Sharron McElmeel - Author
Recent and Forthcoming Articles

Selected articles authored in professional publications.


"Strength within Adversity." Column: School Library Media Activities Monthly; Apr2007, Vol. 23 Issue 8, p39-41. The article reviews the book "A Place Where Sunflowers Grow," by Amy Lee-Tai and illustrated by Felicia Hoshino.
"Glimpses of the Past through Literature and Story Telling." Column: School Library Media Activities Monthly by Sharron L. McElmeel. Dec2006, Vol. 23 Issue 4, p38-40, 3p.  Features: "Christmas in the Trenches," by John McCutcheon, "Hiding From the Nazis," by David A. Adler and "Prairie Christmas," by Elizabeth Van Steenwyk.
"Philanthropists: People Who Make a Difference"  Column: School Library Media Activities Monthly by Sharron L. McElmeel.   Feb2007, Vol. 23 Issue 6, p36-38, 3p   Features: The article offers information about philanthropist Julius Rosenwald based on the book "Dear Mr. Rosenwald," by Carole Boston Weatherford. Resources for background information about Rosenwald's foundation and the Rosenwald schools are cited. Several books about relatively unknown individuals who have made significant contributions and provide inspiration and models for positive character traits are described. It suggests several activities to culminate the focus on people who make a difference.
"Ice Cream: The Full Scoop."   Column: In the Spotlight by Sharron L. McElmeel.  Library Sparks.  December 2006.
"Jackie's Bat."  Column: In the Spotlight by Sharron L. McElmeel.  Library Sparks.  November 2006.
"Take a Tour of America." Column: School Library Media Activities Monthly by Sharron L. McElmeel. Oct2006, Vol. 23 Issue 2, p37-39, 3p.  Features: "Tour America: A Journey Through Poems and Art," by Diane Siebert
"The Boy Who Loved Words."  Column: In the Spotlight by Sharron L. McElmeel.  Library Sparks.  October 2006.
"The Adventures of Edward Tulane."  Column: In the Spotlight by Sharron L. McElmeel.  Library Sparks.  August/September 2006.
"Award Books--Making Connections to Curriculum and Standards."   By: McElmeel, Sharron L.. School Library Media Activities Monthly, Jun2006, Vol. 22 Issue 10, p33-35, 3p;  Column: The Book Bag.   Presents information on several children's books that are included in the 2006 Notable Book List of the American Library Association. Theme of Norton Juster's book "The Hello, Goodbye Window"; Poetry forms that are discussed by Paul B. Janecko in his collection "A Kick in the Head: An Everyday Guide to Poetic Forms"; Information on Marisabina Russo's "Always Remember Me: How One Family Survived World War II."
"Change Your World @ your library."   By: McElmeel, Sharron L.. School Library Media Activities Monthly, Apr2006, Vol. 22 Issue 8, p34-36, 3p;  Column: The Book Bag --Features:  Several books for libraries. "Aunt Chip and the Triple Creek Dam Affair," by Patricia Polacco; "My Librarian Is a Camel: How Books Are Brought to Children Around the World," by Margrite Ruurs; "The Greatest Potatoes," by Penelope Stowell.
"Caldecotts. " By: McElmeel, Sharron L.. School Library Media Activities Monthly, Feb2006, Vol. 22 Issue 6, p35-37, 3p;  Column: The Book Bag.   Features: Classroom activity comparing the plots and literary style of books which are recipient of the 2005 Cadecott Award from the American Library Association including the "Kitten's First Full Moon," by Kevin Henkes, "The Red Book," by Barbara Lehman and "Knuffle Bunny: A Cautionary Tale," by Mo Willems.
"Stumptown Kid."   By: McElmeel, Sharron L.. School Library Media Activities Monthly, Dec2005, Vol. 22 Issue 4, p35-37, 3p;  Column: The Book Bag
"Good Intentions Are Not Enough" by Sharron L. McElmeel in Library Media Connection.  November/December 2004,  Vol. 23. No. 3.  p. 28-9.  [pdf]
"Author Profile: Mary Casanova" by Sharron L. McElmeel in Book Report May/June 2002, Vol. 21, Issue 1, p. 40-41. Full-Text.
