best books

Presents lists of recommended book titles in more than 175 categories, including aging, bicycling, Elvis, humor, mothers and daughters, presidential biographies, sports and games, Western fiction, and many others.

Contains a teacher's guide to some of the books that appeal to teens including seven essays by teachers about their individual reading experiences.

Annotated list of some 6000 best books for young teens. Includes curriculum based titles as well as recreational reading.

Contains brief profiles of 25,347 recommended books for children from preschool through grade six, each listing the author/editor, title, grade level, date of publication, review citations, and other information; grouped by major topic, with author/illustrator, book title, and subject/grade level indexes.

An annotated listing of over 18,000 titles for children through the sixth grade.

"An Almanac with information about famous events and celebrations for each day of the year and related children's book recommendations"--Provided by publisher.

Reviews more than one thousand books the author believes every child should read before they grow up, with reproductions of each book's original jacket and information on its publisher, author, and themes.

Supplies information about Newbery Award-winning authors and books, arranged chronologically from 1922 through 2001, and includes plot summaries, hints on how to introduce the books to young readers, and suggestions for related follow-up reading.

Briefly profiles more than twenty thousand highly recommended, recently published children's books for grades pre-K through 6, providing annotations, book lengths and prices, ISBNs, and review sources.