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CHILDREN’S AND YOUNG ADULT PROGRAMS

The Collection’s Young Adult Children’s Literature
at the Core Literature in Action in Action

Revitalize Your Library A Librarian’s Guide A Librarian’s Guide
with Innovative Resources Second Edition | ROSEMARY CHANCE Second Edition | SYLVIA M. VARDELL
for the Common Core
and STEM
MARCIA A. MARDIS

January 2014, 204pp, 7x10
Hardcover: 978-1-61069-243-4 July 2014, 343pp, 7x10
$75.00, £58.00, €69.00 Hardcover: 978-1-61069-560-2
eBook: 978-1-4408-3543-8 $75.00, £58.00, €69.00
eBook: 978-1-61069-561-9
Paperback: 978-1-61069-244-1
December 2014, 147pp, 6 1/8x9 1/4 $60.00, £47.00, €55.00 Paperback: 978-1-61069-562-6
Print: 978-1-61069-504-6 $50.00, £39.00, €46.00
$45.00, £35.00, €41.00
eBook: 978-1-61069-505-3 Utilizing a genre approach, this overview
of young adult literature shows new “ This unique textbook has
librarians and library science students far-reaching appeal to anyone
“ connecting library collections the criteria to use for selecting quality interested in learning more
What a welcome book
about children’s literature. . . .
to STEM and CCSS. [The] books, including recommended titles. An indispensable resource for
bibliography of open FEATURES information professionals. ”
educational resources is worth • Provides unbiased, authoritative —ARBAonline, October 1, 2014
” Looking for a practitioner-oriented intro
the price of the book! guidance for finding recommended
—Teacher Librarian, classic and recent titles by genre to literature for children ages 5–12? This
February 5, 2015 • Presents an excellent introduction to
the field of young adult literature for book covers the latest trends, titles, and
Common Core standards, OER, STEM, undergraduate and graduate students tools for choosing the best books and
and collection development—where who intend to be public or school materials as well as for planning fun and
to begin? This book investigates these librarians, students who are new to effective programs and activities.
critical topics together to give you the the study of young adult literature,
power to transform your collection and or librarians who are new to working FEATURES
practice and put your school library at with young adults • Includes recommendations and
the center of STEM. • Includes a new section consisting of evaluations of digital eBooks, apps,
fascinating answers from 14 authors and audiobooks as well as print titles,
FEATURES explaining their motivations and providing full coverage of the range of
• Authored by a former school inspirations for writing for young adult materials for children today
administrator and school librarian readers • Features short essays by top authors
with 15 years’ experience working on • Provides expanded coverage on the and practitioners in the field to give
K–12 STEM initiatives popular genres of graphic novels and readers expert opinions and guidance
• Enables school librarians to science fiction books • Addresses the most recent
understand the nature and professional and curricular standards
importance of STEM as well as the for elementary school students—a
value of including high-quality, free key element of today’s education
STEM digital multimedia in library assessment standards
collections

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