I Am the Ice Worm

I Am the Ice Worm
Author: Maryann Easley
Publisher: Turtleback
Total Pages: 127
Release: 2004-08-01
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 9781417647910

When the plane carrying her to visit her mother crashes above the Arctic Circle, fourteen-year-old Allison Atwood is rescued by an Inupiat man who takes her back to his village, where she slowly comes to admire their very different way of life.

Teaching Banned Books

Teaching Banned Books
Author: Pat R. Scales
Publisher: American Library Association
Total Pages: 156
Release: 2001-06
Genre: Education
ISBN: 9780838908075

As a standard-bearer for intellectual freedom, the school librarian is in an ideal position to collaborate with teachers to not only protect the freedom to read but also ensure that valued books with valuable lessons are not quarantined from the readers for whom they were written.

American Indian Themes in Young Adult Literature

American Indian Themes in Young Adult Literature
Author: Paulette Fairbanks Molin
Publisher: Scarecrow Press
Total Pages: 206
Release: 2005
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 9780810850811

This book analyzes American Indian characters and themes in young adult literature, outlining plots and evaluating content from a native perspective. Teachers, librarians, parents, and young adult readers seeking information about American Indian-themed literature for young adults will want to consult this resource. It points out works that foster misinformation and stereotypes, but examines the growing number of authors that counteract such messages as well. The book also includes a bibliography that will lead audiences to further reading.

The Last Ice Worm

The Last Ice Worm
Author: Michael Wassil
Publisher: North Vancouver, B.C. : Alpha O Press
Total Pages: 29
Release: 1992
Genre:
ISBN: 9781895343021

Fun-Size Academic Writing for Serious Learning

Fun-Size Academic Writing for Serious Learning
Author: Gretchen Bernabei
Publisher: Corwin Press
Total Pages: 264
Release: 2013-08-06
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1452268614

"Here is what I love about this book:€ It has gobs and gobs of student writing samples with smart and lively explanations of how to use each as the focus of a craft lesson to teach writing. The right models of student writing are the best mentor texts a teacher can find and with this book, you need look no further. ... Breathe, fellow writing teachers.€ Much needed and wanted help has arrived."--Ruth Culham, Author of Traits WritingSometimes a student's best teacher is another studentIf ever there were a book to respond to the pressure to increase students' test scores, this is it. You see,

Gus and Annie

Gus and Annie
Author: P. K. Laurila
Publisher:
Total Pages: 12
Release: 2001-01-01
Genre:
ISBN: 9780930931346

Two tiny creatures not more than an inch long and no bigger than a piece of string, Gus and Annie are ice worms that live only on glaciers. Follow along as the pair reveals all about life as an ice worm. Sing-song text and whimsical illustrations appeals to young and old.

Hearing All the Voices

Hearing All the Voices
Author: Mary Ann Darby
Publisher: Scarecrow Press
Total Pages: 272
Release: 2002
Genre: Education
ISBN: 9780810840584

Hearing All the Voices is a tremendous resource for any adult who works with middle school aged adolescents. This work annotates over 500 multicultural books and gives ideas on how to group the books and use the books with students both in and out of the classroom.

Seal of the Worm

Seal of the Worm
Author: Adrian Tchaikovsky
Publisher: Pan Macmillan
Total Pages: 586
Release: 2014-07-03
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0230770088

Seal of the Worm is the tenth and final book in the critically acclaimed epic fantasy series Shadows of the Apt by Adrian Tchaikovsky. An ancient enemy stirs once more . . . The Empire has vanquished its enemies at last, but at a terrible price. With her chief rival cast into the abyss, Empress Seda must face the truth of what she’s unleashed in her hunger for power. Now the Seal has been shattered, the ancient Worm stirs towards the light for the first time in a thousand years. Already it is striking at the surface, consuming everything in its voracious path. Unchecked, it will ravage the world. As her victory seems hollow indeed, Seda knows that only the most extreme solution can lock the Worm in the dark once more. But if she’ll go to such horrific lengths to save them all from the Worm, who’ll save the world from her? Start the epic journey with Empire in Black and Gold, the first book in the Shadows of the Apt series.