Children's Books, Activities, and more
Reference Shelf
The Cambridge Guide to Children's Books in English by Publication Date: 2001- The Continuum Encyclopedia of Children's Literature by Publication Date: 2006
The Art of the Story-Teller by
Marie L Shedlock discusses what storytelling is, the role of storytelling in culture, the crucial elements of storytelling and its possible outcomes. She also looks at the media used for storytelling in ancient times compared to the sophisticated multimedia storytelling of today's entertainment industry. She follows the changes to storytelling brought about by the writing of language.
Publication Date: 2009
The Newbery and Caldecott Awards by Publication Date: 2009
Picturing Canada: A history of Canadian illustrated children's books and publishing by Publication Date: 2010
The Oxford Encyclopedia of Children's Literature by Call Number: PN 1008.5 O94 2006Publication Date: 2006
Children's and Juvenile Books and e-Books
The CBU Library has a limited collection of children's and juvenile books. Explore Novanet to locate children's books and e-books by including the phrases "juvenile fiction" OR "juvenile nonfiction" to your search.
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- Tumblebook Library This link opens in a new windowA collection of e-books and more for school age children; includes story books, read-alongs, videos, puzzles & games. Books are often accompanied with lesson plans and quizzes.
- Using "Tumblebooks Search" to locate specific booksSearch by title, author, subject, lexile, genre, or time.
Journals and Professional Literature
This list is not comprehensive; use databases such as Education Source to locate scholarly and professional articles.
- HighlightsFrom the publisher:
In every 40-page issue, kids explore new topics, investigate cool subjects and find out about the world. Highlights is filled with stories, games, puzzles, riddles, science experiments,craft projects and interactive entertainment. - Jack & JillFrom the publishers:
Ages seven to ten. Emphasizes good health, nutrition, and safety plus stories, science articles, crafts, games, poetry, humour, and more to stimulate young minds and imaginations. - LadybugFrom the publisher:
Ages two to six. Stories, poems, songs, games and adventures; a separate activity insert of things to do and a parent's guide.
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