Using trade books is one strategy that has the potential to increase students’ interest and achievement in science; to enhance scientific and technological literacy; and to help open doors to exciting careers. Because there are over 120,000 children’s trade books in print today (Lynch-Brown and Tomlinson 1999), we must select only the best for teaching elementary science. To that end, this article presents some guidelines, cautions, and recommendations to facilitate the process.
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Type Journal ArticlePub Date 3/1/2001Stock # sc01_038_06_18Volume 038Issue 06