The Best in Children's Books

The University of Chicago Guide to Children's Literature, 1979-84

By: Zena Sutherland

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Hardcover | 1 August 1986 | Edition Number 1

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Designed to aid adults--parents, teachers, librarians--in selecting from the best of recent children's literature, this guide provides 1,400 reviews of books published between 1979 and 1984.
This volume carries on the tradition established by Zena Sutherland's two earlier collections covering the periods from 1966 to 1972 and 1973 to 1978. Her 1973 edition of "The Best in Children's Books "was cited by the "American School Board Journal" as one of the outstanding books of the year in education.

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An alphabetical-by-author list of 1400 reviews selected from the University of Chicago's Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books and indexed here by title, developmental value, curricular use, reading level, subject, and type of literature. (Kirkus Reviews)

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Non-Fiction Reference, Information & Interdisciplinary Subjects Encyclopaedias & Reference Works Reference Works Bibliographies, Catalogues Interdisciplinary Studies General Studies Literature, Poetry & Plays History & Criticism of Literature Children's & Teenage Literature Studies Biographies & True Stories Biographies

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Acknowledgments
Introduction
Suggestions for Using This Book Reviews of Books
Appendix: Addresses of Publishers of Listed Children's Books
Indexes
Title Index
Developmental Values Index
Curricular Use Index
Reading Level Index
Subject Index
Index
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The Best in Children's Books

The University of Chicago Guide to Children's Literature, 1979-84

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Industry Reviews

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