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Black Authors And Illustrators Of Books For Children And Young Adults

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Barbara Thrash Murphy and Deborah Murphy
Publication Details
Book, 4th ed, Routledge, 2007
Description
This biographical dictionary provides a wealth of resources for anyone studying black children?s literature ? (automatically summarized from Amazon.com)
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Literature · Black authors · Bio-bibliography · Dictionaries · Children’s literature · American literature · African American authors · Bio- bibliography · Children’s literature, American · Illustrations · Children · Books and reading · United States · Biography · African American artists · African Americans in literature · Authors, Black · Artists, Black · Illustrators · Blacks in literature · Bibliography · Murphy, Barbara Thrash · Murphy, Deborah, 1952-
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LOCATION CALL # STATUS
REFERENCE (MAIN) PN1009.A1 M876 2007 AVAILABLE

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REFERENCE (MAIN)	PN1009.A1 M876 2007	AVAILABLE

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Tenth Book Of Junior Authors And Illustrators

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edited by Connie C. Rockman
Publication Details
Book, H.W. Wilson, 2008
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Children’s literature · Bio-bibliography · Dictionaries · Illustrations · Children · Books and reading · Rockman, Connie
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REFERENCE (MAIN) PN1009.A1 T46 2008 AVAILABLE

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REFERENCE (MAIN)	PN1009.A1 T46 2008	AVAILABLE

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Children’s Literature In Action : A Librarian’s Guide

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Sylvia M. Vardell
Publication Details
Book, Libraries Unlimited, 2008
Description
Written for librarians, the book offers practical applications to help you share books with children, as well as plans for book-based programs and ways to collaborate with teachers and families to share books with children. The framework for this text adds a layer of practical application in every chapter for the librarian who shares books with children, plans book-based programs, and collaborates with teachers and families in sharing books and developing literature-based instruction. (automatically summarized from Amazon.com)
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Children · Books and reading · Children’s literature · History and criticism · School libraries · Activity programs · Children’s libraries · Vardell, Sylvia M
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(UPPER LEVEL) PN1009.A1 V39 2008 AVAILABLE

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(UPPER LEVEL)	PN1009.A1 V39 2008	AVAILABLE

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Talking Animals And Others : The Life And Work Of Walter R. Brooks, Creator Of Freddy The Pig

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Michael Cart
Publication Details
Book, 1st ed, Overlook Press, 2009
Description
Author and librarian Michael Cart (himself a lifelong fan of Freddy the Pig of Bean Farm) gracefully combines archival research, firsthand accounts from Brooks’s personal files, and interviews with his second wife to present the first complete biography of the man behind the pig. (automatically summarized from Amazon.com)
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Brooks, Walter R., · 1886-1958 · 1886-1958. · Freddy the pig series · Authors, American · 20th century · Biography · Children’s literature · Authorship · Freddy (Fictitious character : Brooks) · Cart, Michael
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(UPPER LEVEL) PS3503.R733 Z53 2009 AVAILABLE

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(UPPER LEVEL)	PS3503.R733 Z53 2009	AVAILABLE

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Using Literature To Enhance Writing Instruction : A Guide For K-5 Teachers

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Rebecca Olness
Publication Details
Book, International Reading Association, 2005
Description
With the strong emphasis on reading proficiency, many teachers are struggling to include writing instruction in their K?5 literacy programs. The chapters describe the six traits and present ideas and strategies for helping students -find good ideas and details, -organize ideas, -express personality through voice, -choose the right words, -apprehend fluency and rhythm, and -edit for conventions. (automatically summarized from Amazon.com)
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English language · Composition and exercises · Study and teaching (Elementary) · Reading (Elementary) · Children’s literature · Study and teaching (Elementary) · Olness, Rebecca
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(LOWER LEVEL) LB1576 .O44 2005 AVAILABLE

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(LOWER LEVEL)	LB1576 .O44 2005	AVAILABLE

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Using Literature To Enhance Content Area Instruction : A Guide For K-5 Teachers

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Rebecca Olness
Publication Details
Book, International Reading Association, 2007
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- Table of contents only
Description
Chapters cover social studies, science, mathematics, and the arts, and in these pages you will find Rationale and research-based strategies for integrating content area and literacy instruction using trade books Sample lesson plans, variations, and assessment ideas for each grade level Extensive annotated bibliographies of children’s literature Information on how and where to locate quality children’s literature Use this book to meet your time constraints and instructional goals as well as the demand for higher student performance and ultimately, to help student develop an appreciation for quality books. (automatically summarized from Amazon.com)
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Content area reading · United States · Reading (Elementary) · Children’s literature · Study and teaching (Elementary) · Olness, Rebecca
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(LOWER LEVEL) LB1573.75 .O46 2007 DUE 06-15-09

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(LOWER LEVEL)	LB1573.75 .O46 2007	DUE 06-15-09

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Teaching Writing Skills With Children’s Literature

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Connie Campbell Dierking, Susan Anderson-McElveen
Publication Details
Book, Maupin House, 1998
Description
Twenty well-known children’s books become models to teach primary and elementary students expository and narrative writing skills. Children learn about brain-storming, organization, elaboration, and writing conventions with readily available, quality children’s literature. (automatically summarized from Amazon.com)
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Language arts (Elementary) · Children’s literature · Study and teaching (Elementary) · Activity programs · English language · Composition and exercises · Study and teaching (Elementary) · Dierking, Connie Campbell, 1956- · Anderson-McElveen, Susan, 1956-
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OVERSIZE (UPPER) LB1576 .D4643 1998 AVAILABLE

