The
following resources are available in the Vairo Library Reference
Collection, General Collection, or from the Penn State E-Resource
List as noted. The subject guides and indexes in these resources
will aid you in finding children's books dealing with a particular
topic. Once you have found the titles of books dealing with
your topic, use the CAT to search by title to locate the books
in the Penn State Libraries. Books that are not available
at the Vairo Library can be requested by using the "I Want
It" button in the CAT. Additional Web
Resources are listed at the bottom of the page. As always,
the library staff is available to help you use and locate these
and other resources.
E-Resources
Academic
Universe (now LexisNexis Academic)
- "Provides access to a wide range of news, business, legal,
and reference information. Covers many news sources for 20 years.
Court cases and statutes from all federal and state jurisdictions
are included. Most resources can be searched in full text."
SEARCH
TIP: Step 1: Select "Arts & Sports News" from
1st drop down menu
Step 2: Select "Book, movie, music & play reviews"
from 2nd drop down menu
E-Resource List Click to Connect
Children's
Literature Comprehensive Database -
"offers
information about children's books, videos, and audio books ranging
from baby board books to novels and nonfiction for young adults.
Of the more than 500,000 ... records, about 10% include full text
book reviews from well-respected sources such as KIRKUS Reviews,
Science Books & Films, and Voice of Youth Advocates(VOYA)."
SEARCH
TIP: Limit by Category and Genre, search specific fields
(including subject headings), limit by age
E-Resource List Click to Connect
Horn
Book Guide Online (Children's Book Reviews) -
"short, critical reviews of virtually every hardcover trade
book published in the United States for young people. ... Currently,
there are more than 51,000 full text reviews from 1989 through
the current issue."
SEARCH TIP: Click Subjects A-Z on
left hand side to see alphabetical list, limit by Horn Book reviewer
rating (1 is highest), limit by grade range
E-Resource List Click to Connect
Library
Literature -
"Library Literature is an index to journal articles, books,
pamphlets, and theses on library and information science published
since December 1984. It also indexes editorials that appear as
regular features in library science journals, along with book
reviews that appear as part of review articles."
E-Resource List Click to Connect
NoveList
(fiction) - "a readers' advisory service database that
lists over 100,000 titles, contains 75,000 full text reviews,
and includes over 36,000 subject headings, offering a wide range
of resources that will serve readers of fiction."
SEARCH
TIP: Click "Search our Database" to begin, use Boolean search to
combine search terms, use * as wildcard symbol, limit by age range
(Please note that this database also indexes adult fiction, so
it is important to select an age range)
E-Resource List Click to Connect
Guides
to Children's Books with Subject Indexes
Lima, C. W., J. A. Lima, et al. (2001). A
to zoo : subject access to children's picture books. Westport,
Conn., Bowker-Greenwood.
Z1037.L715 2001 REF-ITEM
Z1037.L715 1998 REF-ITEM.
23,000 titles, more than 1200 subject headings augmented by subheadings
and cross references
Jweid, R. and M. Rizzo (2001). Building character through literature
: a guide for middle school readers. Lanham, Md., Scarecrow
Press. Z1037.J93 2001.
Includes appendix of titles arranged by genre and theme, a list
of character traits (citizenship, fairness, self-respect, etc.)
and the novels that exemplify them, a list of websites, a bibliography,
and an index.
Shilling, C., L. Queens Borough Public, et al. (2000). Open
the books and see all the people. Jamaica, N.Y., Published
by Queens Borough Public Library. Z1037.O63 2000.
More than 1,700 titles on topics related to diversity arranged
by topic and reading level - topics include families; social issues
(gender roles, sexual orientation, religious diversity); challenges
(physical, mental, chronic illness and death, appearance); cultural,
racial, and ethnic diversity; settings; and bilingual books for
children
Lipson, E. R. (2000). The New York times parent's guide to
the best books for children. New York, Three Rivers Press.
Z1037.L724 2000 REF-ITEM.
Special subject Index
Gillespie, J. T. (1998). Best books for children : preschool
through grade 6. New Providence, NJ, R.R. Bowker. Z1037.B547
1998 REF-ITEM
Z1037.G48 2002 REF-ITEM.
Organized by subject groups and grades
Muse, D. (1997). The New Press guide to multicultural resources
for young readers. New York, New Press : Distributed by W.W.
Norton. Z1037.N57 1997 REF-ITEM.
Organized by themes: racial, ethnic (including European), religious,
sexual, and disabled groups included
Cianciolo, P. J. (1997). Picture books for children. Chicago,
American Library Association. Z1037.C565 1997.
Chapters arranged in Subject categories: "Me and My Family,"
"Other People," "The World I Live In," and
"The Imaginative World."
Thomas, R. L. (1996). Connecting cultures : a guide to multicultural
literature for children. New Providence, N.J., R.R. Bowker.
Z1037.T465 1996 REF-ITEM.
Includes subject index
Freeman, J. (1995). More books kids will sit still for : a
read-aloud guide. New Providence, N.J., R.R. Bowker. Z1037.F848
1995.
Includes subject index
Marantz, S. S. and K. A. Marantz (1994). Multicultural picture
books : art for understanding others. Worthington, Ohio, Linworth
Pub. Z1037.M267 1994.
