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1. Views on Science Books.

Author

Stubbs, Harry C.

Abstract

Reviews five science-oriented books, one on Saturn, two dealing with geology, one discussing oceanography, and one on robots. (FL)

Published
1983

2. Late Winter Booklist.

Author

Heins, Ethel L.

Abstract

Annotates a number of books for younger, intermediate, and older readers. Includes fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and picture book titles. (FL)

Published
1984

4. Early Spring Booklist.

Author

Heins, Ethel L.

Abstract

Reviews and recommends recent new publications and rereleases of both fiction and nonfiction works for young children, older adolescents, and adults. Genres include science fiction, mysteries, and biographies. (CRH)

Published
1984

5. Alice and Martin Provensen.

Author

Willard, Nancy

Abstract

Recounts a visit to the Provensens' farm, where they gather much of the inspiration for their children's picture books, and describes their working areas, the nature of their collaboration, and several of their latest projects. (CRH)

Published
1984

6. Beverly Cleary.

Author

Reuther, David

Abstract

Describes in brief some of the personal background of Beverly Cleary and attempts to portray some of the attributes of her writing that have made her popular with two generations of readers. (CRH)

Published
1984

7. 'Auks, Rocks and the Odd Dinosaur.'

Author

Thomson, Peggy

Abstract

The winner of the 1986 Boston Globe-Horn Book award for nonfiction discusses her work. (FL)

Published
1987

8. Newbery Medal Acceptance.

Author

Freedman, Russell

Abstract

Presents the Newbery Medal acceptance speech of Russell Freedman, writer of children's nonfiction. Discusses the place of nonfiction in the world of children's literature, the evolution of children's biographies, and the author's work on "Lincoln." (ARH)

Published
1988

9. Early Spring Booklist.

Author

Heins, Ethel L.

Abstract

Annotates a number of books for younger, intermediate, and older readers. (FL)

Published
1984

10. Recommended Paperbacks.

Abstract

Reviews and recommends recently published and reissued paperback picture books, stories for intermediate readers, and stories for older readers. (CRH)

Published
1984

11. Early Fall Booklist.

Author

Heins, Ethel

Abstract

Reviews recently published books for younger, intermediate, and older readers. (CRH)

Published
1984

12. New Editions and Reissues.

Abstract

Describes new editions of classic stories by Kipling and other major authors, as well as works of nonfiction and folklore. (CRH)

Published
1984

13. Views on Science Books.

Author

Gagne, Sarah S.

Abstract

Reviews at length books for younger readers dealing with animals such as hippopottami and opossums. Also reviews books on mosses and plant pathology. (CRH)

Published
1984

14. Recommended Paperbacks.

Abstract

Annotates picture books, stories for younger readers, stories for intermediate readers, stories for older readers, and nonfiction. (RBW)

Published
1985

15. Winter Booklist.

Author

Silvey, Anita

Abstract

Presents brief book reviews grouped according to the following categories: picture books, stories for intermediate readers, stories for older readers, poetry, nonfiction, and books of interest to adults. (RBW)

Published
1985

16. Spring Booklist.

Author

Silvey, Anita

Abstract

Reviews new picture books, novels, anthologies, and nonfiction works and provides age-level indicators. (CRH)

Published
1985

17. Early Winter Booklist.

Author

Heins, Ethel L.

Abstract

Presents brief book reviews grouped according to the following categories: Christmas and New Year's Day, picture books, stories for younger readers, stories for intermediate readers, stories for older readers, legend, poetry, nonfiction, and books of interest to adults. (RBW)

Published
1984

18. Reflections on Nonfiction.

Author

Lasky, Kathryn

Abstract

Disagrees with the attributes two critics give to nonfiction. Stresses presenting the complexity of the world without analyzing it. (EL)

Published
1985

19. A Publisher's Perspective.

Author

Giblin, James Gross

Abstract

Discusses recent nonfiction books for young readers. (FL)

Published
1987

20. The Artist at Work: Creating Nonfiction.

Author

Fisher, Leonard Everett

Abstract

Provides an illustrator's description of the life-long development and current workings of his creative process. Emphasizes the importance of art in children's nonfiction books. (ARH)

Published
1988

23. Filling Vases, Lighting Fires.

Author

Carr, Jo

Abstract

Compares imaginatively written nonfiction children's books with textbook treatments of the same material. Finds that many nonfiction books are informational but also not excitingly written. (NKA)

Published
1987

24. Russell Freedman.

Author

Dempsey, Frank J.

Abstract

Presents an appreciation of Russell Freedman, writer of children's nonfiction. Discusses Freedman's life and the development of his craft. (ARH)

Published
1988

25. Early Winter Booklist.

Author

Heins, Ethel L.

Abstract

Lists and annotates new books for children, arranged according to the following categories: Christmas books; picture books; stories for younger, for intermediate, and for older readers; folklore; poetry; and nonfiction. Also annotates two books of interest to adults: an autobiography of Lucy Boston and an annotated bibliography of children's books on Africa. (GT)

Published
1979

26. Rousseau Reconsidered.

Author

Carr, Jo

Abstract

Examines some of the educational theories of Jean Jacques Rousseau that relate not only to teaching techniques used in modern schools but also to the writing of nonfiction for children. (GT)

Published
1980

27. Fall Booklist.

Author

Heins, Ethel L.

