The library has a rich collection of children's literature. You can find both fiction and non-fiction titles by browsing the Children's Literature Collection on the third floor of the Main Library or by visiting the Worlds of Words collection in the Education Building.
These activities will guide you through the process of locating children's literature.
Learn: Use the UA Library website to search for children's books: Finding Children's Books in the UA Library.
Do: Make a copy of and complete this worksheet: Locating Children’s Books in the UA Library.
Do: Complete the guided tour by downloading the Actionbound app (iPhone or Android), then scanning the QR code below.
"Something About the Author" is an excellent database to locate information for the author profile assignment. This exercise will help guide students through the process of searching for information on their selected author.
Learn:
Explore the Something About the Author Database. (log in with your NetID)
Do:
Complete the Something About the Author worksheet.
There are several resources that you can use for your text set. You will explore a few of them here.
Learn: Complete the Children's Literature Comprehensive Database Tutorial.
Do: Complete the Resources for your Text Set worksheet.
Recommended resources to locate books for the text set project
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