... Providing an annotated list of approximately one thousand standard children's books, including classics, which would be useful in buying for the first nine grades ...

Designed for elementary school librarians and educators, this comprehensive guide to children's literature offers an essential collection of classic and contemporary titles. With detailed reviews and helpful recommendations, the American Library Association, Annie Spencer Cutter, Gretchen Westervelt, Miriam Braley (Snow) Mathes, the National Education Association of the United States, and Nora Ernestine Beust provide an invaluable resource for anyone looking to build a strong foundational reading program. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.