Research Guides: Education Research Guide: EDUC 322

BOOK SELECTION TOOLS

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Resource for children's books and media, including reviews of thousands of children's books ranging from the earliest baby board books to novels and nonfiction for young adults. Also includes awards and reading lists for items reviewed.

For more information, here is a brief tutorial on using Children's Literature Comprehensive Database

Specific book types

CLCD This link opens in a new window Resource for children's books and media, including reviews of thousands of children's books ranging from the earliest baby board books to novels and nonfiction for young adults. Also includes awards and reading lists for items reviewed. For more information, here is a brief tutorial on using Children's Literature Comprehensive Database

Lexile "Find a Book"
Scholastic Book Wizard (vendor)
AR Book Find Accelerated Reader Once you locate a book from this source, look for "BL" which stands for Book Level (grade level).
Booksource (vendor)
Lexile grade level chart
Book Leveling Equivalency/ Comparison Chart - PALS Chart of book level equivalencies from Phonological Awareness Literacy Screening (PALS) at the University of Virginia. PALS Book Level Equivalencies.

APA guide
RefWorks login RefWorks citation manager is available for all current students, faculty, and staff. Citation management software helps keep track of what references you are using and assists with citing them. RefWorks can output your reference list in many citation styles, including MLA, APA, Turabian, and others. It is important to verify that your reference list is in the correct format, as RefWork's generated citations may not always exactly match your specific requirements.