HIT: BEST REFERENCE BOOKS FOR ELEMENTARY

[Sandwich Central School <scs@lr.net>]

Thanks for all your responses to my question about can't-do-without
reference books for the elementary school library. Here's a sampling
of replies:
> Subject:
>          Re: best reference books
>    Date:
>          Wed, 15 May 1996 15:59:19 -0500 (CDT)
>   From:
>          Anne Marie Hollenbeck <hollenbe@tenet.edu>
>      To:
>          Sandwich Central School <scs@lr.net>
>
>
> World Almanac and World Book Encyclopedia.
>
> Anne Hollenbeck
> St. Mark Catholic School
> Plano, TX
> hollenbe@tenet.edu
> Subject:
>          Re: best reference books
>    Date:
>          Wed, 15 May 1996 20:18:01 -0400 (EDT)
>   From:
>          Thomas - Madgelene <madgthom@umd5.umd.edu>
>      To:
>          Sandwich Central School <scs@LR.NET>
>
>
> Lands and Peoples is an enecylcopedia of continents and countries I feel
> is a necessity.  It is published by Grolier, I believe.
>
> Madge Thomas
> madgthom@umd5.umd.edu
> From:
>          "Judy Hau" <Judy_Hau.CL#u#MS@qmgateway.iu13.k12.pa.us>
>      To:
>          scs@lr.net
>
>
>         Reply to:   RE>best reference books
>
> Our sixth grade students use Grolier's Land and People's series quite a bit.
> Nat. Geog.'s Exploring our World and Our 50 States are nice as well
>
> Subject:
>          Re: best reference books
>    Date:
>          Thu, 16 May 1996 10:10:12 -0400 (EDT)
>   From:
>          Jerimiah Newell <jnewell@freenet.columbus.oh.us>
>      To:
>          Sandwich Central School <scs@lr.net>
>
>
> i love: The World Almanac and Book of Facts
>         Guiness Book of World Records
>         Statisical Abstract of the United States
>
> The last one is expensive but teachers use it quite a bit. It's really
> over the heads of primary users. I am reasonably certain the other two
> books listed have equivalent elementary editions too.
>
Subject:
         Re: best reference books
   Date:
         Thu, 16 May 1996 13:20:54 -0500 (CDT)
  From:
         Winnie W Ngan <winnie@tenet.edu>
     To:
         Sandwich Central School <scs@lr.net>


Depending on your curriculum, Marshall Cavendish's sets of
encyclopedias
for international wildlife and mammals are great for wide
grade-level
use.  International Wildlife Foundation's set on endangered species
is
also very useful.  Kane's Facts about the States/Presidents (not
sure of the
exact title) were "bibles" for our enrichment teacher.

Winnie Ngan                     St. Francis Episcopal Day School
Librarian                       335 Piney Point Road
winnie@tenet.edu                Houston, TX   77024-6505
FAX-(713)782-4720               (713)782-0481

> Subject:
>          Re: best reference books
>    Date:
>          Thu, 16 May 1996 15:31:20 -0500 (CDT)
>   From:
>          rountree@mbnet.mb.ca (Brian Rountree)
>      To:
>          scs@lr.net
>
>
> How about having in your collection these--
>
> Raintree Illustrated science encyclopedia
> World Book Encyclopedia or the Children's Britannica
>
> For CDs try  Encarta '95 or '96
>              World Book
>              Canadian Encyclopedia Plus
>
> Brian Rountree, Teacher Librarian      rountree@access.mbnet.mb.ca
> Eastwood Elementary School
> 453 Princeton Drive                    phone (204) 677-6142
> Thompson, Manitoba                     fax   (204) 677-6176
> R8N 1W8   Canada
>
> Try Jr. Authors & Illustrators for information about, guess what, authors
> and illustrators!  Each bio in the volume is written by the authors and
> illustrators themselves.
>
>
> Subject:
>          Re: best reference books
>    Date:
>          Thu, 16 May 1996 17:00:40 -0500 (CDT)
>   From:
>          Judy Smith <judys@comp.uark.edu>
>      To:
>          Sandwich Central School <scs@lr.net>
>
>
> Susan - We like World Book, Grolier Student Encyclopedia, Authors and
> Illustrators for Children and Young Adults, World Almanac, Rand McNally
> Classroom Atlas, Zoo Books, Amazing Animals, Encyclopedia of Endangered
> Animals, Petersen or Audubon field guides, American Heritage dictionaries,
> Millbrook Sourcebooks sets - Colonial Period, Civil War, Westward
> Expansion, Biography Today.  Hope this helps.
> Judy B. Smith***********************judys@comp.uark.edu
> K-6 Media Specialist*********** Vandergriff Elementary
> 2975 E. Township Street *** Fayetteville, AR 72703
> "Have faith and pursue the unknown end."
>
> Subject:
>          Re: best reference books
>    Date:
>          Fri, 17 May 1996 13:18:53 -0500 (CDT)
>   From:
>          "Mary L. Jarvis" <mjarvis@mail.orion.org>
>      To:
>          Sandwich Central School <scs@lr.net>
>
>
> Webster's New Biographical Dictional, McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of World
> Biography, Young People's Animal Encyclopedia, a good Thesaurus,
> unabridged dictionary, World Almanac, Famous First Facts, all the Golden
> Guides (mostly written by Zim), Bartlett's Familiar Quotations, Webster's
> New Geographical Dictionary, reference stuff about your state and county
> and town, Culturgrams, Encyclopedia of American History, Encyclopedia of
> World History, World Book Encyclopedia, The Wars of America, and all the
> reference stuff from your state's conservation department on native
> plants, animals, insects, fish, amphibians, birds, etc.
>
> Mary Lynne Jarvis, Librarian, grades K-6
> Ozark South Elementary School
> Ozark,MO
> mjarvis@mail.orion.org
> Subject:
>          Re: best reference books
>    Date:
>          Sun, 19 May 1996 09:53:47 -0400
>   From:
>          MJSchor@aol.com
>      To:
>          scs@lr.net
>
>
> Hi,
>
> 1. World Book Encyclopedia
> 2. Almanac
> 3. Atlas (If possible one for each student in a class-I ordered inexpensive
> ones from Rand McNally) 30 for $120 or so.
> 4. Unabridged dictionary and abridged dictionary
> 5.  Thesaurus
> 6.  Biographical Dictionary
> 7.  Geographical Dictionary
> Hope this helps.
> Marjorei Schor
> mjschor@aol.com
>
>
> Subject:
>          RE: best reference books (Susan)
>    Date:
>          Sat, 18 May 1996 18:07:55 -0600
>   From:
>          Bill & Linda Welch <welch@cyberport.com>
>      To:
>          "'scs@lr.net'" <scs@lr.net>
>
>
> General Ency: World Book Encyclopedia, New Book of Knowledge
> Specialized Ency.: Encyclopedia of the Animal World (@19 vols.), Encyclopedia of 
>Science (@22 vols.)
> Dictionaries: Webster's Unabridged, Biographical Dictionary
> Atlases: Goode's World Atlas, Hammond World Atlas, National Geographic Atlas, 
>Natl. Geog. Historical Atlas
> Other: Facts on File,  Maps on File
> Susan, this was just off the top of my head. If you want more suggestions or 
>publishers for these cited, send me a message and I'll be happy to respond.
> Linda Hays Welch, M.S.L.S., M.A. Ed., welch@cyberport.com
> Librarian, Rio Vista Middle School, Bloomfield, NM  (was also librarian for K-6)
>
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