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Know it All, Find it Fast for Youth Librarians and Teachers

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Know it All, Find it Fast for Youth Librarians and Teachers is an essential enquiry desk reference tailored for those working with children and young people in schools, libraries, and homes. It offers a thorough overview of the education system and curriculum, covering topics from science and maths to reading, literacy, children’s health, wellbeing, and hobbies. Each entry includes typical questions, practical considerations, and a curated list of printed and digital resources, complete with annotations to guide effective information retrieval.
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This book is indispensible for youth librarians, teachers, parents, and anyone supporting children and young people in educational or community settings such as homework clubs and youth organisations.

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Suitable for those working with children and young people in schools, public libraries and at home, this title includes a general introduction covering useful information about education and the curriculum, and topics covering school subjects from science and maths to reading and literacy.

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A brand new version of the best-selling enquiry desk reference text, Know it All, Find it Fast for Youth Librarians and Teachers, specifically designed for those working with children and young people in schools, public libraries, and at home.

Including an invaluable overview of the education system and the school curriculum as well as a comprehensive listing of useful resources by topic, this A-Z covers school subjects from science and maths to reading and literacy, and more general themes such as children’s health, wellbeing, and hobbies. Each topic is broken down into useful sections that will help to guide your response:

  • Typical questions outline common queries such as β€˜Have you got any information about volcanoes?’
  • Considerations provides useful hints and tips i.e. β€˜Geography now encompasses not only physical and human geography but also environmental geography, social geography, geology, and geopolitics.’
  • Where to look lists relevant printed, digital, and online resources with useful annotations explaining their scope and strengths.

Readership: This is the must-have quick reference tool arming librarians and teachers with the knowledge to deal with any queries thrown at them from children and young people as well as their parents and caregivers. It will also be a handy reference for parents and anyone working with children and young people in other organizations such as homework clubs and youth workers.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781856047616

Publisher: Facet Publishing

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 20 November 2011

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Facet Publishing

Audience: Tertiary education, Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 18.0mm

Width: 157.0mm

Height: 234.0mm

Weight: 233g

Pages: 336

About the Author

Christinea Donnelly is Development Officer for Young People at Bradford Libraries and works with schools and educational organisations to promote reading, literacy and information skills. She was the co-author of the original Know It All Find It Fast.

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