This guide of teacher-recommended Web sites is a great way to teach your students more about the books offered on Trumpet each month.

USING NEWBERYS IN THE CLASSROOM

Eighty years ago the Newbery Award was created to honor and encourage fiction written for young people. What makes a novel worthy of a Newbery award? They are as diverse a bunch of books as you can imagine ranging from realism to science fiction to adventure and mysteries. They are all, however, good reads—well-written, thoughtful, and just right for kids. Every month Trumpet features a number of Newbery novels and this month is no exception. Plus we're providing you with Web sites to support your study of these special award winners.

In Julie of the Wolves, a favorite for almost 30 years, a young Eskimo girl struggles to survive in the Arctic tundra with only wolves to guide her. An exciting adventure story, it includes remarkable details about wolf packs and the Eskimo way of life. Equally compelling is last year's Honor Book, Getting Near to Baby. When their baby sister dies and their mother sinks into depression, Willa Jo and Little Sister climb onto the roof of their aunt's house and won't come down. Finally, don't miss this month's Newbery Girls, an exciting collection of chapters from 15 award winners, including Caddie Woodlawn, From the Mixed-up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler, Dicey's Song, and more. The excerpts stand on their own or will get your students started reading all 15 of these great books.

For some exciting ideas on using Newbery winners in your classroom be sure to check out the Web sites below!