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- Article about Blogs in the Field
- Fuse # 8 ProductionFrom Elizabeth Bird at NY Public hosted at School Library Journal
- Seven Impossible Things Before BreakfastEisha Prather and Jules Danielson. They provide amazing interviews of up-and-coming authors and illustrators.
- Scope NotesTravis Jonker with up to date news- connected with Kirkus News
- Just One MoreDual podcast and written information
- A Book A Day AlmanacAnita Silvey's contribution about days connections and historical information about classics too.
- Educating AliceIncludes classroom experiences with books.
Find Books, Videos
EWU WorldCat Catalog
Search EWU, Summit and beyond.
Example of Literature Guide
Middle Ground: Exploring selected literature from and about the Middle East.
JFK Lower Level Curriculum Center DS61.9 .U6 F56 2008
Studying literature from and about the Middle East not only enables students to gain a deeper understanding of the world around them but also allows them to develop crucial critical thinking and literacy skills that can be applied outside the English classroom.
Children's Literature
Information about Books
- Children's Literature Comprehensive DatabaseFull-text reviews of fiction and nonfiction books for children and young adults from over 30 publications (such as Booklist, Publisher's Weekly, VOYA) back to the early 1990s. You can limit searches by grade level, genre, etc.
- Novelist K-8Reader's advisory compilations for a younger audience. Includes descriptions of over 60,000 fiction books, read-alikes, book discussion guides, award lists, and recommended reading lists.
- Children's Core Collection: A Selection Guide (EBSCOhost) Selective annotated list of fiction and nonfiction books and magazines for children from preschool through sixth grade. Entries offer bibliographic data, price, subject headings, a descriptive summary, and excerpts from a review when available.
- TeachingBooks.netA combination of original author interviews, readings and videos with a structured portal to open-access Web sites on children's literature and literacy.
- Discovery Education Streaming Videos -- see Reference Desk for login A multimedia database with video clips, images aligned to Washington State Standards. There are lesson plans, writing prompts and an event calendar. Clips can be saved in your account or downloaded.
Background Information
It is worth checking the Education databases for articles as well. Particular magazines can also be searched. Booklinks is a premier journal.
- Encyclopedia of Children's LiteratureOver 3,000 entries on all aspects of children's literature; biographical sketches on authors and illustrators, as well as articles on genres, trends and themes from an international perspective.
- Children's Literature Review (Gale)Full-text entries on over 600 authors, plus individual works and themes. Author and individual work entries consist of biographical information, list of works, interviews, and critical essays/review (or excerpts from essays/reviews).
- Picturing Books- Picture Book Design and ArtThis web site has clear explanations with examples about picture books, including a timeline, design, medium, and art. Look at the links on the left. While most of the resources are free is also has a subscription database.
- Center for the Book- KidsLibrary of Congress resources.
Find Children's Books
The Curriculum Center in the Lower level of JFK Library has thousands of children's books.
- EWU WorldCat CatalogCombined catalog of EWU and over 30 academic libraries in Washington & Oregon, as well as thousands of other libraries worldwide. EWU holdings are ranked first. Requested items from Summit Libraries take 3-5 days; WorldCat interlibrary loan requests take 1-2 weeks.
- Advanced WorldCat- directed searchYou may limit by juvenile and may limit by language.
- Spokane County Library DistrictFree card to all in the county (except cities of Spangle and Liberty Lake)
Cheney Branch - International Children's Digital Library"A Library for the World's Children." Free database includes over 1500 full text picture books from around the world in 39 languages.
- StorylineStoryline provides a reading experience in video with actors reading books.
- Serial Online BookThe Library of Congress and Jon Sceizka have a serial book online- try it.
- Baldwin Digital Historical CollectionHistorical American children's literature and books from Great Britain, back to 1700's
- World Book Dramatic LearningPlays, reader's theater, monologues & skits.
- SLJ's Battle of the BooksEvery March noted children's authors decide ina March Madness approach between the January award winning books which is the book of the year.
Find a Particular Journal, Magazine, Newspaper
- EWU Library CatalogSearch to see if we have a particular journal online, in print or microfilm. Carefully note date ranges available. If online, offers links to the databases. If print or microfilm, note the call number and format for the year you need.
- Horn BookThe premier review and article magazine on children's literature.
- Book LinksWonderful lists and articles about topics, and authors.
Book Discussions
Many publishers provide book discussion guides on their websites too.
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 Nadean Meyer, Learning Resources Librarian Links: Profile & Guides |
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