For K-12 librarians and teachers, Pamela Bacon, who has been a media specialist and reading teacher, and Tammy Bacon, who has been an elementary teacher, principal, and literacy coach, present a guide that contains 100 literary 'lifesavers'—activities and strategies for reading that utilize collaboration between media specialists and teachers. Activities include using different genres in reading, visualization, literature circles, author visits, independent learning, assessment, and graphic organizers. Each lifesaver is accompanied by tips, how to use it at specific grade levels, internet resources, and handouts.'

Reference & Research Book News

This work is an excellent addition to any school media center where team-teaching and collaboration is emphasized or desired. Both teachers and library media specialists will appreciate the well-thought-out planning already completed that will assist in collaborating. Newcomers will benefit from tried-and-true experiences, while experienced teachers and librarians will appreciate learning new techniques and ideas for implementation into their repertoire.

ARBAonline

Activities abound in this thoroughly useful guide of more than three hundred pages featuring numerous resources for these topics. . . . This resource contains a tremendous collection of ideas for implementing literacy skills activities in the reading or English classroom or library, adaptable for all grade levels.

Catholic Library World