Fake news and "alternative facts," the authors say, "distract us from a very real educational challenge: teaching students the skills and dispositions that make them careful and thorough researchers." These useful, succinct, and scaffolded lessons help students become savvy consumers of digital and print media. The chapter "Big Takeaways" gets to the heart of the matter: fake news isn't new, but social media's influence is. Teaching students to judge the veracity of what they read on Twitter, Facebook, and other sites is vital. The authors include many excellent websites, rubrics, organizers, self-guided checks, and quizzes, as well as additional lessons in the bibliography. While the lessons work for middle and high school students, elementary librarians can adapt them to their classes. -VERDICT A superb road map for those teaching media literacy.-Laura Fields Eason, Parker Bennett Curry Elementary School, Bowling Green, KY © Copyright 2018. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

*Starred Review* This detailed work by librarians Luhtala and Whiting is aimed at school librarians and teachers, but its contents will also help those working with community-college and undergraduate students; even librarians who don't specifically offer information-literacy instruction will find their thinking about media literacy expanded by the material offered. Opening chapters describe how fake news isn't new and where K-12 students stand with regard to media literacy (which is far from where we wish they stood). Right away, readers will notice that the authors encourage a principled stand toward accuracy and toward digital literacy as a vital skill that has been maligned by snobbery favoring print. Librarians must embrace a new pedagogy that views critical digital media use as an opportunity for patrons to extend their literacy and become active citizens, say the authors. The main body of the text offers a framework for that pedagogy in chapters such as The Stages of Research: A Model ; Lessons for Developing Information Literacy, 10 items on primary source close reading, source evaluation, and more; and Citations. Those with time for a deeper examination will appreciate the chapter A Longer Unit of Study, which looks at such topics as how to use digital media for good. Rubrics and copious references to helpful sources of information on media literacy and teaching round out this valuable work.--Henrietta Verma Copyright 2018 Booklist