"Author Profile: Cynthia Leitich Smith" by Sharron L. McElmeel in Library Talk March/April 2002, Vol. 15, Issue 2, p. 30-41 .
"Author Profile: Judy Sierra" by Sharron L. McElmeel in Library Talk May/June 2002, Vol. 15, Issue 3, p. 20-21 .
"Author Profile:  David McPhail" by Sharron L.. McElmeel in Library Talk,  Jan/Feb2002, Vol. 15, Issue 1
"Beyond Reporting: History Showcased on the Web" by Sharron L. McElmeel in Library Talk November/December 2001, Vol. 14, Issue 5, p.16-17 .
"Kids Search: Social Studies Research and Local Resources" by Jacqueline Briggs Martin and Sharron L. McElmeel in Library Talk November/December 2001, Vol. 14, Issue 5, p.14-15.
"Illustrator Profile: James Ransome" by Sharron L. McElmeel in Library Talk May/June 2001, Vol. 14, Issue 3, p.xx-xx.
"Author Profile: Walter Dean Myers" by Sharron L. McElmeel in Book Report January/February 2001, Vol. 20, Issue 2, p.42-45.
"Raising Readers: 21 Steps" in Library Talk March/April 2001, Vol. 14, Issue 2, p.xx-xx .
"Author Profile: Fred Bowen" by Sharron L. McElmeel in Library Talk January/February 2001, Vol. 14, Issue 1, p.xx-xx .
"Author Profile: Franny Billingsley" by Sharron L. McElmeel in Book Report January/February 2000, Vol. 19, Issue 4, p.xx-xx .
"Author Profile: Nancy Werlin" by Sharron L. McElmeel in Book Report November/December 2000, Vol. 19, Issue 3, p.xx-xx .
"Author Profile: Nicole Rubel" by Sharron L. McElmeel in Library Talk November/December 2000, Vol. 13, Issue 5, p.xx-xx.
"Entering the World of Informational Books with Young Readers" by Sharron L. McElmeel in Library Talk September/October 2000, Vol. 13, Issue 4, p.32-34.
"Cool Stuff on the Web: Ben Franklin on Government and Politics" by Sharron L. McElmeel in Library Talk September/October 2000, Vol. 13, Issue 4, p.32-34.
"Cool Stuff on the Web: Reading Actively on the Web" by Sharron L. McElmeel in Library Talk March/April 2000, Vol. 13, Issue 2, p.33-36.
"Author Profile: Jane Kurtz: Reflecting Home Places" by Sharron L. McElmeel in Library Talk March/April 2000, Vol. 13, Issue 2, p.24-26.
"Author Profile: Mary Azarian -- Woodcut Artist" by Sharron L. McElmeel in Library Talk January/February 2000, Vol. 13, Issue 1, p.18-19.
"Author Profile: An Award Winning Author: Louis Sachar" by Sharron L. McElmeel in Book Report January/February 2000, Vol. 18, Issue 4, p.46-47.
"Cool Stuff on the Web: Kids Searching the WWW" by Sharron L. McElmeel in Book Report November/December 1999, Vol. 18, Issue 3, p.54, 56.
"Author Profile: Patricia McKissack: Wordsmith and Avid Reader" by Sharron L. McElmeel in Book Report November/December 1999, Vol. 18, Issue 3, p.36-37
"Cool Stuff on the Web: Friendly Sites" by Sharron L. McElmeel in Library Talk September/October 99, Vol. 12, Issue 4, p. 37.
"Cool Stuff on the Web: Newspapers in Education" by Sharron L. McElmeel in Library Talk March/April 99, Vol. 12, Issue 2, p. 31-32.
