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

Charlton, Leonore. Planning and Designing a Secondary School Library Resource Centre. Revised SLA Guideline. Wanborough: School Library Association, 2002. 26 pp. 6.00 (SLA members 5.00) soft ISBN 1903446112

Creaser, Claire, and Maynard, Sally. A Survey of Library Services to Schools and Children in the UK 2000-2001. Loughborough: Loughborough University, Library and Information Statistics Unit, 2001. 273 pp. 30.00 spiral bound ISBN 1901786471

Dole, Patricia Pearl. Helping Children through Books: An Annotated Bibliography. 4th rev. ed. Portland, OR: Church and Synagogue Library Association, 2001. 32 pp. price not reported soft ISBN 0915324458

Fredericks, Anthony D. Science Discoveries on the Net: An Integrated Approach. Englewood, CO: Libraries Unlimited, 2000. 313 pp. US$33.00 soft ISBN 1563088231 (available from DA Information Services)

Lemaire, Kathy. Shelf Life, Shelf Matters: Managing Resources in the School Library. SLA Guidelines. Wanborough: School Library Association, 2001. 30 pp. 5.00 soft ISBN 190344604X

Richardson, Matthew, ed. The Halstead Treasury of Ancient Science Fiction. Sydney: Halstead Classics, 2001. 192 pp. $22.95 soft ISBN 1875684646

Sosa, Maria, and Gath, Tracy, eds. Exploring Science in the Library: Resources and Activities for Young People. Chicago: American Library Association, 2000. 236 pp. price not reported soft ISBN 0838907687

Thomas, Ron and Sydenham, Shirley. The Kidcyber Subject Guide to the internet. Armadale: kidcyber.com, 2001. 70 pp. A$19.95 soft ISBN0957929609

Unsworth, Len Teaching Multiliteracies across the Curriculum: Changing Contexts of Text and Image in Classroom Practice. Buckingham: Open University Press 2001. 306 pp. A$49.95 soft ISBN 0335206042 (available from Allen and Unwin Australia)

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