Best Books for Children: Preschool Through Grade 6
Now in its eighth edition. Organized by theme, this should be a good tool for locating books by curriculum area.
Lists 26,958 in-print titles with a brief annotation. Includes indexes for authors, illustrators, title, subject,
and grade level.
Popular Series Fiction for K-6 Readers: A Reading and Selection Guide
"Because readers have such a vast array of books from which to choose, and the fact that once into a series
kids want to read all of the titles available, this volume will be a great help"--[School Library Journal, June
2005]. Each entry includes a list of all titles in the series.
Popular Series Fiction for Middle School and Teen Readers: A Reading and Selection Guide
Contents: Series A-Z -- Author index -- Title index -- Genre/subject index -- Books for boys -- Books for girls --
Books for reluctant readers -- Developing series. Each entry is annotated and includes a list of all titles in the series.
Less is More : A Practical Guide to Weeding School Library Collections
"Explains the ins and outs, including why weeding is such an important task; outlines the steps to get started;
breaks weeding criteria down by over 70 topics and Dewey Numbers so the task isn�t overwhelming; clarifies
how to use automation tools in weeding; outlines considerations when upgrading collections"--
[From alastore.ala.org].
Weeding Library Collections: Library Weeding Methods
"In this update of the 1989 edition, Slote reviews reasons for weeding, current practices, weeding criteria and
objectives, and weeding methods for circulating and noncirculating collections. He also includes helpful sample forms
for each weeding method"--[American Libraries, Nov. 1997].
Created by Charles Dyer