Karl and Carolina learn about the parts of a book, including the spine, cover, title page, copyright page, glossary, and index, as they research dinosaurs.

Simple text and photographs describe the parts of a book.

It's never dull in the library! Silly stories and lively characters teach book basics, from how a book is made to understanding the Dewey Decimal System.

Whether used for thematic story times, program and curriculum planning, readers' advisory, or collection development, this updated edition of the well-known companion makes finding the right picture books for your library a breeze. Generations of savvy librarians and educators have relied on this detailed subject guide to children's picture books for all aspects of children's services, and this new edition does not disappoint. Covering more than 18,000 books published through 2017, it empowers users to identify current and classic titles on topics ranging from apples to zebras. Organized simply, with a subject guide that categorizes subjects by theme and topic and subject headings arranged alphabetically, this reference applies more than 1,200 intuitive (as opposed to formal catalog) subject terms to children's picture books, making it both a comprehensive and user-friendly resource that is accessible to parents and teachers as well as librarians. It can be used to identify titles to fill in gaps in library collections, to find books on particular topics for young readers, to help teachers locate titles to support lessons, or to design thematic programs and story times. Title and illustrator indexes, in addition to a bibliographic guide arranged alphabetically by author name, further extend access to titles.

Bob is from planet Plainold, where they have just discovered spiders. But planet Plainold doesn't have books, so Bob has traveled to Earth to find books about spiders. Join Allison Wonderland as she teaches Bob how to use the Dewey Decimal System to find books about spiders and much more!

Follow Quinn and his trusty pen, Penny, as they figure out how to research in the library by reading books, searching internet, and watching documentaries.

Margo and her bookmark friend Marky go on adventures, learn interesting information, and find out how to do creative things through their reading, in a book that discusses different types of books and how to find them in a library.