Sections organized by area of the word (e.g. Asia and the Pacific)
- each section features books of folktales that reflect the past,
books about contemporary life, and books about the experiences
of immigrants in the U.S.
Holley, P. S. (1994). What do young adults read next? : a reader's
guide to fiction for young adults. Detroit, Gale Research.
Z1037.S7575 1994 REF-ITEM
Z1037.S7575 1997 REF-ITEM.
Includes time period index, geographic index, subject index, character
description index
Rochman, H. (1993). Against borders : promoting books for a
multicultural world. Chicago, American Library Association.
Z1037.R6 1993.
Middle, junior, and high school readers, includes theme Index.
Biographical
Guides to Children's Authors
Silvey, A. (2002). The essential
guide to children's books and their creators. Boston, Houghton
Mifflin Company. PS490.E85 2002 REF-ITEM.
McElmeel, S. L. (2000). 100 most popular picture book authors
and illustrators : biographical sketches and bibliographies.
Englewood, Colo., Libraries Unlimited. PS490.M395 2000 REF-ITEM.
Hipple, T. W. (1997). Writers for young adults. New York,
Charles Scribner's Sons.
PS490.W75 1997 v.1-v.3 REF-ITEM.
Pennsylvania
Public Library Collections - If
titles are unavailable from Penn State, try other local Pa. libraries.
Access
Pennsylvania - "a world wide web-based bibliographic
union catalog and resource sharing guide to over 2,500 school,
public, academic and special libraries in Pennsylvania."
http://accesspa.state.pa.us/
SEARCH
TIP: Use the ACCESS PA database to locate books in Pennsylvania
public and private libraries. Searches can be limited by counties
as well as types of libraries.
Free Library of Philadelphia
- "The Children's Literature Research Collection (CLRC) houses
more than 65,000 books published from 1837 to the present."
http://www.library.phila.gov/
Web Resources
Award
Winners
American
Library Association Awards & Scholarships (includes links
to Newbery and Caldecott winners)
http://www.ala.org/ala/alsc/awardsscholarships
American
Library Association Notables
http://www.ala.org/ala/alsc/awardsscholarships/childrensnotable
see
links on left side of this site for Notable Children's Books,
Notable Children's Recordings, Notable Children's Videos, Notable
Computer Software for Children, Notable Children's Web Sites
Booklist
Editors' Choice Awards (digital counterpart of Booklist Magazine)
http://www.ala.org/ala/booklist/editorschoice/booklisteditors.htm
Pennsylvania
Reader's Choice Award Program (Pennsylvania School Librarians
Association)
http://www.psla.org/association/committee/mediaselectionandreview/pyrcamenu.php3
Children's
Literature on the Web
American
Library Association - links to useful children's literature
sites for teachers, librarians and students http://www.ala.org/ala/acrl/acrlpubs/crlnews/backissues2000/julyaugust3/childrensliterature.htm
Birthdates
of Children's Authors
http://school.discovery.com/schrockguide/authordate.html
Booklinks
(ALA “Connecting books, libraries, and classrooms“)
https://cs.ala.org/booklinks/search.cfm
Carol
Hurst's Children's Literature Site
http://www.carolhurst.com/
Children's
Book Council
http://www.cbcbooks.org/
The
Children's Literature Web Guide
http://www.acs.ucalgary.ca/~dkbrown/
SEARCH
TIP: Click on the Doucette Index to find teaching ideas for
a particular title.
Cooperative
Children's Book Center
http://www.soemadison.wisc.edu/ccbc/
Fairrosa
Cyber Library of Children's Literature
http://www.fairrosa.info/
Kaye
Vandergrift's Special Interest Page (Children's Literature)
http://www.scils.rutgers.edu/~kvander/
Lesson
Plan Ideas
Educator's
Reference Desk Lesson Plans – Language Arts
http://www.eduref.org/cgi-bin/lessons.cgi/Language_Arts
Literature
Lists
Banned
Books Resources
http://www.ala.org/ala/oif/bannedbooksweek/bannedbooksweek.htm
Fairrosa
Cyber Library of Children's Literature
http://www.fairrosa.info/lists/
National
Endowment for the Humanities Timeless Classics
http://www.kidsource.com/kidsource/content/timeless.html
101
Out-Of-This-World Books For Kids Ages 8-13
http://als.lib.wi.us/MRList.html
On-Line
Collections
Aesop's
Fables Online Collection
http://www.pacificnet.net/~johnr/aesop/
American
Verse Project
http://www.hti.umich.edu/a/amverse/
Children's
Books Online: The Rosetta Project
http://www.childrensbooksonline.org/index.htm
Classic
Book Library: Children's Literature – Classics online
http://classicbook.info/genres/childrens-literature.html
Dream
House: Mother Goose, Nursery Rhymes and Children's Songs
http://www-personal.umich.edu/~pfa/dreamhouse/nursery/rhymes.html
E-Books
for Young Readers
http://etext.lib.virginia.edu/ebooks/subjects/subjects-young.html
Hans
Christian Andersen
http://hca.gilead.org.il/
International
Children's Digital Library
http://www.icdlbooks.org/
last
updated 02/15/2006 by Mary Frances McLaughlin
