Libros Esenciales/Essential Books: Building, Marketing, And Programming a Core Collection of Spanish Language Children's Materials($72.00Value)

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Tim Wadham, author of the highly recommended (REFORMA) and invaluable (Booklist) how-to, Programming with Latino Children s Materials (1999), returns with this all new guide for children s and school librarians. He provides a core collection of over 100+ titles including board books, picture books, short chapter fiction, novels, poetry, and non-fiction ideal for serving toddlers to teens. Wadham shares authoritative advice for selecting Spanish titles including: an overview of the market, key elements to consider, review sources, and tips for authoring collection development. There is a wealth of programming ideas that may be used with the recommended core collection or adapted for other books. Wadham offers tips for marketing to your community and increasing circulation for these important titles. This unique resource also includes a guide to publishers and vendors and lists of award-winning books. Whether you are serving a Hispanic community, looking for ways to present bilingual programs, or building a new multicultural collection, Libros Esenciales is an invaluable, comprehensive guide. This is a helpful guide to books, materials, and programs for librarians, teachers, media specialists, and caregivers serving Latino children in the U.S. This edition revises, updates, and expands upon Wadham's Programming with Latino Children's Materials (Neal-Schuman, 1999). It offers current statistics and information on Hispanic populations, Día de los Niños/Día de los Libros , the Pura Belpré Award, as well as recently published titles, and new and extensive bibliographies. Chapter three, "A Recommended Core Collection," constitutes the body of this book. It includes detailed descriptions of books written in both Spanish and English, some of them published in a bilingual edition, some of them published in separate editions, all organized by genre. The chapter on programming contains new fingerplays, an updated list of resources, and new themes for preschool and elementary storytimes and booktalks. Although the author is very careful with the translations, there is one problematic word choice: conozcandote instead of conociéndote or conociéndonos . The section on strategic marketing is an essential guide with practical steps on how to promote library services to Latinos.— Freda Mosquera, Broward County Library, FL Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. One of the most useful reference books I have seen in a long time! --Catholic Library Journal, June 2007 Strong on programming ideas...Bottom line: Highly recommended. --Teacher Librarian, April 2007 An essential guide with practical steps on how to promote library services to Latinos. --School Library Journal, April 2007 Used Book in Good Condition