Monday, September 29, 2014

Professional Journal Entry #6 - The Horn Book


RESOURCE  The Horn Book   http://www.hbook.com/horn-book-magazine-2/#_

SUMMARY

Recommended Books – This section title speaks for itself.  It is a section that supports The Horn’s editorial mission of promoting good books for adults and children.  The annotated list provides the basic book information, including reading level and pricing along with a summary.

RESPONSE TO RESOURCE

LIKED - This section could definitely be helpful for teachers and librarians to keep current with quality titles.  I liked that the list included a variety of genres and topics, from YA to books that support Shark Week.  The tags (i.e. boys reading, biographies) helped narrow the search and connect to similar books/topics.

DISLIKED – This isn’t necessarily a dislike, but the list was lengthy.  Perhaps a top 10 of the year would be helpful.  Or maybe there is a top 10 and I haven’t found it yet. 

FUTURE USE – Absolutely!  Whether it’s using the list as a reference to stay current, or to search specific topics or genres, I could definitely see using this in the future on an as needed or on occasion basis.   

 

RESPONSE TO CONTENT

LEARNED- This is a great reference list for recommended children’s titles.  Much like Amazon’s tracking, I can click on the tagged subject and find similar recommended titles (i.e. Back to School).

USE AS A SCHOOL LIBRARIAN – I could definitely see using this when I wanted to add to my library, whether it is looking at freshening up the collection or building up a certain area such as boys reading (mentioned above). 

QUESTIONS – So many book lists!  Which ones are the best?  Why these picks?  I definitely would like to explore this resource further to understand how the recommended list is pulled together as well as build a better understanding of children’s book lists (i.e., Caudill). 

 

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