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In 1996, NSTA and the Children's Book Council created the Outstanding Science Trade Books for Students K-12 (OSTB) list to highlight and celebrate carefully researched, finely-crafted science books that teachers should bring into their classrooms and use in instruction. In 2017, they added a co...

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Published inScience and children Vol. 60; no. 7; pp. 6 - 7
Main Author Stewart, Melissa
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Abingdon Taylor & Francis Ltd 01.10.2023
Subjects
Basal Reading
Childrens literature
Grade 4
Grade 6
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Nonfiction
Science Curriculum
Students
Teachers
Units of Study
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Summary:In 1996, NSTA and the Children's Book Council created the Outstanding Science Trade Books for Students K-12 (OSTB) list to highlight and celebrate carefully researched, finely-crafted science books that teachers should bring into their classrooms and use in instruction. In 2017, they added a complementary list, Best STEM Books K-12. Each year, volunteer committees of educators read hundreds of books, discuss their merits, and choose the ones they find most exceptional. As an author of science books for children, Stewart is truly grateful for their time and enthusiasm. Having a book on these lists is a tremendous honor. But do they achieve their intended goal? Do teachers make the recommended books available to students? Do they use them to enrich science lessons? For the most part, the answer is "No."
ISSN:0036-8148
1943-4812