Children’s Literature

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Language Arts in the elementary school identifies ways to promote student language development dependant upon student age and maturity level.  Methods include teaching listening, speaking, reading, writing, and viewing especially between the different arts.

Key terms and limiters to use individually and in combination with each other:                  Children’s literature

                                                                                                                                    Children’s books

Writing

                                                                                                                                    Reviews

                                                                                                                                    Criticism

                                                                                                                                    Author

                                                                                                                                    Book title

                                                                                                                                    Young adult

                                                                                                                                    Picture book

                                                                                                                       

 

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Books

 

Print format books are available by searching the NSU online catalog.

NSU Libraries Catalog: http://library.nsuok.edu/vtls/english/index.html

 

Searches may be limited to just the Broken Arrow campus for convenience. Books available on the Tahlequah campus may be ordered for delivery to the Broken Arrow campus. It usually takes two to thre days for materials to arrive via campus mail.

 

Electronic books: Netlibrary provides access to over 25,000 academic books to NSU students 24/7.

NetLibrary http://library.nsuok.edu/Refdesk/vrdbks.html (click on netlibrary)

 

Print Reference Resources at the NSU BA Library:

 

Authors and Artists for Young Adults:              Call # PS 490.A98

 

Young Adult Writers:                                        Call# PS490.S7 1999

 

Major Authors and Illustrators for Children and Young Adults: Call# PN 451.M37

 

Contemporary Authors:                                    Call # PN451.C58

 

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Book Reviews

 

Books in Print  (with book reviews) via Ebscohost http://library.nsuok.edu/Resources/Indexes/index.html

 

Article databases (search for article type “book review”)

 

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Articles

 

Articles page: http://library.nsuok.edu/Resources/Indexes/index.html

 

Sources for Full-Text Articles:

 

Wilson Omnifile

 

EbscoHost: (search multiple databases simultaneously)

Academic Search Elite:

Professional Development Collection

Masterfile Premier

 

FirstSearch

Education Index (full text articles from linked Periodical Abstracts)

 

 

Source for Journal Article Indexing (Not Full Text)

 

ERIC: Educational Resource Information Center (Best all round source for locating citations to Education literature ... but only very limited full text on line.)

 

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Bibliography and References Citation Format Guides:

 

Publication Manual (APA)                    Call #    BF 76.7 .P83 2001 Reference

 

APA Electronic Style Guides    http://www.apastyle.org/elecsource.html

 

Katherine Ott=s APA Electronic Cite. Guide      http://arapaho.nsuok.edu/~ottka/citing.htm

 

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Useful internet sites:

 

Database of Award-Winning Children's Literature

http://www.dawcl.com/

 

Children's Authors & Illustrators on the Web

http://www.ucalgary.ca/~dkbrown/authors3.html

 

Index to Children's Book Authors & Illustrators

http://falcon.jmu.edu/~ramseyil/biochildhome.htm#BIB

 

Booklist:

http://www.ala.org/booklist/index.html

 

Carol Hurst's Children's Literature Site - Reviews and teaching ideas for kids' books.

http://www.carolhurst.com/index.html

 

CLWG: Children's Literature Web Guide

http://www.acs.ucalgary.ca/~dkbrown/

 

Children's Literature -- Fairrosa Cyber Library

http://www.fairrosa.info/

 

Young Adult Literature (American Library Association)

http://www.ala.org/ala/yalsa/yalsa.htm

 

ISLMC Children’s Literature Resources

http://falcon.jmu.edu/~ramseyil/childlit.htm

 

 

 Search engines page http://arapaho.nsuok.edu/~messner/eresearch/e%20research.htm

 

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