Kathleen A. Baxter and Marcia A. Kochel provide compelling and current reading suggestions for younger boys—information that educators, librarians, and parents alike are desperate for. Comprising titles that are almost all well-reviewed in at least one major professional journal, or that are such big hits with kids that they've received the "stamp of approval" from the most important reviewers, this book will be invaluable to anyone whose goal is to help boys develop a healthy enthusiasm for reading. It includes chapters on adventure books; animal stories; graphic novels; historical fiction; humorous books; mystery, horror, and suspense titles; science fiction and fantasy; and sports novels. Within each chapter, the selections are further divided into books for younger readers (grades 3–6) and titles for older boys in grades 5–8. Elementary and middle school librarians and teachers, public librarians, Title One teachers, and parents of boys in grades 3–9 will all benefit greatly from having this book at hand.

Providing practical guidance and resources, this book helps teachers harness the power of children's literature for developing ELLs' literacy skills and language proficiency. The authors show how carefully selected fiction, nonfiction, and poetry can support students' learning across the curriculum. Criteria and guiding questions are presented for matching books and readers based on text features, literacy and language proficiency, and student background knowledge and interests. Interspersed throughout are essays and poems by well-known children's authors that connect in a personal way with the themes explored in the chapters. The annotated bibliography features over 600 engaging, culturally relevant trade titles.