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Archive for July, 2010

• Featured Website: Cooperative Children’s Book Center
  Posted July 26, 2010 by Juvenile Reference

  The CCBC (Cooperative Children’s Book Council) website is an authoritative source for “books, ideas, and expertise in the field of children’s and young adult literature” produced by the School of Education at the University of Wisconsin–Madison.  Teachers, librarians, early childhood care providers, and college students will find designated areas to guide them to useful articles, [...]

• Homework Helper: Finding Concept Books
  Posted July 19, 2010 by Juvenile Reference

  Concept books present concepts, such as alphabet, counting, color, shape, size, comparison, or opposites, that expand the young child’s knowledge or skill. Easy: To find alphabet books, browse the 411 call number in the juvenile literature collection. To find counting books, browse the 511 call number in the juvenile literature collection. Better: To find concept [...]

• 23rd BYU Symposium on Books for Young Readers
  Posted July 12, 2010 by Juvenile Reference

  On July 15 and 16, 2010 there will be a two–day symposium for librarians, teachers, parents, and anyone who enjoys children’s literature. The event lasts two days with presentations by six nationally known authors and illustrators of children’s literature. Each author and illustrator will share his or her unique perspective on children’s literature followed by a short question–and–answer session. In [...]

• Homework Helper: Finding Wordless Picture Books
  Posted July 5, 2010 by Juvenile Reference

  To find wordless picture books, browse the 096 call number in the juvenile literature collection OR Open the HBLL homepage Below the main search bar choose “Advanced Keyword Search” Once in the advanced search, go to the drop-down menu that is labeled location and select “Juvenile Collection” Go up to the pull-down labeled genre/form and [...]