Books published by publisher Alleyside Pr

Are you frustrated teaching research skills and introducing students to a variety of reference resources? Then fascinate students by using the fast, fruitful, fun method of "Pardon, But Your References Are Showing!" We live in an information-based society, and knowledge is being collected and organized in vast amounts, ready at our fingertips for instant retrieval. In seconds, we can now find what once might have taken hours or days if we know how and where to search! In this book students will be involved in searching through a wide variety of library references and using the computer as an information retrieval system. Research will be more meaningful as they will have a real need to search and "FIND." Students have fertile imaginations and if they are challenged with interesting assignments, your students will go far to flabbergast and rid you forever of the fatiguing task of teaching the use of reference sources. Teach the concept, then turn them loose!

Youngsters often find the library a mysterious place - a place where great treasures remain hidden just out of their reach and a place with many strange rules and customs. But here at last is a most delightful way to help young readers unravel the mysteries of the library! Through the adventures of young detective Sassafras Holmes and her friend Jane Watson, elementary students will eagerly learn about the Dewey Decimal System, using reference materials, and the importance of reading, as well as valuable lessons on library manners and book care. Younger children will sit spellbound as you spin each of the eight complete Sassafras Holmes yarns; older students will enjoy reading the stories for themselves in the illustrated, easy-to-read format. It's elementary!