Avi
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Alphabetically arranged listing of bibliographies
Categorically arranged listing of bibliographies
Internet Sites
Ask the Author - Avi
Authors Information Online: Avi
Avi
Avi's Home Page
Avi: Teacher's Resources File
Learning about Avi
The Barn(book discussion guides)
Beyond the Western Sea (lesson plan)
Midnight Magic (book discussion guides)
No More Magic (lesson plan)
Nothing But Truth (lesson plan 1)
Nothing But Truth (lesson plan 2)
Nothing But Truth (lesson plan 3)
Nothing But Truth (lesson plan 4)
Nothing But Truth (lesson plan 5)
The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle (lesson plan 1)
The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle (lesson plan 2)
The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle (lesson plan 3)
The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle (lesson plan 4)
The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle (lesson plan 5)
The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle (lesson plan 6)
Who Was That Masked Man, Anyway? (lesson plan)
Online Discussion Groups/Listservs
Avi Bulletin Board
Book Discussion Groups for Kids
Mailing Lists Related to Children's Literature
Citations from the ERIC Database
AN: ED427345
AU: Jenkins,-Carol-Brennan
TI: The Allure of Authors: Author Studies in the Elementary Classroom.
PY: 1999
AV: Heinemann, 361 Hanover Street, Portsmouth, NH 03801-3912; Tel: 800-793-2154 (Toll Free); Web site: http://www.heinemann.com ($23).
PR: Document Not Available from EDRS.
DE: *Authors-; *Childrens-Literature; *Elementary-School-Curriculum; *Reader-Response
DE: Class-Activities; Elementary-Education
AB: Noting that readers of all ages seek out favorite authors, this book offers a model that encourages readers to respond aesthetically, biographically, and critically to an author's literature. At the heart of the book are four author studies that were implemented with children at various grade levels. These studies span the genres of picture storybooks, chapter books, and nonfiction. Featured authors include Avi, Joanna Cole, Carolyn Coman, and Mem Fox. Suggested author studies are also included for Kathryn Lasky, Patricia Polacco, and Mildred Taylor. Each study illustrates the interconnectedness of aesthetic, critical, and biographical response on the part of young readers and writers, and showcases the breadth and depth of their response. Based on the belief that the best author studies are those that unfold as children and teachers collaborate, each study finds its compass in the constructive powers of the young mind rather than in preplanned units. Illuminating the book are also the voices of the authors themselves who share their probing insight about author studies. Chapters in the book are: (1) The Allure of Authors; (2) Historically Speaking: The Place of Author; (3) Author Study as Multiple Response: Featured
Author: Carolyn Coman; (4) Picture Book Author Study: Featured
Author: Mem Fox; (5) Designing an Author Study; (6) Chapter Book Author Study: Featured
Author: Avi; (7) Nonfiction Author Study: Featured
Author: Joanna Cole; and (8) The Endless Possibilities of Author Studies. (Contains approximately 200 professional references and 87 references to works of children's literature.) (Author/RS)
AN: ED398530
AU: McClure,-Amy-A., ed.; Kristo,-Janice-V., ed.
TI: Books That Invite Talk, Wonder, and Play.
CS: National Council of Teachers of English, Urbana, IL.
PY: 1996
AV: National Council of Teachers of English, 1111 W. Kenyon Road, Urbana, IL 61801-1096 (Stock No. 03707: $14.95 members, $19.95 nonmembers).
