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LITERATURE REFERENCE TOOLS

A to Zoo, Supplement

to the Ninth Edition

Subject Access to Children’s Picture Books

REBECCA L. THOMAS
“ teachers and homeschoolers.
The book will be useful for public and school librarians as well as

” —ProtoView, June 15, 2016
A to Zoo is a beloved favorite of children’s librarians everywhere, providing easy subject
access that helps you build your collection and enhance programs and reading lists
for young children. Covering children’s picture books published in 2014 and 2015, this May 2016, 159pp, 7x10
supplement complements the ninth edition of A to Zoo, enabling public and school Print: 978-1-61069-819-1
librarians to easily identify recent books about animals, careers, character traits, foreign $55.00, £43.00, €50.00
places, holidays, sports, and more. Like the well-loved main edition, the supplement’s eBook: 978-1-61069-820-7
simple organization helps you prepare themed story times, programs, and curricular
units. Of course, it will also be indispensable for both readers’ advisory and collection
development.

FEATURES
• Offers quick access to subjects of interest to young children
• Provides easy-to-understand subject headings that can be used by patrons as well as
professionals

A to Zoo

Subject Access to Children’s Picture Books
Ninth Edition | REBECCA L. THOMAS
“ picture books by subject, both for personal use and for supporting
A to Zoo continues to be the single best source for locating children’s

programming and curricular needs. ”
—ARBAonline, October 1, 2014
This ninth edition of what has become a gold-standard guide to children’s literature indexes
some 17,025 picture books for preschool–grade 2 under 1,225 subjects. Covering the full
range of genres, themes, and topics, this guide makes it easy to find books to fit a variety of
June 2014, 1,411pp, 7x10
needs, from readers’ advisory and program planning at the public library to filling teacher
Print: 978-1-61069-353-0
requests for titles to use in curricular units. $95.00, £74.00, €87.00
With terminology that reflects everyday language, the book offers a user-friendly eBook: 978-1-61069-354-7
alternative to traditional Online Public Access Catalog (OPAC) access, making it easy to
help children, parents, and teachers find books on specific topics or themes. It also helps
librarians find titles to fill gaps in their collections, and the full bibliographical details and
in-depth indexing enable finding titles easily and quickly.
FEATURES
• Arranges 17,025 picture books for children preschool–grade 2 under a vast range of
subjects to meet librarians’, teachers’, and parents’ needs

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