GCSU Library Subject Guide

Children's and Adolescent Literature



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GCSUbulletReference Sources 
 

The Reference Collection, located on the second floor of the GCSU Library, is often the best place to start your research.  Books in the Reference Collection can help you become more familiar with your topic and assist you with identifying keywords and important people.  Bibliographies can help you identify specific articles and books.


Encyclopedias and Dictionaries:

 The Children's Literature Dictionary : Definitions, Resources, and Learning Activities (Ref. PN 1008.5.L38 2002). A reference book of over 325 terms related to children's literature. It also offers creative ideas for teacher lesson plans.

The Oxford Companion to Children's Literature. (Ref. PN1008.5 .C37 1984)
A reference guide to English and American books for children and young adults. It contains information about authors and illustrators, as well as famous characters from cartoons, films, radio broadcasts, and television programs that are relevant to young people.

 Biographical Information:

 100 most popular picture book authors and illustrators (electronic resource: PS 490 .M395 2000). Provides information about the most popular authors and illustrators of children's picture books. Photographs and biographies of authors and illustrators are provided.

 

Bibliographies, Catalogs, and Recommendations

 The Cambridge Guide to Children's Books in English (Ref. PR990.C36 2001). Lists books for children and young adults, written in English, which have significantly influenced readers. It includes information about authors and illustrators and a brief history of each book, describing the impact the book has had on readers.

 The Neal-Schuman Guide to Recommended Children's Books and Media for Use with Every Elementary Subject (Z1037.M2865 2002). A guide to the best resources for elementary teachers and librarians in every subject. Lists and briefly describes useful books and provides helpful teaching tips.

Informational Picture Books for Children  (electronic resource: Z1037.A1 C54 2000). A resource for teachers, parents, and librarians who are searching for quality books for children. It contains descriptions of over 250 picture books.

 Middle and Junior High School Library Catalog (Ref. Z1037.J854 2000) Lists fiction and nonfiction books suitable for young adults in grades five through nine.

The Horn Book Guide (Ref. Z1037.H67 2005) Includes critical observations of hardcover books for children and youth.

Children's Catalog (Ref. Z1037.C5443 2001) Lists works of fiction and nonfiction from books, magazines and web sites for children from preschool to the sixth grade. It also includes information about professional resources for librarians.

 

Awards:

 Coretta Scott King Awards (Ref. Z1037.A2 C67 2004) Lists award-winning books for children and youth, by and about African-Americans. It includes brief descriptions of the books, updated biographies, and photographs of awardees. Also included are sample illustrations from the award-winning books.

Newbery and Caldecott Awards: A Guide to the Medal and Honor Books (Ref. Z1037.A2 N474 2005) A guide to more than eight decades of award-winning books. It also includes essays about children and adolescent literature and a brief summary of each book. 

Newbery and Caldecott Medal and Honor Books in Other Media (Ref. PN1009.A1 S4 1992). Lists media, such as films and audio books, adapted from books that have received the Newbery and Caldecott Award. The list begins with media from 1991 and extends as far back as 1922, the year the Newbery (1922) and Caldecott (1938) award was born. 

Newbery and Caldecott Medalists and Honor Book Winners (Ref. PN 1009. A1.N653 1992). Lists the books and their authors who have received the Newbery or Caldecott award. It also includes background information about each book.



GCSUbulletSubject Headings
Using the correct subject headings for your topic will help you get more relevant results when searching the Library Catalog.  Below is a concise list of subject headings for the field of Children's and Adolescent Literature.  For a more complete list, you can perform a Subject Heading search using the Exact Search feature in the Library Catalog.

        Children's Literature

Here are entered collections of works published for children, including literary works, nonliterary works,  or both.    Works on books for children considered as physical objects are entered under Children's books.  Works on the reading interests of children or books recommended for children, are entered under Children--Books and reading.

Collections of literary works or individual literary works written by children under 15 years of age are entered under Children's writings.

Works on child authors and/or discussions of their works are entered under Child authors.

Search also Juvenile literature as a subdivision, e.g. Astronomy--Juvenile literature as well as Young adult literature and Young adult fiction

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Databases
Most databases index articles from journals, newspapers, and magazines.  Some databases offer full text articles, while others             contain only citations.  Some databases are subject specific, while others are more general in coverage.  Some databases relevant to the field of Children's and Adolescent Literature are:

Academic Search Premier sm galileo is a multidisciplinary database that contains articles from academic journals and magazines in the   humanities, the social sciences, and the general sciences.

ERIC sm galileo Database covering education and educational research, with both abstracts of published and unpublished sources on thousands of educational topics. 1966 to the present. From 1996 to present, the library has a subscription to the online set of accompanying documents. For earlier years, our library has the accompanying microfiche set of documents. For most records with an ED number, we should have the full-text either online or on microfiche. For records with an EJ number, use the journal locator to determine if we have access to the journal.
 

Middle Search Plus  sm galileo Articles selected to meet the research needs of middle school/junior high students.

Professional Development Collection sm galileo Full-text database of journal articles and pamphlets especially for professional educators that includes: abstract and index coverage for 435 professional development titles and searchable full text for nearly 440 journals covering the most current topics in the field of education. 1984 to the present. NOTE: Most of the journals in the Professional Development Collection are also included in Academic Search Complete.  However, some publications are only found in this database.

Research Library sm galileo is a multidisciplinary database that contains articles from academic journals and magazines in the humanities, the social sciences, and the general sciences.

Journal Locator
Search for specific journals or magazines.  The Journal Locator will tell you the location and availability of a journal or magazine: either in the GCSU Periodicals Collection or in a database.

Online Journals



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GCSUbullet Contact A Librarian
For further assistance, contact the Reference Desk in the GCSU Library or contact the GCSU Library liaison to the English, Speech, and Journalism Department:
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