Children's Books (Juvenile Materials) - LMC @ GCC. Searching for Children's Books Children's Books Search Box Note: This search form searches the GCC library for books located in the Juvenile collection.
There may be other publications suitable for children and young adults in other parts of the library. See subject headings above. Search Tips Please ask for help at the Information Desk for additional assistance. Collection Description The Library Media Center maintains a collection of materials whose intended audience is children. How to find Children's Books. Bookmarkable URL intermediate page. Children's Literature. An acquaintance with and an understanding of literary characters is one of the first ways a young child has of making sense of what it is to be human.
We all come to know more clearly who and what we are while reaching out, imaginatively, for what we might become. As the child dwells in and wonders at the lives lived in story, she comes to know both herself and the world and begins to see that world as something over which she, as a character in life, might exercise some control. The events of story are a means of exploration of the world, helping her to confirm, to illuminate, and to extend her own life experiences, in ways that give her power over them. Story gives public form to private meanings and thus helps those who receive its messages to reach out to other human beings in the world, knowing that they share some of the same concerns and feelings. Literature in the Lives of Today's Children How important are books and reading in a media-saturated environment? What is a genre?
Social history of Children's Literature. Scholars and practitioners concerned with young people and their literature can acquire a greater understanding of that literature and its role in the lives of children by studying both the history of childhood and the history of children's literature.
The historical context should include a reading of both popular and classical literature to appreciate the contributions of early authors and illustrators. Periodicals and textbooks also played an important role in the history of this literature and reveal a great deal about perceptions of children and young people over time. There are many anthologies that contain selections of historical children's literature as an introduction to this topic, but the handling of original materials, even if they are inexpensive editions, offers a sensitivity to what children held in their hands at the time and often we find small treasures they left behind (signatures, autograph rhymes, pressed flowers, clippings, etc.) Read (and enjoy!) ALA Book, Print & Media Awards. Skip to main content ALA User Menu ala homepage quick links You are at: ALA.org » AWARDSGRANTS » Book, Print & Media Awards ALA Book, Print & Media Awards Primary tabs Award Name Return to top Phyllis Dain Library History Dissertation Award (Book, Print & Media Awards)Dartmouth Medal (Book, Print & Media Awards)Donald G.
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