Best Books for Children: Preschool Through Grade 6

I have all three guides in the "Best Books" series. The ones for Grades 6-9, and Grades 9-12 were purchased because of my teaching background, but this particular guide was bought as a parent trying to put together an age appropriate reading list for my preschooler. As with the other guides in the series, this book is thematically arranged, i.e. Literature [Books for Younger Readers, Fiction for Older Readers, which includes world literature,Fairy Tales [includes world literature],Mythology,Poetry & Plays Biography [adventurers & explorers, artists, composers, entertainers, and writers, contemporary and historical Americans, scientists, inventors, and naturalists, sports figures, world figures] The Arts and Language [art and architecture, communication, music, performing arts] History and Geography [in general, paleontology & dinosaurs, anthropology and prehistoric life, archaeology, world history, geographical regions] Social institutions and Issues [business and economics, ecology and environment, government and politics, religion and holidays, social groups] Personal development [behavior, careers, health and the human body, sex education and reproduction] Physical and Applied Sciences [general science, astronomy, biological sciences, chemistry, geology and geography, mathematics, meteorology,physics, space exploration, technology, engineering and industry] Recreation [crafts, hobbies, jokes, puzzles, riddles, word games, mysteries, monsters, curiosities, and trivia, sports and games] There is also an author index, illustrator index, title index, and subject/grade level index at the end. Highly recommended reference tool for Grades Preschool-6.

Now in an updated 8th edition, Best Books for Children Preschool Through Grade 6 is a reference catalog particularly for librarians featuring summaries of over 25,000 in-print titles suitable for children in grades K-6. Each entry lists the title, author, publication date, price, ISBN, page count, and a one-sentence summary. Review citations for the listed books draw upon six respected publications: Booklist, Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books, Horn Book, Horn Book Guide, Library Media Connection, and School Library Journal; these citations direct the librarian toward a more detailed discussion and evaluation of the title in question. An easy-to-use reference, sorted by book category and featuring a comprehensive index, Best Books for Children Preschool Through Grade 6 is a helpful and enthusiastically recommended tool for children's librarians everywhere.

This is a wonderful book to add to your collection. The information is top notch offering great books to share with all the children in your life from birth to sixth grade!The books are arranged by subject and the author indicates (in most cases) what journal the book was reviewd in. This is a book I can not do without!