b'Childrens Core Core CollectionsCollection Twenty-Seventh EditionChildrens Core Collection (27th Edition, 2025) is a comprehensive guide to 10,250 recommended books for children from preschool through grade six. In these information-packed volumes, users will find bibliographic data, content descriptions and review excerpts for essential and recommended titles, including Picture Books & Easy Readers, Story Collections, Fiction Books, Nonfiction Books, Biographies, and Graphic Novels. Childrens Core Collection serves a wide variety of uses for the busy childrens librarian: Purchasing & Title SelectionUser Service & Readers Advisory Curriculum SupportCollection Development & Maintenance Professional DevelopmentNewEXPANDED COVERAGEFeatured metadata in this edition includes precise genres, subgenres, and expanded 27th Edition Edition! subject headings. Books are easy to find through the index, and the metadata AUGUST 2025 associated with each record offers consistent insight into the contents of the book. Two Volume; 2,195 pages This edition continues to include resources for teachers and other educators, including ISBN: 979-8-89179-336-1 books capturing best practices for teaching literacy or managing a classroom.List Price: $240BIBLIOGRAPHIC DATA, PLUS CONTENT DESCRIPTIONS & REVIEWSIndividual entries provide a wealth of much-needed information at a glance. This resource is indispensable Complete Bibliographic & Cataloging Datafor librarians and school media ISBN and Publisher Data make purchasing titles quick and easyspecialists involved with collection Suggested Subject Headings, Grade Level & Dewey Classification Content Description and Excerpts from Select Reviews are incredibly usefuldevelopment and user advisorywhen evaluating books to add to your collection and for readers advisory.services. CHOICEAdditional data on sequels, awards, and publication history Essential titles, our highest recommendation level in a subject area, are easilyidentified with a starred listing throughout the text. Stars are also included inSelection of books forthe index to make finding Essential titles by subject or author quick and easy.libraries serving K-12 students is (unfortunately) a contestedEASY-TO-USE ARRANGEMENTprocess in America. The editors Nonfiction books includes over 3,500 nonfiction titles, arranged by DeweyDecimal Classification.All subjects are covered, including Animals, Art,goal is stated clearly in the prefaceComputers, Health, History, Humor, Science, Sports, Technology, and more.to Childrens Core Collection: toEasy books, arranged by author, offers over 3,700 recommended picture booksemphasize equity, diversity,of interest to children from preschool to grade three.and inclusion, representing and Biographies. Arranged by subject, this section suggests 600 biographies onreflecting a varied communitypersons of interest to children in elementary school.in which many voices can be Fiction, arranged by author, recommends 2,600 of the best fiction for children.heard. It is a sign of the times, Over 600 Graphic Novels are also recommended in the sections above.that editors and authors making book recommendations areIN-DEPTH INDEXINGadding political and social justiceA highly detailed Author, Title, Series, and Subject Index provides easy navigation elements to deliberations aboutthrough the hundreds of subject areas, thousands of authors and titles, and quality and the appropriatenumerous series in this informative resource. Whether searching by author, title, series, or one of the hundreds of subject areas found in the index, librarians can audience for a book.easily locate titles that will round out their collection.ATG Reviewer Rating:I need this in my library.The Childrens Core Collection is an essential resource for library and media specialists looking to enhance their collection with the most important and highly Against the Grain recommended titles currently available. Any childrens librarian will benefit from having this amazing collection of recommended titles at the ready to help buildand strengthen their collection.8 H.W. Wilson 844.630.6369 www.hwwilsoninprint.com H.W. Wilson844.630.6369www.hwwilsoninprint.com2025-327 HW Wilson Cat 2026.indd 8 2025-10-08 2:35PM'