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Subject Guides to Children's Books
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A to Zoo: Subject Access to Children's Picture Books
Z1037 .L715 (Ref) Includes citations to over 23,000 picture books, listed under more than 1,200 subjects, which are recommended for use with children, both for recreational reading and in the school curriculum. This book's strong suit is the detailed subject arrangement that can help a teacher, librarian, or parent choose just the right book on almost any topic imaginable.
Best Books for Children: Preschool Through Grade 6
Z1037 .G48 (Ref)
An extensive list of highly-recommended books to satisfy both a child's recreational reading needs and the demands of a typical school curriculum. Includes an excellent subject index, and a one-sentence summary of each book.
Best Books for Junior High Readers
Z1037 .B546 1991 (Ref)
The books in this work are highly recommended for readers in grades seven through nine. The books are arranged alphabetically by major subjects, and there are title, author, and subject indexes at the end. Includes a one-sentence summary of each book.
Best Books for Senior High Readers
Z1037 .B548x 1991 (Ref)
As with the other two books in this series, this volume includes recommended books for students in grades ten through twelve. Arrangement is by broad subjects, and there are title, author, and subject indexes in the back. Includes a brief summary of each book.
Best of Latino Heritage, 1996-2002: A Guide to the Best Juvenile Books About Latino People and Cultures
Z 1039 .L38 S34 2003 (Ref)
Provides a selective, annotated list of children's books, grades kindergarten through high school, focusing on the cultures of Latino peoples across the globe. Arrangement is by country, with author, title and subject indexes.
Broken Flute: The Native Experience in Books for Children
Z 1039 .I54 B76x 2005 (Ref)
Authored by two Native American women, this is a guide to help teachers, librarians, and parents select the best children's books representing Indian cultures. It also evaluates the most objectionable works by non Native writers.
Heart Has its Reasons: Young Adult Literature with Gay/Lesbian/Queer Content, 1969-2004
PS 374 .H63 C37 2006 (Ref)
This book begins with an overview essay about young adult books with GLBT subjects, and then divides the literature by decades, from the 1970s to the 1990s. Each chapter has an essay discussing issues and themes, followed by an annotated bibliography of YA books.
Lesbian and Gay Voices: An Annotated Bibliography and Guide to Literature for Children and Young Adults
Z1037 .D24 2000 (Ref)
This bibliography of over 275 titles includes recommended books for children and adolescents featuring both major and minor gay and lesbian characters; reviews are lengthy, and there is a section of author profiles.
New Press Guide to Multicultural Resources for Young Readers
Z 1037 .N485x 1997 (Ref)
The editors provide extensive reviews of multicultural books for children grouped in broad topics such as the family, community, friendship, cultural traditions, folktales and legends, immigrants, and human rights. The signed reviews are extensive and evaluative, often including a picture of the book's cover.
Our Family, Our Friends, Our World: An Annotated Guide to Significant Multicultural Books for Children
Z1037 .M654 1992 (Ref)
Provides children, parents, teachers, and librarians with evaluations of the large array of fiction and nonfiction children's books on multicultural themes. The books included help provide children with a sense of their past, a compelling treatment of current dilemmas, and positive role models for solving problems, developing identity, and building self-esteem. The reviews are substantial and critical, and the books are arranged by country and region.
Picture Books by Latino Writers: A Guide for Librarians, Teachers, Parents and Students
Z 1037 .Y66 2002 (Ref)
Contains an annotated list of picture books, many of them bilingual, by Latino authors. Also includes biographical information about the authors, illustrators and translators.
Recreating the Past: A Guide to American and World Historical Fiction for Children and Young Adults
Z1037 .A266 1994 (Ref)
Intended for teachers and librarians, this selective bibliography provides a list of fictional works that help to verify historical ideas and events. The arrangement is by historical periods, and then by countries, which are, in turn, subdivided into different time periods. The paragraph-long annotations are extremely useful.
Sensitive Issues: An Annotated Guide to Children's Literature, K-6
Z 1037 .R23 1992 (Ref)
This book provides critical reviews of books on important issues and serious problems that children often have to deal with on an everyday basis at home and/or at school. The issues included are substance abuse, illness, death, divorce, disabilities, prejudice, cultural differences, relocation, nontraditional home environments, and child abuse. The authors not only include a review, but also recommend grade levels and learning activities to be used with each book.
Through Indian Eyes: The Native Experience in Books for Children
Z1209.2.U5 T49x 1998 (Ref)
A large portion of this book evaluates the mainstream children's literature that is available about Native American peoples. The two authors spend much of the book evaluating both the good books that are available, as well as poor examples that perpetuate Indian stereotypes and demean Native peoples as a whole. This book brings the Native American perspective to children's books about Indians.
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