Ilene Cooper

Biography

Ilene Cooper is the children's books editor at "Booklist" and the author of over twenty books for young readers, including "Jack: The Early Years of John F. Kennedy."

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Sam I Am

by Ilene Cooper

With his Jewish father and Christian mother bickering about how to celebrate the holidays this year, Sam is left to wonder about his own identity. It's not making it any easier that his best friend is preparing for his Bar Mitzvah and his secret crush is sure of her own religion. What will Sam do?

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Exploring the concerns of interfaith families, this book could help a middle-schoolers looking for answers.

$15.95
Hardcover Book | Grades 4-7

Sam I Am

Grades 4-7 $15.95

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A Good Night Walk

by Elisha Cooper and Elisha Cooper

Acclaimed author-illustrator Elisha Cooper paints the quiet magic of a good-night walk as the neighborhood settles into itself at the end of the day. "Children will enjoy pausing to look carefully at each page as the sky grows dark and night animals can be seen hiding in the shadows...the text is easy enough for beginning readers. A lovely choice." - School Library Journal "Cozy and friendly with lots to look at." - Kirkus

$16.99
Hardcover Book | Grade Pre-K

A Good Night Walk

Grade Pre-K $16.99

ARTICLE	From Where I Sit: The ABC's of Teaching Young Children This is a time of great change, challenge, and opportunity for teachers. Current brain research has raised the expectations of what young children can learn in the early years. This, in turn, has raised the expectations we have of ourselves. Here are Renatta M. Cooper's ABC's for teaching young children in today's world.