Announcing the 2008 Winners

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For Parents and Family

High IQ Kids: Collected Insights, Information, and Personal Stories from the Experts
edited by Kiesa Kay, Deborah Robson, and Judy Fort Brenneman, (Free Spirit Publishing)

"Through practical strategies, personal stories, and research articles by educators, parents, scholars, and other experts, High IQ Kids addresses the challenges and joys of raising, teaching, living with, and understanding high-IQ kids of all ages."

For Educators

A Love for Learning: Motivation and the Gifted Child
by Carol Strip Whitney, Ph.D., with Gretchen Hirsch (Great Potential Press, Inc.)

"A Love for Learning: Motivation and the Gifted Child provides vital information to help educators and parents supply the four C's needed to create and nurture enthusiasm: Challenge, Commitment, Control, and Compassion."

For Scholars

Critical Issues and Practices in Gifted Education: What the Research Says
edited by Jonathan A. Plucker, Ph.D., and Carolyn M. Callahan, Ph.D. (Prufrock Press)

"Critical Issues and Practices in Gifted Education: What the Research Says is the definitive reference book for those searching for a summary and evaluation of the literature on giftedness and gifted education. The book presents 50 summaries of important topics in the field, providing relevant research and a guide to how the research applies to gifted education."

The Nominees

For Parents and Family

• Infinity & Zebra Stripes: Life with Gifted Children, by Wendy Skinner (Great Potential Press)
• Life in the Fast Brain: Keeping Up with Gifted Minds, by Karen Isaacson (Great Potential Press)
• Nerds: Who They Are and Why We Need More of Them, by David Anderegg, Ph.D. (Teacher / Penguin)
• Scratch Your Brain Algebra, by Doug Brumbaush and David Rock (The Critical Thinking Co.)
• Special Needs Advocacy Resource Book, by Rich Weinfeld and Michelle Davis (Prufrock Press)
• School Success for Kids with Asperger's Syndrome, by Stephan M. Silverman, Ph.D.and Rich Weinfeld (Prufrock Press)
• The Tales of Fort Word, Texas: The Contest, by Ms. Mac (Mac Math, Inc.)
• Word Roots Beginning, by Cherie A. Plant and Stephanie W. Stevens (The Critical Thinking Co.)

For Educators

• Academic Competitions for Gifted Students, Second Edition, by Mary K. Tallent-Runnels and Ann C. Candler-Lotven (Corwin Press)
• Differentiating Instruction with Menus, by Laurie E. Westphal (Prufrock Press)
• Expert Approaches to Support Gifted Learners: Professional Perspectives, Best Practices, and Positive Solutions, edited by Margaret Wayne Gosfield (Free Spirit Publishing)
• Independent Study Program (Revised), by Susan K. Johnsen, Ph.D. and Kathryn Lee Johnson, Ed.S. (Prufrock Press)
• The Talent Development Planning Handbook: Designing Inclusive Gifted Programs, by Donald J. Treffinger (Corwin Press)
  

For Scholars

• Alternative Assessments with Gifted and Talented Students, edited by Joyce VanTassel-Baska (Prufrock Press)
• Teaching for Intelligence, Second Edition, edited by Barbara Z. Presseisen (Corwin Press)
• Using the National Gifted Education Standards for University Teacher Preparation Programs, by Susan K. Johnsen, Ph.D., Joyce VanTassel-Baska, and Ann Robinson (Prufrock Press)