For Parents and Teachers
OCPL Recommends

Books Recommended by the Onondaga County Public Library

For the Very Young

• Reading Begins at Birth
• Reading with Toddlers

Preparing for the First School Years

• Kindergarten, Here I Come: Books to Introduce Children to the World of Kindergarten

Becoming an Independent Reader

• Books for Beginning Readers
• Taking Off: First Chapter Books to Read on Your Own

Recommended Books by Grade Level

• Pre-Kindergarten and Kindergarten
• Kindergarten and First Grade
• First and Second Grades
• Second and Third Grades
• Third and Fourth Grades
• Fourth and Fifth Grades
• Fifth and Sixth Grades

Our World: Picture Books Featuring

• African American Children
• Asian American Children
• Hispanic American Children
• Native American Children

For Family or Classroom Sharing

• For Reading Out Loud! Selected Novels to Read to Elementary School-aged Children

Web Tools in addition to those in the Kids’ section:

Berit's Best Sites for Children
www.beritsbest.com
Descriptions and ratings of many web sites for children.

familyeducation.com
www.familyeducation.com/home/
Family Education Network's Parent Channel.

Great Web Sites for Kids
www.ala.org/greatsites/
Sites chosen by the American Library Association.

Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators
school.discovery.com/schrockguide/
A categorized list of the best sites for teaching and learning.

Net-mom's Internet Safe House
www.netmom.com
Home page of Net-mom's Internet Kids & Family Yellow Pages.

OneKey™
www.onekey.com
“The kid safe search engine.”