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Carol Otis Hurst 1933 - 2007 Westfield, Massachusetts - Carol Otis Hurst died at home January 21st at age 73. Carol was a life long resident of Westfield and taught many years there and in West Springfield. For the past 30 years she worked as a storyteller and educational consultant. She wrote many books for both teachers and children. Her recent success as a childrens' author brought her great joy and satisfaction. Carol is survived by her two daughters, Jill Hurst and Rebecca Otis along with her two grandsons, Jesse and Keith Otis. Other family members include, Vail and Karen Otis, Betty and Bill Murphy, and Baylah Tessier-Sherman. In lieu of flowers the family requests that donations in Carols memory be made to Westfield Athenaeum 6 Elm Street Westfield, MA 01085.

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I want to thank everyone who has been so kind to me and our family during this painful time. The love has been overwhelming. It is a comfort to all of us to hear from those of you who share the immense love and admiration for my remarkable Mom. Thank you for your support all along in this mother/daughter website. It was her wish that this website continue. I am honored to try my best to carry this forward.
-- Rebecca

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This is a collection of reviews of great books for kids, ideas of ways to use them in the classroom and collections of books and activities about particular subjects, curriculum areas, themes and professional topics.

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  Great books for kids with reviews, activities, links to related books and subjects on this site and links to other online resources.
• All Reviewed Children's Books
  This section has all the featured books above plus many more recommended books. We have reviewed each of them and linked them to related areas of this site. This list is arranged by title, author, and grade level.

Subjects in Children's Books:

• Curriculum Areas
  We've taken subjects such as MATH and HISTORY and integrated them with the language arts and other areas of the curriculum. Here you'll find recommended children's books, activities and approaches for the curriculum areas. (For more professional topics see the Professional Resources section below.)
• Themes and Other Subjects
  Ideas for themes, topics and other subjects around which to focus class work, research projects, and discussion groups. Naturally, these subjects overlap with the above curriculum areas. Each subject, such as Trains or Colonial America, contains children's book titles, activities, links to related areas of this site and links to other sites on the internet.

Professional Resources:

• Professional Topics
  Language arts topics such as Children's Literature, Reading and Writing, with articles, classroom activities, professional book excerpts and links to related Internet resources.
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  A children's literature electronic newsletter available by e-mail or on this web site. The newsletters contain new book reviews, author studies, featured books in depth, classroom themes, and the latest news about the web site. Read our current issue.
• Carol Hurst's Books and Services
  Professional books on using children's literature in the classroom, selected children's booksets, consulting services and more. If you've always wondered how to keep up with Carol Hurst's latest professional book releases and where to obtain her books and other products or how to get her to come to your area; here's the place.

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