LIB 5190 Critical Evaluation of Library Media for Children
- Where To Go For Help
- Finding Articles
- Finding Books
- Books on Children's books Ilustrators and Illustrations
- Finding Reviews/Selection Tools
- Lesson Plans
- Public Libraries
- Award-winning Children's Videos
- Research Tools
Childrens Literature Wiki
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Finding Articles: Library Databases - Best Bets
Education Research Complete
ERIC
Library Literature and Information Science
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Finding Books: Library Catalog
Library Catalog
Use the online library catalog, to locate books, journal titles (after you have used an index to identify specific articles), and other materials in the ASU Libraries and the Western North Carolina Library Network (WNCLN).
-Limiting your subject search to the Instructional Materials Center (IMC): Once you retrieve results from your search, click on the button directly above your list which states “Limit/sort” and choose Location: “ASU-IMC” from the list.
Limiting your keyword search to the Instructional Materials Center (IMC): Enter the key words you wish to search, click on the button directly above your list which states "Modify Search" then scroll down to “Location” and click on “ASU IMC.”
Books on Children's books Ilustrators and Illustrations
The telling line: essays on fifteen contemporary book illustrators / Douglas Martin
American picturebooks from Noah's ark to the beast within / Barbara Bader
Art and design in children's picture books: an analysis of Caldecott Award-winning illustrations / Lyn Ellen Lacy
The picture book comes of age: looking at childhood through the art of illustration / Joseph H. Schwarcz & Chava Schwarcz
Using Caldecotts across the curriculum: reading and writing mini-lessons, math and science spin-offs.../ Joan Novelli
The child's first books; a critical study of pictures and texts / Donnarae MacCann & Olga Richard
Magic pencil: children's book illustration today / selected by Quentin Blake
Imagine that!/David Considine, Gail Haley & Lyn Ellen Lacy
The art of Eric Carle / Eric Carle
The art of Maurice Sendak / Selma G. Lanes
Words and pictures / Quentin Blake
International Children's Digital Library
A research project whose goal is to create a digital library of children's books from all over the world.
Digital Gallery of World Picture Books
"This series introduces famous picture books of Japan and the West in the period from the eighteenth century to the 1930s."
Suggested Reading: Hassett, D., & Schieble, M. (2007, September). Finding Space and Time for the Visual in K-12 Literacy Instruction. English Journal, 97(1), 62-68.
Finding Reviews/Selection Tools/Review Journals
Book links
Booklist
"Provides a guide to current print and nonprint materials worthy of consideration for purchase by small and medium-sized public libraries and school library media centers."
Center for Children's Books Bulletin
Devoted to the review of current books for children.
School Library Journal
Provider of news, information and reviews for librarians and media specialists who serve children and young adults in school and public libraries.
Social Education
Finding Reviews/Selection Tools/Databases
Books in Print
Provides purchase information, synopsis of books, and some reviews.
Children's Catalog - Wilson Web
Children's Catalog is a selective annotated list of fiction and nonfiction books and magazines for children from preschool through sixth grade, along with review sources and other professional aids.
Horn Book Guide Online - The Horn Book Guide Online is searchable by author, illustrator, title, subject, and bibliographic data, as well as by rating assigned the book in the original Horn Book review.
Children's Literature Comprehensive Database - CLCD contains more contains more than 900,000 catalog records and over 150,000 critical reviews of children's books, ranging from the earliest baby board books to novels and nonfiction for young adults.
Literature Resource Center
Lessons Plans
The Educator's Reference Desk
This collection contains more than 2000 unique lesson plans which were written and submitted by teachers from all over the United States and the world. These lesson plans are also included in GEM, which links to over 25,000 online education resources.
EduHound
A K-12 resource directory for educators, students and parents.
G.E.M.: Gateway to Educational Materials
Learn North Carolina
NC WiseOwl
Public Library Program Ideas (materials from the IMC)
Children's libraries United States
Children's libraries activity programs United States
Libraries and teenagers United States
Young adults' libraries activity programs
Award-winning Children's Videos
Carnegie Medal Winners
Research Tools
How To Cite Sources
Explains how to cite print and online sources, including database and internet sources, using MLA, APA, and Chicago Manual of Style.
Endnote
Bibliographic Management Software
ASU Writing Center
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Compiled by Geri Purpur
purpurgm@appstate.edu