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Homework Helper: Finding Social Studies Books & Websites

Juvenile Reference — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 14:00:45 +0000

To find books in the Juvenile Literature Collection on social studies topics:

Open the HBLL homepage.
Select “Library Catalog” under Unique Collections at BYU
Below the main search bar choose “Advanced Keyword Search”
Go to the pull-down menu labeled search all and type in a term that represents the subject of your search, such as “World War II.” If you are looking for both fiction and non-fiction books go to the pull-down menu labeled location and select Juvenile Collection. Search. The newer books will be listed first.
Display the details for at least one item to find the official subject terms for your search. For World War II, the subject term is “World War, 1939-1945.” Use this term to refine your search.
To limit your search to fictional books, go to the pull-down menu labeled subject and type “Juvenile fiction.” Search.
To limit your search to non-fiction books, go to the pull-down menu labeled subject and type “Juvenile literature.” Search.

To find websites on social studies topics:

1. Search the following search engines that are designed for use by young people using a term that represents the subject of your search:

Quintura for Kids

Intended for use by children grades K-6.

Quintura is a filtered search engine based on the Yahoo! Kids search engine but with an innovative visual mind map browsing capability.

Ask for Kids

Intended for use by children in grades K-6.
Ask for Kids is a filtered web search engine associated with Ask.com. All websites accessible through the search engine are selected by editors on the criteria of appropriateness, depth, quality, and style.

Homework Helper: Finding Audiobooks

Juvenile Reference — Mon, 21 Jun 2010 14:00:37 +0000

Open the HBLL homepage.
Select “Library Catalog” under Unique Collections at BYU
Below the main search bar choose “Advanced Keyword Search”
Once in the advanced search, type “audiobooks” in search all, and “juvenile” in subject

These audio books are available for a 3-day check-out from the Learning Resource Center on Level 4 of the Harold B. Lee Library.

Homework Helper: Audio Books for Young Adults

Juvenile Reference — Mon, 07 Jun 2010 14:00:43 +0000

These audio books are available for a 3-day check-out from the Learning Resource Center on Level 4 of the Harold B. Lee Library.

The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian/ Sherman Alexie (CD 2000 pt. 1-5)
The Adoration of Jenna Fox / Mary E. Pearson (CD 1995 pt. 1-6)
An Abundance of Katherines/ John Green (CD 1882 pt.1- pt. 6)
Airborn/ Kenneth Oppel (CD 1981 pt. 1- pt. 10)
Blue Skin of the Sea/ Graham Salisbury (CD 1999 pt. 1-7)
The Book Thief/ Markus Zusak (CD 1972 pt. 1- pt. 1)
Buried Onions / Gary Soto (CD 1998 pt. 1)
The Burn Journals / Brent Runyon (CD 1990 pt. 1-7)
The Curious Incident of the Dogs in the Night Time/ Mark Haddon (CD 1984 pt. 1- pt. 5)
Elijah of Buxton/ Christopher Paul Curtis (CD 1994 pt. 1-8)
Fairest / Gail Carson Levine (CD 1991 pt. 1-8)
The Goose Girl/ Shannon Hale (CDMM 276 pt. 1- pt. 10)
The Graveyard Book / Neil Gaiman (CD 1992 pt. 1-7)
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone/ J.K. Rowling (CD 826 p.1)
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets/ J.K. Rowling (CD 827 pt.1)
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban/ J.K. Rowling (CD 828 pt.1)
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire/ J.K. Rowling (CD 823 pt.1- pt.17)
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix/ J.K. Rowling (CD 1253 pt.1- pt.23)
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince/ J.K. Rowling (CD 1708 pt.1- pt.17)
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows/ J.K. Rowling (CD 1969 pt.1- pt.17)
Hatchet/ Gary Paulsen (CD 1974 pt. 1- pt. 3)
Heat/ Mike Lupica (CD 1983 pt. 1- pt. 5)
Howl’s Moving Castle/ Diana Wynne Jones (on order¬)
Lizzie Bright and the Buckminister Boy/ Gary D. Schmidt (CD 1977 pt. 1- pt. 6)
Monster/ Walter Dean Myers (CD 1980 pt. 1- pt. 2)
Nation/ Terry Pratchett (CD 1993 pt. 1-8)
Out of the Dust/ Karen Hesse (CD 1978 pt. 1-pt. 2)
The Outsiders/ S.E. Hilton (on order)
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry/ Mildred D. Taylor (CD 1975 pt. 1- pt. 6)
Rules of Survival/ Nancy Werlin (CD 1987 pt. 1- pt.5)
Skybreaker / Kenneth Oppel (CD 1996 pt. 1-10)
Speak/ Laurie Halse Anderson (CD 1973 pt. 1- pt. 4)
Story of a Girl: A Novel / Sara Zarr (CD 2001 pt. 1-4)
Twilight/ Stephenie Meyer (CDMM 277 pt.1- pt. 11)
Whirligig/ Paul Fleischman (CD 1979 pt.1- pt.3)
Wintersmith/ Terry Pratchett (CD 1976 pt.1- pt.7)

*The audio books that have CDMM in the call number are written by LDS authors. The “MM” represents Mormon Media.

Updated October 2009

Homework Helper–Finding Social Studies Books & Websites

Juvenile Reference — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 14:00:10 +0000

To find books in the Juvenile Literature Collection on social studies topics:

Open the HBLL homepage.
Select “Library Catalog” under Unique Collections at BYU
Below the main search bar choose “Advanced Keyword Search”
Go to the pull-down menu labeled search all and type in a term that represents the subject of your search, such as “World War II.” If you are looking for both fiction and non-fiction books go to the pull-down menu labeled location and select Juvenile Collection. Search. The newer books will be listed first.
Display the details for at least one item to find the official subject terms for your search. For World War II, the subject term is “World War, 1939-1945.” Use this term to refine your search.
To limit your search to fictional books, go to the pull-down menu labeled subject and type “Juvenile fiction.” Search.
To limit your search to non-fiction books, go to the pull-down menu labeled subject and type “Juvenile literature.” Search.