"Author Profile: Roland Smith: A Profile of an Eco-Adventure Writer" by Sharron L. McElmeel in Library Talk March/April 99, Vol. 12, Issue 2, p. 6.
"Connecting Literature with WWW Sites" by Sharron L. McElmeel in Book Report Jan/Feb 99, Vol. 17, Issue 4, p. 30, 32-34.
"Author Profile: Deborah Hopkinson" by Sharron L. McElmeel in Library Talk Nov/Dec 98, Vol. 11, Issue 5, p. 20-21.
"Author & Illustrator Profile: Harriet Peck Taylor" by Sharron L. McElmeel in Library Talk Nov/Dec 98, Vol. 10, Issue 5, p. 18-19.
"Cool Stuff on the Net: Using the Web to Motivate Reading" by Sharron L. McElmeel in Library Talk September/October 98, Vol. 11, Issue 4, p. 34-35.
"Logging On" by Sharron L. McElmeel in Technology Connection May/June 98, Vol. 5, Issue 3, p. 6.
"Author & Illustrator Profile: The Pinkneys" by Sharron L. McElmeel in Library Talk May/June 98, Vol. 11, Issue 3, p. 16-19.
"Cool Stuff on the Net: Publishers Help Create Curriculum Connections" by Sharron L. McElmeel in Library Talk May/June 98, Vol. 11, Issue 3, p. 10-11.
"Joan Lowery Nixon" by Sharron L. McElmeel in Book Report Jan/Feb 98, Vol. 16, Issue 4, p 26-28.
"Gateways to the Internet: Getting Connected to Curriculum Sites" by Sharron L. McElmeel in Book Report Jan/Feb 98, Vol. 16, Issue 4, p 21-22.
"Author Profile: Gloria Skurzynski" by Sharron L. McElmeel in Book Report Nov/Dec 97, Vol. 16, Issue 3, p. 25-27.
"Technology Tricks: Eleven Ways to Lure Others Into Technology Use" by Sharron L. McElmeel in Technology Connection November 97, Vol. 4, Issue 6, p. 14 -15.
"A Research Project Filled With Real World Technology" by Sharron L. McElmeel in Technology Connection April 97, Vol. 4, Issue 2, p. 13-15.
"Vote for the 100 Most Important Authors in Young Adult Literature" by Sharron L. McElmeel and Lin Buswell in Book Report, Mar/Apr 97, Vol. 15, Issue 5, p 23+. Results reported in "Readers' Choice: The Most Important Authors of Books for Young Adults" in Book Report, Jan/Feb 98, Vol. 16, Issue 4, p 23+.
"Vote for the 100 Most Important Authors and Illustrators in Children's Literature" by Sharron L. McElmeel and Lin Buswell in Library Talk, Mar/Apr 97, Vol. 10, Issue 2, p 9+. Results reported in "Readers' Choice: The Most Important Authors of Books for Children" in Library Talk, Jan/Feb 98, Vol. 11, Issue 1, p ___.
"A New Section for Beginning Readers: J for Junior Nonfiction" by Sharron L. McElmeel in Library Talk, Jan/Feb 97, Vol. 10, Issue 1, p 7+.
"Poet Profile: Shel Silverstein" by Sharron L. McElmeel in Library Talk, Jan/Feb 97, Vol. 10, Issue 1, p 16+.
"Internet Books and Videos" by Sharron L. McElmeel in Technology Connection, Dec. 96, Vol. 3, Issue 8, p. 12+.
"Author & Illustrator Profile: Shonto Begay" by Sharron L. McElmeel in Library Talk, Nov/Dec 96, Vol. 9, Issue 5, p 14+.
"Author Profile: Christopher Collier and James Lincoln Collier" by Sharron L. McElmeel in Book Report, Sep/Oct 96, Vol. 15, Issue 2, p 28+. Includes: "Teaching History with Fiction."
