Librarians who need to know about the latest quality books for children will want to have the 7th edition of Best Books at their fingertips. This indispensable selection guide covering nearly 9,000 new titles provides expert recommendations on the most recently published books for young readers Preschool through Grade 6. John Gillespie, renowned authority in the children's literature field, has carefully culled the professional review sources that librarians trust to identify the most highly recommended new children's books. This 7th edition provides over 20,000 annotated and numbered entries, including books published and reviewed in 2001. Every title found on this evaluative list has been recommended by at least two major review sources. Brief annotations, including ISBNs, book length and price, grade level appropriateness, and the review sources help librarians and teachers find the right books for children's recreational and curriculum related reading needs. Information on award-winning books and books in series is also given in this comprehensive resource.
In addition to being an easy to use collection evaluation and title selection tool, Best Books can also be used as a reading guide, and as a resource for specialized bibliographies and reading lists. The organization of the work by subject areas facilitates these multiple uses. Fiction titles are organized both by age divisions and by broad genre and subject categories. Nonfiction works are arranged by standard curriculum areas, such as biographies, the arts, sciences, and history. Completing the book are three indexes organized by author/illustrator, book title, and subject/grade level.

Best Books for Children: Preschool Through Grade 6 Seventh Edition

Politics & Social Sciences

Gillespie, John T.

Social Sciences

Libraries Unlimited

Describes over two thousand characters from 232 literary works from authors of primarily English-speaking nations

Characters in Young Adult Literature

Naden, Corinne J.

Teen & Young Adult

Gale/Cengage Learning

This book includes plot summaries of 80 books for young people 9 to 16, arranged according to 8 basic behavioral themes that a librarian or educator might want to use in giving a book talk. Thematic analysis, suggested discussion material, and a list of related titles are given for each book.

Juniorplots: A Book Talk Manual for Teachers and Librarians

Diana L. Lembo

Bowker-Greenwood Imprint

Creating a School Media Program

Reference

Writing, Research & Publishing Guides

Rr Bowker Llc

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Juniorplots: Volume 3. A Book Talk Guide for Use With Readers Ages 12-16

Children's Books

Combining literary criticism with a best books listing, Seniorplots groups 1,050 titles under a dozen themes and genres popular with this age group. It then highlights 80 of the very best contemporary fiction and nonfiction works, including classics, plays, and biographies.

Seniorplots: A Book Talk Guide for Use with Readers Ages 15-18

Literature & Fiction

History & Criticism

Provides an annotated list of over eleven thousand of the best children's books published

Best Books for Children: Preschool Through Grade 6

Provides an annotated listing of recommended reading material for students in grades seven through nine.

Best Books for Junior High Readers

Design a media center that's just right for your library, determine your needs, and more easily fulfill specific requirements from budgeting to staffing with Administering the School Library Media Center. Reflecting advances in management techniques and equipment, this acclaimed resource helps professionals: master audio, video, and computer technologies find out what's available … what's easy to set up and operate … and what's most affordable customize equipment to meet your library's requirements. A separate chapter cover all aspects of AASL's Information Power: Guidelines for School Library Media Programs.

Administering the School Library Media Center

Morris, Betty J.

Spirt, Diana L.

Detailed entries for 80 contemporary fiction and nonfiction books are arranged by genre and provide: plot summary with all important incidents and characters thematic material covering primary and secondary themes book talk material: suggested passages to begin discussion additional selections of over 500 related books listings of biographic sources about the author Includes three cumulative indexes to earlier volumes in the series in addition to three indexes for the current contents.

Juniorplots: Volume 4. A Book Talk Guide for Use With Readers Ages 12-16

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