From Biography to History Best Books for Children's Entertainment and Education
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Biographical note
After campaigning with Greenpeace for years, Catherine Barr trained as a journalist and became an editor at the Natural History Museum. Catherine now writes non-fiction books that aim to inspire children to explore, understand and take action to protect the natural world. Catherine has now written over 35 books. Her book, Fourteen Wolves: a rewilding story was shortlisted for the Royal Society Young People's Book Prize 2022. She is a proud Patron of Reading for a local school and visits schools all over the country to run workshops inspired by the issues explored in her books. Catherine Barr is the author of several other volumes in Libraries Unlimited's Best Books series (Best Books for Children and Best Books for Middle School and Junior High Readers).Helping you encourage children's interest in history and social studies, this valuable selection guide presents the best biographies of nearly 300 notable men and women, including such high-interest people as Oprah Winfrey, Pocahontas, Jesse Owens, Jane Goodall, Charles Darwin, Davy Crockett, and so many more. From Bibliography to History enables you to recommend up-to-date biographies and related books to students in grades 3 to 9. Carefully chosen titles were selected using multiple criteria, including quality, currency, and audience.
The lists are organized by age group, and indicate whether the books are educational in tone, are more suitable for reading for sheer enjoyment, or succeed in both areas. From building biography collections to preparing reading lists, this essential guide helps you make the best slections possible in expanding children's opportunities for research and enjoyment.
Helping you encourage children's interest in history and social studies, this valuable selection guide presents the best biographies of nearly 300 notable men and women, including such high-interest people as Oprah Winfrey, Pocahontas, Jesse Owens, Jane Goodall, Charles Darwin, Davy Crockett, and so many more.
The Children's and Young Adult Literature Reference series is designed to help users select and access the information sources for children's and young adult literature that best suit their and their patrons' information needs. Compiled by noted experts in the field of children's and young adult literature, these authoritative guides are intended to aid in collection development, reference, readers' advisory, and curriculum support. Distinguishing series features:
- Authority: authors in this series are noted experts in their fields.
- Selective coverage critically defined as best, or comprehensive coverage, of a given subject in children's/YA literature.
- Designed for practical use in library/educational settings
- User-friendly organization and layout
- Primarily designed for librarians and educators, this series contains individual titles that may also appeal to parents, scholars, and students of children's literature.