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COPYRIGHT 2004 International Reading Association Inc.
Modifying the aphorism "one should not judge a book by its cover" to "one should not predict the contents of a book by its title" adequately prepares readers for disappointment in Reading Aloud and Beyond: Fostering the Intellectual Life With Older Readers, by Frank Serafini and Cyndi Giorgis. While the authors claim to focus on reading aloud with students in the upper elementary and middle school grades, the contents contradict their assertion. Structurally, the book resembles an abridged textbook on children's literature with chapters on reading aloud, the art of picture books, and teaching strategies.
According to the authors, "the read aloud experience is the foundation for the language arts and content area curriculum" (p. 1) because it is a shared experience that connects teachers to students engaged with texts in a social context. Although they say, "It is our hope that every student will be engaged in every story we read aloud" (p. 5), they don't talk specifically about older readers except to point...
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