ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LIBRARY RESOURCES
at the
Henry G. Bennett Library
Southeastern Oklahoma State University
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ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LIBRARY RESOURCES |
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GENERAL REFERENCE SECTION
The Elementary School Library Collection.
Louis Winkel,
ed.
This
book is intended to be a collection development and evaluation tool for elementary school librarians. This is the 16th edition and contains new titles published between 1985-1987 and older titles judged to be still of current value. The latest edition is the 21st edition published in 1998.
A to Zoo: Subject Access to Children's Picture Books By Carolyn W. Lima and John A. Lima.
This
book is intended to be a took, for both children and adults to use in finding
enjoyable books for readers, from being newly independent beginning readers
through eighth grade, based on what they already know they like.
What Do Children Read Next? : A Reader’s Guide to
Fiction for Children. By Candy Colborn.
This
book is intended to be a tool, for both children and adults to use in finding
enjoyable books for readers, from being newly independent beginning readers
through eighth grade, based on what they already know they like.
What Do Young Adults Read Next? : A Reader’s Guide to
Fiction for Young Adults. By Pam
Spencer.
This
book is intended to be a took, for both children and adults to use in finding
enjoyable books for readers, from being newly independent beginning readers
through eighth grade, based on what they already know they like.
Creating Readers. By Pam
Schiller.
This
book has over 1000 games, activities, tongue twisters, finger plays, songs,
and stories to get children excited about reading.
Better Books! Better Readers! How to choose, use and level
books for children in the primary grades. By Linda Hart-Hewins and Jan Wells. Stenhouse Publishers:
Using Picture Storybooks to Teach Character Education By Susan Hall. Oryx Press:
This
book has contains a list of positive character traits and then describes picture storybooks that contain those traits.
A Field Guide to the Classroom Library. Heinemann:
Available
in seven different volumes, the editors have compiled recommended books and
guides for a rich, varied, multi-purpose collection of materials to enhance
reading instruction. The scope is from
Kindergarten through grade 6. Each level
is in a separate volume.
The
The
book contains a wide diversity of lists so that teachers can pick and choose
those that meet specific classroom and teaching needs. It is arranged by Primary Grades K-2;
Elementary 3-6 and Junior and Senior High School.
More Teachers’ Favorite Books for Kids: Teachers’ Choices 1994-1996. Newark, Delaware:
International Reading Association. (SE).
An
ideal guide for teachers who are seeking outstanding books that
students can enjoy in the classroom.
More Kids’ Favorite Books: A Compilation of Children’s Choices
1992-1994.
This
list can be used by anyone who is interested in children’s reading material.
Adventuring with Books: A Booklist for Pre-K – Grade 6. 10 ed.
The
concept behind this book is to help teachers, librarians, parents, and others
introduce books of exceptional literary and artistic merit, accuracy, and
appeal to preschoolers through sixth graders.
Dictionary of American Children’s Fiction
: Books of Recognized Merit.
SE
has three volumes of the series. Vol. 1
covers 1859-1959; Vol. 2 covers 1960-1984 and Vol. 3 covers 1995-1999. These reference books can serve as a guide to
pleasurable, imaginative reading. They
also contain critical comments.
Sequoyah Book Award Masterlists. http://www.bartlesville.lib.ok.us/sequoyah/
Texas Bluebonnet Award
Books. http://www.kaufmancountylibrary.org/blue_bonnet.htm
Caldecott Award Books. http://www.ala.org/alsc/cquick.html
Newbery Award Books. http://www.ala.org/alsc/newbery.html
Coretta Scott King Award Books: http://www.ala.org/srrt/csking/
Children’s Book Awards, Newbery, Caldecott and other
Pura Belpre Author Award Books. http://www.library.pitt.edu/libraries/is/enroom/awards/purabelpre.htm
A browsing and informational set
especially designed for pre-school and primary grade use in choice of content,
vocabulary, illustration and typographical format. Can be read to and with children of these
ages and alone by better readers; it does not talk down to the child. Highly recommended as a
useful source for creative teaching.
