ENHANCING THE CHILDREN’S NON-FICTION MATERIALS

ON ARCHITECTURE IN A SMALL PUBLIC LIBRARY

Dewey Classification J720-729

Selected Library

Everett Public Library 425-257-8000

Everett, WA 98201-3556

The Library consists of a 53,000 sq ft main library, an 8,500 sq ft branch library, and a bookmobile, and serves a city population of 91,488. (2000 Census figures)

Material Budget – 560,775 Total Circulation – 955,614

Total Budget 4,016,807 Program Attendance – 32,462

(Figures for 2002 from the Library’s website at http://www.epls.org/about/)

Current Total Collection

Volumes - 349,697

Magazines - 638

Newspapers - 59

Videos 9,228

Other Non-print 10,512

Gov. Doc. 30,000 vols, 60 magazines

(This is a Partial Federal Depository Library)

Materials Currently in J720-J729 in the Everett Public Library Collection

J720 Barr, Donald (1964) The how and why wonder book of building. New York: Grosset & Dunlop.

J720 Brown, David J. (1992) The Random House book of how things were built. New York: Random House.

J720 Caselli, Giovanni (1992) Wonders of the world. New York: Dorling Kindersley.

J720 Jessop, Joanne (1993) The x-ray picture book of big buildings of the modern world. New York: Watts.

J720 Macaulay, David (2000) Building big. Boston: Houghton Mifflin.

J720 O’Gorman, James F. (1998) ABC of Architecture. Philadelphia, PA: University of Pennsylvania Press.

J720 Paine, Roberta M. (1974) Looking at architecture. New York: Lathrop, Lee & Shepard.

J720 Rubin, Susan Goldman (2001) There goes the neighborhood: ten buildings

people loved to hate. New York: Holiday House.

J720 Stevenson, Neil (1997) Architecture. [New York]: Dorling Kindersley.

J720 Wilkinson, Philip; Donati, Paolo ill. (1993) Amazing buildings. New York: Dorling Kindersley.

J720 Young, Caroline; King, Colin; Page, Steven, et al. (1989) Castles, pyramids, and palaces. Tulsa, OK: EDC Publishing.

J720.228 Maxwell, Colin (1991) Model making. New York: Franklin Watts.

J720.3 Dorling Kindersley, Inc. (1992) The visual dictionary of buildings. New York: Dorling Kindersley.

J720.483 Heywood, Matthew; Pang, Alex (1997) Fantastic cutaway book of giant buildings. Brookfield, CT: Copper Beech Books.

J720.483 Johmann, Carol A. (2001) Skyscrapers: super structures to design & build. Charlotte, VT: Williamson Pub.

J720.483 Joseph, Leonard M.; Calvetti, Leonello (2002) Skyscrapers: inside and out. New York: PowerPlus Books.

J720.483 Landau, Elaine (2001) Skyscrapers. New York: Children’s Press.

J720.483 Neumann, Dietrich (1999) Joe and the skyscraper: The Empire State Building in New York. New York: Prestal Verlag.

J720.483 Oxlade, Chris (2001) Skyscrapers. Chicago: Heinemann Library.

J720.483 Riciutti, Edward R. (1998) America’s top 10 skyscrapers. Woodbridge, CT: Blackbird Press.

J720.483 Severence, John P. (2000) How America grew up. New York: Holiday House.

J720.9 Cesarani, Gian Paolo; Ventura, Piero, ill. (1983) Grand construction. New York: G.P. Putnam’s Sons.

J720.9 Lynch, Anne (1996) Great buildings. [Alexandria, VA]: Time-Life Books.

J720.9 Milo, Francesco; Cecchi, Lorenzo; Ricciardi, Andrea (1999) The Story of architecture. New York: Peter Bedrick Books.

J720.917 Leacroft, Helen and Richard (1976) The buildings of early Islam. Reading, Mass: Addison-Wesley Pub.

J720.92 Greenberg, Jan; Jordan, Sandra (2000) frank o. gehry outside in. New York: Dorling Kindersley.

J720.971 Shemie, Bonnie (2001) Building Canada. [Toronto]: Tundra Books.

J720.973 Fisher, Leonard Everett (2000) The architects. New York: Benchmark Books/Marshall Cavendish.

