Check It Out: The Book About Libraries

Rating:
Summary: Still a good book about libraries after all these years!
Review: Although "Check It Out!" was published in 1985, it is still a relevant resource for primary grade students. Whenever I read this aloud to first or second grade classes in our elementary school library, I'm impressed by how much information is contained in this simple picture book. It serves as an excellent discussion starter, covering everything from the history of writing on clay tablets, to checking out books with a "signature", to comparing the size of our library to the Library of Congress.

Although our library hasn't used a card catalog for almost ten years, we still have the cabinet we can point to and compare the old system with our online catalog.

After reading this to a first grade class recently, one student picked up on the sentence: "Sometimes people donate books to the library." He came in the next day with a grocery sack filled with books he wanted to donate (and they were all in good condition!).

While a few things are a bit dated, Gail Gibbons has done an excellent job of covering most of the services that are still offered by public and school libraries many years after the book was written. The text is written at about a 3rd grade level, but I prefer to read it aloud and answer the many questions that kids come up with.

Rating:
Summary: Still a good book about libraries after all these years!
Review: Although "Check It Out!" was published in 1985, it is still a relevant resource for primary grade students. Whenever I read this aloud to first or second grade classes in our elementary school library, I'm impressed by how much information is contained in this simple picture book. It serves as an excellent discussion starter, covering everything from the history of writing on clay tablets, to checking out books with a "signature", to comparing the size of our library to the Library of Congress.

Although our library hasn't used a card catalog for almost ten years, we still have the cabinet we can point to and compare the old system with our online catalog.

After reading this to a first grade class recently, one student picked up on the sentence: "Sometimes people donate books to the library." He came in the next day with a grocery sack filled with books he wanted to donate (and they were all in good condition!).

While a few things are a bit dated, Gail Gibbons has done an excellent job of covering most of the services that are still offered by public and school libraries many years after the book was written. The text is written at about a 3rd grade level, but I prefer to read it aloud and answer the many questions that kids come up with.

Rating:
Summary: Check it out! A great book about libraries.
Review: Check it out! The Book About Libraries is a wonderful introduction to the library. Children are introduced to the history of books as well as the many uses of a library. Through reading the book children will also learn how to check out a book and the importance of returning a book on time and in good condition. This is a great tool to use before taking any child to the library.

Rating:
Summary: Check it out! A great book about libraries.
Review: Check it out! The Book About Libraries is a wonderful introduction to the library. Children are introduced to the history of books as well as the many uses of a library. Through reading the book children will also learn how to check out a book and the importance of returning a book on time and in good condition. This is a great tool to use before taking any child to the library.

Rating:
Summary: Check it out! A great book about libraries.
Review: Check it out! The book About Libraries, is a wonderful introduction to the Library. Children are introduced to the history of books as well as the many uses of a library. Through reading this book children will also find out how to check out a book and the importance of returning it in good condition. This is a great tool to use before taking any child to the library.

Rating:
Summary: Check it out! A great book about libraries.
Review: Check it out! The book About Libraries, is a wonderful introduction to the Library. Children are introduced to the history of books as well as the many uses of a library. Through reading this book children will also find out how to check out a book and the importance of returning it in good condition. This is a great tool to use before taking any child to the library.