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Beyond Picture Books Subject Access to Best Books for Beginning Readers
Third Edition
Barbara Barstow, Judith Riggle, Leslie M. Molnar
Book Code: LU8545
ISBN: 1-59158-545-7
ISBN-13: 978-1-59158-545-9
668 pages
Libraries Unlimited
Publication: 12/30/2007
List Price: $75.00 (UK Sterling Price: £41.95)
Availability: In Stock
Media Type: Hardcover
Trim Size: 7 x 10
Subjects: Reviews:
  • Featuring a net increase of 1,265 titles, this third edition moves its subject guide to the front of the book and includes Lexile Framework for Reading levels in its annotaions....The list of 200 "outstanding first readers" will be welcomed by anyone charged with developing an opening day collection or looking to beef up existing collections. The book's 3,600 titles are well-balanced between fiction and nonfiction....This is a very welcome, much-needed update. Recommended.
    —Library Media Connection     August/September 2008
  • [T]his tool will serve as an excellent collection building and reader's guide in school and public libraries.
    —Lawrence Books at Books     March 2008
  • Now in a thoroughly updated and expanded third edition, Beyond Picture Books: Subject Access to Best Books for Beginning Readers, continues to be the ideal reference for developing reading lists and library collections that will encourage independent reading skills in children ages 5 to 8....[A]n essential and comprehensive addition to school and community Children's Literature reference collections for librarians, classroom teachers, and parents working with children preschool through third grade.
    —Midwest Book Review     March 2008
  • Beyond Picture Books: Subject Access to Best Books for Beginning Readers, Third Edition offers user-friendly, subject-based organization.
    —Library Media Connection     March 2008
Description: Here's a brand-new, extensively revised edition of the classic guide to "first readers." Use it to encourage independent reading skills in children ages 5-8, to develop your collection for this age group, and to plan thematic literature-based programs.
With a user-friendly, subject-based organization like its companion guide to picture books, A to Zoo, this annotated volume profiles some 3,750 of the best books for emerging readers. First readers feature lively interaction between text and illustration, and cover topics with true kid-appeal.
Entries cover titles published mostly within the past decade (a few classic and benchmark titles are included as well). Each entry offers bibliographic information, a brief plot summary, and description of illustrations and other features to help you make informed selection and programming decisions.
A list of outstanding first readers, chosen for their exceptional language and treatment of subject, makes collection development easy, and four indexes - title, illustrator, series, and reading level - provide additional access points. Lexile levels are given where available, making this volume particularly valuable for reading teachers as well as for librarians and parents, and children in kindergarten through the beginning of third grade who are starting to read independently. A boon to librarians, teachers, and parents. PreK-3.
Table of Contents:
  • Preface
  • The Geisel Award
  • Outstanding First Readers
  • Subject Guide
  • Annotated Bibliography
  • Title Index
  • Illustrator Index
  • Readability Index
  • Series Index
LC Card Number: 2007042282
LCC Class: Z1037
Dewey Class: 011
PDF Catalogs:
LU Academic Library Spring 2008.pdf
LU Public Library Spring 2008.pdf
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