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Best Books for Children, Supplement to the Seventh Edition Preschool through Grade 6
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John T. Gillespie, Catherine Barr
Book Code: LU082X
ISBN: 1-59158-082-X
ISBN-13: 978-1-59158-082-9
528 pages
Libraries Unlimited
Publication: 10/30/2003
List Price: $42.00 (UK Sterling Price: £24.95)
Availability: In Stock
Media Type: Hardcover
Trim Size: 7 x 10
Subjects:
Series Title: Best Books for Children
Reviews:
  • [T]he most comprehensive of the selective children's book selection tools.
    —Christian Library Journal     March 2005
  • A continued treasure for school and public libraries.
    —Booklist     March 2004
Description: The latest addition to the Best Books family, this all-new guide updates the popular and critically acclaimed Best Books for Children, Seventh Edition. This thematic work is a state-of-the-art reading guide and selection tool for children's literature, enabling you to thoroughly evaluate your children's literature collection and create theme-based and genre-oriented reading lists for curriculum-related and recreational reading. The entries cover more than 6,000 titles published from 2001 to 2003, most of which have been recommended in at least two sources, and provide annotations with succinct plot summaries as well as ISBNs, book length, price, reading level, and review citations. Award-winning and series titles are noted as well. This guide is an invaluable resource for anyone working with children or children's literature.
Table of Contents:
  • Major Subjects Arranged Alphabetically
  • Preface
  • Literature
  • Biography
  • The Arts and Language
  • History and Geography
  • Social Institutions and Issues
  • Personal Development
  • Physical and Applied Sciences
  • Recreation
  • Author/Illustrator Index
  • Title Index
  • Subject/Grade Level Index
  • About the Authors
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