October 14, 2010 by Juvenile Reference
Featuring Nationally Bestselling Author Scott Westerfeld and 20 of your Utah-based favorites!
The Teen Book Fest @ PCL seeks to celebrate the literature written for young adults and those who read, write, and enjoy it! With the smashing success of the Provo Children’s Book Festival, the Library wanted to develop a dynamic, innovative book event for teens. With a cadre of national and local authors in attendance, the Fest includes author signings and panels, games and giveaways, a book character costume contest, live music, a collaborative wall graphic novel, and more!
Free tickets to Mr. Westerfeld’s noon keynote will be available Friday, October 15, 2010 at the Adult Services Reference desk on the first floor.
Go to http://www.provolibrary.com/teen-book-fest for more information including a schedule of the events!
September 13, 2010 by Juvenile Reference
Gary D. Schmidt, two-time winner of a Newbery Honor award (for Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy and Wednesday Wars) and author of more than 30 books, will deliver the annual Nan Osmond Grass Lecture on Thursday, September 30, at 11:00 in B-192 JFSB.
In addition to Thursday’s Lecture, Schmidt will also read from his work at the weekly English Department Reading Series on Friday, October 1, at noon in the HBLL auditorium. Schmidt will sign books immediately after his reading and also at the BYU Bookstore from 3:00 to 4:00pm Friday.
To find one of Schmidt’s books at the HBLL, do a search on the library website or come visit us on the fourth floor! Books by Gary D. Schmidt are located under call number 813Sc53.
September 6, 2010 by Juvenile Reference
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.
September 2, 2010 by Juvenile Reference
This is a list of the call numbers for children’s magazines in the Juvenile section of the HBLL
August 9, 2010 by Juvenile Reference
Joseph Bruchac:
Between earth & sky : legends of Native American sacred places- 398.2 B83b
Buffalo song- 970.3 B834bs
Crazy horse’s vision- 923 C85b
How Chipmunk got his stripes : a tale of bragging and teasing- 398.24 B834h
Jim Thorpe’s bright path- 927 T398b
Seasons of the circle : a Native American year- 970.1 B834s
Squanto’s journey : the story of the first Thanksgiving- 394.26 T32 B834s
The earth under Sky Bear’s feet : Native American poems of the land- 398.2 B83e
Turtle’s race with Beaver: a traditional Seneca story- 398.2089975 B832t
( Joseph Bruchac has written many other children’s books. These can be found using the library catalog.)
Barbra A. Gray-Kanatiiosh:
Chickasaw- 970.3 N213chi
Chumash- 970.3 N213chum
Gabrielino- 970.3 N213gab
Huron- 970.3 N213hur
Kumeyaay- 970.3 N213kum
Yokut- 970.3 N213yok
Mojave- 970.3 G791m
Salinan- 970.3 N213saL
Shawnee- 970.3 N213shaw
Shoshone- 970.3 N213sho
Ute- 970.3 N213ute
Wampanoag- 970.3 G791w
(Barbara A. Gray-Kanatiiosh has written many more books on each native American tribe. These books can be found by searching the library catalog)
Virginia A. Stroud
A walk to the Great Mystery- 813 St89w
Doesn’t Fall Off His Horse- 813 St89d
The path of the quiet elk: a Native American alphabet book- 911 St89p
Jan Bourdeau Waboose
Morning on the lake- 823 W111411m
Skysisters- 823 W111411s 2000
More Authors:
Did you hear wind sing your name? : an Oneida song of spring -De Coteau Orie, Sandra.
508 D347d
Grandmother’s pigeon- Erdrich, Louise.
813 Er29g
The flute player: an Apache folktale- Lacapa, Michael.
398.2 L116f
The mouse couple: a Hopi folktale- Malotki, Ekkehart.
398.2 M298m
Jingle dancer- Smith, Cynthia Leitich.
813 Sm5312j
Enduring wisdom : sayings from Native Americans- Sneve, Virginia Driving Hawk.
970.1 En25
Tallchief : America’s prima ballerina-Tallchief, Maria.
927 T144w
Navajo ABC : a Diné alphabet book- Tapahonso, Luci
970.3 T16n
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, reviews, booklists, and web links. Bookmark this site to check-out the weekly book spotlight–the title, author, age group, and a brief summary are given.
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 books beyond alphabet and counting books, consult A to Zoo: Subject Access to Children’s Picture Book (7th ed.) Call number: JUVENILE REFERENCE PN 1009.5 .P5 X56 2006.
Using the Subject Guide, begin with the term Concepts to find a list of books. To find specific concepts, continue to browse the subheadings, such as Concepts—color or Concepts—in & out. Take the titles you wish to find to the HBLL homepage, and do a title search to find the call number.
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 addition, two autograph sessions and four informal discussion groups with individual authors will be available. Featuring nationally acclaimed authors and illustrators:
- Laurie Halse Anderson
- Patricia MacLachlan
- Brandon Mull
- Kadir Nelson
- Elizabeth Partridge
- David Shannon
This event is sponsored by Brigham Young University’s Department of Teacher Education, Harold B. Lee Library, Division of Continuing Education, the BYU Bookstore, and the Provo City Library. Space is limited, so register early at http://ce.byu.edu/cw/bfyr/!
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 type “stories without words.” Search. You should find about 200 titles from which to choose. The newest books will be listed first.
June 28, 2010 by Juvenile Reference
DAWCL contains almost 8,000 award-winning, English language titles that have each received one of seventy-nine awards presented in the United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, England, or Ireland. Most entries have summaries, and all can be searched for by reader’s age, setting, historical period, keyword, format, genre, gender of protagonist, award, year of publication, and more. Intended for use by teachers and librarians, this database is also helpful for parents and students who are searching for quality juvenile literature. Although not as comprehensive as the subscription-based Awards and Prizes Online, DAWCL is a subscription-free website.
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