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	Children's Literature Research Resources
Links to Resources for Children's Literature: Authors, Awards, Bibliographies, Magazines & Journals, Reviews.
Bibliographies: Fiction and Nonfiction: A to Zoo (subject access to picturebooks) Most recent edition -- CMC Reference Z1037 .L715; previous editions in CMC Z1037 .L715 BooksInPrint --> "Children's Room" --> A to Zoo Best Books for Children: Preschool through Grade 6 -- CMC Reference Z1037 .G48; previous editions in CMC Z1037 .G48 Best Books for Middle School and Junior High Readers: Grades 6 - 9 CMC Reference Z1037 .G482; previous editions in CMC Z1037 .G482 Best Books for High School Readers: Grades 9 - 12 -- CMC Reference Z1037 .G4816; previous editions in CMC Z1037 .G483 BooksinPrint General search from the homepage Browse by General Subject in "Juvenile" from the homepage Click Children's Room--> search options for limits by Age, Lexile, Award Winner, Award Nominees, and Fiction or Nonfiction; A to Zoo online Wilson Catalogs Children's Catalog -- CMC Reference Z1037 .C5443; previous editions in CMC Z1037 .C5443 Middle & Junior High School Library Catalog -- CMC Reference Z1037 .W765; previous editions in CMC Z1037 .W765 Senior High Catalog -- CMC Reference Z1037 .S435; previous editions in CMC Z1037 .S435 Fiction Only: Novelist via OPLIN In the OPLIN menu, click "Research Databases," scroll down to "Books, Arts, & Literature," click Novelist or Novelist K-8 On campus, enter your Ohio zipcode or 45662. Off-campus, use the barcode number on your Ohio public library card. (All Shawnee State students are eligible for Portsmouth Public Library cards; just show your SSU ID.)
Educator's Magazines and Journals Online and in the CMC with Topical (subject) Articles that Recommend Children's Literature Titles: All Subjects Book Links (online via Education Full Text or Education Research Complete) Art Art Education (citations on Education Full Text or Education Research Complete) Early Childhood YC (Young Children; NAEYC) (citations on Education Full Text or Education Research Complete) Language Arts Language Arts (NCTE) (citations on Education Full Text or Education Research Complete) Voices from the Middle (NCTE) (citations on Education Full Text or> Education Research Complete) English Journal (NCTE) (citations on Education Full Text or Education Research Complete) Mathematics Teaching Children Mathematics (NCTM) (citations on Education Full Text or > Education Research Complete) Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School (NCTM) (citations on Education Full Text or Education Research Complete) Mathematics Teacher (NCTM) (citations on Education Full Text or Education Research Complete) Reading Reading Teacher (IRA) (online via Education Full Text or Education Research Complete) Journal of Adolescent and Adult Literacy (IRA) (online via Education Full Text or Education Research Complete) Science Science and Children (NSTA) (online via Education Full Text or Education Research Complete) "Teaching through Trade Books" Science Scope (NSTA) (online via Education Full Text or Education Research Complete) Science Teacher (NSTA) (online via Education Full Text or Education Research Complete) Social Studies Social Studies and the Young Learner (NCSS) (citations on Education Full Text or Education Research Complete) Middle Level Learning (NCSS) (citations on Education Full Text or Education Research Complete) Social Education (NCSS) (citations on Education Full Text or Education Research Complete)
Awards Title entries on BooksinPrint and Novelist include awards received. In Novelist, also click on the BROWSE tab to see lists of award winners. Caldecott Medal (ALA/ALSC) Newbery Medal (ALA/ALSC) Orbis Pictus (informational; NCTE) Children's Notable Lists (ALA/ALSC) Notable Trade Books for Young People (Social Studies; NCSS/CBC -- Most recent year's list is in Social Education (CMC Periodicals) Outstanding Science Trade Books for Students K–12 (NSTA/CBC) Alex Awards (adult books of interest to young adults; Margaret Alexander Edwards Trust and Booklist) Aventis (science; Royal Society/UK) Bank Street College Children's Book Committee Award (Josette Frank Award) Batchelder Award (translations into English; ALA/ALSC) Belpré Medal (Latina/Latino culture; ALSC/REFORMA ) Best Books for Young Adults (ALA/YALSA) Book Sense Book of the Year Award (formerly The ABBY Award) Boston Globe/Hornbook Awards Carnegie Medal (United Kingdom) -- via Novelist on OPLIN Carnegie Medal (video; ALA/ALSC) Charlotte Zolotow Award (Cooperative Children's Book Center) Children's Choices (IRA/CBC) Coretta Scott King Book Award (ALA/ Ethnic Multicultural Information Exchange Round Table (EMIERT)) Geisel Award (ALSC) Golden Kite Award (Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators) Governor General's Literary Awards (Canadian) Horn Book Fanfare IRA Children’s and Young Adult’s Book Awards National Book Award for Children's Books via Novelist on OPLIN National Book Award for Young People's Literature via Novelist on OPLIN NCTE's annual list of "Notable Children's Books in the Language Arts" appears in the March issue of Language Arts NCTE's annual "English Journal Honor List" appears in the September issue of English Journal New York Times Best Illustrated Children's Books via Novelist on OPLIN New York Times Notable Books via Novelist on OPLIN Odyssey (audiobooks) (ALA/ALSC) Outstanding Books for the College Bound (ALA/YALSA) Parent's Choice Awards Phoenix Award (Children's Literature Association) Michael L. Printz Award (ALA/Booklist) Pura Belpre (ALA/ALSC and REFORMA) Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers (ALA/YALSA) Schneider Family Book Award (disability experience; Dr. Katherine Schneider) Sibert Medal (informational book; ALSC)
Reviews -- Databases: BooksinPrint Education Full Text Education Research Complete ERIC Library, Information Science & Technology Abstracts w/ Full Text Literary Reference Center Novelist via OPLIN Reviews -- Periodicals: Booklist (online via Education Full Text or Education Research Complete) Horn Book (online via Education Full Text or Education Research Complete) Publisher's Weekly (online via Education Full Text or Education Research Complete) School Library Journal (online via Education Full Text or Education Research Complete) Science Books and Films -- in Clark Memorial Library Current Periodicals (Main Floor)
Authors Contemporary Authors Something About the Author -- Reference (Main Floor) PN 451 .S6 Wilson Biographies Plus Illustrated Yesterday's Authors of Books for Children CMC Reference -- PN 451 .Y4
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