Children's Literature - Education - Terre Haute - Ivy Tech Libraries at Ivy Tech Community College

The Library's Juvenile Print Collection

The Terre Haute campus Library is home to a robust children's literature collection of over 400 titles ranging from elementary to junior reading levels.

Locating Print Books

In addition to shelf browsing the print Juvenile collection to locate a particular book, the IvyCat search feature on the Library website can assist with location of print material.

1. Select the "Find Books & eBooks" option from the Discover search box:

2. Enter the desired book title or search parameters into the Discover search field.

3. From "Limit Search Results" on the left side of screen, select "Include" and "Terre Haute":

4. Search results will provide the Library location, call number, and item location:

Children's Literature Resources on the Internet

Carol Hurst Children's Literature Site
This is a collection of reviews of great books for kids, ideas of ways to use them in the classroom and collections of books and activities about particular subjects, curriculum areas, themes and professional topics
Cynthia Leitich Smith Children’s Literature Resources
This Web site is a portal into the world of literary trade books for children and young adults. It’s designed to serve young readers, teachers, librarians, child caregivers, undergraduate and graduate students, university professors, writers, and literature enthusiasts of all stripes
Database for Award Winning Children Literature
DAWCL has almost 6,000 records from 73 awards across six English-speaking countries (United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, England, and Ireland). Click the link Explanation of Awards above to see a list of awards, their countries, and a brief explanation. Each book is indexed to some degree so users can find it using the form search or the keyword search. As I read a book, I index it more fully. Naturally, DAWCL is always a work in progress, so results will change with the addition of new awards, award-winners, and my reading/indexing habits
International Children's Digital Library (ICDL)
The ICDL Foundation's goal is to build a collection of books that represents outstanding historical and contemporary books from throughout the world. Ultimately, the Foundation aspires to have every culture and language represented so that every child can know and appreciate the riches of children's literature from the world community.

Additional Related Guides

Literacy in Education

Children's Literature: English 240