MCCC Library Guides: ENGL 256--Children's Literature, Nartker: The 57 BUS

BOOKS IN PRINT

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CREDO REFERENCE--

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Racism
Hate Crimes
Transgender People

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AUTHOR WEB SITE

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Dashka Slater
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ENGL 256--Children's Literature, Nartker: The 57 BUS

The 57 Bus--Reference Databases and Author Site

Books in Print Database--

Bibliographic information

Professional reviews & author info

To find similar titles

Credo Database--

Digitized reference books

Multidisciplinary--use for all of your classes

Provides overviews, definitions, biography, etc.

Author's Web Site--

Biographical info

Books

BOOKS IN PRINT

BIP--Search & Advanced Search

Use Basic Search for simple inquiries

Author

Title

Use the Advanced Search to add limits

BIP Results--

Look for bibliographic info

Consider the age group recommendations

Read the synopsis if available

Read reviews

Note awards

CREDO REFERENCE--

Credo--SEARCH TERMS FOR The 57 Bus

Racism

Hate Crimes

Transgender People

Enter terms in the Basic Search Box, click on Search button

Topic Page is often the first entry, followed by reference entries

Browse the entries

Click on the title to see the article

Click on PRINT icon to print the article

Article opens in a PDF

MLA & APA citations print on separate page

AUTHOR WEB SITE

Search the web for author sites--

Works by the author, including recent publications

Note biographical info

Look for special features

Awards

Teaching suggestions

Background info for books

Verify info with other sources

***Credo--SEARCH TERMS FOR The 57 Bus***