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Books on Booktalking   
A list of books on booktalking for librarians and teachers.
@Connecticut State Library 2007

Asterisked titles are available at the Middletown and/or Willimantic Library Service Centers.


Books by Kathleen A. Baxter

Gotcha! : Nonfiction Booktalks to Get Kids Excited About Reading (Libraries Unlimited 1999)*
Gotcha Again! : More Nonfiction Booktalks to Get Kids Excited About Reading (Teacher Ideas Press 2002)
Gotcha Covered! : More Nonfiction Booktalks to Get Kids Excited About Reading (Libraries Unlimited 2005)*
Gotcha for Guys! : Nonfiction Books to Get Boys Excited About Reading (Libraries Unlimited 2006) 
Books by Rosanne J. Blass

Booktalks, Bookwalks, and Read-Alouds : Promoting the Best New Children’s Literature Across the Elementary Curriculum (Teacher Ideas Press 2002)* - Organized by curriculum areas: Language Arts & Literature; Mathematics and Science; Social Studies; and Arts & Recreation. Primary audience for the book: public librarians, school librarians who work with elementary grade children. “Tips and Guidelines for Booktalking with Young Readers”  Each entry includes bibliographic information, age levels, a summary, a booktalk (or “bookwalk”), curriculum connections and related books. Booktalks vary in length.
Celebrate With Books : Booktalks for Holidays and Other Occasions (Libraries Unlimited 2005) 
Books by Joni Bodart
Booktalk! : Young Adult Booktalking and School Visiting (H. W. Wilson 1980)*
Booktalk! 2 : Booktalking for All Ages and Audiences (H. W. Wilson 1985)*
Booktalk! 3 : More Booktalks for All Ages and Audiences (H. W. Wilson 1988)*
Booktalk! 4 : Selections from The Booktalker for All Ages and Audiences (H. W. Wilson 1992)*
Booktalk! 5 : More Selections from The Booktalker for All Ages and Audiences (H. W. Wilson 1993)* 
Books by Jennifer Bromann
Booktalking That Works (Teens @ The Library Series - Neal-Schuman 2001)*
More Booktalking That Works (Teens @ The Library Series - Neal-Schuman 2005) 
Books by Ruth E. Cox Clark

Tantalizing Tidbits for Teens : Quick Booktalks for the Busy High School Library Media Specialist (Linworth 2002)*
Tantalizing Tidbits for Middle Schoolers : Quick Booktalks for the Busy Middle School and Jr. High Library Media Specialist (Linworth 2005)* 
Books by John Thomas Gillespie

Juniorplots 3 : A Book Talk Guide for Use With Readers, Ages 12-16 (Bowker 1987)*
Seniorplots : A Book Talk Guide for Use With Readers Ages 15-18 (Bowker 1989)*
Juniorplots 4 : A Book Talk Guide for Use With Readers, Ages 12-16 (Bowker 1992)*
The Newbery Companion : Booktalk and Related Materials for Newbery Medal and Honor Books (2nd ed.) (Libraries Unlimited 2001)*
Teenplots : A Booktalk Guide to Use With Readers Ages 12-18 (Libraries Unlimited 2003)
Classic Teenplots : A Booktalk Guide to Use With Readers Ages 12-18 (Libraries Unlimited 2006)
The Newbery/Printz Companion : Booktalk and Related Materials for Award Winners and Honor Books (3rd ed.) (Libraries Unlimited 2006) 
Books by Nancy Keane

Booktalks and Beyond : Thematic Learning Activities for Grades 1-6 (Alleyside Press 2001)
Booktalking Across the Curriculum : The Middle Years (Libraries Unlimited 2002)* 
By Chapple Langemack
The Booktalker's Bible : How to Talk About the Books You Love to Any Audience (Libraries Unlimited 2003) 
Books by Carol Littlejohn
Talk That Book! : Booktalks to Promote Reading (Linworth 1999)* - Booktalks for Elementary Schools (Grades 4-6), Booktalks for Middle School (Grades 6-9), Booktalks for High School and Adults (Grades 9 & up).
Keep Talking That Book! : Books to Promote Reading. Volume II (Linworth 2000)*
Keep Talking That Book! Volume III : Books to Promote Reading, Grades 2-12 (Linworth 2001)*
Promote Reading Through Booktalks : More Than 125 Exciting Booktalks for Middle School Students (Linworth 2002).
Still Talking That Book! Volume IV : Booktalks to Promote Reading, Grades 3-12 (with Cathlyn Thomas) (Linworth 2003)

By Kristine Mahood
A Passion for Print : Promoting Reading and Books to Teens (Libraries Unlimited 2006) - chapter on booktalking, pages 171-190. 
By Hazel Rochman
Tales of Love and Terror : Booktalking the Classics, Old and New (ALA 1987)

Books by Lucy Schall
Booktalks Plus : Motivating Teens to Read (Libraries Unlimited 2001)*
Booktalks and More : Motivating Teens to Read (Libraries Unlimited 2003)
Teen Genre Connections : From Booktalking to Booklearning (Libraries Unlimited 2005)*
Booktalks and Beyond : Promoting Great Genre Reads to Teens (Libraries Unlimited 2007) 
Books by Rebecca L. Thomas
Primaryplots : A Book Talk Guide for Use With Readers Ages 4-8 (Bowker 1989)
Primaryplots 2
: A Book Talk Guide for Use With Readers Ages 4-8
(Bowker 1993)  

 

 


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