J720.973 Weaver, Janice; Shemie, Bonnie, ill. (2002) Building America. [Toronto]

Tundra Books.

J721 Adam, Robert (1995) Buildings: how they work. New York: Sterling Pub. Co.

J721.0421 Ingoglia, Gina; LaPadula, Tom, ill. (1989) The big book of real skyscrapers. New York: Grosset & Dunlap.

J722 Wood, Tim (1997) Ancient wonders. New York: Viking.

J725 Madian, Jan (1968) Beautiful junk: A story of the Watts Towers. Boston: Little, Brown & Co.

J725.0904 Cox, Reg; Morris, Neil (1996) The seven wonders of the modern world. Parsippany, NJ: Silver Burdett.

J725.1 Smith, Nigel (1998) The houses of parliament. Austin, TX: Raintree Steck-Vaughn.

J725.827 Nardo, Don (2002) Roman amphitheaters. New York: F. Watts.

J725.827 Nardo, Don (1998) The Roman Colosseum. San Diego: Lucent Books.

J725.827 Oxlade, Chris (2001) Stadiums. Chicago: Heinemann Library.

J725.9709 Greene, Meg (2001) The Eiffel Tower. San Diego: Lucent Books.

J726 Macaulay, David (1973) Cathedral: The story of its construction. Boston Houghton Mifflin.

J726 Parker, Jane (1997) Pyramids and temples. Austin, TX: Raintree Steck-Vaughn.

J726.1207 DuTemple, Leslie (2003) The Pantheon. Minneapolis: Lerner Pub.

J726.1208 Nardo, Don (1999) The Parthenon of ancient Greece. San Diego: Books.

J726.1208 Nardo, Don (2002) Greek temples. New York: Scholastic.

J726.5 Vale, Edmund; Mansbridge, John, ill. (1954) Churches. London: B.T. Batsford.

J726.5509 Giudici,Vitorrio; Galante, L. R. (2000) The Sistine Chapel: Its history and masterpieces. New York: Peter Bedrick Books.

J726.6 Jacobs, David (1969) Master builders of the Middle Ages. New York: American Heritage Pub.

J726.6 Macdonald, Fiona (1990) A medieval castle. New York: Peter Bedrick Books.

J726.640 Lace, William W. (2001) The medieval cathedral. San Diego: Lucent Books.

J726.8 Moorcroft, Christine (1998) The Taj Mahal. Austin, TX: Raintree Steck-Vaughn.

J726.8095 DuTemple, Leslie (2003) The Taj Mahal. Minneapolis: Lerner Publications Co.

J728 Dorros, Arthur (1992) This is my house. New York: Scholastic.

J728 Jupo, Frank (1974) a place to stay: Man’s home through the ages. New York: Dodd, Mead and Co.

J728 Osmond, Edward (1956) Houses. New York: Macmillan.

J728 Yue, David and Charlotte (1984) The tipi: a center of Native American life. New York: A.A. Knopf.

J728.0973 Devlin, Harry (1967) To grandfather’s house we go: a roadside tour of American homes. New York: Parents’ Magazine Press.

J728.0973 Glenn, Patricia Brown (1995) Under every roof: A kid’s style and field guide to the architecture of American houses. New York: John Wiley &

Sons.

J728.8 Cole, Joanna; Degen, Bruce (2002) Ms. Frizzle’s adventures: Medieval castle. New York: Scholastic Press.

J728.8094 Kruckmann, Peter O. (2001) The king and his castle: Neuschuanstein. London: Prestel Verlag.

J728.81 Adkins, Jan (1971) The art and industry of sandcastles. [New York]: Walker.

J728.81 Sancha, Sheila (1979) The castle story. New York: Thomas Y. Crowell.

J728.81 Siebert, Ted (1990) The art of sandcastling. Seattle, Wash: Romar Books.

(J736.9)

J728.81 Williams, Brian (1994) Forts and castles. [New York]: Viking.

J728.8109 Salley, Victoria (2001) Castles and knights. New York: Prestel Verlag.

Bibliographic Tools Used

A. Print Resources

The best books of the year/ Selected by the Children’s Book Committee at the Bank Street College of Education. New York: The Committee. Volumes 1981-2002.

Children’s book review index. Detroit: Gale Research. Volumes 1980-2002.