PR: EDRS Price MF01/PC14 Plus Postage. DL: http://orders.edrs.com/members/sp.cfm?AN=ED398530
DE: *Authors-; *Childrens-Literature; *Language-Arts; *Language-Usage; *Writing-Processes
DE: Elementary-Education; Language-Variation; Literary-Genres; Nonfiction-; Novels-; Picture-Books; Poetry-; Recreational-Reading; Thematic-Approach
AB: Focusing on children's books identified as "notable" for their rich use of language, this book presents essays that discuss literary genres and literary language, responding to the language of Notable Books, and developing an appreciation for language diversity. The book also presents brief essays by well-known children's authors regarding their writing processes. The notable works of children's literature discussed in the book were identified over a 10-year period by the Notable Children's Trade Books in the Language Arts Committee of the Children's Literature Assembly, a special interest group of the National Council of Teachers of English. After an introductory essay ("Wordcrafting: What Makes a Book Notable in the Language Arts?" by Susan Lehr), chapters in the book are (1) "Picture Books: Language That Sparks the Mind and Fuels the Imagination" (Janice V. Kristo and Linda Leonard Lamme); (2) "Poetic Texts and Poetic Language" (Amy A. McClure); (3) "The Language of Facts: Using Nonfiction Books to Support Language Growth" (Sylvia M. Vardell); (4) "Notable Novels in the Classroom: Helping Students to Increase Their Knowledge of Language and Literature" (Christine Doyle Francis); (5) "Language Use through Drama" (Anthony L. Manna); (6) "Language of the Storyteller" (Inga Kromann-Kelly); and (7) "Connecting Writing, Talk, and Literature" (Yvonne Siu-Runyan); (8) "How to Do Things with Words: Trickster Stories, Multicultural Awareness, and Language Arts" (Jon C. Stott); (9) "Diversity in Language: Using Notable African American Children's Literature in the Classroom" (Deborah Thompson); (10) "International Books and the Language Arts" (Carl M. Tomlinson); and (11) "Linking Literature and Language Use through Thematic Units" (Barbara Chatton and Susan Hepler). The book concludes with essays written by 38 authors of Notable Books (including Avi, Eve Bunting, Paula Fox, Patricia Lauber, Gary Paulsen, and Jerry Spinelli) that reflect on their own processes of writing and the decisions they make about such matters as wording, style, and the use of dialect. A bibliography of approximately 300 Notable Books is attached. (RS)
AN: EJ521383
AU: Brooks,-Kathleen
TI: The Truth Will Not Set You Free If You Never Have a Chance to Speak, or a Contradiction in Terms.
PY: 1996
SO: ALAN-Review; v23 n2 p32-34 Win 1996
DE: *Adolescent-Literature; *Reader-Response
DE: Critical-Reading; Epistemology-; Interpretive-Skills; Literary-Criticism; Literature-Appreciation; Secondary-Education
AB: Examines problems of interpretation posed by Avi's "Nothing but the Truth," particularly those concerning what truth is and what access the reader has to it. Shows how a "documentary novel" employs "objective facts" but allows various characters to manipulate them. Suggests that a traditional approach to the novel is problematic and recommends reader response. (TB)
AN: ED386736
AU: Kovacs,-Deborah
TI: Meet the Authors: 25 Writers of Upper Elementary and Middle School Books Talk about Their Work.
PY: 1995
AV: Scholastic Inc., 555 Broadway, New York, NY 10012 ($16.95).
PR: Document Not Available from EDRS.
DE: *Authors-; *Childrens-Literature; *Creative-Writing; *Interviews-; *Profiles-; *Writing-for-Publication
DE: Class-Activities; Intermediate-Grades; Junior-High-Schools; Middle-Schools
AB: This collection of interviews with authors of children's literature is organized so that young people can use it with or without directions from the teacher. The collection can be used in two ways: to give a reader background and insight into the writing approaches taken by an author whose book is being read, or to make known new or unfamiliar writers. Each author in the collection has designed writing activities to accompany his or her profile, and it is hoped that the author's voice comes through in the activities. The 25 authors in the collection are: Avi, James Lincoln Collier and Christopher Collier, Susan Cooper, Robert Cormier, Chris Crutcher, Paul Fleischman, Paula Fox, S. E. Hinton, Will Hobbs, M. E. Kerr (Marijane Meaker), Julius Lester, Janet Taylor Lisle, Margaret Mahy, Gloria D. Miklowitz, Nicholasa Mohr, Michael Morpurgo, Katherine Paterson, Richard Peck, Robert Newton Peck, William Sleator, Todd Strasser, Joyce Carol Thomas, Patricia Wrightson, Jane Yolen, and Paul Zindel. (NKA)
AN: EJ494531
AU: Hoffman,-J.-Loraine
TI: Using a Documentary Novel to Teach Persuasion.
PY: 1994
SO: Exercise-Exchange; v40 n1 p9-12 Fall 1994
NT: Journal available from Clarion Univ., Clarion, PA 16214.
