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2004
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| Online Access: | https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ720673 |
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- Building Collections. So Many Books: Genres of Children's Fiction Krapp, JoAnn Vergona Childrens Literature School Libraries Media Specialists Literary Genres Look through any library promotional catalog and one will see a t-shirt, tote bag, bookmark, whatever, with the slogan "So many books, so little time." For librarians entering the world of children's literature, these six words become their mantra. Not only do beginning library media specialists face the challenges of scheduling, discipline, prep periods, evaluations, ordering, circulation, technological advances, and more, but they must find time to read! This article is an introduction to a series that will discuss five fiction genres (realistic fiction, historical fiction, science fiction, fantasy, mystery and adventure) and folktales, with recommendations for selected titles and authors. The objective of the ensuing series is twofold: the library media specialist can categorize the fiction collection to aid readers in independently finding the genre of their choice and can focus on authors who write in the genre to aid in booktalks and author studies.