TITLE

Resource update

PUB. DATE

August 1994

SOURCE

School Library Journal;Aug94, Vol. 40 Issue 8, p16

SOURCE TYPE

Trade Publication

DOC. TYPE

Article

ABSTRACT

Presents a listing of library resource materials that are new or newly available. Titles include: `The Fair Garden and the Swarm of Beasts: The Library and the Young Adult,' by Margaret A. Edwards; Pleasant DeSpain's `Twenty-Two Splendid Tales to Tell from around the World, Vols. 1 & 2'; The book `Shoptalk Ideas for Elementary School Librarians.'

ACCESSION #

9408047548

Tags: LIBRARY resources

 

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