"A poignant and powerful ode to the resilience and strength of black life and history in America." -- School Library Journal
Review Citation and Link: Strohecker, L. (2019). The Undefeated. School Library Journal, 65(3), 100. http://lehman.ezproxy.cuny.edu:2048/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=a9h&AN=135572017&site=ehost-live
Awards: Newbery Honor, Randolph Caldecott Medal, and Coretta Scott King Award
Acceptance Speech: Nelson, K. (2020). Caldecott Medal Acceptance. Horn Book Magazine, 96(4), 60–65. http://lehman.ezproxy.cuny.edu:2048/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=a9h&AN=144415964&site=ehost-live
"A boy and his sister make the spicy sauce with the help of family members in the latest entry from Argueta's 'Bilingual cooking Poems'." -- School Library Journal
Review Citation and Link: Diaz, S. (2015). Salsa: Un Poema Para Cocinar/A Cooking Poem. School Library Journal, 61(3), 111–112. http://lehman.ezproxy.cuny.edu:2048/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=a9h&AN=101295113&site=ehost-live
Teaching Ideas: Vardell, S. (2019). Solving Problems. Science and Children., 56(5). https://doi.org/info:doi/ https://cuny-le.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/openurl?institution=01CUNY_LE&vid=01CUNY_LE:CUNY_LE&rft_val_fmt
"In this bilingual (Spanish/English) book the poet reminds readers that water is life." -- Kirkus Reviews
Review Citation and Link: Agua, Agüita / Water, Little Water. (2017). Kirkus Reviews, 85(16), 1. http://lehman.ezproxy.cuny.edu:2048/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=a9h&AN=124595123&site=ehost-live
"Compiled by the late Hopkins, this stirring poetry collection celebrates the breadth and diversity of the American experience, including contributions from two Young People’s Poet Laureates (Margarita Engle and Naomi Shihab Nye), a Newbery winner (Kwame Alexander), and winners of Coretta Scott King and Pura Belpré Awards (Carole Boston Weatherford and Guadalupe Garcia McCall)." -- Booklist
Review Citation and Link: Diaz, S. M. (2020). I Remember: Poems and Pictures of Heritage. Booklist, 116(13), 39. http://lehman.ezproxy.cuny.edu:2048/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=a9h&AN=141968166&site=ehost-live
"Gwendolyn Brooks (1917–2000) was inspired to write poetry from an early age. When she wasn't dreaming on her back porch, she was filling notebooks with observations about nature and everyday life in her Chicago neighborhood." -- School Library Journal
Review Citation and Link: Pasquariello, K. (2020). Exquisite: The Poetry and Life of Gwendolyn Brooks. School Library Journal, 66(2), 88–89. http://lehman.ezproxy.cuny.edu:2048/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=a9h&AN=141392337&site=ehost-live
Awards: Coretta Scott King Illustrator Book Award, Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Award
"A young man with red hair (Guero), inherited from an Irish ancestor, has lived a short time with his Mexican clan near the border of Texas and Mexico. Fitting in is not easy when you look different from all the other kids in the neighborhood and at school." -- Multicultural Education
Review Citation and Link: Shaw, B. (2020). They Call Me Güero: A Border Kid’s Poems. Multicultural Education, 27(2), 52. http://lehman.ezproxy.cuny.edu:2048/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=eue&AN=145711364&site=ehost-live
Awards: Pura Belpré Honor
Acceptance Speech: 2019 Belpré Author Honor Acceptance Speech: https://alair-ala-org.lehman.ezproxy.cuny.edu/handle/11213/11271
"In this poetry collection, Browne, accompanied by Elizabeth Acevedo and Olivia Gatwood, unpacks the weight of social inequities in 23 standalone poems in a variety of forms." -- Booklist
Review Citation and Link: Kirkwood, M. (2020). Woke: A Young Poet’s Call to Justice. Booklist, 116(12), 70. http://lehman.ezproxy.cuny.edu:2048/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=a9h&AN=141839111&site=ehost-live
"This work details Herrera's life as a young boy spending time outside and then as an adolescent learning to craft poetry, before ultimately receiving the honor of U.S. Poet Laureate as an adult." -- School Library Journal
Review Citation and Link: Mason, M. (2018). Imagine. School Library Journal, 64(10), 93–94. http://lehman.ezproxy.cuny.edu:2048/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=a9h&AN=132124657&site=ehost-live
"In colder climates, winter can appear devoid of life, but while humans hunker indoors, plenty of other creatures brave the frigid temperatures." -- Booklist
Review Citation and Link: Graham, E. (2020). Snow Birds. Booklist, 117(5/6), 51. http://lehman.ezproxy.cuny.edu:2048/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=a9h&AN=147007584&site=ehost-live
Awards: NCTE Award for Excellence - Notable Books in Poetry
"The city pulses with nature in this collection of 27 short poems that take a closer look at the habits of many plants, insects, birds, and animals." -- School Library Journal
Review Citation and Link: Roach, J. (2018). Hidden City: Poems of Urban Wildlife. School Library Journal, 64(4), 157. http://lehman.ezproxy.cuny.edu:2048/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=a9h&AN=128688625&site=ehost-live
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Select OneSearch--Advanced Search
In the First Search Box change: "ISBN" to: "Subject heading"
Then type in a subject of interest to you, e.g.:
Alphabet, Art, Board books, Counting, Environment, Families, Grandparents, Readers, Stories in rhyme, Stories without words
In the Second Search Box type: "Juvenile Works"
Then select the following Filters: Library--Lehman College, Resource Type--Books
This will your limit your results to books in Lehman's Juvenile Collection.
You can Sort by Date (Most Recent) to find current books.
Fiction
Within each classification number (e.g. PZ7) works are organized by the author’s last name.
| Classification Number | Contents |
| PZ 7 | Fiction by authors whose first works were published between 1870 and 2014 |
| PZ 7.1 | Fiction by authors whose first works are published in 2015 and beyond |
| Other PZ Class. Numbers | Contents |
| PZ 5 | Collections of works by different authors |
| PZ 7.5 | Novels in verse |
| PZ 8 | Traditional fairy tales |
| PZ 8.1 | Folklore and legends |
| PZ 8.2 | Fables |
| PZ 8.3 | Nursery rhymes and stories in rhyme |
| Higher PZ numbers | Juvenile fiction in languages other than English |
Non-Fiction
| Classification Number | Contents |
| A | General works |
| B | Philosophy. Psychology. Religion |
| C | Auxiliary sciences of history |
| D | World history and history of Europe, Asia, Africa, Australia, New Zealand, etc. |
| E & F | History of the Americas |
| G | Geography. Anthropology. Recreation |
| H | Social sciences |
| J & K | Political science & Law |
| L | Education |
| M & N | Music & Fine arts |
| P | Language and literature (Criticism, Plays, Short Stories, Poetry) |
| Q | Science |
| R | Medicine |
| S | Agriculture |
| T | Technology |
| U & V | Military science & Naval science |
| Z | Bibliography. Library science. Information resources |
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