About this research guide
This research guide is specifically designed to help the students enrolled in EDU 282. Here you will find links to your course materials, information on reserve items, helpful tips on how to better locate materials in the library's online catalog, and information on various awards for children's literature.
Book Suggestions
The following books are available for your course in the Jim and Patsy Rose Library. Please use the call numbers listed with each book to find these resources. They are all available for check out!
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1001 Children's Books You Must Read Before You Grow Up by Call Number: Z 1037 .A252 2009ISBN: 9780789318763Publication Date: 2009-10-27This is the best and most authoritative guide to classic and contemporary children's literature today. -
A to Zoo by Call Number: Z 1037 .L715 2014ISBN: 0313320691Publication Date: 2001-07-25As a subject guide, this valuable resource allows librarians to help their patrons identify picture books, alphabetically cataloged under more than 1,000 subjects headings and subheadings. The bibliographic guide provides full detailed information for each title, including subjects, and notations for Caldecott Award winners. -
Across Cultures by Call Number: Z 1037 .E19 2007ISBN: 9781591583363Publication Date: 2007-05-01Compiled by two experienced librarians, Crossing Cultures introduces more than 400 recent fiction and nonfiction multicultural resources for preschool through grade 6 and encourages readers to make literature about diversity an integral part of their program of instruction. -
Best Books for Children by Call Number: Z 1037 .G48 2010ISBN: 9781591585756Publication Date: 2010-01-01This book is the newest edition of the acclaimed guide to the best recreational and educational reading for children in preschool through grade 6. -
The Norton Anthology of Children's Literature by Call Number: PZ 5 .N655 2005ISBN: 9780393975383Publication Date: 2005-03-10The Norton Anthology of Children's Literature brings together the work of 170 writers and illustrators, tracing the historical development of genres and traditions over 350 years of children's literature in English. -
The Oxford Book of Children's Verse in America by Call Number: PS 586.3 .O94 1985ISBN: 9780195035391Publication Date: 1985-04-25Bringing together "poems written for children and also poems written for anybody which children have enjoyed," the book includes anonymous works, ballads, and recitation pieces, beginning with the Calvinist verses of the seventeenth century. -
The Read-Aloud Handbook by Call Number: LB 1573.5 .T68 2006ISBN: 9780143037392Publication Date: 2006-07-25A New York Times and million copy bestseller, the classic handbook on reading aloud to children--revised and updated. -
Reading with Babies, Toddlers and Twos by Call Number: LB 1140.5 .R4 S73 2006ISBN: 9781402206122Publication Date: 2006-04-01Research shows that the number of different words a baby hears each day is the single most important predictor of later intelligence, school success and social competence. But what exactly should you read when? - What do you buy after you've bought Goodnight Moon? Whether you're a new parent or grandparent, sibling or friend, aunt or uncle, Reading with Babies, Toddlers and Twos is the definitive guide to choosing, reading and loving books together. -
Whisper and Shout by Call Number: PS 586.3 .W48 2002ISBN: 9780812626568Publication Date: 2002-03-07From John Updike's "Player Piano" to Walt Whitman's "I Hear America Singing," from Lucille Clifton's "the earth is a living thing" to Gelett Burgess's "The Purple Cow," these poems tumble from children's tongues and dance with their tapping toes. The introduction includes tips for teaching kids how to memorize poems.
Personalized Librarian
The best librarian to contact for help with assignments in this course is Leslie Queen. She can be reached at queenl356@clevelandcc.edu or 704-669-4058.
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