Check out guidebooks from the library's Teaching Resources Collection (see some ideas below in the "Helpful Guides to Children's Literature" box) or perform a subject search in the UA Libraries Catalog or OhioLINK catalog for any of the following established Library of Congress subject headings:
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Once you have identified a specific title you want, perform a title search in the UA Libraries Catalog, the OhioLINK Catalog, or the SearchOhio Libraries Catalog:
Books that are cataloged with "juvenile" in the subject headings can range from preschool through high school. You may perform any of these searches and locate young adult books right alongside children's picture books. Examine the item descriptions closely.
A to Zoo by 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. * Offers easy subject access to children's picture books .
Best Books for Children by Now in its tenth edition and with annual updates posted online, this comprehensive and trusted professional resource helps librarians-and patrons and teachers-identify and use the best fiction and nonfiction books published for children in grades pre-K to six. * Contains some 30,000 annotated entries on recommended children's books for readers in pre-K through grade six * Provides helpful indexes for easy and quick access, including author/illustrator, title, and subject/grade level Offers annual updates online to keep librarians abreast of current releases * Draws recommendations for books from a wide range of trusted review journals Helps librarians build reading lists based on themes and genres.
Beyond Picture Books by 
The Big Book of Children's Reading Lists by Use these 100 handy reproducible book lists to instantly create hand-outs for teachers and parents (as well as for older readers), to add to your newsletter, or to post on your Web site or bulletin board. Based on the most common needs of educators and librarians who work with young readers, these lists focus on new titles, as well as classics that are still in print and readily available for purchase. Fiction and nonfiction titles for ages 5-14 are covered. Bibliographic information and a brief description are given for each title. A dozen bookmarks are also included. This is a great time-saving tool and a good source for finding extended reading lists and read-alikes Looking for folktales from China for elementary children? An informational children's book for a middle school science class? A list of books on the topic of compassion? A sampling of ABC books? These lists and more can be found in Nancy Keane's treasury of great reading lists for children. This versatile guide provides reproducible book lists based on the most common needs of educators and librarians who work with young readers. There are lists for standard curriculum areas (e.g., math, social studies, science), other areas of study such as character education and values, genres (e.g., pop-up, memoirs, ABC books), themes (e.g., animals, food, sports), and read-alikes (on bookmarks). You'll find 100 reproducible lists of fiction and nonfiction books for ages 5-14 (elementary/middle) that you can use to create hand-outs for teachers and parents (as well as for older readers), put in your newsletter, or post on your Web site or bulletin board. Focus is on new titles and classics that are still in print and readily available for purchase. On each list, titles are grouped according to grade level. Room to customize with your library logo or clipart is provided on each reproducible sheet. Bibliographic information and a brief description are given for each title. A dozen bookmarks are also included. This is a great time-saving tool and a good source for finding extended reading lists and read-alikes Grades K-8.
There are currently no genre headings to easily locate multicultural children's literature. The best approach is to perform a keyword search that identifies the group or culture you are interested in and either limit your results to the children's literature collection or add the additional phrase "AND Juvenile Literature" or "AND Juvenile Fiction" to your search strategy. Remember to truncate your terms to locate plural endings.
Here are some ideas to try:
Here is a sample search strategy:
african american* AND (juvenile literature OR juvenile fiction)
Many books in our collections have been assigned to genres or general reading categories (like mysteries or romance in the public library). However, this is not an exhaustive search as many books have not been cataloged with a genre. Here is one way to identify some books by genre:
The Wayne College Library's collection of "Big Books" can be located by performing a special call number search for "Big Book:"
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