Volume 38 Nº 1: March 2002

Reviews

Co-ordinated by Dr G E Gorman

Reynolds, Kimberley, Brennan, Geraldine, and McCarron, Kevin. Frightening Fiction: R.L. Stine, Robert Westall, David Almond and others. Contemporary Classics of Children's Literature Series. London: Continuum, 2001. 134 pp. soft $A45.00 ISBN 082644976X

Kelly, Frances. Did you know? Colin Thiele and His Books. Adelaide, Auslib Press, 2001. 97pp. price not reported, soft ISBN1875145494.

Intner, Sheila S, and Weihs, Jean. Standard Cataloging for School and Public Libraries. 3rd ed. Englewood, CO: Libraries Unlimited, 2001. 346 pp.US$54.00 hard ISBN 1563087812 (available from DA Information Services) .

Hughes-Hassell, Sandra, and Wheelock, Anne, eds. The Information-Powered School. Public Education Network, American Association of School Librarians. Chicago, IL: American Library Association, 2001. 138 pp. US$35.00 (US$31.50 ALA members) soft ISBN 0838935141 .

Hinchliffe, Lisa J. Neal-Schuman Electronic Classroom Handbook. New York: Neal-Schuman Publishers, 2001. 257 pp. US$75.00 soft ISBN 1555704077 (available from DA Information Services) .

Grey, Duncan. The Internet in School. 2nd. ed. London: Continuum, 2001. 220 pp. A$45.00 soft ISBN 0826453651.

Grenville, Kate Writing from Start to Finish: a Six-step Guide. Crows Nest: Allen and Unwin, 2001. 216p $19.95. hard ISBN 1865085146.

Campbell, Carol. Classic Religious Books for Children: An Annotated Bibliography. Portland, OR: Church and Synagogue Library Association, 2001. 48 pp. price not reported soft ISBN 091532444X.

Barratt-Pugh, Caroline, and Rohl, Mary, eds. Literacy Learning in the Early Years. Crows Nest: Allen and Unwin, 2001. 245 pp. A$39.95 soft ISBN 1864489014.

Bradford, Clare. Reading Race: Aboriginality in Australian Children's Literature. Carlton: Melbourne University Press, 2001. 283 pp. price not reported pap. ISBN 0522849547.

Australian School Library Association and Australian Library and Information Association. Learning for the Future: Developing Information Services in Schools. 2nd ed. Carlton South: Curriculum Corporation, 2001. 82 pp. $32.95 ($28.60 ASLA and ALIA members) soft ISBN 1863667105.

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