Children's Books about Religion
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Dole, Patricia Pearl, PUBLISHER: Libraries Unlimited, This selective bibliography makes it easier than ever to find quality children's books that focus directly on religious themes or characters. Dole offers more than 675 critical evaluations of recently published (since ) ong>materialsong> appropriate for preschool through middle school students. Material is arranged alphabetically by author within subject-based chapters (e.g., "God," "Prayer," "Christian Church History ong>andong> Biography"). Works covered range from age-appropriate reference ong>materialsong> to folktales, prose, poetry, plays, ong>andong> picture books. Reflecting publishing trends, the largest sections of the book are those on Christianity ong>andong> Judaism, but Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, Sikhism, ong>andong> African, Chinese, ong>andong> Native American beliefs are also addressed. Useful as a ready reference ong>andong> collection development guide, this book is an ideal reference ong>andong> collection development tool for school, public, ong>andong> church libraries.