Best Books for Children: Preschool Through Grade 6, 8th Edition - Tapa dura

"[A] reference catalog particularly for librarians featuring summaries of over 25,000 in-print titles suitable for children in grades K-6. Each entry lists the title, author, publication date, price, ISBN, page count, and a one-sentence summary. Review citations for the listed books draw upon six respected publications: Booklist, Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books, Horn Book, Horn Book Guide, Library Media Connection, and School Library Journal; these citations direct the librarian toward a more detailed discussion and evaluation of the title in question. An easy-to-use reference, sorted by book category and featuring a comprehensive index, ^IBest Books for Children Preschool Through Grade 6^R is a helpful and enthusiastically recommended tool for children's librarians everywhere." - Reviewer's Bookwatch "Along with their siblings, Best Books for Middle School and Junior High Readers, Grades 6-9 (2004) and Best Books for High School Readers, Grades 9-12 (2004), these titles are essential resources for school and public libraries. (Reviewed with A to Zoo: Subject Access to Children's Picture Books. 7th ed.)" - Booklist "[F]or the person who is creating data collections and trying to build topical strengths in more depth than just a few titles per topic, this collection can serve as a guide alongside a computerized selection database. Recommended." - Teacher Librarian "[T]he most comprehensive of the selective children's book selection tools." - Christian Library Journal "This volume is ideal for use in larger collections....as a source to help libraries evaluate, update, or balance a current school or public library collection; develop bibliographies of recommended reading for children's recreational or student curriculum needs; or provide a topical research source for teachers, students, or public library customers." - Reference & User Services Quarterly

This new edition of this classic guide to children's books includes more than 25,000 in-print titles recommended for children in grades PreK-6. More than 5,000 entries are new to this volume, which updates both Best Books for Children, 7th Edition (2002), and the supplement to that volume (2003). The thematic organization, concise annotations, and complete bibliographic data plus review citations make this volume equally useful for reader's advisory, research, and collection development. Books in series and award winners are noted. This new edition of this classic guide to children's books includes more than 25,000 in-print titles recommended for children in grades PreK-6. More than 5,000 entries are new to this volume, which updates both Best Books for Children, 7th Edition (2002), and the supplement to that volume (2003). The thematic organization, concise annotations, and complete bibliographic data plus review citations make this volume equally useful for reader's advisory, research, and collection development. Books in series and award winners are noted. Grades K-6.