Book excerpt: The classic text on how to build successful partnerships between museums and schools. An Alliance of Spirit: Museum and School Partnerships, edited by Kim Fortney and Beverly Sheppard, brings together the latest thinking and instructive case studies on how museums and schools can better understand each other's goals as they work together to provide school children the most inspiring educational experience possible inside the museum. Includes special "Putting It Into Practice" sections of practical advice for teachers and museum educators. Published in cooperation with EdCom, the Educator's Committee of the American Association of Museums.