Worth a trip to the library
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A to zoo : subject access to children's picture booksCall Number: Ref 028.52 L628ISBN: 1591582326Great source for finding picture books by subject. -
Books Kids Will Sit Still for 3 by Call Number: REF 028.52 F877mISBN: 1591581648Publication Date: 2006-04-01 -
What do children and young adults read next?Call Number: REF 028.52 W556ycISBN: 0787648000 -
Picture Books Plus: 100 Extension Activities in Art, Drama, Music, Math, and Science by Call Number: OnlineISBN: 9780838908402Publication Date: 2002-01-01
Searching CLICsearch for Children's books
The best place to start searching for Children's books is in the Library Collection.
We suggest you start with a Keyword search in CLICsearch.
Using the Collections Facet in combination with a subject or a resource type is very effective.
** When searching for a particular book, placing the title in quotes can help.
Searching by Genre
Searching by Genre's like historical fiction or fantasy is easiest in the CLCD or in Reference Books, but are useful in CLICsearch as well
- In CLICsearch, using a historical time period like "civil war" can help.
- a subject related to the genre (like "rockets") is often the best way to find examples.
- Science Fiction (subjects you might try: robot, rockets, space, time travel)
- Fantasy (subjects you might try: magic, fairy, dream, fantasy)
Children's Literature Databases
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Children's Literature Comprehensive DatabaseThe premier single-source, single-search provider of online information to help teachers and librarians find just the right books.
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TumbleBook Library
- an online collection of animated, talking picture books which you can read, or have read to you. -
PebbleGoPebbleGo: Covers the Animals and Bibographies and offers simple navigation, read-aloud audio, and text appropriate for K-3 readers. To make things more interactive, users can access extended learning opportunities with video and audio that accompany most articles, as well as a citation resource and an optional "Share What You Know" activity.
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PebbleGo NextPebbleGo Next: Covers the topics of States and American Indian Studies in grades 3-5. It connects users to curriculum topics. PebbleGo Next includes three citation formats and critical thinking questions to improve comprehension.
Children's Collections in the Berntsen Library
The following collections are in the LOWER LEVEL of the Bernsten Library.
| Collection | Label | Contains | Organized by ... |
| NW Early Reader | E | Picture Books, "Read to me", preschool - 1 early readers | author's last name, alphabetically |
| NW Juvenile Fiction | J FICTION | Early chapter books through middle school | author's last name, alphabetically |
| NW Juvenile Short Story | J SS | Collections of short stories: grades 2 - 12 |
author's last name, alphabetically |
| NW Juvenile Non Fiction | J ### | grades 2- 12 non fiction | Dewey decimial numbers |
| NW Adolescent Fiction | A FICTION | Adolescent Fiction | author's last name, alphabetically |
| NW Curriculum Library | CL | Curriculum resources for all grades | Dewey decimal numbers |
Special dewey numbers to remember in the Juvenile Non Fiction collection
J 398 folktales / fairytales
J 398.2 folk literature
J 398.8 rhymes & rhyming games
J 811 poetry
Web Sites with ideas
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