Description
Book SynopsisA valuable, one-stop guide to collection development and finding ideal subject-specific activities and projects for children and teens. For busy librarians and educators, finding instructions for projects, activities, sports, and games that children and teens will find interesting is a constant challenge. This guide is a time-saving, one-stop resource for locating this type of information—one that also serves as a valuable collection development tool that identifies the best among thousands of choices, and can be used for program planning, reference and readers' advisory, and curriculum support.
Build It, Make It, Do It, Play It! identifies hundreds of books that provide step-by-step instructions for creating arts and crafts, building objects, finding ways to help the disadvantaged, or engaging in other activities ranging from gardening to playing games and sports. Organized by broad subject areas—arts and crafts, recreation and sports (including indoor activities and games), and so forth—the entries are further logically organized by specific subject, ensuring quick and easy use.
Trade ReviewMost school and public librarians will find this a useful guide to have on hand. . . . This work is recommended for school, public, and academic libraries supporting school media preparation programs. * ARBAonline *
The text is a comprehensive catalog of project or how-to books for children and teenagers published from 2007 to the present. . . . [W]ill be of interest to librarians, educators, and others who are involved with children and children's activities. * ProtoView *
Table of ContentsCONTENTS Acknowledgments Introduction Subject Headings I. Arts and Crafts II. Social Science III. Sports and Recreation IV. Science and Technology
Subject Index I. Arts and Crafts II. Social Science III. Sports and Recreation IV. Science V. Science Projects
Bibliography Titles by Series Keyword Index
