Fiction and nonfiction books are essential components of
an integrated curriculum. I read aloud two or three books
a day, sometimes more, always encouraging children to
reread them themselves. Some we read for information, others
we read for pure enjoyment. Through the years I have
added books to fi t with themes. By the end of the school ear, the children have listened to and discussed more
than 600 books. For each theme, the children write
about their favorite book, including the reasons they
liked it. (For a sample bibliography, see “Bibliography
for the Theme ‘Everything Changes’,” p. 5.)