As teachers head back to their classrooms, it’s always fun to have a brand-new book to share with students. Here are some titles available at Martha Merrell’s that will get the new school year off to a great start.

New Books About SCHOOL available as hardcovers:

  • The Best Book to Read by Debbie Bertram
  • Happy School Year! by Susan Milord
  • Henry’s Amazing Imagination by Nancy Carlson
  • Hooray for Reading Day! by Margery Cuyler
  • It’s Library Day by Janet Morgan Stoeke
  • My Preschool by Anne Rockwell
  • The New Bear at School by Carrie Weston
  • Off to First Grade by Louise Borden
  • School Fever (poems) by Brod Bagert
  • Smelly Locker: Silly Dilly School Songs by Alan Katz

Books about SCHOOL just out as paperbacks:

  • Book Fair Day by Lynn Plourde
  • The Best Chef in Second Grade by Katharine Kenah
  • Miss Smith Reads Again! by Michael Garland
  • A Place Called Kindergarten by Jessica Harper
  • Sammy the Classroom Guinea Pig by Alix Berenzy
  • Slippers at School by Andrew Clements

New PROFESSIONAL books of interest:

  • Crafting Writers K-6 by Elizabeth Hale
    The author illustrates how to locate specific elements of craft both in assessing the work of students and in planning instruction that will teach children how specific craft techniques can move their writing forward.
  • Spaces & Places by Debbie Diller
    This unique visual reference includes color photos for organizing all sorts of classroom spaces into effective literacy centers. Step-by-step processes are provided along with a wealth of charts, reproducible forms, shopping sources, and reflection questions to take a close look at classroom space and how it can best support instruction.
  • Reading for Real by Kathy Collins
    The author offers step-by-step support for implementing classroom reading clubs that will teach children how to read as well as love to read. This approach provides opportunities for students to read for authentic purposes while having conversations about topics that interest and engage them.
  • Morning Meeting Messages, K-6 by Rosalea S. Fisher, Eric Henry and Deborah Porter
    This book offers 180 messages from 3 diverse classrooms along with guidelines and tips for creating and using your own message charts. Models reinforce skills as well as connect to curricular areas. Ideas for morning meeting messages are combined with those that might be used at other times of the school day. Interactive questions and activities demonstrate how to encourage student participation.