To find websites on social studies topics:

1. Search the following search engines that are designed for use by young people using a term that represents the subject of your search:

Quintura for Kids

Intended for use by children grades K-6.

Quintura is a filtered search engine based on the Yahoo! Kids search engine but with an innovative visual mind map browsing capability.

Ask for Kids

Intended for use by children in grades K-6.

Ask for Kids is a filtered web search engine associated with Ask.com. All websites accessible through the search engine are selected by editors on the criteria of appropriateness, depth, quality, and style.

Call numbers of Children’s Periodicals in the HBLL

Juvenile Reference — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 22:10:42 +0000

This is a list of the call numbers for children’s magazines in the Juvenile section of the HBLL

Homework Helper–Finding Audiobooks

Juvenile Reference — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 18:50:03 +0000

Open the HBLL homepage.
Select “Library Catalog” under Unique Collections at BYU
Below the main search bar choose “Advanced Keyword Search”
Once in the advanced search, type “audiobooks” in search all, and “juvenile” in subject

These audio books are available for a 3-day check-out from the Learning Resource Center on Level 4 of the Harold B. Lee Library.

Homework Helper–Finding Books

Juvenile Reference — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 14:00:04 +0000

Finding books in the library can be overwhelming, especially when you do not know where to start. Here are a few tips about how to find books in the juvenile area:

Open the HBLL homepage.
Select “Library Catalog” under Unique Collections at BYU
Below the main search bar choose “Advanced Keyword Search”
Once in the advanced search, go to the drop-down menu that is labeled “Location.” Select the Juvenile Collection to limit your search results to the Juvenile area of the library.
From there you can type in a subject, title, language, or author of the book you are trying to find.
After entering your search, browse the books that match your requests. To find a book on the shelves in the Juvenile section, go to the number listed on the call number.
If you have any problems, do not hesitate to come ask whoever is in the Reference Desk Office for help. We are here to help you, and we love visitors! Happy book hunting!

Homework Helper–Audio Books for Young Adults

Juvenile Reference — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 14:00:11 +0000

These audio books are available for a 3-day check-out from the Learning Resource Center on Level 4 of the Harold B. Lee Library.

The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian/ Sherman Alexie (CD 2000 pt. 1-5)

The Adoration of Jenna Fox / Mary E. Pearson (CD 1995 pt. 1-6)

An Abundance of Katherines/ John Green (CD 1882 pt.1- pt. 6)

Airborn/ Kenneth Oppel (CD 1981 pt. 1- pt. 10)

Blue Skin of the Sea/ Graham Salisbury (CD 1999 pt. 1-7)

The Book Thief/ Markus Zusak (CD 1972 pt. 1- pt. 1)
Buried Onions / Gary Soto (CD 1998 pt. 1)
The Burn Journals / Brent Runyon (CD 1990 pt. 1-7)
The Curious Incident of the Dogs in the Night Time/ Mark Haddon (CD 1984 pt. 1- pt. 5)
Elijah of Buxton/ Christopher Paul Curtis (CD 1994 pt. 1-8)
Fairest / Gail Carson Levine (CD 1991 pt. 1-8)
The Goose Girl/ Shannon Hale (CDMM 276 pt. 1- pt. 10)
The Graveyard Book / Neil Gaiman (CD 1992 pt. 1-7)
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone/ J.K. Rowling (CD 826 p.1)
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets/ J.K. Rowling (CD 827 pt.1)
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban/ J.K. Rowling (CD 828 pt.1)
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire/ J.K. Rowling (CD 823 pt.1- pt.17)
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix/ J.K. Rowling (CD 1253 pt.1- pt.23)
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince/ J.K. Rowling (CD 1708 pt.1- pt.17)
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows/ J.K. Rowling (CD 1969 pt.1- pt.17)
Hatchet/ Gary Paulsen (CD 1974 pt. 1- pt. 3)
Heat/ Mike Lupica (CD 1983 pt. 1- pt. 5)
Howl’s Moving Castle/ Diana Wynne Jones (on order¬)
Lizzie Bright and the Buckminister Boy/ Gary D. Schmidt (CD 1977 pt. 1- pt. 6)
Monster/ Walter Dean Myers (CD 1980 pt. 1- pt. 2)
Nation/ Terry Pratchett (CD 1993 pt. 1-8)
Out of the Dust/ Karen Hesse (CD 1978 pt. 1-pt. 2)
The Outsiders/ S.E. Hilton (on order)
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry/ Mildred D. Taylor (CD 1975 pt. 1- pt. 6)
Rules of Survival/ Nancy Werlin (CD 1987 pt. 1- pt.5)
Skybreaker / Kenneth Oppel (CD 1996 pt. 1-10)
Speak/ Laurie Halse Anderson (CD 1973 pt. 1- pt. 4)
Story of a Girl: A Novel / Sara Zarr (CD 2001 pt. 1-4)
Twilight/ Stephenie Meyer (CDMM 277 pt.1- pt. 11)
Whirligig/ Paul Fleischman (CD 1979 pt.1- pt.3)
Wintersmith/ Terry Pratchett (CD 1976 pt.1- pt.7)

*The audio books that have CDMM in the call number are written by LDS authors. The “MM” represents Mormon Media.

Complied November 2008, Updated October 2009