Connecting Boys With Books 2

by Michael Sullivan

Overview

Drawing on more than 20 years of experience, Sullivan shows how to reinvigorate the sense of excitement that boys felt when they first heard a picture book being read aloud.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780838909799
Publisher:	American Library Association
Publication date:	12/15/2008
Series:	ALA Editions
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	128
Product dimensions:	5.90(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.40(d)

About the Author

Michael Sullivan is the author of several books, including Raising Boy Readers, Connecting Boys with Books: What Libraries Can Do, Connecting Boys with Books 2: Closing the Reading Gap, and Serving Boys through Readers' Advisory. He has spoken widely on the topic of boys and reading as well as library administration and the place and power of children's services. He was a children’s librarian and library director in public libraries for more than fifteen years and taught public library administration for five years at Simmons College in Boston, Massachusetts.

Table of Contents

Introduction: Five Years on the Front Lines 1

Chapter 1 A Blueprint for Boys and Reading 5

Chapter 2 The Reading Gap 14

Chapter 3 Boys and Girls Are Different 24

Chapter 4 Read for Fun, Read Forever 36

Chapter 5 Exposing Boys to Story 47

Chapter 6 Honoring Boys' Literature 59

Chapter 7 Promoting Reading to Boys 73

Chapter 8 Creating the Culture of Literacy 87

Conclusion: Boys and Reading-What the Future Holds 99

Bibliography 105

Index 111