Children's+Literature+Comprehensive+Database

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 * About Children's Literature Comprehensive Database:**

This database is very simple to use. The interface itself is user-friendly and students will have no problem searching for information.
 * Database Name || Subject Area || Time Period || Result List Features || Help/About Information || Other Special Features ||
 * Children's Literature Comprehensive Database || Provides information about children's literature including reviews of the literature itself, information about the literature and where it is available, and whether or not curriculum tools are available. The database gathers reviews from a number of different sources, includes literature from numerous award and reading lists, and includes measurement parameters from various reading measurement programs including Accelerated Reader. || Founded in 1993 and most reviews are from 1993-present; literature includes classic children's literature published before 1993. || Results are listed in relevancy ranked order only. The search can be modified but this brings the user back to the main screen. || There is a search tutorial that users can download as well as a text walk-through. || The database also provides information on professional materials related to teaching specific titles as well as children's literature. ||

This is a picture of the homepage. The user can easily specify advanced searching options right from this main page. Users can search for titles, authors, illustrators, series, and even the age level, publication date, or genre of a book.

Below is an example of a search results page for "Alice in Wonderland." The user can find information on the title, including the book itself, any books that contain these words or may be related in themes, articles and reviews written about the book, and, in some cases, books that might share similar themes. On the left the user has the option to sort the results according to preferences (the default search yields results in relevancy order). There are also options to save the search, download, modify, and to order the books directly from vendors.