Lesson 7

WorldCat

I started my search with a popular character in my classroom, Skippyjon Jones.  I found tops of books with this character.  Next I did a search for Dr. Seuss and found all the book he ever wrote.  I was able to look and see which libraries around me have this book.  I also like that it tells me the genre of the material.  I could use this when teaching fiction and nonfiction to my first grade students.  I could simply have they search some of their favorite books and tell me whether they are fiction or nonfiction and why. 

I searched Llama Llama Mad at Mama,  and found that 1996 libraries carry this book.  Alexander Mitchell library is the top library.
Call Number:LC: PZ8.3.D498; Dewey: [E]
 Other books by Anna Dewdney: Llama Llama Red Pajama, Llama Llama Misses Mama, Nobunny's Perfect
Subject: Coming on Home Soon, Are you My Mother, Baby Bear, Baby Bear, What do you See?
You can search for different versions that have the same title and author.

The OAIster

I chose Sweet Clover in Great Plains Farming.  I like how this is set up to read like a book.  It can my formated to text so it is easier to read as well.  If you need to come back to the book at a later date you can just jump to the page you were on.  Great tool.