Gotcha Good! Nonfiction Books to Get Kids Excited About Reading (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781591586548)

This fifth Gotcha! book, aimed at public and school librarians and teachers, discusses well-reviewed and kid-tested nonfiction titles for third through eighth grade readers published in 2005-2007 with a few extra oldies but goodies added in. Chapters are built around the high- interest topics kids love. Irresistible book descriptions and book talks guide librarians and teachers to nonfiction books kids want to read. New features include numerous booklists to copy and save (similar to the bookmarks in Gotcha for Guys!) and profiles and interviews of some innovative authors such as Sally Walker, Kathleen Krull, Catherine Thimmesh, Steve Jenkins, Ken Mochizuki, and others. Grades 3-8.

This fifth Gotcha! book, aimed at public and school librarians, as well as elementary and middle school teachers, discusses well-reviewed and kid-tested nonfiction titles for third through eighth grade readers published in 2005-2007 with a few extra oldies but goodies added in. Chapters are built around the high-interest topics kids love as the authors provide irresistible book descriptions to guide librarians and teachers to nonfiction books kids will want to read.

Features include numerous booklists that can be copied and saved (similar to the bookmarks in the authors' Gotcha for Guys!), as well as profiles and interviews of some innovative nonfiction authors such as Sally Walker, Kathleen Krull, Catherine Thimmesh, Steve Jenkins, Ken Mochizuki, and others. Grades 3-8.

Author: Kathleen Baxter,Marcia Kochel
ISBN-10: 1591586542
ISBN-13: 9781591586548
Publisher: Libraries Unlimited
Language: English
Published: 07/30/2008
Pages: 268
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.60lbs
Size: 10.80h x 8.40w x 0.70d

Review Citation(s):
School Library Journal 12/01/2008 pg. 160
Booklist 12/15/2008 pg. 63
Reference and Research Bk News 11/01/2008 pg. 293
Voice of Youth Advocates 08/01/2009 - Recommended - Better Than Most