DE: *English-Instruction; *Persuasive-Discourse
DE: Class-Activities; Literature-Appreciation; Secondary-Education
AB: Describes the use of a documentary novel, "Nothing but the Truth" by Avi, to help students understand the genre of persuasion. Describes assignments in which students enact a panel discussion, debate, and write a persuasive essay. (SR)
AN: ED366958
AU: McClure,-Amy-A., ed.; Kristo,-Janice-V., ed.
TI: Inviting Children's Responses to Literature: Guides to 57 Notable Books.
CS: National Council of Teachers of English, Urbana, IL.
PY: 1994
AV: National Council of Teachers of English, 1111 W. Kenyon Road, Urbana, IL 61801-1096 (Stock No. 23791-3050: $9.95 members, $12.95 nonmembers).
PR: EDRS Price MF01/PC07 Plus Postage. DL: http://orders.edrs.com/members/sp.cfm?AN=ED366958
DE: *Childrens-Literature; *Class-Activities; *Language-Arts; *Reading-Material-Selection; *Recreational-Reading
DE: Critical-Thinking; Early-Childhood-Education; Elementary-Education; Fairy-Tales; Fiction-; Nonfiction-; Picture-Books; Poetry-
AB: Intended to encourage teachers and students to take a fresh look at children's literature, this practical collection of ideas offers plot summaries and suggests teaching strategies for 57 notable children's books. Books in the collection were chosen "outstanding trade books" by a National Council of Teachers of English committee on trade books. Selections in the collection include poetry, historical fiction, realistic fiction, fantasy, folktales, picture books, biographies, and nonfiction. Included in the collection are works by Mary Hoffman, Ken Kesey, Arnold Lobel, Karen Lynn Williams, James Howe, and Avi. Each of the 57 response guides is composed of four sections: suggested grade levels, a plot summary, teaching suggestions, and a list of related books. Teaching strategies presented in the collection offer a wide range of possibilities, from dramatization to storymapping to journal writing - the focus is on stimulating critical thinking that leads readers to new insights. (NKA)
AN: EJ466713
AU: Avi
TI: Seeing through the I.
PY: 1993
SO: ALAN-Review; v20 n3 p2-7 Spr 1993
DE: *Adolescent-Literature; *Authors-; *Autobiographies-
DE: Creative-Writing; English-Instruction; Secondary-Education; Self-Expression; Writing-Instruction; Writing-Processes
AB: Discusses issues related to the writing of novels, the construction of meaning by readers, and generally about the act of writing from the first person point of view. Outlines the elements of strong fiction. (HB)
AN: EJ464326
AU: Avi
TI: Young People, Books, and the Right to Read.
PY: 1993
SO: Journal-of-Youth-Services-in-Libraries; v6 n3 p245-56 Spr 1993
DE: *Access-to-Information; *Childrens-Rights; *Reading-Habits
DE: Elementary-Secondary-Education; Reading-Material-Selection; School-Libraries
AB: Discusses children's rights and the importance of the right to read. Topics addressed include the empowerment of children through free access to information and knowledge through reading about today's society; unstructured reading; and the importance of full and adequate funding for school libraries. (LRW)
AN: ED331040
AU: Lesesne,-Teri-S.
TI: Electric Reading: Powerful Books for Young Adults.
PY: 1991
NT: Paper presented at the Annual Southwest Regional Conference of the International Reading Association (19th, Dallas, TX, February 27-March 1, 1991).
PR: EDRS Price MF01/PC01 Plus Postage.
DE: *Adolescent-Literature; *Reading-Attitudes; *Reading-Interests; *Reading-Materials; *Recreational-Reading
DE: Intermediate-Grades; Junior-High-Schools; Middle-Schools; Reading-Instruction; Reading-Material-Selection
AB: Research shows that middle school students overwhelmingly cite three characteristics that they like in books they read: (1) humor; (2) mystery and suspense; and (3) reality (true stories about real people). Matching students with appropriate books helps turn students "on" to reading, and it is this "electric" reading that encourages lifetime readers. Educators, therefore, need to identify books whose features provide powerful reading for young adults. "Aliens for Breakfast" (1989) by J. Etra and S. Spinner, and "Maniac Magee" (1990) by Jerry Spinelli are just two examples of humorous books written for these students. Stories by Avi, such as "The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle" (1990) and "The Man Who Was Poe" (1989) are well known to middle school students who love mystery and suspense. And students who like to read about "real" people in "real" situations will surely enjoy Susan Beth Pfeffer's "The Year without Michael" or Caroline Cooney's "The Face on the Milk Carton." Such books truly provide the electricity to prompt students into becoming lifetime readers. It is time for teachers to use the switch provided by research to turn students on to reading. (Eighteen references are included.) (PRA)
AN: EJ357886
AU: Avi
TI: All That Glitters.
