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J 002 History
The History of Making Books |
| Follow the history of book making through time -- from the baked clay tablets of Mesopotamia, to Johannes Gutenberg's printing press, to the innovations in printing during the Industrial Revolution. |
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J 027 Sawa
The Library Book: The Story of Libraries from Camels to Computers by Maureen Sawa |
| Learn all about libraries -- from books being delivered by camel in the hot lands of Kenya to the digital libraries of today. Meet library heroes like Benjamin Franklin, Hypatia of Alexandria, and many others who valued reading and life-long learning. |
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J 027.0769 Appelt
Down Cut Shin Creek: The Pack Horse Librarians of Kentucky by Kathi Appelt & Jeanne Cannella Schmitzer |
| During the Great Depression, President Roosevelt's Works Progress Administration created a program in which librarians loaded up their saddlebags and delivered books to struggling families that lived deep within the Cumberland Mountains of Kentucky. |
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J 027.573 Santella
The Library of Congress by Andrew Santella |
| The arrival of just 740 books from England in 1800 was the beginning of the library that was created to serve Congress. Today there are over 29 million books and it has grown into a national library that serves people all over the world. |
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J 070.573 Marcus
Side by Side: Five Favorite Picture-Book Teams Go to Work by Leonard S. Marcus |
| Have you ever wondered how a picture book is made? Read how several teams of authors and illustrators have created such picture books as Louis the Fish, The Glorious Flight, The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales, Sam and the Tigers, and The Magic School Bus Explores the Senses. |
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J 686 Benini
The Book Book by Sophie Benini Pietromarchi |
| A guide to making a book from scratch covers the different ways to make illustrations, what to write about, and how to assemble it in various formats. |
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J 745.5 Swain
Bookworks: Making Books by Hand by Gwenyth Swain |
| A book can be a place to put down secret thoughts or a way to share ideas. Books can also be beautiful and fun -- especially when they are made by hand. |
