Building an ESL Collection for Young Adults

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Building an ESL Collection for Young Adults A Bibliography of Recommended Fiction and Nonfiction for Schools and Public Libraries

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Laura Hibbets McCaffery

Book Code: GR9937

ISBN: 0-313-29937-4

ISBN-13: 978-0-313-29937-7

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200 pages

Greenwood Press

Publication: 10/30/1998

List Price: $59.95 (UK Sterling Price: £34.95)

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Media Type: Hardcover

Trim Size: 6 1/8 x 9 1/4

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[T]his is a useful guide.
—School Library Journal
In this well-organized bibliography, McCaffery annotates over five hundred titles appropriate for English as a second language students covering topics from sports to parenting....[T]eachers will find this an excellent source for titles to meet specific curriculum needs.
—VOYA
McCaffery has produced a reference work useful to anyone interested in starting or adding to a collection of ESL materials as well as giving readers-advisory services. This is one of the few lists compiled for young adults studying English as a second language and its indexes make it a very valuable reference....[A]n asset to any collection, but especially to those libraries that want to reach out to young adults in ethnically and culturally diverse communities.
—Technicalities
Here it is--a long-awaited bibliography of more than 500 recommended books to meet the needs of both teachers and librarians for reading materials for young adults for whom English is a second language....Highly recommended as a critical tool for both librarians and ESL teachers for building an ESL collection for young adults.
—Multicultural Review

Description: This annotated bibliography of more than 500 recommended books meets the needs of teachers and librarians for reading materials for young adults for whom English is a second language. Laura McCaffery, who has many years of experience with collection development of ESL materials for young adults, has selected the best books on a variety of topics to meet curriculum and personal interest needs of young adults. Most of the books selected were published between 1992 and 1998. The bibliography is organized by topic: adventure, mystery, and suspense; biographies; career, workplace, life skills, and parenting; folktales, myths, poetry, and classics; ethnic diversity; history and geography; nature and science; and sports. Indexes by author, subject, title, and ethnic group make searching easy. Mainstreamed ESL students can use these books to better understand and make use of regular textbooks. Special ESL classes can use the recommended books as part of regular instruction. Most of the books recommended are for the intermediate or advanced beginner reading level in English, but some very easy books are also included. Most of the books are suitable for all learners from grades five through adult. Each entry contains a complete bibliographical citation, Fry Reading Level, Interest Level, Library of Congress subjects for cataloging, and a 50 to 200 word annotation describing the book and how it can be used by the librarian or teacher who is working with patrons or students. A list of distributors of print and nonprint ESL materials completes the work.

Table of Contents:

Introduction
Adventure, Mystery, and Suspense
Biographies
Career, Life Skills, Workplace, and Parenting
Ethnic Diversity
History and Geography
Nature and Science
Sports
Non-print
Index

LC Card Number: 98-5271

LCC Class: Z5818

Dewey Class: 016


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