This biography for younger readers describes the life of Malcolm X, the African American religious and political leader who was prominent in a movement to unite black people throughout the world. The book presents an overview of the civil rights movement and documents Malcolm's role as an advocate for black separatism, black nationalism, and the…

This biography for younger readers depicts the life of Martin Luther King, Jr., the Nobel Peace Prize winner who dedicated himself to the struggle for equal rights for African Americans while embracing the principle of nonviolent resistance. The book presents an overview of the civil rights movement and chronicles King's role as national leader…

Too often books have been published with contrived and unnatural nonsexist messages. Teachers searching for good nonsexist literature need to consider the potential contributions of biographies, especially women's biographies, written for young children's listening and reading enjoyment. Women in well-selected biographies are assertive,…

Intended to bring a broad range of titles of children's literature to the attention of those concerned with the reading needs and interests of children and young people, this annotated bibliography contains more than 1,000 entries. Each entry provides the author and title of the work, its publisher, price, International Standard Book Number…

Growing from an awareness of the significant increase in the number of professional books in the field of children's literature, this bibliography has been compiled to meet the needs of teachers, librarians, parents, and others interested in children and their books. The books selected represent new publications (since 1967) and revisions of or…

Intended to provide guidance to schools wishing to purchase books for their libraries dealing with the general subject of American Indians, this annotated bibliography cites reference books, novels, and poetry. General topics that make up the 4 parts of the list are Teacher Reference, Biography, Fiction, and History. The Teacher Reference section…

First of a series of bibliographies on music education relating to minority groups, this select list of sources on American Negro music covering the period 1926-68 comprises the following categories: books for children; biographies; music collections and anthologies; recordings; and, films and filmstrips. Potential users of the sources are…

This is an introduction to the work of 19 contemporary English-language writers for children. It consists of critical essays on the works of Joan Aiken, L. M. Boston, H. F. Brinsmead, John Christopher, Helen Cresswell, Meindert DeJong, Eleanor Estes, Paula Fox, Leon Garfield, Alan Garner, Madeleine L'Engle, William Mayne, Andre Norton, Scott…

Fifty children's books about the Pacific Northwest area of the United States are listed in this annotated bibliography. Fiction, nonfiction, and biographies published during 1963-1973 are included. The books were chosen for use with grades 1-9 and the appropriate grade level is noted after the annotation for many of the entries. Entries are listed…

Both fiction and nonfiction citations are included in this booklist of children's literature pertaining to the American Revolution, and grade levels are assigned to each of the nearly 500 citations. (JC)

This book presents biographical profiles of 10 authors of interest to readers ages 9 and above and was created to appeal to young readers in a format they can enjoy and readily understand. Biographies were prepared after extensive research, and each volume contains a cumulative index, a general index, a place of birth index, and a birthday index.…

Briefly describes the nature and availability of reference books for children and adolescents and then reviews some recent publications of this type, including works of a general nature and works on social science, science, the arts, language, history and geography, and biography. (JL)

Suggests activities to acquaint students with the author Cynthia Rylant and includes a bibliography of most of her writing in the categories of: picture books, first readers, fiction and short stories for intermediate and young adult readers, nonfiction, poetry, board books, and related videos. Also included are citations for professional book…

A former reading teacher, now a successful author of children's books, shares her own creative thoughts on how teachers can encourage children to become readers and writers. (ET)

Evaluates biographies of Cesar Chavez for children and teenagers and provides descriptions of recent books on the children of migrant farm workers. The books, mostly published in the 1990s, cover Chavez's rise as a farm worker activist and include several new works that address the social history of Chavez and the farm workers' struggle. (GR)