Vol. 15 contains a general index and enrichment guides.
Authoritative
general encyclopedia, which utilizes a regular program of revision and
updating. Particularly useful for
the subject outlines and quick fact outlines for the states.
New
Book of Knowledge; The Children’s Encyclopedia. Grolier. 20 volumes, color illustrations and maps.
An encyclopedia intended to
serve the curricular and interest needs of intermediate grades. Information arranged alphabetically in unit
letter volumes retaining the how-to-do-it and story-features from former
sets. Articles are somewhat longer and
under fewer headings than in other comparable sets.
World Book Encyclopedia. World Book Inc.
22 volumes, color illustrations, maps and bibliographies. (SE).
A
comprehensive general encyclopedia.
Aids to use include the outlines at the end of some longer articles, see
and see also references, word-by-word alphabetic arrangement, and lists of
related articles at end of some major articles.
Ranges in readability from fourth grade to adult. Volume 22 is a comprehensive subject index to
the set.
The
American Heritage First Dictionary: A to
Z. American Heritage. Color illustrations.
(SE / CURR)
An illustrated
reference book including an A to Z vocabulary listing, a section on “How to use
your book” and a section on phonics.
The
American Heritage Children's Dictionary . American Heritage. Color illustrations.
(SE / CURR)
An illustrated
reference dictionary for grades 3-5.
The
American Heritage Student Dictionary . American Heritage. Black and white illustrations.
(SE / CURR)
An illustrated
reference dictionary for grades 5-8.
The
American Heritage Children’s Dictionary. American Heritage. Color illustrations. (SE / CURR)
An illustrated reference book
including an A-Z vocabulary listing, a thesaurus, and special sections on
synonyms, word histories, vocabulary builders, and phonics.
Scholastic Children's
Dictionary: . Scholastic. Color illustrations.
(SE / CURR)
An illustrated
reference dictionary with a section on “using
your dictionary” and a section on phonics. This dictionary is for grades 1-4.
Scholastic Children's Dictionary . Scholastic.
(SE / CURR)
An illustrated
reference dictionary with a section on “How to use
this dictionary” and a section on phonics. This dictionary is for grades 3-6.
The
McGraw-Hill School Dictionary . McGraw-Hill. Color illustrations.
(SE / CURR)
An illustrated
reference dictionary for grades 3-5.
The Macmillan Visual Dictionary. Macmillan Publishing Co. Color illustrations.
(SE / CURR)
An illustrated
dictionary that contains pictures of astronomy, geography, vegetables, fruits, animals, human body, agriculture, architecture, furniture,
domestic appliances, tools, clothing, photography, automobiles, boats, airplanes, office supplies,
musical instruments, and much more.
Ultimate Visual Dictionary. Dorling Kindersley. Color illustrations.
(SE / CURR)
This dictionary
is published by the publisher of illustrated children's books, Dorling Kindersley.
It has pictures of many naturally occurring things, like planets, plants, animals,
dinosaurs, mountains, insects, birds, and the human body. It also has pictures
of many man-made things, like trains, ships, motorcycles, piston engines, airplanes,
buildings.
Merriam-Webster’s Middle School Dictionary. Merriam-Webster Inc. (SE / CURR)
A reference
book with an intended audience of junior high schools and middle schools. The range of the vocabulary covered is suited
to the needs of older students, but definitions have been written in everyday
language that young students will understand.
This dictionary will give all the information expected about how words
are spelled, how they are pronounced and what they mean. Etymology is deepened here.
A reference
book with an intended audience grades 1-2.
Picture
Word Book (SE / CURR)
A reference
book with an intended audience of K-1 grades. It is mainly just a book of labeled pictures, organized into
themes such as the park, the forest, outer space, the city, jungle, under the sea, and so on.
My
Pictionary(SE / CURR)
A reference
book with an intended audience of K-1 grades. This is just like the picture dictionary above. There are many pictures that
are organized into themes such as the family, animals, home, the city, food, things around the home,
things in the classroom, and so on.