PY: 1987
SO: Horn-Book-Magazine; v63 n5 p569-76 Sep-Oct 1987
DE: *Childrens-Literature; *Cultural-Context; *Females-; *Sex-Bias
DE: Creative-Writing; Librarians-; Social-Environment; Young-Children
AB: Suggests that writing for children (and being a children's librarian) is held in low esteem because the field is dominated by women and the focus is on children. Concludes that the values that children's literature is assumed to contain - nurturing values associated with women - threaten the dominant culture. (NKA)
AN: EJ347638
AU: Miles,-Betty; Avi
TI: School Visits: The Author's Viewpoint.
PY: 1987
SO: School-Library-Journal; v33 n5 p21-26 Jan 1987
DE: *Authors-; *Cooperative-Planning; *Learning-Resources-Centers; *Media-Specialists
DE: Childrens-Literature; Elementary-Secondary-Education; Guidelines-; School-Libraries
AB: Two authors of children's books discuss the elements of a successful school visit, including how to select and contact an author; fees; choosing dates; having books available; planning collaboratively with authors, principals, teachers, and parents; organizing the schedule; the author as critic; publicity; travel plans; autographs; and follow-up. (EM)
Resources from Doucette Index: K-12 Literature-Based Teaching Ideas (materials available via libraries or bookstores)
Avi
The fighting ground
See pp.409-413:
Beetz, Kirk H.
Beacham's guide to literature for young adults, Vol. 1 (Washington, D.C: Beacham Publishing, 1989)
Avi
Who was that masked man, anyway?
See pp.27-32:
Ammon, Bette D.
Handbook for the 1995 young reader's choice award nominees (Pocatello, Idaho: Beyond Basals, 1994)
Avi
Nothing but the truth: a documentary novel
See pp.98-103:
Ammon, Bette D.
Handbook for the 1994 young reader's choice award nominees (Pocatello, Idaho: Beyond Basals, 1993)
Avi
The true confessions of Charlotte Doyle
See pp.26-31:
Ammon, Bette D.
Handbook for the 1993 young reader's choice award nominees (Pocatello, Idaho: Beyond Basals, 1992)
Avi
The man who was Poe
See p.136:
Hurst, Carol Otis
Long ago and far away...: an encyclopedia for successfully using literature with intermediate readers (Allen, Texas: DLM, 1991)
Avi
See p.181:
Hurst, Carol Otis
Long ago and far away...: an encyclopedia for successfully using literature with intermediate readers (Allen, Texas: DLM, 1991)
Avi
See pp.33-41:
Roginski, Jim
Behind the covers: interviews with authors and illustrators of books for children and young adults, Vol. 1 (Littleton, Colorado: Libraries Unlimited, Inc., 1985)
Avi
The true confessions of Charlotte Doyle
See pp.25-29:
Perry, Phyllis
The world of water: linking fiction to nonfiction (Englewood, Colorado: Teacher Ideas Press, 1995)
Avi
The blue Heron
See pp.44-48:
Perry, Phyllis
The world of water: linking fiction to nonfiction (Englewood, Colorado: Teacher Ideas Press, 1995)
Avi
The true confessions of Charlotte Doyle
See pp.146-149:
Thompson, Gare
Teaching through themes (New York: Scholastic Professional Bookd, 1991)
Avi
Who stole the wizard of Oz?
See pp.103-105:
Barden, Cindy Love to read!: activities to foster a love of reading (Cathage, Illinois: Teaching & Learning Co., 1995)
Avi
See pp.129-166:
Jenkins, Carol Brennan
The allure of authors: author studies in the elementary classroom (Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann, 1999)
Avi
Nothing but the truth: a documentary novel
See pp.142-144:
Hurst, Carol Otis
Using literature in the middle school curriculum (Worthington, Ohio: Linworth Publishing Inc., 1999)
Avi
The man who was Poe
See pp.227-234:
Scott, Mark W.
