Best Books for Children: Preschool Through Grade 6 - Hardcover

Barr, Catherine; Gillespie, John E.

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9781591580850: Best Books for Children: Preschool Through Grade 6

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ISBN 10: 1591580854 ISBN 13: 9781591580850

Publisher: Libraries Unlimited, 2005

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This new edition of this classic guide to children's books includes more than 25,000 in-print titles recommended for children in grades PreK-6. More than 5,000 entries are new to this volume, which updates both Best Books for Children, 7th Edition (2002), and the supplement to that volume (2003). The thematic organization, concise annotations, and complete bibliographic data plus review citations make this volume equally useful for reader's advisory, research, and collection development. Books in series and award winners are noted.

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Book Description:

Evaluate and update your collection, identify just the right book for your patron, and create theme- and genre-based reading lists with this invaluable guide. More than 25,000 in-print titles, more than 5,000 of them published since 2003. A continued treasure for school and public libraries. A must-have for librarians who want to ensure they have the best possible library collection available to their young patrons and community educators.

About the Author:

Catherine Barr is author/coauthor of titles including Best Books for Middle and Junior High School Readers, Best Books for High School Readers, Popular Series Fiction K-6, Popular Series Fiction for Middle School and Teen Readers, and High-Low Handbook.

John T. Gillespie, former Dean and Instructor of Library Science, Long Island University, New York, has authored numerous books in the area of library management, school libraries, and children's and young adult literature.

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