Educating Esmé: Diary of a Teacher's First Year Expanded Edition Contributor(s): Codell, Esmé Raji (Author) |
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ISBN: 1565129350 ISBN-13: 9781565129351 Publisher: Algonquin Books OUR PRICE: $14.39 Product Type: Paperback Published: September 2009 Annotation: With over 50,000 copies sold in hardcover, this "pop culture phenomenon" ("Publishers Weekly") is now available in paperback. "Educating Esm" is the uncensored diary of Codell's first year teaching in a Chicago public school. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Women - Biography & Autobiography | Educators - Education |
Dewey: B |
LCCN: 2009016470 |
Physical Information: 0.7" H x 5" W x 6.9" (0.40 lbs) 256 pages |
Themes: - Geographic Orientation - Illinois - Cultural Region - Midwest - Cultural Region - Upper Midwest - Sex & Gender - Feminine |
Accelerated Reader Info |
Quiz #: 32533 Reading Level: 5.5 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 5.0 |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: A must-read for parents, new teachers, and classroom veterans, Educating Esmé is the exuberant diary of Esmé Raji Codell's first year teaching in a Chicago public school. Fresh-mouthed and free-spirited, the irrepressible Madame Esmé-as she prefers to be called-does the cha-cha during multiplication tables, roller-skates down the hallways, and puts on rousing performances with at-risk students in the library. Her diary opens a window into a real-life classroom from a teacher's perspective. While battling bureaucrats, gang members, abusive parents, and her own insecurities, this gifted young woman reveals what it takes to be an exceptional teacher. Heroine to thousands of parents and educators, Esmé now shares more of her ingenious and yet down-to-earth approaches to the classroom in a supplementary guide to help new teachers hit the ground running. As relevant and iconoclastic as when it was first published, Educating Esmé is a classic, as is Madame Esmé herself. |
Contributor Bio(s): Codell, Esme Raji: - A nationally renowned advocate for literacy and literature-based instruction, Esmé Raji Codell is today "one of the nation's most sought-after voices for empowering teachers" (People) and a "Superstar of Education" (Scolastic Instructor). Esmé has been interviewed on CBS This Morning, CNN, C-SPAN's Book Talk, and NPR. The author of How to Get Your Child to Love Reading as well as award-winning books for children, Esmé lives with her husband and son in Chicago, where she spent many years as an educator in Chicago public schools and now runs the popular children's literature Web site PlanetEsme.com and the unique literary salon, the PlanetEsme Bookroom. |