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OVERSIZE (UPPER)	LB1576 .D4643 1998	AVAILABLE

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Minders Of Make-believe : Idealists, Entrepreneurs, And The Shaping Of American Children’s Literature

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Leonard S. Marcus
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Book, Houghton Mifflin Co, 2008
Description
From The New England Primer to The Cat in the Hat to Cormier’s The Chocolate War, Marcus offers a richly informed, witty appraisal of the pivotal books that transformed children’s book publishing, and brings alive the revealing synergy between books like these and the national mood of their times. (automatically summarized from Amazon.com)
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Children’s literature · Publishing · United States · History · Children’s books · Children · Books and reading · 20th century · 20th century · Marcus, Leonard S., 1950-
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(UPPER LEVEL) PN1009.A1 M365 2008 AVAILABLE

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(UPPER LEVEL)	PN1009.A1 M365 2008	AVAILABLE

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Radical Children’s Literature : Future Visions And Aesthetic Transformations In Juvenile Fiction

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Kimberley Reynolds
Publication Details
Book, Palgrave Macmillan, 2007
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Description
Radical Children’s Literature reappraises the place of children’s literature in culture, showing it to be a creative space where writers and illustrators try out new ideas - about books, society, and the possibilities for narrative in an age of instant communication and multi-media. (automatically summarized from Amazon.com)
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Children’s literature · Political aspects · Social aspects · Reynolds, Kimberley
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(UPPER LEVEL) PN1009.5.P64 R49 2007 DUE 05-02-10

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(UPPER LEVEL)	PN1009.5.P64 R49 2007	DUE 05-02-10

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Children’s Literature : A Reader’s History, From Aesop To Harry Potter

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Seth Lerer
Publication Details
Book, University of Chicago Press, 2008
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This ambitious work appraises a broad trajectory of influences?including Shakespeare?s plays, John Locke?s theories of education, Darwin?s On the Origin of Species, and the Puritan tradition?which have each shaped children?s literature through the ages as well. (automatically summarized from Amazon.com)
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Children’s literature · History and criticism · Lerer, Seth, 1955-
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(UPPER LEVEL) PN1009.A1 L44 2008 AVAILABLE

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(UPPER LEVEL)	PN1009.A1 L44 2008	AVAILABLE

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Children’s Books : A Practical Guide To Selection

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Phyllis J. Van Orden, Sunny Strong
Publication Details
Book, Neal-Schuman Publishers, 2007
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- Table of contents only
Description
Phyllis Van Orden, a former president of both the Association for Library Services to Children and the Association for Library and Information Science Education, and Sunny Strong share their advice for establishing general criteria and following guidelines, choosing diverse material, using selection tools effectively, special selection criteria for specific genres, including picture books, fiction, genre fiction, folk literature, rhymes, and poetry; (automatically summarized from Amazon.com)
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Children’s libraries · Book selection · Children · Books and reading · United States · Children’s literature · Bibliography · Van Orden, Phyllis · Strong, Sunny
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(UPPER LEVEL) PN1009.A1 V335 2007 AVAILABLE

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(UPPER LEVEL)	PN1009.A1 V335 2007	AVAILABLE

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Children’s Core Collection

Attribution
Publication Details
E-Resource, H.W. Wilson, 1997
Links
- Access to Children’s Core Collection
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Children’s literature · Bibliography · LAMSON LIBRARY LINKS TO ELECTRONIC RESOURCES
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View record in LOLA catalog

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Artist To Artist : 23 Major Illustrators Talk To Children About Their Art

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Publication Details
Book, Philomel Books, 2007
Description
In this remarkable and beautiful anthology featuring the likes of Maurice Sendak, Robert Sabuda, Rosemary Wells, and Eric Carle, twenty-three of the most honored and beloved artists in children?s literature talk informally to children?sharing secrets about their art and how they began their adventures into illustration. (automatically summarized from Amazon.com)
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Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art · Illustrators · Picture books for children · Children’s literature · Illustrations · Illustration of books · Carle, Eric · Philomel Books · Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art
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(UPPER LEVEL) NC965 .A78 2007 AVAILABLE

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(UPPER LEVEL)	NC965 .A78 2007	AVAILABLE

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Twentieth-century Children’s Writers

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with a preface by Naomi Lewis ; editor, Laura Standley Berger
Publication Details
Book, 4th ed, St. James Press, 1995
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Children’s literature · Dictionaries · Bio-bibliography · Children · Books and reading · English-speaking countries · History · 20th century · Berger, Laura Standley, 1963-
Availability
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(UPPER LEVEL) PN1009.A1 T9 1995 AVAILABLE

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(UPPER LEVEL)	PN1009.A1 T9 1995	AVAILABLE

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Children’s Books. Awards & Prizes

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Publication Details
Book, Children’s Book Council, 1969
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Children’s literature · Bibliography · Literary prizes · Children’s Book Council (New York, N.Y.)
Availability
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LIBRARY HAS:
REFERENCE (MAIN) PN1009.A1 C5137 1996 AVAILABLE

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	LIBRARY HAS:
REFERENCE (MAIN)	PN1009.A1 C5137 1996	AVAILABLE

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