Guide to Searching Children's and Young Adult Literature SEARCH STRATEGIES CURRICULUM GUIDES REFERENCE BOOKS WEBSITES Informational Books Informational books are non-fiction books about people, places, events or things, or books that tell the reader how to do something, such as how to make a kite or how to draw a shark. The calll number must begin with a Dewey Decimal number, but may not be 292 (myths) 398 (folklore) or many of the 800;s (poetry & literature collections). Books located in the 920's are biographies/autobiographies. To Browse: Wander through the non-fiction Dewey Decimal shelves, excluding the 292's 398's, 800's, and 920's. Search the Curriculum Lab Catalog: SEARCH TYPE : subject heading - enter one of the following words or phrases:
For more unusual subjects that might appear in an informational book but may not appear as a subject heading, or if you want as many books as possible, try the following strategy, following the instructions precisely:
Curriculum Guides:
Reference Books:
Websites: NCTE Orbis Pictus Award for Outstanding Nonfiction for Children http://www.ncte.org/awards/orbispictus Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Medal http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/alsc/awardsgrants/bookmedia/sibertmedal/index.cfm Outstanding Science Trade Books for Students K-12 http://www.nsta.org/publications/ostb/
Picture Storybooks/Concepts/Wordless | Folklore/Traditional Literature | Poetry/Verse | Modern Fantasy/Science Fiction | Historical Fiction | Contemporary Realistic Fiction | Biographies/Autobiographies | Informational Books | Multicultural | References and Sources |
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