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Legacy Book® Awards 2007

The Legacy Book® Awards honor outstanding books published in the United States that have long-term potential for positively influencing the lives of gifted children and/or youth and contribute to the understanding, well-being, education, and success of students with gifts and/or talents.

The awards are administered by the Texas Association for the Gifted and Talented (TAGT). The winning books are selected by a nationwide panel of reviewers for their excellent long-term potential for improving the lives of gifted youth, categorized by audience.

For Educators

Intelligent Life in the Classroom: Smart Kids & Their Teachers
by Karen Isaacson, Tamara Fisher (Great Potential Press, Inc.)

For Parents

Parenting Gifted Kids: Tips for Raising Happy And Successful Children
by James R. Delisle, Ph.D. (Prufrock Press)

For Scholars

<Best Practices in Gifted Education: An Evidence-Based Guide
edited by Ann Robinson, Ph.D., Bruce M. Shore, Ph.D., Donna L. Enersen, Ph.D. (Prufrock Press)

The Nominees

For Educators
  • A Beginner's Guide to the Socratic Seminar, by Dr. Jerry Chris (Royal Fireworks Press)
  • Acceleration for Gifted Learners, K-5, by Joan Franklin Smutny (Corwin Press)
  • Building Fluency, Grade 4, by Melanie Coon, Joy Evans (Evan-Moor Educational Publishers)
  • Collaborate Literacy, by Susan E. Israel, Dorothy Sisk (Corwin Press)
  • Crafting Comparison Papers: For Developing Writers of Grades 4 - 10, by Marcia S. Freeman (Maupin House Publishing)
  • Demystifying Differentiation in Middle School, by Caroline Eidson, Bob Iseminger, and Chris Taibbi (Pieces of Learning)
  • Language Smarts, Level C, by Judy Wilson Goddard (author), Patricia Gray (editor) (The Critical Thinking Co)
  • Mathematical Reasoning, Level A, by Doug and Linda Brumbaugh (The Critical Thinking Co)
  • Smart Kids with Learning Difficulties: Overcoming Obstacles and Realizing Potential, by Rich Weinfeld, Linda Barnes-Robinson, Sue Jeweler, Betty Roffman Shevitz (Prufrock Press)
  • Strategies for Differentiating Instruction: Best Practices for the Classroom, by Julia L. Roberts, Ed.D., Tracy F. Inman (Prufrock Press)
  • Successful Teaching in the Differentiated Classroom, by Carolyn Coil (Pieces of Learning)
  • Take It To Your Seat Vocabulary Centers, Grades 3-4, by Sandy Johnson, Camile Liscinsky (Evan-Moor Educational Publishers)
  • The Homework Myth, by Alfie Kohn (Da Capo Press)
  • The Middle School Writing Toolkit: Differentiated Instruction Across the Content Areas, by Tim Clifford (Maupin House Publishing)
 
For Educators
  • A Parent's Guide to Gifted Children, by James T. Webb, Ph.D., Janet L. Gore, M.Ed. (Great Potential Press, Inc.)
  • College Planning for Gifted Students: Choosing and Getting Into the Right College, by Sandra L. Berger (Prufrock Press)
  • Hormone Jungle: Coming of Age in Middle School, by Brod Bagert (Maupin House Publishing)
  • The Power of Play, by David Elkind, Ph.D. (Da Capo Press)
For Scholars
  • Strangers In Black, by Jill Max (Royal Fireworks Press)
  • Talented Children and Adults: Their Development and Education (3rd ed.), by Jane Piirto, Ph.D. (Prufrock Press)
  • The Rammarg Files, by Craig Manley (Royal Fireworks Press)