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Children's Literature - Dr. Hollowell: Assignments

Find a short biography of your author in an online reference book

Get background information on your topic from an online reference book.  

Go to www.ccm.edu/library and click on  ARTICLES & DATABASES

Scroll down and click on Literary Sources

Enter your Username (lastname.firstname) and your Password (ccm plus 7 digit student ID)

Click on Advanced Search

In the third box, "Person by or about”, type in your author (Ezra Jack Keats) and click on SEARCH

From the results list, click on the link to "Biographies"

Click on the title of a reference book article and print or save the entry.

 

 

Find Children's books in the CCM library catalog

Find award winning picture books and chapter books by searching the library catalog.

Print books 

How to search the CCM library catalog.  

Go to www.ccm.edu/library

Click on Books (and Ebooks, Streaming Videos and Audiobooks.) 

Click on All Formats

In the search box, type in the word "juvenile" and another keyword, such as Newbery, Caldecott, Families etc. Click Search.

Select PRINT BOOKS on the left column of the results page. 

Also select Audience JUVENILE.

For more information, click on the title of the Book.  Then click on "View Description".

If you find a book you like, please call the library at 973 328 5300 and make arrangements to pick it up.

 

 

 

Find Reading Levels, Genre books, Award winners and Similar Books in a Database

Find information on your book and discover similar books in a library database.

Go to www.ccm.edu/library and click on ARTICLES & DATABASES

Click on NOVELIST K-8

Enter your CCM username and password when prompted

Type in the title of your book and click Search

Click on the title of the book, and scroll down for reading level information.

Click on the tab for Reviews and More About This Book.

Scroll to the bottom, and review "Search for More", to find similar Subjects, Genre or Tone.