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Kathleen Baxter is a children’s literature consultant. She speaks all over the U.S.A. at schools, state and national school conferences, libraries, state and national library conferences, and does all-day seminars for the Bureau of Education and Research (www.ber.org) on The Best Children’s Books of the Decade and Connecting Boys with Books In addition, she consults with and reads manuscripts for several children’s publishers, has written The Non-Fiction Booktalker column for School Library Journal since 1997, and is the author of four Gotcha books: Gotcha for Guys (Libraries Unlimited, 2006), Gotcha: Non-Fiction Booktalks to Get Kids Excited about Reading (Libraries Unlimited, 1999), Gotcha Again: More Non-Fiction Booktalks to Get Kids Excited about Reading (Libraries Unlimited, 2002), and Gotcha Covered: Still More Non-Fiction Booktalks to Get Kids Excited about Reading (Libraries Unlimited, 2005). Her fifth Gotcha book is the forthcoming Gotcha Good. Kathy is a native of (and spent the first eighteen years of her life in) Walnut Grove, Minnesota, where Laura Ingalls Wilder lived in On the Banks of Plum Creek, so she figures she comes by her love of children’s books naturally. She has a B.A. from the College of Saint Catherine in Saint Paul, and a M.A. in Library Science from the University of Minnesota. She was the head of Children’s Library Services and Acquisitions in the Anoka County Library in suburban Minneapolis for more years than she cares to remember. She also worked for the Queens Borough Public Library in New York City for two years after college. She has taught children’s literature at the College of Saint Catherine, and written articles for Library Journal (on selling library discards on e-Bay) and Library Talk. Kathy taught courses on dating and self-esteem at the U in Minneapolis, many singles groups and various community education programs, and gave a dozen talks for Nordstrom stores’ large-size fashion shows in such places as San Diego, San Francisco, and Anchorage. (She loved that job—part of the pay was that she got to pick out an outfit to give the speech in and keep. She looked at racks she never even knew existed in her normal life!) She is a huge fan of Maud Hart Lovelace, author of the Betsy-Tacy books, and was the co-founder and first president of the Maud Hart Lovelace Society. Kathy served as a member of the 2001 Newbery Committee.
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Gotcha for Guys! Research indicates boys are interested in reading nonfiction materials, yet most children's librarians prefer to booktalk fiction. Offering citations for more than 1,100 books, Gotcha for Guys! deals specifically with books to pique the interest of middle grade boys. A series of booktalks are grouped within chapters with like titles such as: "Creepy-Crawly Creatures," "Disasters and Unsolved Mysteries," "Action and Innovation," and "All Things Gross." Complete booktalks are presented in a beginning section of chapters 1-9. A second section in each of these chapters contains short annotations and talks for other books of interest, and a third section offers lists of well-reviewed titles to consider for boys. The book is enhanced with book cover art and reproducible lists for teachers and librarians. |
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Gotcha Covered! Gotcha Covered! is a third book by popular presenter and former public librarian Kathy Baxter. Michael Dahl, children's author, adds his expertise as co-author of this volume. Over 300 all new nonfiction booktalks for children K-8 are presented in the same enthusiastic tone as the first two successful books. The books make it easy for you to find the best in children's nonfiction books and offers concrete ideas for presenting them. Booktalks are organized according to topics popular to young readers, making it easy to search for titles that correlate to curriculum areas, topics, and units of study. It also includes tips on booktalking and a bibliography for collection development. Grade levels for books are cited. |
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Gotcha Again! This guide lets you pinpoint the right books to get children excited about reading nonfiction titles! With more than 350 nonfiction books, this guide makes it easy to find good reading material to use in your classroom, at the library, or at home. In addition to suggestions for presenting books to students in irresistible ways, hundreds of ready-to-use booktalks and a wealth of tips on booktalking make this title an invaluable and versatile resource. Even an outline for a booktalk program and a bibliography for collection development purposes are included. Educators can search thematically to find books that correlate precisely with their curriculum requirements, and parents have an convenient tool to select just the right books for their children. While perfect for booktalk programs, librarians and school media specialists will also find this to be a valuable collection. |
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Gotcha! Booktalks for more than 350 nonfiction titles (appropriate for elementary and middle school students) are organized according to topics popular with young readers-"Great Disasters," "Unsolved Mysteries," "Fascinating People," "Science," and "Fun Experiments to Do." In addition, there are tips on booktalking, an outline for a booktalk program, and a bibliography that can be used for collection development. Appropriate grade levels for each book are cited. |
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