Education Librarian
Orillia Campus Librarian
Chris Tomasini
Contact:
Harvie Legacy Library
at Orillia Simcoe Hall
500 University Avenue
at Orillia Simcoe Hall
500 University Avenue
705-330-4010 x2260
Subjects: Inquiry - Lakehead Orillia
Children/Young Adult Booklists by Topic
This page is designed to help you to locate Children's / Young Adult book titles available in the libraries on both the Thunder Bay and Orillia campuses.
Click on a topic/category on the left side of this page for a selection of library-curated titles. To suggest other topics or titles please send an email to edlib@lakeheadu.ca or orlib@lakeheadu.ca
For a selection of children's/young adult stories on teachable subject areas check the Primary/Junior subject guides and the Intermediate/Senior guides available on the Education Libraries website.
Children's ebooks are also available through the library. Go to the Ebook Collections page to access these and other ebook collections:
- TeenBook Cloud (formerly TumbleBookCloud) This link opens in a new windowTumbleBookCloud is a collection of videos and chapter books in categories which include: Ebooks, Read-Alongs, Graphic Novels, Videos (from National Geographic!), and Audio Books suitable for middle school and high school grades. Lesson plans and quizzes accompany the books.
- Tumblebook Library This link opens in a new windowThe Tumblebook Library is a collection of electronic animated, talking picture books with fiction, non-fiction and foreign language titles for children. The Tumblebook collection includes read alongs (chapter books) ebooks, puzzles and games and TumbleResources for teachers and students.
Other Sources for Identifying Children's Books by Topic
- Canadian Children's Book CentreThe Canadian Children’s Book Centre (CCBC) is a national, not- for-profit organization founded in 1976. We are dedicated to encouraging, promoting and supporting the reading, writing, illustrating and publishing of Canadian books for young readers. Our programs, publications, and resources help teachers, librarians, booksellers and parents select the very best for young readers. - See more at: https://bookcentre.ca/about#sthash.y5L9DqJU.dpuf
- From Sea to Sea to Sea: Celebrating Indigenous Children's Books (2021 Edition)IBBY Canada is pleased to present the 2021 edition of From Sea to Sea to Sea: Celebrating Indigenous Picture Books. 25 of the best Indigenous picture books published in Canada between 2018–2020 were selected for this collection. Care was taken to ensure that the collection reflects the diversity of First Nations, Métis, and Inuit voices from sea to sea to sea, and that the titles are available and in print for anyone who wishes to access them.
- IBBY Canada (with links to previous "From Sea to Sea" editions)IBBY Canada is a volunteer organization promoting quality French, English and Indigenous Canadian children's literature nationally and internationally. This project was initiated in 2016 in response to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s Calls to Action and in keeping with IBBY Canada’s mission to support the right of every child to become a reader through access to high-quality books. All children should be able to walk into a library, classroom, or bookstore and see themselves and their lives reflected. Unfortunately, that is still not the case for many Indigenous children and youth across Canada. We hope that From Sea to Sea to Sea will promote the reading and sharing of books by Indigenous authors among Indigenous and non-Indigenous children and youth, their families, librarians, educators, and community members.
- Ontario Library Association Forest of Reading ProgramThe Forest of Reading® is Canada’s largest recreational reading program! This initiative of the Ontario Library Association (OLA) offers ten reading programs to encourage a love of reading in people of all ages. The Forest helps celebrate Canadian books, publishers, authors and illustrators. More than 270,000 readers participate annually from their school and/or public library. All Canadians are invited to participate via their local public library, school library, or individually.
- Social Justice & Diversity Book Bank (Canadian Children's Book Centre)A database of social justice and diverse themed books for educators newly released by the Canadian Children's Book Centre.