A to Zoo: Subject Access to Children's Picture Books
(Hardback, 10th edition)
Publishing Details
A to Zoo: Subject Access to Children's Picture Books
By (Author) Rebecca L. Thomas
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Libraries Unlimited Inc
21st June 2018
10th edition
United States
Classifications
Professional and Scholarly
Non Fiction
Library and information services
Teaching of a specific subject
Library, archive and information management
011.62
Physical Properties
Hardback
1656
Width 178mm, Height 254mm
2722g
Description
Whether used for thematic story times, program and curriculum planning, readers' advisory, or collection development, this updated edition of the well-known companion makes finding the right picture books for your library a breeze. Generations of savvy librarians and educators have relied on this detailed subject guide to children's picture books for all aspects of children's services, and this new edition does not disappoint. Covering more than 18,000 books published through 2017, it empowers users to identify current and classic titles on topics ranging from apples to zebras. Organized simply, with a subject guide that categorizes subjects by theme and topic and subject headings arranged alphabetically, this reference applies more than 1,200 intuitive (as opposed to formal catalog) subject terms to children's picture books, making it both a comprehensive and user-friendly resource that is accessible to parents and teachers as well as librarians. It can be used to identify titles to fill in gaps in library collections, to find books on particular topics for young readers, to help teachers locate titles to support lessons, or to design thematic programs and story times. Title and illustrator indexes, in addition to a bibliographic guide arranged alphabetically by author name, further extend access to titles.
Reviews
This guide to picture books for preschool children to second graders remains the most comprehensive and versatile such information tool for librarians, teachers, and parents. . . . the single best reference resource for quick and comprehensive access to children's picture books by subject. It continues to support the varied programming, curricular, and entertainment needs of librarians, teachers, homeschoolers, and parents and should have a place in every public library. * ARBA *
Author Bio
Rebecca L. Thomas, PhD, a former elementary school librarian in the Shaker Heights City School District, Shaker Heights, OH, has taught college courses on children's and adolescent literature.
