PSCC Libraries: Children's and Young Adult Literature: Articles / Databases

Articles/Databases

What is a Database?
A library database is a collection of pre-paid articles, ebooks, reports, statistics, images, videos, etc. that you can search by title, author, subject, keyword, and more. You can limit your results to a specific source (like articles), full-text, and scholarly sources.

EBSCO Academic eBook Collection This link opens in a new window
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Full-text ebooks and children's ebooks 1779 to present.
International Children's Digital Library This link opens in a new window
Full-text children's ebooks.
The ICDL is a project funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) and the Institute for Museum and Library Services.
Project Gutenberg This link opens in a new window
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Full-text ebooks.

Highlights for Children
Children's literature -- Periodicals; Creative activities and seat work -- Periodicals; Children's literature; Creative activities and seat work; Juvenile works; Periodicals; Current magazines; Juvenile literature --
The Horn Book Magazine
Children's literature -- Bibliography -- Periodicals; Littérature de jeunesse -- Bibliographie -- Périodiques; Children's literature; Books; Children's literature; Bibliography; Periodicals
National Geographic Kids
Geography -- Periodicals -- Juvenile literature; Geography; Juvenile works; Periodicals
The Lion and the Unicorn
Children's literature -- History and criticism -- Periodicals; Children's literature; Criticism, interpretation, etc; Periodicals
Something about the Author
Provides online access to all volumes of Gale's Something about the author series, and includes both the main series and autobiography series, totaling more than 217 volumes, 12,000 entries, and nearly 17,000 images. Provides information about the lives and works of authors and illustrators for children and young adults.

Carol Hurst's Children's Literature Reviews
Good source for children's book reviews arranged by title, author, or grade level. Also offers lesson ideas for curriculum areas or particular themes (e.g. Native Americans). Provides a newsletter and links to related resources for teachers.
Booklist online
Booklist magazine delivers over 8,000 recommended-only reviews of books, audiobooks, reference sources, video, and DVD titles each year.
The Horn Book Magazine
Children's literature -- Bibliography -- Periodicals; Littérature de jeunesse -- Bibliographie -- Périodiques; Children's literature; Books; Children's literature; Bibliography; Periodicals
School Library Journal
Has more reviews of children's and young adult literature than other journals.