Story Stretchers for the Primary Grades: Activities to Expand Children's Favorite Books
Dr. Shirley Raines is a Professor and Chairperson of the Department of Childhood Education at the University of South Florida in Tampa.  Her specializations for her doctorate were in the areas of early childhood education and child development.  Dr. Raines researches both children's interests in books and teaching cases of effective integrated curricula.  She is a board member for the Association for Childhood Education International and is active in NAEYC and NAECTE.  She is frequently a keynote speaker to local, state, national and international groups.  Dr. Raines is a teacher educator who has been a primary classroom teacher, a child care center director and a Head Start director.She is senior author ofThe Whole Language Kindergartenfrom Teacher's College Press andStories: Children's Literature In Early Educationfrom Delmar.Dr. Robert Canady is Professor of Education at Marymount University in Virginia.  He teaches graduate courses in language arts and reading, and does research in emergent literacy.  He has both taught in and directed preschool programs.Dr. Raines and Dr. Canady are a husband and wife author team.  Bob spends his spare time drawing cartoons, restoring antique cars, and flying his own airplane.  Shirley does photography and paints watercolors.  Together they also wroteThe Whole Language Kindergarten, published by Teachers College Press.