Bibliographies

Listings of children’s literature, activity books, picture books, pattern books, etc.

A bibliography is a listing of items on a particular topic; it includes all of the information needed to locate the items. Bibliographies save time. For instance, many teachers have students who read far below their present grade level. If a student is in the 6th grade, but is reading at the 3rd grade level, the teacher might like to provide the student with books that have a 6th grade interest level and a 3rd grade reading level. Finding this particular type of book in a library can be very time consuming. Bibliographies, however, such as The Best High/Low Books for Reluctant Readers, make locating the materials less time-consuming.

The TRC contains numerous bibliographies. Some, such as Best Books for Children, are book length and list items the TRC may or may not own. Others, of varying lengths, have been compiled by the TRC and contain listings of items the TRC owns. Some of the locally produced bibliographies are available via the TRC Web page; others are located behind the TRC information desk.

Locally produced bibliographies include Book Activities Index (activities for particular children’s and young adult books), Activity Books (more than 2,500 activity books grouped by subject areas such as math, science, special education, physical education, etc.), and Recent Acquisitions (newly acquired and processed curriculum and juvenile titles).