b'Collection Development & Readers Advisory CORE COLLECTIONS Created by Librarians, for LibrariansCore CollectionsI dont know how librarians can do collection management without H.W. Wilsons Core Collections.I routinely purchase the newest editions ofPublic Library Core Collection: Nonfiction, Fiction Core Collection Childrensand . I plan to give my old copies to a library that doesnt have Core Collectionone.its that necessary. K.B., Librarian, McLean County, ILThousands of Recommended Titles for Your Specific CollectionEach volume highlights thousands of recommended books for each type of collection. Whether youre collecting for a public library, a high school, a middle school, or an elementary school, Core Collections gives you immediate access to the best titles you and your patrons wont want to misseasy-to-locate starred entries throughout the text highlight the most highly recommended works in a given category or subject area. The careful selection in each Core Collection makes it easy to locate the best-of-the-best titles to potentially add to your collection, or to find titles that can be weeded out.For Public Libraries For School Libraries Fiction Core CollectionSenior High Core Collection Public Library Core Collection: NonfictionMiddle & Junior High Core Collection Young Adult Fiction Core CollectionChildrens Core Collection Graphic Novels Core CollectionGraphic Novels Core Collection Childrens Core CollectionWalk Through Your Shelves with Core Collections in-HandCore Collections makes it easy to identify titles to add to your collection and those that are candidates to be weeded out.Since the organization of each Core Collection mirrors the organization of your library shelves (Fiction sections are organized by Author and Nonfiction by Dewey Classification), many of our librarians walk their shelves with their Core Collection in-hand, so they can quickly and easily highlight titles in the text that they dont have, or pull titles not CLASSIFIED COLLECTION 510511TWENTY-SECOND EDITIONincluded in Core Collections that are candidates for weeding.McKellar, Danica 510.92Mathematics biographyMath doesnt suck; how to survive middle school math STARRED ENTRIES COMPLETE BIBLIOGRAPHIC without losing your mind or breaking a nail.[by] DanicaHeiligman, DeborahINDICATE THE MOST HIGHLYTheboywho loved math;the improbable life ofINFORMATION, INCLUDING McKellar.Hudson Street Press2007297pil$23.95RECOMMENDED TITLES INGrades: 5 6 7 8510 Paul Erdos.Deborah Heiligman; illustrated by LeUyenSUBJECT HEADINGS, 1.Mathematics Pham.Roaring Brook Press201348 p.(hardcover)$17.99 GRADE LEVEL, & DEWEY A SUBJECT AREAISBN 978-1-59463-039-2;1-59463-039-9 Grades: 1 2 3 4510.92 CLASSIFICATION LC 2007017091 1. Mathematics2.Mathematicians Hungary This covers some of the most basic ideas of middle- BiographyAWARDS & PRIZESgrade math, including concepts relating to fractions, deci- ISBN 1596433078;9781596433076LC 2012029744 PUBLISHER, ISBN & PRICE mals, and ratios, making each comprehensible, interesting, and fun. Using real-world constructions, such as tangledOrbis Pictus Awards Honor Book (2014) MAKE ORDERING TITLES CONTENT DESCRIPTIONnecklaces, boyfriends, and pizza, concepts are thoroughlyThis book is a biography of mathematician Paul Erds.QUICK & EASYexplained. Voice Youth Advocates He was a child prodigy who had to be homeschooled due to his inability to sit still and follow rules. High school was a Merriam, Eve better fit, and he made friends with students who shared hisCore Collections have 12 ways to get to 11;written by Eve Merriam; illus- love of math. His skills became famous, but Erds didnt trated by Bernie Karlin.Simon & Schuster Bks. for Youngknow how to do laundry, cook, or even butter his own bread.been the trusted source Readers1993unilhardcover o.p.pa$6.99 He didnt fit into the world in a regular way. So, he created Grades: K 1 2 3510 a life that fit him instead. (School Library Journal) for thoughtful collection 1.Counting2.Mathematics Heiligmans joyful, warm account invites young listen-REVIEWS FROM POPULARdevelopmentISBN 0-689-80892-5pa ers and readers to imagine a much-loved boy completely LIBRARY SOURCESLC 91-25810 charmed by numbers. The polished, disarming text offersguidance forUses ordinary experiences to present twelve combina- Pham free rein for lively illustration that captures Erdos tions of numbers that add up to eleven. Example: At the cir- childlike spirit. Kirkus over 60 years!cus, six peanut shells and five pieces of popcornSome of the double-page spreads are simpler to solve than others, which allows children to progress as they learn511General principles of mathematicsH.W. Wilson844.630.6369www.hwwilsoninprint.com H.W. Wilson844.630.6369 www.hwwilsoninprint.com 3more about counting. The huge, vibrant cut-paper and col-ored-pencil pictures make the book fun, lively, and pain- Murphy, Stuart J.lessly educational. Horn Book Guide The sundaescoop;illustrated by Cynthia Jabar.Harp-erCollins Pubs.200333pil(Mathstart)hardcover o.p. Schwartz, David M. pa$4.99 Gis for googol;a math alphabet book.written byGrades: 1 2 3511David M. Schwartz; illustrated by Marissa Moss.Tricycle1.MathematicsPress199857pil$15.95 ISBN 0-06-028924-4;0-06-028925-2lib bdg;0-06-Grades: 4 5 6 7510 446250-1pa1.Alphabet2.MathematicsLC 2001-24322ISBN 1-883672-58-9 This presents the concept of combinations in a storyLC 98-15162 about a group of children who host an ice-cream booth at Explains the meaning of mathematical terms which be- their school picnic. With two flavors of ice cream, two sauc-gin with the different letters of the alphabet from abacus,es, and two choices of toppings, the children are surprised binary, and cubit to zillion that eight different sundaes are available. . . . Murphy easily The text is lively and clear and will appeal to even thosefolds the math concepts into a lively story that will capture who think math is as dull as the kitchen floor. . . . The cartoonyoung readers, and Jabar reinforces the lesson with color-illustrations are colorful, amusing, and informative. SLJ ful , whimsical drawings of delectable ice-cream scoops. Includes glossary BooklistTang, Greg Nagda, Ann WhiteheadMath-terpieces;the art of problem-solving.illustrated Tigermath;learning to graph from a baby tiger.by by Greg Paprocki.Scholastic Press200331pil$16.95 Ann Whitehead Nagda and Cindy Bickel.Holt & Co.2000 Grades: 2 3 4510 unil$17.95;pa$7.951.Counting2.Set theory3.Art appreciation Grades: 2 3 4511ISBN 0-439-44388-1 1.Tigers2.Graphic methods LC 2002-5361 ISBN 0-8050-6248-3;0-8050-7161-XpaA series of rhymes about artists and their works intro-LC 99-46686duces counting and grouping numbers, as well as such artis- Describes the growth of an orphan Siberian tiger cub, by tic styles as cubism, pointillism, and surrealism means of words and graphsClearly written solutions to these exercises are givenEasy-to-understand picture, pie or circle, bar, or line at the end of the book along with art definitions and briefgraphs, all with explanations, appear on the left; facing pag-explanations. This math-concept book is far more appealinges of text and clear full-color photographs are on the right. than most. SLJ SLJ255'