ED 365: Materials for Teaching Reading Literacy: Locating Media Sources

The SU Library has a collection of fiction and nonfiction eBooks for children and young adults.  

Follow these directions to find eBooks that will be helpful for your project.

1) Click on the link to the database.

2) Select either 

• Children's & Young Adult Fiction or 
• Children's & Young Adult Nonfiction

3) On the search screen you'll see one of the search fields is already populated.  If you select fiction it will look like this:  EC JUV* OR EC CGN*

4) Leave that information in that search box and add any search terms like your topic or an author's name in the other search boxes to see if we have a book that will be useful for your project.

5) If you want to get a link to the book to include in your project, look at the right side of the screen and click on the Permalink tool.  A box with a link will appear.  Copy and paste that link where you need it.  DO NOT copy the URL from your browser address bar.  It won't work after you leave the database.

Here are step-by-step instructions on finding Easy Reader and Juvenile books using the SU Library Catalog.

1) go to the SU Library website @ stevensonlibrary.org

2) from the blue buttons select Library Catalog

3) in the catalog select Advanced Search

4) scroll down to Item Type and check the box(es) for Easy and/or Juvenile

5) in the search boxes at the top of the page enter keywords to search on (nature, animals, counting, vampires, poetry, death, geometry, math, adventure, music, etc.)

6) click Search

Special Notes:

• Always select Advanced Search and select Easy and/or Juvenile before you begin a new search.
• Don't put too many search terms in the boxes or you might not get any results.
• Use the filters on the right side of the results list to limit a search if you get tons of results in your list.

cobblestone - Focused on American History for ages 9 to 14.  View a sample issue.

Highlights - For ages 6 to 12 this magazine includes puzzles, riddles, science projects, stories and more.  Check out Highlights on YouTube.

Jack and Jill - For ages 6-12 it provides articles games, activities, crafts, recipes and stories on a variety of real world topic.  http://uskidsmags.com/magazines/jack-and-jill/

Ladybug - For young readers, this features stories and poems written by leading children's writers.  View a sample issue.

National Geographic Kids - For ages 6 to 13, this explores the world through articles, pictures, interviews.  Check out the content on their website.

Plays: The Drama Magazine for Young People - Features scripts for lower, middle and upper grades on a wide range of topics.  

Ranger Rick - For young readers, this publication from the National Wildlife Federation focuses on preserving wildlife.  Check out the content on their website.

Spider - For ages 6 to 9, this magazine supports new independent readers with stories, poems, activities and illustrations.  View a sample issue.

Sports Illustrated Kids - Sports information for kids of all ages.  Check out the content on the website.

1) go to the SU Library website @ stevensonlibrary.org

2) from the blue buttons select Find a Journal

3) type in the magazine title

4) select a database

5a) search within the database on keywords 
     or
5b) browse issues of the magazine by selecting the date and then the volume and issue

6) select PDF or HTML to view an article in full text.  

Special Notes:

• You can download, print, email or add the articles to your GoogleDrive account.
• You can get a citation for an article in the database.