Re: selection tools/professional books

["Judith F. Davie" <jfdavie@HAMLET.UNCG.EDU>]

Marvelous new professional title that works with children, too:

        GREAT BOOKS FOR GIRLS:  More than 600 books to inspire today's
girls and tomorrow's women.
        Written by Kathleen Odean--an elementary school librarian, past
member of Newbery, Caldecott, and Notable Books for Children Committees of
ALSC/ALA.
        Published by Ballantine, a division of Random House, 1997.  $12.95
        ISBN 0-345-40484-X

        Kathy has surveyed and used the literature in her identification
of picture books, novels, mysteries, biographies, folktales, poetry, etc.
The girls and women are energetic, ambitious, dynamic, and memorable.
Complete with author, title, and category indexes!  Enjoy!

Judie Davie
Hampton Year Round School
2301 Trade St.
Greensboro, NC  27401
jfdavie@hamlet.uncg.edu