December 2004
Logos Bookstore's Recommendations
By H. Harris Healy, III, President
As the presidential election has come to a close, it is a good time to educate young children about democracy, and D is for Democracy: A Citizen's Alphabet does just that. READ ARTICLE
Seven Days of Possibilities:
One Teacher, 24 Kids, and the Music That Changed Their Lives Forever: A book by Anemona Hartocollis
Reviewd by Joan Baum, Ph.D.
A compelling book, despite its extravagant subtitle and ambiguous point of view, Seven Days of Possibilities tells the uplifting story of Johanna Grussner, a music teacher at P.S. 86 (The Kingsbridge Heights School) in the Northeast Bronx. READ ARTICLE
Warm Up These Wintry Days of December With Books!
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Pulitzer Nominee Dr. Charles Martin Receives Translation Award
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November
2004
Celebrate the Autumn
with a Cornucopia of Books!
By Selene S. Vasquez READ
REVIEW
October
2004
Review of PI–A
Biography of the World’s Most Mysterious Number by
Alfred S. Posamentier & Ingmar Lehmann
by Merri Rosenberg READ
REVIEW
September
2004
Teachers'
Wage Gap Growing:
A Review of How Does Teacher Pay Compare?
By Dorothy Davis MORE
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"Fall" into
a Colorful Array of Books this Autumn
By Selene Vasquez MORE
August 2004
Beat the Heat this
Summer
with the ‘Coolest’ Selection of Great Reading!
by Selene Vasquez MORE
Feng
Shui, Craps & Superstitions: The Martial Arts Approach
to Winning at Craps
Review by Merri Rosenberg MORE
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by H. Harris Healy,
III, President, Logos Bookstore MORE
“Phonics
They Use: Words for Reading & Writing”
by Patricia M. Cunningham
Review by Merri
Rosenberg MORE
Recorded
Books’ “Sound Reading Solutions”
by Mitchell
Levine MORE
July 2004
SUMMER READING
ROUNDUP
Summertime
is Reading Time! Celebrate These Sunny Days with Books
by Selene Vasquez
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PROFILES
IN EDUCATION:
Dr. Alice Belgray, Chair, Children’s
Book Committee, Bank Street College of Education
by Joan Baum, Ph.D.
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Important
New Education Titles
Compiled by Michelle
Accorso
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New
Guides Teach Basic Life Skills
by Sybil Maimin
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BOOK
REVIEW:
The Teaching Career edited
by John I. Goodlad & Timothy J. McMannon
Review by Merri Rosenberg
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BOOK REVIEW:
“Walking the Road:
Race, Diversity & Social Justice in Teacher Education”
Review by Merri Rosenberg
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Nimble
Numeracy: Fluency in Counting & Basic Arithmetic—Oxton
House Publishers
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BOOK REVIEW:
Spiros Raftis’ Five
Sheets of Plywood
by Mitchell Levine
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Storytelling at
Statue of Hans Christian Anderson, Saturdays 11:00-12:00
Noon
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June 2004
Juneis Perfect
for a Summer Reading
Adventure—Beat the Heat & Read!
by Selene Vasquez READ
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“Phonics
They Use: Words for Reading & Writing”
by Patricia M. Cunningham
reviewed by Merri Rosenberg
It READ MORE
The Creative Process:
Writing Children’s Books
by Karen Winnick
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“The Teaching
Career”,
edited by John
I. Goodlad & Timothy J. McMannon
reviewed
by Merri Rosenberg
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“With Love,
Aunt Eleanor” by Eleanor Roosevelt II
reviewed by Dorothy
Davis READ
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May 2004
Black Humor, Leaning Toward the
Absurd
An interview with author T. Coraghessan Boyle
by Jared Friedland READ
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Logos Bookstore's Recommendations
by H. Harris
Healy, III, President, Logos Bookstore READ MORE
Read & Explore
the World Like a True Adventure
by Selene Vasquez READ MORE
Drop City:
A Not-So-Nostalgic Look Back At The Age of Aquarius
by Jared Friedland
Whether a group of health fanatics in turn-of-the-century Michigan
("The Road To Wellville") or a Scottish explorer
searching for the source of the Niger River ("Water Music"),
T.C. Boyle has... READ MORE
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Baruch Professor Writes “Bankable
Business Plans”
Reviewed by Merri Rosenberg
While this isn’t a substitute for an M.B.A., it’s
certainly a helpful and practical shortcut for would-be entrepreneurs
who are clueless about how to put together a business plan
that will attract investors
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Book
Review:
“Succeeding
At Your Interview:
A Practical Guide for Teachers” by Rita S. Brause, Christine
P. Donohue and Alice W. Ryan
Reviewed by Pola Rosen, Ed.D.
In 2004, many college graduates are embarking on new teaching
careers, seeking personal fulfillment as well as a way to contribute
to society. Indeed, a wonderful advertisement recruiting new
teachers in New York City asks who will remember your name
in years to come; your 4th grade students. Be a teacher READ
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‘March’ to
the Beat of Great Books!
by Selene S. Vasquez
Poetry: Ages 3 thru 6
Delightfully familiar poems and rhymes, such as “Baa,
Baa, Black Sheep” and equally lovely though less familiar
words from Wordsworth, Tennyson and Blake. Colorful illustrations
of sweet faced youngsters and baby animals in soft pastel hues.
A treasure of rhythmic language for the young at heart READ
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Children's Book Reviews
In this wonderful story written
by Harvard University psychiatrist, Pulitzer-prize winner Dr.
Robert Coles, for ages 5-10, there are more than 12 full pages
of magnificent illustrations that convey the feelings of a
child, supported by a loving family, who must endure the hardship
of being... READ
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Book Review:
My Brother Martin by Christine King Farris
Reviewed by Merri Rosenberg
In time both for the observance
of the late Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr's birthday, as well
as for Black History Month, this delightful book makes a distinctive
contribution to the many volumes... READ
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Winter is the Season
for Pleasure Reading-Warm up with Excellent
Titles
by Selene Vasquez
"It's easy to nap/tucked into
a flap..." reflects
a sleepy toddler surrounded by her stuffed cuddly toys. Parent/baby
pairs are displayed in all the tranquility and security of naptime.
Retro gouache art exudes as much joy and comfort as the sweet
verses. READ
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Book Review:
Choosing Choice—School
Choice in International Perspective
Reviewed by Merri Rosenberg READ
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Logos Bookstore’s Recommendations
by
H. Harris Healy, III, President, Logos Bookstore READ
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Book Review:
Lucy McCormick Calkins: The Art of Teaching Reading
Reviewed by Merri Rosenberg READ
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Book Review:
Overcoming a Brutal Disability:
Healing with Nature
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Start the Year with an Array of New Books!
by Selene Vasquez READ
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Make your New Year's Resolution Reading
by Selene Vasquez READ
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Book Review:
Stand Columbia: A History of Columbia University in the City of New York, 1754--2004
Reviewed by Merri Rosenberg READ
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