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A to Zoo Seventh Edition
Libraries Unlimited | Carolyn W. Lima and John A. Lima | School Library | Children's YA School Services | Reference | September 20, 2005 ISBN 10: 1591582326 ISBN 13: 9781591582328 This best-selling standard reference resource offers you up-to-date information on fiction and nonfiction picture books for children. Comprehensive and easy to use, it consists of a subject guide, a bibliographic guide, and title and illustrator indexes. This 7th edition adds more than 4,000 titles published since 2001. An introduction discusses the history and amazing growth of English-language picture books. A to Zoo is used both in reader’s advisory and collection building. Can$100.80 [Add to Cart] [View Cart] Also of interest:       From Library Journal The latest edition of this standard reference work has grown to 1800 pages listing nearly 23,000 titles. Once again, the material is divided into five sections: subject headings, subject guides, bibliographic guides, title indexes, and illustrator indexes. This arrangement enables the reader to locate books on a particular topic and to determine the subject of a specific book when only the author, illustrator, or title is known. The more than 1200 subject headings are augmented by subheadings and cross references, which is especially useful because this tool is as much for reader’s advisory as it is for collection building. Full bibliographic information for each title included is provided in the bibliographic guide, although price and in-print status are not. This is not a problem, however, since reader’s advisory use doesn’t usually require pricing information, and there are now several electronic means of obtaining such information quickly and easily. As in previous editions, there is an excellent introductory essay titled “Genesis of the English-Language Picture Book,” with as many suggested titles for further reading as might be found on a children’s literature course syllabus. About the only drawback is the lack of annotations, but had these been added for each title included, the book would rival the Manhattan telephone directory in size. All in all, this remains an essential resource for just about any reference collection. Carolyn M. Mulac, Chicago P.L. Copyright 2001 Reed Business Information, Inc.—This text refers to previous edition. From Booklist“A to Zoo, the subject index to picture books for preschool through grade 2, now covers nearly 28,000 in-print and out-of-print titles, up more than 4,000 from the sixth edition, which was published in 2001. The volume is still divided into five sections: “Subject Headings,” a list of the 1,350 subjects under which the books are classified; “Subject Guide,” where the books are listed under the appropriate headings; “Bibliographic Guide,” arranged by author and containing bibliographic information for each title; and title and illustrator indexes. Mary Ellen Quinn Copyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved From Teacher Librarian “A to Zoo: Subject Access to Children’s Picture Books (7th ed.) has been a godsend throughout its many editions because it is a detailed subject analysis of picture books. If you cannot find a picture book in this volume, it probably has not been written. Suitable for large picture book collections—larger than any mind can keep categorized—or at the district level where a special search can be done on occasion, this reliable friend continues to earn its keep on the shelf. Highly recommended.” “This well-known standard reference resource, written by two librarians formerly at the San Diego Public Library, offers up-to-date information on fiction and nonfiction picture books for children. Highly recommended. Public and elementary school libraries; academic libraries supporting teachers and classes in children’s literature.”—Choice, September 2006 |