Scholastic
Rhyming Dictionary (SE / CURR)
Webster’s Third New International Dictionary of the
English Language; Unabridged. Merriam-Webster Inc. (SE)
The standard
in unabridged dictionaries.
McGraw-Hill Thesaurus. McGraw-Hill. (SE / CURR)
A beginning
collection of synonyms and antonyms.
Each entry word is printed in bold red; each synonym is printed in bold
black and each antonym is printed in light black. The part of speech is printed in italics.
The American Heritage Children’s Thesaurus. American Heritage. Color
illustrations. (SE / CURR)
Presents over 4000
alphabetically arranged words with several synonyms and an illustrative
sentence for each.
The American Heritage Student Thesaurus. American Heritage. (SE / CURR)
Each word in every entry
includes a sample sentence, printed in italics, to give a model of how
that word can be used.
In
Other Words: A Junior Thesaurus. Scott, Foresman.
An
intermediate step leading the student from a beginning thesaurus to an adult
thesaurus. Each entry word is in
capital letters followed by a paragraph or more explaining the word and using
it in a sentence, and sometimes giving the history of the word.
Scholastic
Dictionary of Idioms (SE / CURR)
The
Time Almanac with Information Please. Simon and Schuster (SE)
Contains
statistics and data on a variety of topics. A section of current events (alphabetically
arranged by broad topic) and special feature articles precede the main
text. Also arranged alphabetically by
broad topic, the main text lists statistical and historical descriptions of the
countries of the world, sports, records, the performing arts, plus many kinds
of general information.
World Almanac and Book of Facts. (SE)
A compendium
of facts on such topics as population, economics, sports events, politics,
religion education, the
A definitive
reference work about
A definitive
reference work about
Famous
First Facts; A Record of Happenings, Discoveries, and
Inventions in the
Arranged alphabetically, it
identifies and explains first events, first discoveries, and first inventions
in
The Kids’ Book of Lists. Holt. Illustrated.
Included in this trivia book are
record-breaking accomplishments by children.
Areas covered include art, contests, discoveries, heroic acts, history,
inventions, math, medicine, money, music, religion, sports, the first, the
only, the youngest, the richest, etc.
Guinness Book of World Records.
Alphabetically arranged, this
fact book deals only with superlatives (highest, lowest, biggest, smallest,
fastest, slowest, oldest, newest).
Current Biography. H. W. Wilson.
(SE)
Current Biography provides
source material on contemporary persons who may not be included in other biographical
dictionaries.
Encyclopedia of World Biography. McGraw-Hill. (SE)
Alphabetically arranged, this
multi-volume set contains biographies of distinguished women and men of all
times, all countries, and all vocations.
Each entry has an illustration and a bibliography.
Newsmakers. Gale Research.
Newsmakers
proves informative profiles of the world’s most interesting people in a
crisp, concise, contemporary format.
Webster’s
Biographical Dictionary; A Dictionary of Noteworthy
Persons with Pronunciation and Concise Biographies. Merriam. (SE)
Alphabetically arranged, WBD
identifies persons from all periods of time and all countries with emphasis on
British and American subjects.
Facts
About the Presidents; A compilation of Biographical
and Historical Data. H. W. Wilson. (SE)
The volume is in two parts. The first part contains a chapter for each
President. The second part is a
tabulation of comparative data concerning the Presidents.
Hispanics of Achievement. Chelsea House, Publishers.
This is a series of biographies on famous Hispanics in America. To view a list of all the titles
in this series, go to the Library Catalog (I-Link) and select Series as the search method, and then type in the series title.
American Women of Achievement. Chelsea House, Publishers.
This is a series of biographies on famous American women of achievement. To view a list of all the titles
in this series, go to the Library Catalog (I-Link) and select Series as the search method, and then type in the series title.
Black Americans of Achievement. Chelsea House Publishers.
This is a series of biographies on famous black Americans. To view a list of all the titles
in this series, go to the Library Catalog (I-Link) and select Series as the search method, and then type in the series title.
North American Indians of Achievement. Chelsea House Publishers.
This is a series of biographies on famous North American Indians. To view a list of all the titles
in this series, go to the Library Catalog (I-Link) and select Series as the search method, and then type in the series title.
