Gotcha Covered! is a third book by popular presenter and former public librarian Kathy Baxter. Michael Dahl, children's author, adds his expertise as coauthor of the volume. Over 300 all-new nonfiction booktalks for children K-8 are presented in the same enthusiastic tone as the first two successful books. The books make it easy for you to find the best in children's nonfiction books and offers concrete ideas for presenting them. Booktalks are organized according to topics popular to young readers, making it easy to search for titles that correlate to curriculum areas, topics, and units of study. It also includes tips on booktalking and a bibliography for collection development. Grades K-8. Grade levels for books are cited.

Review

[T]his title presents more than 300 titles published since 2001. Titles range in interest and reading ability from third grade through middle school. Each thematically organized chapter concludes with a bibliography. ... [T]he authors suggest booktalk themes, key passages to read aloud, exciting and intriguing images to share from the books, and background information about the subjects. ... Useful for professionals new to collection development, as well as support for nonfiction booktalks.