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Links to library catalogs as a source of books and reviews

Auraria Library
Find if book is available on campus and if not go to prospector to see if it's available nearby.
Adams12 School Library Catalogs
When you get to the site pick any school and go to the catalog.  View full record lists awards and links to professional reviews.
Denver Public Library
Full display has reviews from School Library Journal, Publisher's Weekly, and Booklist.
Broomfield Library
Broomfield Library catalog links to reviews by readers found on Library Thing.

Children's Literature Blogs / Reviews

Read Roger
This is the blog of Horn Book Editor Roger Sutton. The magazine has a new second blog called out of the Box.
Best Children's Books Organization
The best children's books by age and subject - teacher's picks.  This tool allows you to search teacher recommendations by core subjects or such titles as character education or awards.
Educating Alice
Monica Edinger is a 4th grade teacher who writes about books, education, and how to connect them.
Children's Book Almanac
Anita Silvey's, Horn Book editor and Children's book publisher, gives daily suggestions. Here recent book is Everything I Need to Know I Learned From a Children's Book (2009).
Elizabeth Bird - Fuse 8 Blog
 This is a blog with long, meaty, conversational, honest, and compelling reviews of new children's books as well as links to other blogs
Carol Hurst Children's Books
Carol Hurst, who passed away three years ago January, has a daughter who continues her website devoted to children's books.
Nerdy Book Club Blog
Group blog by Donalyn Miller, Colby Sharp, and Cindy Minnich. 
100 Scope Notes
Travis Jonker, a Michigan Elementary School Librarian writes this blog.
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