Abstract

Lists and annotates new books for children, arranged according to the following categories: picture books; stories for younger, for intermediate, and for older readers; folklore; poetry; and nonfiction. Also annotates a book for adults about creative drama and musical activities for children. (GT)

Published
1979

28. Views on Science Books.

Author

Gagne, Sarah

Abstract

Reviews six new children's books on the topics of animals, biorhythms, and history of science. (GT)

Published
1979

29. Boston Globe-Horn Book Award Acceptance.

Author

Salvadori, Mario

Abstract

Cautions against underestimating children's intelligence and describes the development of the award winning book, "Building: The Fight against Gravity." (MKM)

Published
1981

30. Late Winter Booklist.

Author

Heins, Ethel L.

Abstract

Lists and annotates new books for children, arranged according to the following categories: picture books; stories for younger, for intermediate, and for older readers; folklore and legend; poetry; and nonfiction. Also annotates a book for adults about Lewis Carroll. (GT)

Published
1980

31. Views on Science Books.

Author

Stubbs, Harry C.

Abstract

Reviews five new children's books on the topics of astronomy, energy, geology, mathematics, and physics. (GT)

Published
1979

32. Outlook Tower.

Author

Cosgrave, Mary Silva

Abstract

Annotates nine new adult books of interest to high school readers. The books include autobiographical accounts by survivors of the Holocaust, books of short stories, and books about Shakespeare, the Cuban literacy struggle, and early Chinese explorers. (GT)

Published
1979

33. Late Summer Booklist.

Author

Heins, Ethel L.

Abstract

Lists and annotates new books for children, arranged according to the following categories: picture books; stories for younger, for intermediate, and for older readers; folklore and legends; poetry; and nonfiction. (GT)

Published
1979

34. The Literature of Fact.

Author

Carr, Jo

Abstract

Discusses the qualities that move nonfiction writing to a literature of fact: intellectual content, passionate enthusiasm, and a writing style that incorporates storytelling skill, descriptive power, vivid prose, graphic excellence, and sharply defined focus. (AEA)

Published
1981

35. Summer Booklist.

Author

Heins, Ethel L.

Abstract

Lists and annotates new books for children, arranged according to the following categories: picture books; stories for younger, for intermediate, and for older readers; folklore; poetry; and nonfiction. Also annotates two books of interest to adults. (AEA)

Published
1981

36. Views on Science Books.

Author

Gagne, Sarah

Abstract

Reviews six books that deal with dinosaurs, sea creatures, physiology, cacti, and cotton. (FL)

Published
1983

37. Late Winter Booklist.

Author

Heins, Ethel L.

Abstract

Annotates recent materials for younger, intermediate, and older readers. Includes picture books, fiction, nonfiction, paperbacks, poetry, and children's books of special interest to adults. Also annotates one film. (FL)

Published
1983

38. Outlook Tower.

Author

Maguire, Gregory

Abstract

Reviews books by Jan De Hartog, Ernest J. Gaines, Joanne Greenberg, Ellen Pall, and Jim Shepard that, while intended for adults, are also of interest to high school age readers. (FL)

Published
1983

39. Outlook Tower.

Author

Maguire, Gregory

Abstract

Highlights current adult books of interest to young adult readers. (CRH)

Published
1984

40. Books in the Classroom.

Author

Greenlaw, M. Jean

Abstract

Discusses informational books for children, how they have improved, and how to teach children to select the book best suited to their purpose and gather pertinent information from it. Notes that well-designed books have an attractive format, adequate white space and margins, and thoughtful placement of illustrations and text. (SRT)

Published
1986

41. Traveling into the Past.

Author

Blumberg, Rhoda

Abstract

The winner of the l985 Boston Globe-Horn Book Award for nonfiction discusses experiences relating to the writing of "Commodore Perry in the Land of the Shogun." (EL)

Published
1986

42. Views on Science Books.

Author

Stubbs, Harry C.

Abstract

Reviews six new children's books in the areas of astronomy, energy, mathematics, and physics. (GT)

Published
1979

43. Outlook Tower.

Author

Cosgrave, Mary Silva

Abstract

Reviews eight new adult books of interest to high school readers. The books include biographies, works of fiction, and books about dragons, Cubism and Futurism in art, and designing, knitting, and crocheting clothes. (GT)

Published
1979

44. Views on Science Books.

Author

Stubbs, Harry C.

Abstract

Reviews six new children's science books. Five of the reviewed books deal separately with the topics of the space shuttle project, cosmology and stellar evolution, space, forest fires, and the electromagnetic spectrum; one is a book of geography puzzles. (GT)

Published
1979

45. Views on Science Books.

Author

Gagne, Sarah

Abstract

Reviews five new children's books on the topics of animals, evolution, human intelligence, and science experiments. (GT)

Published
1979

46. Outlook Tower.

Author

Cosgrave, Mary Silva

Abstract

Reviews eight new adult books of interest to high school readers. The books reviewed include two novels, an anthology of selections about cats, an autobiography by a physicist, and books about Patricia Hearst, the abdication of King Edward VIII of England, naive painting, and American astronauts. (GT)

Published
1980

47. Views on Science Books.

Author

Gagne, Sarah

Abstract

Reviews five science books dealing with the following topics: animals, environment, human physiology, and plants. (AEA)

Published
1981

48. Early Winter Booklist.

Author

Heins, Ethel L.

Abstract

Reviews a variety of books, both fiction and nonfiction, for young, intermediate, and older readers. Contains a special section of books with Christmas themes. (FL)

Published
1983

49. Musings.

Author

Hale, Robert D.

Abstract

Presents a bookseller's objections to the endless stream of new alphabet and counting books and to summer reading lists. (ARH)

Published
1988

50. For Spanish Readers.

Author

Rivas, Yolanda

Abstract

Reviews two works of fiction and three of nonfiction that have been translated from English to Spanish. (GT)

Published
1979