Rohrbach Library: Listed here are some of the items in our collection that may help you find the book(s) you need. If you do not find them at their listed call number, check at the Library Science Circulation Desk to see if items have been pulled for a class.

A to Zoo: Subject Access to Children’s Picture Books
(LibSci PR990.L715 1998) – A book which gives authors and titles when you know the subject you want and subjects when you know the title or author of a book.

Adventuring with Books: A Booklist for Pre-K – Grade 6
(LibSci PN 1009.A1A38 1997) – NCTE compiled annotations for 1200 books and presents them in a hardbound volume arranged by curricular subject/area. This book is part of their bibliography series that includes Adventuring with Books, Kaleidoscope, Your Reading, and Books for You.

Beacham’s Guide to Literature for Young Adults
(LibSci PN 1009.A1B42 1989) – a set of 9 books with a cumulative index. This is a multi-volume compilation of more than 200 analytical essays, study activities, and curriculum connections for fictional and biographical works written for young adults. It also includes a short biography for the author of each analyzed work.

Best books for Children Preschool Through Grade 6
(LibSci PN 1009.A1C348 1998) – A compilation of short annotations for children’s literature arranged by subject area with easy-to-use contents list and indexes.

Best Books for Young Adult Readers Grades 7-12
(LibSci PN 1009.A1C347 1997) – A compilation of short annotations for adolescent literature arranged by subject area with easy-to-use contents list and indexes.

Books for You: an Annotated Booklist for Senior High Students
(Reference Collection PN 1009 A1B724 1995) – This book is part of NCTE’s bibliography series that includes Adventuring with Books, Kaleidoscope, Your Reading, and Books for You.

Kaleidoscope : a multicultural booklist for grades K-8
(Main Collection E184.A1 K34 1994) – This book is part of NCTE’s bibliography series that includes Adventuring with Books, Kaleidoscope, Your Reading, and Books for You.

Our Family, Our Friends, Our World: an Annotated Guide to Significant Multicultural Books for Children and Teenagers
(LibSci PN1009.A1 M55 1992) – Arranged by geographical area and grade range, this book includes thorough annotations and information on each region’s history

Play, Learn, & Grow: an Annotated Guide to the Best Books and Materials for Very Young Children
(LibSci PN 1009.A1T46 1992) – Includes name, topic, and age indexes.

ONLINE: The following list includes possible online sources that may provide help to you in your search:

Carol Hurst’s Children’s Literature Site - Subjects
http://www.carolhurst.com/subjects/subjects.html
“The subjects listed here each have one or more pages on this site with information such as: related children's books, activities, related articles and links to other sites on the web. If you don't find your subject listed here check the Expanded Table of Contents for other places it may be mentioned on this site. “

Children’s Book Council
http://www.CBCbooks.org/
Contains several lists of books for teachers and librarians to use including ones for social studies and science books.(Go to the Publications and Bibliographies link.)

Children’s Literature Web Guide
http://www.acs.ucalgary.ca/~dkbrown/index.html
Lists links to awards, bestsellers, online discussions, journals, etc.

Other Ideas:
--Try looking through publisher’s catalogs. For example, when looking for children’s books in social studies, look in catalogs that deal with that subject.
--Call publishers and request any bibliographies or lists that they have compiled by thematic units. One in particular is from Perma-Bound, which includes a list of K-6 Literature by thematic units.
--Check out publishers’ Web sites (some are linked through the CMC Web pages) that often have lists for certain disciplines.
--Try looking in teacher’s editions of textbooks. Often literature links are included with units or lessons.
--Search Voyager to find books that focus on literature for a certain discipline like literature in the social studies classroom. Ask for help if you can't find any because we DO have some.

© 2002 Karen J. Krug