books and reading

Type: 
Topical Term
Subfield: 
a
Alias: 
books and reading

Fiction or nonfiction?

2018
"The library has different types of books to read. Some are fiction, and others are nonfiction. A friendly librarian and some catchy lyrics will help teach you library skills. So sing along as you learn whether a book is fiction or nonfiction!"--Back cover.
Cover image of Fiction or nonfiction?

The slow book revolution

creating a new culture of reading on college campuses and beyond
2014
"This inspiring guide shows how to implement the principles of the Slow Book movement in high schools, public libraries, and college campuses, with the ultimate goals of encouraging pensive reading habits and creating a lifelong enjoyment of books"--Provided by publisher.
Cover image of The slow book revolution

The library book

Using the lyrics to Tom Chapin and Michael Mark's "The Library Song," this picture book celebrates the magic of reading and of libraries.
Cover image of The library book

The Book of Gold

2017
"Isaac isn't interested in much, but when a mysterious shopkeeper tells him about a legendary book that holds the answers to every question ever asked, he embarks on a lifelong search for the Book of Gold"-- Provided by publisher.
Cover image of The Book of Gold

Prairie school

In 1880, Noah's aunt teaches him how to read as they explore the Colorado prairie together, as Noah pushes Aunt Dora in her wheelchair.
Cover image of Prairie school

Finding Langston

Discovering a book of Langston Hughes' poetry in the library helps Langston cope with the loss of his mother, relocating from Alabama to Chicago as part of the Great Migration, and being bullied.
Cover image of Finding Langston

Lyric McKerrigan, secret librarian

When evil Dr. Glockenspiel threatens all the books in the world, only one person can stop him--a book-wielding, super-secret operative called Lyric McKerrigan.
Cover image of Lyric McKerrigan, secret librarian

Pick the plot

Owen is trapped in a time travel plot-your-own-adventure book, controlled by the reader, and a bizarre fellow prisoner, Kara Dox, might be his only hope for escaping to save Bethany.
Cover image of Pick the plot

The library book

2017
"Using the lyrics to Tom Chapin and Michael Mark's "The Library Song," this picture book celebrates the magic of reading and of libraries"--Provided by publisher.
Cover image of The library book

Small spaces

2018
After eleven-year-old Ollie's school bus mysteriously breaks down on a field trip, she has to take a trip through scary woods, and must use all of her wits to survive. She must stick to small spaces.
Cover image of Small spaces

Pages

Subscribe to RSS - books and reading