National Geographic Magazine Index. National Geographic.
Offered as a
free service to subscribers.
Calliope Cobblestone Publishing Company.
This is a magazine for children on ancient and world history.
Science & Children. National Science Teachers Association.
This is a peer-reviewed journal for elementary teachers on all aspects of science.
SchoolArts. Davis Publications.
This journal's subtitle is "Inspiring creativity in teaching since 1901". It offers helps for teachers of elementary school, middle school and high school.
Instructor. Scholastic.
A magazine that
contains lots of teaching ideas and articles related to teaching.
Reading Teacher. Scholastic.
A magazine of
teachers of students that are learning to read.
Book Links. American Library Association.
This is a magazine
designed for teachers, librarians, parents. The idea of the magazine is to connect
children with books. The magazine publishes bibliographies on different topics
each month, and has essays linking books to a similar theme, and other features
targeted at those educating young people.
Lollipops. Good Apple.
This is a magazine designed for preschool and early childhood educators. It has lots of activities in each issue.
Good Apple Magazine. Good Apple.
This is a magazine designed for children in grades 2 through 5. It has lots of activities for kids in each issue.
The Mailbox. The Education Center.
This is an idea magazine for teachers.
It has lessons, activities, cut-outs, posters to remove from the magazine. Mailbox actually comes in different versions, separated by grade level.
There is a version of this magazine for preschool, called The Mailbox Preschool. Another version for K-3 grades is called The Mailbox Primary.
A third version is called The Mailbox Intermediate, for grades 4-6. There is a version of this magazine called The Mailbox Bookbag, which has book reviews and ideas
for activities centered around a particular book. Some librarians use this magazine as a selection tool.
The Reading Teacher. International Reading Association.
This journal
contains articles on all aspects of teaching reading to children. This journal
also contains a list of Children's Choices of favorite books for
each year. In the November issue is a list of Teacher's Choices
of books for each year.
Abridged Readers’ Guide to Periodical Literature. H. W. Wilson.
Arranged
alphabetically by authors and subjects with each entry containing the title of
the article, the name of the periodical, the volume, date, and page number.
EBSCOHost's Primary Search. EBSCO.
EBSCOHost's EBSCO Animals. EBSCO.
This database contains information on many different animals.
SELECTED CHILDREN'S REFERENCE BOOKS BY SUBJECT
Illustrators of Children’s
Books. Horn
Book. (SE)
Includes critical essays and biographical sketches of children’s
book illustrators and illustrations.
Illustrators of Books for Young People. Scarecrow Press.
Provides short
biographical sketches for illustrators of books for children.
Pantheon Story of Art for Young People. Pantheon. Illustrations.
Provides an
introduction to art history.
Arranged chronologically if presents art and artists from prehistory to
the present.
The Book of Art. Grolier. Illustrations. (SE)
A collection
of reproductions of paintings and art information. A comprehensive and well
indexed history of art for young people.
History of Art for Young People. Abrams. Illustrations.
A survey of
Western art. Included are how art
began, the Middle Ages, the Renaissance, and the modern world.
Benet's Reader’s Encyclopedia. Harper & Row. (SE)
Explains
briefly allusions from art, music, history, and geography in addition to all
facets of literature. Good
beginning research for children.
Brewer’s Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. Harper. (SE)
This handbook contains terms, phrases,
names of persons and fictitious characters found in world literature, figures
from mythologies, slang, superstitions, and etymological information.
Meet
the Authors. Scholastic. Illustrations. (SE)
Twenty five writers of upper
elementary and middle school books talk about their work. Each article has suggested titles as well as an
activity.
Something
About the Author.
Gale
Research. (SE)
Provides
information on contemporary authors of children’s books. Entries contain personal information, career,
writings, work in progress and sidelights.
Yesterday’s
Authors of Books for Children. Gale Research.
Contains
biographical sketches of authors and illustrators of children’s books.