"Where Do Writers Get Their Ideas?" by Sharron L. McElmeel in Book Report, Sep/Oct 96, Vol 15, Issue 2, p 33+.
"The Newbery and Caldecott Awards" by Sharron L. McElmeel in Library Talk, May/Jun 96, Vol. 9, Issue 3, p 8+.
"Logging On" by Sharron L. McElmeel in Technology Connection, Apr 96, Vol. 3, Issue 2, p 7+.
"Author Profile: Carol Gorman" by Sharron L. McElmeel in Book Report, Mar/Apr 96, Vol. 14, Issue 5, p 22+.
"Author & Illustrator Profile: Tololwa M. Mollel" by Sharron L. McElmeel in Library Talk, Mar/Apr 96, Vol. 9, Issue 2, p 16+.
"A Well-Stocked Cupboard for Parents" by Sharron L. McElmeel in Library Talk, Jan/Feb 96, Vol. 9, Issue 1, p 1+.
"Reflecting Diverse Cultures-- Biographies in the Library" by Sharron L. McElmeel, Library Talk, Nov/Dec 95, Vol 8, Issue 5, p 9+.
"Author Profile: Jacqueline Briggs Martin" by Sharron L. McElmeel in Library Talk, Nov/Dec 95, Vol. 8, Issue 5, p 19+.
"Adventuring Online" by Sharron L. McElmeel in Library Talk, Sep/Oct 95, Vol. 8, Issue 4, p 7+.
"Making the Most of an Author's Visit" by Sharron L. McElmeel in Library Talk, May/Jun 95, Vol. 8, Issue 3, p 5, 7; reprinted from Book Report, May/Jun 94, Vol. 13, Issue 1, p 23+. 
"Author & Illustrator Profile: David Wisniewski" by Sharron L. McElmeel in Library Talk, Mar/Apr 95, Vol. 8, Issue 2, p 16+.
"The Librarian's Role in the Whole Language Classroom" by Sharron L. McElmeel in Library Talk, Jan/Feb 95, Vol. 8, Issue 1, p 5+.
"Maximizing the Value of Online Services" by Sharron L. McElmeel in Technology Connection, Jan 95, Vol. 1, Issue 6, p 1+.
"Fitting the Puzzle Pieces Together: Blending Social Studies with Literature" by Sharron L. McElmeel in Library Talk, Nov/Dec 94, Vol. 7, Issue 5, p 9+.
"Author Profile: Virginia Driving Hawk Sneve" by Sharron L. McElmeel in Library Talk, Nov/Dec 94, Vol. 7, Issue 5, p 20+.
"Introducing Brian Pinkney: 1994 Iowa Reading Journal Cover Artist" by Sharron L. McElmeel in Iowa Reading Journal October 94, Vol. 7, Issue 1, p. 2-4.
"Author & Illustrator Profile: Craig Brown" by Sharron L. McElmeel in Library Talk, Mar/Apr 94, Vol. 7, Issue 2, p 15+.
"Toward a Real Multiculturalism" by Sharron L. McElmeel in School Library Journal, Nov 93, Vol. 39, Issue 11, p 50.
"Finding Books That Reflect Diversity" by Sharron L. McElmeel in Library Talk, Nov/Dec 93, Vol. 6, Issue 6, p 1+
"Author & Illustrator Profile: Karla Kuskin." by Sharron L. McElmeel in Library Talk, September/October 93, Vol. 7, Issue 4, p 17-19.
"Welcome to an Automated Library." by Sharron L. McElmeel in Library Talk, September/October 93, Vol. 7, Issue 4, p 1, 5, 11-12.
"Author Profile: Bruce Coville." by Sharron L. McElmeel in Library Talk, Jan/Feb 93, Vol. 6, Issue 1, p 14-16.
"Introducing Leo and Diane Dillon: 1992 Iowa Reading Journal Cover Artists" by Sharron L. McElmeel in Iowa Reading Journal May 92, Vol. 5, Issue 1, p. 1-3.

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