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EDU 125--Children's Literature & Expressive Art--Bongiorno

Page Author: Paula Olsen

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This subject guide is intended as a starting point in your research, not as a comprehensive list of available resources.

 

Find Background Information

 

Find encyclopedia articles by subject 

• Encyclopedia Britannica 
• Wikipedia

 

NOTE: Encyclopedia Britannica and Wikipedia can help you familiarize yourself with a subject, but are not considered appropriate, citeable sources for a college-level research paper.

 

Children's books awards 

• Newbery Medal
• Caldecott Medal

 

Print Resources in the Children’s Reference Section:

• A-Zoo / Z1037 .L715 2001
• Best Books for Children / Z1037 .G48 2002
• Children’s Literature Review / PN1009 .A1 C53 (multi-vols.)
• Connecting Cultures / Z1039 .M8 T46 1996
• Kaleidoscope / Z1361 .E4 K14 1994
• The Oxford Dictionary of Nursery Rhymes / PN6110 .C4 O9 1951
• The Oxford Encyclopedia of Children’s Literature / PN1008.5 .O94 2006 (4 vols.)
• Thematic Guide to Young Adult Literature / PS374 .Y57 T78 2006
• Writers for Children / PN497 .W94 1987

 

Find Books and E-Books

 

Search the Library Catalog 

 

Children’s books are separated into several different categories: 

PICT—Picture books

FOLK—Folk and fairy tales

COLL—Collected works, poetry, short stories

CHAP—Chapter books 

Picture books, folk and fairy tales, collected works, and chapter books are shelved by author’s last name.

 

Non-Fiction—Fact books 

Non-fiction books are shelved, by subject, according to the Library of Congress call number system. 

 

Key Databases

• Education Journals
• ERIC
• Professional Collection
• Teaching Books

 

For K-12 Students:

• Junior Edition
• Kid's Edition
• Kids InfoBits
• Student Edition

 

Search Multiple Education Databases

(Includes ERIC, Junior Edition, Kids Edition, Kids Infobits, Professional Collection, Student Edition and book catalog.)

 

Find Journals 

Journals available online 

 

Print journals available in the library:

For children:

• Cricket
• Ladybug
• Ranger Rick
• Spider

For teachers:

• The Horn Book Magazine
• Language Arts
• The Reading Teacher
• Reading Today

 

Recommended Websites

• 50 Multicultural Books Every Child Should Know 
• The Arne Nixon Center for the Study of Children's Literature
• Council on Interracial Books for Children 
• The Educator's Reference Desk

• The Most Honored Children's Books
• Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators
• Teaching for Change

 

How do I cite?

• Citation Guides
• MLA Style  To cite from the library's databases, see the example "Work from a Library Subscription Service"

 

Contact us with questions.