This annotated bibliography is designed to help identify the various titles published in series for young people and to provide descriptive and evaluative information about each series. Over 6000 titles in nonfiction series and publishers' series--either fiction or nonfiction books prepared by more than one author but having a common format and a…

This annotated bibliography is designed to aid in the selection of fiction for young people. Nearly 1500 titles from both out of print and in print series that have been printed since 1955 are listed. Series titles aimed at the kindergarten through second grade reader have been omitted with the exception of some series with a grade two reading…

This annotated bibliography is designed to assist teachers of English and social studies in improving the self-image of pupils of immigrant parents and grandparents and to nurture mutual understanding of cultural and ethnic diversities. It includes writings on every major white ethnic group represented in the United States. In most cases, only…

These book reviews have been selected by the editor from those already published in the "Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books." Except for those books listed under the titles coded as "Additional" or "Special Reader," all of the books listed have received a rating of "Recommended." These books are considered to be the best available in…

To assist educators in defining outstanding resources in children's literature, this study compiled criteria for good books from the writings of twelve selected academicians in the field of children's literature. A further investigation was made to determine if educators considered the same criteria when they selected books for children. In an…

This 488-page book is a discussion of and a guide to children's non-fiction. A non-fiction book is defined as one which communicates facts and ideas, though the writer argues that it is sometimes difficult to distinguish between fiction and non-fiction. She first discusses the major types of non-fiction (or informational) books, which include…

The reading level of selected marine science texts was ascertained using Fry's Readability Formula (Maginnis, 1969). Attached, with an annotated list of twenty texts, is a table that lists the reading levels for each text. (CS)

Urges adults to help children learn to speak and appreciate the two languages of their native tongue: prose and poetry. (GT)

Lists the data and responses to the 12 questions in the study. Provides some general observations about the results. (RL)

Discusses the problem of the nonreading student, presents a list of 20 books (two at each level for grades 3 through 12) for use by teachers in encouraging such students to read, and justifies each selection on the list. (FL)

Shows how the use of proper materials and the development of a positive classroom climate can aid teachers in improving students' reading ability and in avoiding classroom discipline problems. (GW)

Discusses the use of extensive silent reading, its purpose, place in the course, methodology and choice of appropriate texts. (Text is in German.) (IFS/WGA)

The work reported in this paper was designed to explore the strategies used by 5-year-olds reading sentences from the first book in their school reading scheme, and to test predictions of error patterns derived from the work of MacKinnon (1959) and Soderbergh (1971). (Author)

Discusses the decline of children's library services, the library needs of children, the special character of children's librarianship, and book selection. (SRT)

Discusses the role of librarians in terms of their responsibility to examine the social content of children's literature and then decide whether that content is appropriate for a particular child based on possible biases. (CLB)