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Selection Tools for Children's Series
The document discusses the history and significance of children's series books, noting the rise in their publication from the late 19th century to 1950. It highlights the appeal of series books to children, who prefer engaging and relatable stories, and lists various selection tools and resources for finding quality series fiction. Additionally, it provides examples of classic and popular series that have captivated young readers.
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- 1. Selection tools forchildren's series Mary Jo Chrabasz LIS 748 01 Spring 2011
- 2. Children's series: abackground 1867 – Elsie Dinsmore is the first series for children published
- 3. Edward Stratemeyer beginshis "syndicate" in 1903, creating over 800 books for children under 13 different pen names and using a group of authors to write the titles
- 4. In the lastdecade of the 19 th century, an average of 403 books for children published per year. This average increases to 548 per year from 1900-1910 and by 1950 is up to an average of 1,113 books for children per year
- 5. Why series books?Children enjoy fiction stories
- 6. Children look foradventure in their fiction
- 7. Contemporary settings arepreferred to historical settings
- 8. Medal-winning books tendto have a more difficult style of writing, series books are more readable
- 9. Realistic plots –children like to read stories they could picture happening to them
- 10. Some selection toolsto use Standard journals & review sources Horn Book http://www.hbook.com Horn Book Guide http://www.hornbookguide.com Kirkus http://www.kirkusreviews.com
- 11. School Library Journal http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com
- 12. Publisher's Weekly http://www.publishersweekly.com
- 13. Bulletin of theCenter for Children's Books http://bccb.lis.illinois.edu
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- 15. More great selectiontools Book selection tools on the internet http://www.fortsmithlibrary.org/irbooksel.html
- 16. Kids Reads http://www.kidsreads.com/series/index.asp
- 17. Children's books andreviews http://www.childrensbooksandreviews.com/
- 18. Scholastic Book Wizard http://bookwizard.scholastic.com/
- 19. NoveList K-8 Plus(subscription database)
- 20. Even more selectiontools World of Reading http://worldreading.org/
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- 22. Great Websites forKids http://www.ala.org/greatsites (from ALSC)
- 23. Junior Genreflecting: AGuide to Good Reads and Series Fiction for Children by Bridget Dealy Volz, Cheryl Perkins Scheer, & Lynda Blackburn Welborn
- 24. Reading in Series:A Selection Guide to Books for Children edited by Catherine Barr
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- 26. Classic series TheWizard of Oz
- 27. Little House onthe Prairie series
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- 35. More good seriesMagic Tree House
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- 53. Resources Booklist online.http://booklistonline.com/ (accessed 4/27, 2011). Bulletin of the center for children's books. http://bccb.lis.illinois.edu/ (accessed 4/27, 2011). Children's books and reviews. http://www.childrensbooksandreviews.com/ (accessed 4/27, 2011). Goodreads. http://www.goodreads.com/ (accessed 4/27, 2011). The horn book, inc. http://hbook.com/ (accessed 4/27, 2011). Kidsreads.com - series books. http://kidsreads.com/series/index.asp (accessed 4/27, 2011). Kirkus book reviews. http://www.kirkusreviews.com/ (accessed 4/27, 2011). Publisher's weekly. http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/home/index.html (accessed 4/27, 2011). School library journal. http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/ (accessed 4/27, 2011). Teacher book wizard. Scholastic. http://bookwizard.scholastic.com/tbw/homePage.do (accessed 4/27, 2011). Great websites for kids. http://www.ala.org/greatsites (accessed 4/27, 2011). Book selection tools on the internet. http://fortsmithlibrary.org/irbooksel.html (accessed 4/27, 2011). World of reading. http://worldreading.org/ (accessed 4/27, 2011). Reading in series: A selection guide to books for children1999. . Ed. Catherine Barr. New Providence, New Jersey: R.R. Bowker. Deane, Paul. 1991. Mirrors of american culture: Children's fiction series in the twentieth century . Metuchen, N.J.: Scarecrow Press, Inc. Saltman, Judith. 1997. Groaning under the weight of series books. Emergency Librarian 24, no. 5: 23, http://ezproxy.dom.edu/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=lih&AN=9707034205&site=ehost-live&scope=site. Volz, Bridget Dealy, Cheryl Perkins Scheer, and Lynda Blackburn Welborn. 2000. Junior genreflecting: A guide to good reads and series fiction for children . Englewood, Colorado: Libraries Unlimited, Inc.
Editor's Notes
- #3 Edward Stratemeyer – Tom Swift, Bobbsey Twins, Nancy Drew, Hardy Boys, Rover Boys, Motor Boys, etc. Ran syndicate until his death in 1930. Daughter Harriet Adams inherited and ran until her death in 1982.
- #5 Horn Book is a publication about children's literature. They have a database of around 8,000 reviews. Subscription only (my pass is same as Millennium, username is main Gmail) http://www.hornbookguide.com Kirkus has starred reviews to highlight the best. School Library Journal has a series round up, and they review by series. Publisher's Weekly has reviews; website down 4/22 Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books published by the Center at UIUC. Mostly subscription based. Booklist is subscription only as well, but they have great lists including award lists.
- #6 Book selection tools is a list of links to other good sites. Same with Internet Resources. Kids Reads is part of a network, great info for parents & librarians. Children's books and reviews is a blog-like site Scholastic Book Wizard has lists of books, some of which are part of series, compiled by authors, educators, Scholastic editors, and parents. Database is searchable
- #7 World of Reading is from Ann Arbor District Library. Reviews are for kids by kids. There are some series reviews. Simple but it's by their peers. Great Websites for Kids is maintained by the Association for Library Services to Children (division of ALA). Under Literature & Languages -> Favorite Children's Stories there are links to some websites focused on particular series such as American Girl or Baby Sitter's Club. All links are marked as to age appropriateness. Junior Genreflecting has some series titles scattered throughout; it's organized by genres.