Third Book of Junior Authors and Illustrators. H. W. Wilson. (SE)
Fourth Book of Junior Authors and Illustrators. H. W. Wilson. (SE)
Fifth Book of Junior Authors and Illustrators. H. W. Wilson.
(SE)
Sixth Book of Junior Authors and Illustrators. H. W. Wilson. (SE)
Alphabetically
arranged articles about authors and illustrators who have come to prominence
from 1972 to 1989.
Beacham’s Guide to
Literature for Young Adults. Gale Group:
Multi
volume set covering
both fiction and non-fiction works which have been recognized as important for
young adult readers. Each entry includes
the following sections: About the Author;
Overview of the book; Setting; Themes and Characters; Literary Qualities; Social
Sensitivity; Topics for Discussion, Ideas for Reports and Papers and Related
Titles.
Nineteen of
the best-known and classic European fairy tales.
Words from Myths. Houghton Mifflin.
Contains the roots of
hundreds of words from Greek myths that appear in daily usage. This work is geared to upper elementary and
junior high students.
Funk and Wagnalls Standard
Dictionary of Folklore, Mythology and Legend. Crowell. (SE)
Includes
definitions of terms, survey articles and brief biographies. It explains allusions to legendary
characters, folk tale heroes; the mythology of the world’s gods; the
significance of plants, animals and rocks in folklore; and folk dances and
songs.
The
Alphabetically
arranged according to the most prominent word. This collection gives the age and origins of
the nursery rhymes.
A Treasury of American Folklore. Crown. (SE)
An encyclopedia of the folklore
of
Includes a wide
range of poetry from nursery rhymes to William Wordsworth, Alfred Tennyson,
and Robert Browning.
The
This book is a gathering of
verses that have been written for children, or written with children
prominently in mind.
This same sky; a collection of poems from around the
world by
Naomi Shihab Nye. Aladdin Paperbacks.
(SE)
The
Tree is older than you are: a bilingual gathering of poems and stories from
Children’s Counting-Out Rhymes, Fingerplays,
Jump-Road and Bounce-Ball Chants and Other Rhythms. By Gloria T. Delamar.
The Golden Treasury of Poetry. Selected by Louis Untgermeyer. Golden Press. (SE)
Familiar
Quotations: A Collection of Passages,
Phrases and Proverbs Traced to Their Sources in Ancient and Modern
Literature. Little
Brown. (SE)
Chronologically arranged by
author and indexed by key words.
Quotations are numbered and the index refers directly to each entry.
Home Book of Quotations, Classical and Modern. Dodd Mead.
(SE)
Arranged
alphabetically by subject. A word
index lists the quotation by leading words, usually nouns but occasionally
verbs and adjectives.
Quotations for Kids. J.A. Senn. Millbrook Press.
(SE)
This book is
arranged alphabetically by subject. It
contains quotations from children's literature and important or famous people
that children are familiar with, such as sports figures, people from the entertainment
industry, and space explorers.
The Golden Encyclopedia of Music. Golden Press. (SE)
Includes
stories of operas, analyses of symphonies, biographies of composers, and
explanations of technical terms.
The
Alphabetically arranged articles
cover such topics as composers, instruments, musical terms, church music, folk
music, acoustics, etc. Coverage has been
expanded to include
The
Alphabetically arranged. The set covers over 500 sports personalities in more than 50 sports. Includes a wide range of sports with an emphasis on American stars, especially baseball and football.
The Encyclopedia of Sports. Doubleday.
(SE)
Includes
records, history, rules, and organizations for over 80 sports. It also lists hard-to-find facts.
Eyewitness Books Dorling Kindersley. (SE) Juvenile collection
A series of books on many topics, including science, sports, animals, inventions, places, music, history, presidents and writers
. To obtain a list of all the
books in this series, go to the library catalog (I-Link), select series as a search option, and type in the name of the series.
Growing up with Science.
An alphabetic encyclopedia that
answers for younger readers the “Hows,”, “Whats” and “Whys” of the scientific world in which they
live.
Picturepedia. Dorling Kindersley.
This is an information series for children. As the title of the series suggests, these wonderful books contain many beautiful pictures and some