Overview

Categorizing hundreds of popular biographies according to their primary appeal—character, story, setting, language, and mood—and organizing them into thematic lists, this guide will help readers' advisors more effectively recommend titles. Read On…Biography: Reading Lists for Every Taste is that essential go-to readers' advisory guide, filling a gap in the growing readers' advisory literature with information about 450 biography titles, most published within the last decade, but also including some classic titles as well. The book focuses on life stories written in the third person, with subjects ranging from individuals who lived in ancient times to the present-day, hailed from myriad nations, and gained fame in diverse fields. The contents are organized in order to facilitate identification of read-alikes and easy selection of titles according to appeal features such as character, story, language, setting, and mood. Written specifically with librarians and their patrons in mind, this readers' advisory title will be invaluable in public, high school, and college libraries.

Full Product Details

Author:   Rick Roche
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Imprint:   Libraries Unlimited Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 0.90cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.267kg
ISBN:  

9781598847017

ISBN 10:   1598847015
Pages:   184
Publication Date:   07 March 2012
Recommended Age:   From 7 to 17 years
Audience:   Primary & secondary/elementary & high school ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Educational: Primary & Secondary ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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<p> This attractively bound bibliography has an annotated listing of about 450 biographies published within the last decade as part of the Read On SerieS published by Libraries Unlimited. . . . Although this easy- and pleasant-to-use bibliography is meant primarily for public or school libraries, anyone interested in the field of current biography will enjoy perusing this book to discover new books for his personal reading pleasure. - <p>ARBA

This attractively bound bibliography has an annotated listing of about 450 biographies published within the last decade as part of the Read On Series published by Libraries Unlimited. . . . Although this easy- and pleasant-to-use bibliography is meant primarily for public or school libraries, anyone interested in the field of current biography will enjoy perusing this book to discover new books for his personal reading pleasure. - ARBA

<p> Another winner in the excellent Read On . . . series, this volume is the perfect complement to Rosalind Reisner's Read On . . . Life StorieS (2011) and is an essential purchase for public libraries. - <p>Booklist, Starred Review

<p> Another winner in the excellent Read On . . . series, this volume is the perfect complement to Rosalind Reisner's Read On . . . Life Stories (2011) and is an essential purchase for public libraries. - <p>Booklist, Starred Review

This attractively bound bibliography has an annotated listing of about 450 biographies published within the last decade as part of the Read On Series published by Libraries Unlimited. . . . Although this easy- and pleasant-to-use bibliography is meant primarily for public or school libraries, anyone interested in the field of current biography will enjoy perusing this book to discover new books for his personal reading pleasure. * ARBA * Bottom line: Recommended if you need to update your collection, as these are quite readable, available, attractive, and relatively recent publications. * Teacher Librarian * Another winner in the excellent Read On Series, this volume is the perfect complement to Rosalind Reisner's Read On . . . Life Stories (2011) and is an essential purchase for public libraries. * Booklist, Starred Review *

Author Information

Rick Roche is head of the Adult Services Department at the Thomas Ford Memorial Library, Western Springs, IL.

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