Reference Reviews: August 2012
BAKER, William & Kenneth Womack. The Facts On File Companion to Shakespeare. 5 vols. 2156p. (Facts On File Library of World Literature Series). appendix. bibliog. glossary. illus. index. maps....
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BARNES-SVARNEY, Patricia & Thomas E. Svarney. The Handy Math Answer Book. 512p. (The Handy Answer Book Series). appendix. charts. diags. illus. index. photos. Visible Ink Press. 2012. Tr $21.95....
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Reference Reviews: December 2012
BANES, Graham L. The Kingfisher Encyclopedia of Life: Minutes, Months, Millennia–How Long Is a Life on Earth? 160p. chron. diags. glossary. illus. index. maps. photos. Kingfisher. 2012. Tr $19.99....
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Book/Multimedia Review Stars List: December 2012
Sleep Like a Tiger (Logue), Illustration by Pamela Zagarenski Preschool to Grade 4 FYLEMAN , Rose. Mice . illus. by Lois Ehlert. S & S/Beach Lane. 2012. p. 90. HANLON , Abby. Ralph Tells a Story....
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Book/Multimedia Review Stars List: February 2013
Exclamation Mark (Rosenthal) ©2013 by Tom Lichtenheld Preschool to Grade 4 BEAN, Jonathan. Building Our House. illus. by author. Farrar. 2013. p. 71. DEFELICE, Cynthia. Nelly May Has Her Say. illus. by...
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Reference Book Reviews | February 2013
SNODGRASS , Mary Ellen. World Food: An Encyclopedia of History, Culture, and Social Influence from Hunter-Gatherers to the Age of Globalization. 2 vols. 800p. appendix. bibliog. charts. chron. further...
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ARMORED DINOSAURS!: THE ORNITHISCHIANS. ISBN 978-0-7166-0367-2. BIRDLIKE DINOSAURS!: SMALL THEROPODS AND PREHISTORIC BIRDS. ISBN 978-0-7166-0368-9. FIERCE DINOSAURS!: THE LARGE THEROPODS. ISBN...
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Reference Book Reviews | June 2013
BARKAN, Elliott Robert, ed. Immigrants in American History: Arrival, Adaptation, and Integration. 4 vols. 1932p. bibliog. charts. illus. index. photos. reprods. ABC-CLIO. 2013. PLB $415. ISBN...
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Reference Reviews | August 2013
BECK YOUNG, Nancy. Encyclopedia of the U.S. Presidency: A Historical Reference. 6 vols. 3056p. bibliog. index. Facts On File. 2013. Tr $550. ISBN 9780816067442. Gr 9 Up–This exceptional set provides a...
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SLJ Reviews Air & Space Smithsonian Magazine Archive Database
Combining an industry and educational standard in the field of aerospace with a recognized leader in the world of science and arts, the Air & Space and Smithsonian Magazine Archive Database is...
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21,730 Pages to Go
Reading the OED: One Man, One Year, 21,730 Pages (Penguin, 2008). Ammon Shea has been reading dictionaries for the past decade or so. He acknowledges owning about a thousand of them, along with...
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Reference Book Reviews | October 2013
Computer Technology Innovators. 414p. ISBN 978-1-4298-3805-4. LC 2012045266. —–. Internet Innovators. 464p. ISBN 978-1-4298-3807-8. LC 2012045267. ea vol: appendix. bibliog. chron. further reading....
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How to Start through Creating Citations: ProQuest Research Companion | Online...
For many students new to the game of research papers, the task can appear overly daunting. And with ever shrinking budgets and increasing class sizes, teachers and instruction librarians find...
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Reference Book Reviews | February 2014
Critical Survey of Mythology and Folklore: Heroes & Heroines. 516p. appendix. bibliog. chron. index. maps. websites. Salem Press. 2013. Tr $175. ISBN 9781619251816; ebk. ISBN 9781619251861. Gr 9...
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Book/Multimedia Review Stars List | February 2014
What’s Your Favorite Animal? (Carle, Eric and Friends) ©2014 illus. by authors Fiction Arnett, Mindee. Avalon. HarperCollins/Balzer & Bray. Feb. 2014. p. 100. Brown, Marc. In New York. illus. by...
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The Last Word: Dictionary evangelist Erin McKean taps the best word resources...
Illustration by Phil Wrigglesworth Go look it up. That’s what students who have questions about words are often told. But where should they go? Depending on the question, some resources are better than...
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New Reference Titles on the Sixties, Food and Drink, and More; Continuing...
Shea, Daniel M. & Brian M. Harward. Presidential Campaigns. 305p. (Documents Decoded). chron. further reading. index. ABC-CLIO. 2013. Tr $79. ISBN 9781610691925; ebk. ISBN 9781610691932. LC...
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Comics, Catastrophes, and Crime | Reference
See our complete list of August 2014 SLJ Stars. Newton-Matza, Mitchell, ed. Disasters and Tragic Events: An Encyclopedia of Catastrophes in American History. 2 vol. 790p. bibliog. chron. ebook...
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Top Picks in Fiction, Nonfiction, & Media| Stars List, August 2014
Nonfiction Reference Adult Books 4 Teens DVD Audio Music Fiction Aylesworth, Jim, retel. My Grandfather’s Coat. illus. by Barbara McClintock. 32p. Scholastic. Oct. 2014. lib. ed. $17.99. ISBN...
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Brush Up on Musicals, Cat Breeds, Sign Language, and More | Reference Reviews
Barnes-Svarney, Patricia & Thomas E. Svarney, eds. The Handy Biology Answer Book. 2nd ed. 500p. glossary. illus. index. Visible Ink. 2014. pap. $21.95. ISBN 9781578594900; ebk. ISBN 9781578595112....
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