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Celebrating centuries of the written word - from the works of Confucius, Shakespeare, and Ben Franklin to the adventures of Nancy Drew, Harry Potter, and Captain Underpants - Books Day by Day offers a delightful and inspiring literary smorgasbord of milestones, anecdotes, and quotes, along with smart, fun, practical activities for exploring and enjoying an incredibly wide range of literature. Much more than a calendar book - yet concise enough for regular use in even the busiest of classrooms - Books Day by Day offers one or more date-related prompts per day. There's something for every age, grade, reading level, and interest...be it fairy tales, silly poems, historical novels, juvenile detective yarns, wildlife stories, or the last written words of a hopelessly stranded Antarctic explorer. On every page, Ohanian provides little-known, often fascinating tidbits about authors and artists. Included, too, are brief discussions of relevant topics: literary codes and games, the first popular dictionary and thesaurus, the importance of names (of authors as well as fictional characters), close observation and other kinds of research, spelling, rewriting, the incredible power of artwork, and the sources of artistic ideas. But one size doesn't fit all. The most important thread throughout Books Day by Day is that different people love different books. Using almost any entry as a jumping-off point, teachers can more easily encourage their students to

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?The most important thread running through the book is that different people love different books, and loving books is what Susan Ohanian is all about.?-The Council Chronicle

"?The most important thread running through the book is that different people love different books, and loving books is what Susan Ohanian is all about.?-The Council Chronicle ""The most important thread running through the book is that different people love different books, and loving books is what Susan Ohanian is all about.""-The Council Chronicle"

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Susan Ohanian is a longtime teacher and free-lance writer whose articles have appeared in periodicals ranging from the Atlantic and Washington Monthly to Phi Delta Kappan and Education Week. Visit www.susanohanian.org for a wealth of information on education issues and to learn more about Susan Ohanian. You'll find commentary, cartoons, letters, resources, quotes and a word of the day offering children a provocative way to increase their vocabulary. Her email address is: susano@gmavt.net.

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