Beacham's guide to literature for young adults, Vol. 10 (Detroit: Gale Group, 2000)
Avi
Nothing but the truth
See pp.249-258:
Scott, Mark W. Beacham's guide to literature for young adults, Vol. 10 (Detroit: Gale Group, 2000)
Avi
The true confessions of Charlotte Doyle
See pp.385-392:
Scott, Mark W. Beacham's guide to literature for young adults, Vol. 10 (Detroit: Gale Group, 2000)
Avi
The true confessions of Charlotte Doyle
See pp.143-144:
Polette, Nancy J.
Gifted books, gifted readers: literature activities to excite young minds (Englewood, Colorado: Libraries Unlimited, Inc., 2000)
Avi
The true confessions of Charlotte Doyle
See pp.247-248:
Polette, Nancy J.
Gifted books, gifted readers: literature activities to excite young minds (Englewood, Colorado: Libraries Unlimited, Inc., 2000)
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Other Resources (available either for sale or via interlibrary loan)
Title: The true confessions of Charlotte Doyle.
Source: Mailbox: The Intermediate Edition, Oct/Nov94, Vol. 16 Issue 5, p46, 5p, 2 charts, 2c, 2bw
Author(s): Haffner, Mary Anne
Abstract: Presents activities and reproducible teaching materials related to the fiction novel "The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle.' Prereading activity; Research; Group work; Journal writing; Dramatic readings; Making quotations.
Title: Charlotte Doyle revisited.
Source: Emergency Librarian, Jan/Feb93, Vol. 20 Issue 3, p74, 2p
Author(s): Simmons, Debra
Abstract: Comments on how several critics reviewed the book "The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle," by Avi. Indifference of the reviewers to the historical nature of the novel; Profusion of technical terms in the novel; Historical inaccuracies of the novel.
Title: Author profile: Avi.
Source: Book Report, Mar/Apr92, Vol. 10 Issue 5, p26, 3p, 6bw
Author(s): Marinak, B.A.
Abstract: Profiles childrens' book author, Avi, a librarian who turned full-time writer a decade ago and who has produced numerous tales that keep young readers intrigued, fascinated and riveted. Avi has won numerous awards for his work; He won the 1991 Newbery Honor Book for "The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle'; He said he discovers his characters within himself as opposed to creating them; Only recently has he come to understand his creative process; Comments on educators; More.
Title: The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle.
Source: Horn Book Magazine, Jan92, Vol. 68 Issue 1, p24, 4p, 4bw
Abstract: Presents the speech delivered by Avi in Hyannis, Massachusetts, on September 30, 1991, at the annual meeting of the New England Library Association. The speech was given in acceptance of the 1991 Boston Globe-Horn Book Award for fiction for "The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle.'
Other Resources (available either for sale or via interlibrary loan)
Title: Nothing but the truth: a play
Author(s): Smith, Ronn. ; Avi,; 1937- ; Nothing but the truth.
Publication: New York: Avon Books
Year: 1997
ISBN: 0380787156 (pbk.)
Abstract: A ninth-grader's suspension for singing "The Star-Spangled Banner" during homeroom becomes a national news story.
Title: Presenting Avi
Author(s): Bloom, Susan P. ; Mercier, Cathryn M
Publication: New York: Twayne Publishers ; London: Prentice Hall International
Year: 1997
ISBN: 0805745696
Abstract: A critical introduction to the life and work of the prolific writer of young adult and children's books.
Title: Avi
Author(s): Markham, Lois.
Publication: Santa Barbara, Calif.: Learning Works,
Year: 1996
ISBN: 0881602809
Abstract: A biography of the prize-winning author of novels for young people.
Title: Good conversation! a talk with Avi.
Author(s): Avi,; 1937- ; Podell, Tim.
Corp Author(s): Tim Podell Productions.
Publication: Scarborough, NY:; Tim Podell Productions
Year: 1993
Abstract: Avi talks about his life and his writing.
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