Children's Literature
River Valley Community College - Willie Hoffman Summer 2018
ENGL286R Children’s Literature
ENGL102R College Composition - 3 Class Hours/3 Credits
In this course, students learn to write clearly and effectively for defined audiences through a variety of strategies. Emphasis is on the writing process from prewriting through drafting, revising, and editing. Students become aware of the variety of strategies, behaviors, habits, and attitudes and choose those that help them improve. Writing nonfiction from personal experience and observation as well as from library and electronic sources, students gain confidence and learn basic writing principles.
RVCC Discovery Search
- The Library's Discovery Search is a tool that allows you to access the majority of the Library's resources using a single search. This includes article databases, e-books, streaming video, images, open educational resources etc. This is a great place to start your research.
- RVCC Library Catalog: Find books, videos from RVCC and the other six CCSNH College Libraries.
- NHU-PAC: The New Hampshire Union Catalog.
- Keene Public Library & Keene State's Shared Catalog
- eBooks from EBSCOhost Academic eBook Collection: Online and offline access to eBooks on a wide range of subjects
- On a public computer, read online.
- On your personal computer or eReader, download books after installing Adobe Digital Editions (ADE). For help go to ADE Help page.
- Downloaded books expire in 7 days.
Reference Resources
Reference sources such as specialized encyclopedias, dictionaries, and handbooks are good places to begin research on a topic. Articles and entries in these publications often are written by scholars in the field. Encyclopedia articles can provide:
- background information
- topic overviews
- basic facts about a topic
- definitions and related terms
- lists of additional sources and recommended readings.
Credo Reference : An excellent place to begin your research on an unfamiliar topic.
Award Winners
Award-winning bibliographies from RVCC Library:
- Caldecott Medal Winners
- Great Stone
- The Dolly Gray Award for Children
- Ladybug Picture Book
- Newbery Medal Winners
The Caldecott Medal is awarded each year to the most distiguished American picture book. A history of the medal and winners from 1938 - present.
- Newbery Medal
The Newbery Medal is presented each year to the most distinguished children's book published in the US.
History of the Newbery Award and a list of Newbery Award Winners and Honor books from 1922 - present.
Database of Award-Winning Children's Literature
Search for winners of over 50 different children's book awards. Database is searchable by age of reader, setting, time period, publication date and more.
Citing Your Sources
- MLA Handbook 8th Edition: Reference Section in RVCC Library
- Call Number: REF LB 2369 G53 2016 c.1
- MLA Help - MLA at OWL (Purdue University)