BookFinder by Scholastic: I’m in love!!!
So one teacher this semester suggested I go to this site called Teacher Book Wizard. It’s by Scholastic, and let me tell you, I’m in LOVE!!!! There are tools to help you find books quickly (say you know the title but not the author or something), a tool called “Book Alike” which lets you put in a book you liked and search for books that are similar (those “If you read this.. you might like this” things), and my favorite tool of all: the Leveled Search!!! Leveled Search is just amazing, and it’s a great tool for all teachers and teachers in training. It’s simple: Say you have a reluctant reader in your classroom… Put in information such as their interests by topic, grade level of student, READING LEVEL OF STUDENT (yes, reading level too. Now you can find books for advanced and struggling readers alike easily), the kind of book (how to, picture book, etc), and the genre or theme of the book… The site pops all this information into it’s database and voila’ you have a list of books custom picked for your picky reader. I absolutely love this site because it helps me to choose good books for my brother, who is below grade level in reading and is a super picky reader. I can see this being a godsend in the classroom… But don’t just take my word for it, check it out for yourself!!!