Dejong, Janice A. Schwedt, Rachel E. (1997) Core collections for small libraries: An annotated bibliography of books for children and young adults. Lanham, MD:

Scarecrow Press.

Gillespie, John T., ed. (1998) Best books for children: Preschool – grade 6. New Providence, NJ: R.R. Bowker. (Gillespie(C) in table)

Gillespie, John T., ed. (2000) Best books for young teen readers: Grades 7-10. Lanham, MD: Scarecrow Press. (Gillespie(T) in table)

Homa, Linda L., ed. (2000) The elementary school library collection: A guide to books and other media 22^nd edition. Williamsport, PN: Brodart.

Lewis, Valerie V.; Mayes, Walter M. (1998) Best Books For Children. New York: Avon Books.

Odean, Kathleen (2001) Great books about things kids love. New York: Ballantine Books.

Price, Anne; Yaakov, Juliette (2000) Middle and junior high school library catalog 8^th edition. New York: H.W. Wilson.

Wilson, Elizabeth (2002) Books children love. Wheaton, IL: Crossway Books.

B. Online Resources

Children’s catalog electronic database accessed through the University of Washington Library at http://www.library.washington.edu.

Everett Public Library System’s Online Catalog at http://www.epls.org.

Horn Book Guide, Interactive electronic database accessed through the University of Washington Library at http://www.library.washington.edu. (Also checked print

Editions 2000-2002)

King County Library System’s Online Catalog at http://www.kcls.org.

National Council of Teachers of English website and awards at http://www.ncte.org/elem/orbispictus/.

Seattle Public Library System’s Online Catalog at http://www.spl.org.

WorldCat online database from FirstSearch used through Buley Library at http://www.library.southernct.edu/edbs.html.

Evidence for Retention from Bibliographic Sources

AUTHOR DEWEY # SOURCES LISTING

Adkins	J728.8	Odean
Brown	J720	Horn, Gillespie (C)
Caselli	J720	Homa
Devlin	J728.0973	Dejong
Dorling Kindersley	720.3	Horn, Price, KCLS
Dorros	J728	Homa, Horn, SPL
DuTemple	J726.1207	KCLS
Fisher	J720.973	Horn
Glenn	J728.0973	Gillespie(T), KCLS
Greenberg	J720.92	Best, Horn, NCTE, SPL
Giudici	J726.5509	Horn(-), KCLS
Heywood	J720.483	Homa, Horn, KCLS
Joseph	J720.483	KCLS
Lynch	J720.9	Gillespie(T), Homa, KCLS, Price
Macaulay	J720	Best, Horn, KCLS, Wilson
Macaulay	J726	Gillespie(C+T), Homa, KCLS, Odean, Price
Milo	J720.9	Horn, KCLS
Moorcroft	J726.8	Horn
Oxlade	J720.483	Horn
Oxlade	J725.827	Horn
Riciutti	J720.483	KCLS
Rubin	J720	Best, Horn, KCLS, Wilson
Severance	J720.483	Horn, KCLS, Odean
Weaver	J720.973	Horn, KCLS
Wilkinson	J720	Gillespie(C), Homa, KCLS, Price
Wood	J722	Horn, KCLS
Yue	J728	Best

Possible Candidates for Addition to Everett Collection As Suggested by Bibliographies Examined

(See Table That Follows for Title and Source Connections)

Bentley, Diana (2002) The seven wonders of the ancient world. New York: Oxford University Press.

(Decided to go with Curlee. Better reviews.)

Clinton, Susan (1986) I can be an architect. Chicago: Children’s Press

Corbishley, Mike (1996) World of architectural wonders. New York: Peter Bedrick

Crosbie, Michael J. (2000) Arches to zigzags: An architecture ABC. New York: Harry N. Abrams.

Crosbie, Michael J.; Rosenthal, Steve (1995) Architecture animals. Washington, DC: Preservation Press.

Crosbie, Michael J.; Rosenthal, Steve (1993) Architecture shapes. Washington, DC: Preservation Press.

Curlee, Lynn (2002) Seven wonders of the ancient world. New York: Atheneum Books for Young Readers.

Doherty, Craig A. and Katherine M. (1997) The Houston Astrodome. Woodbridge, CT: Blackbirch Press.

Doherty, Craig A. and Katherine M. (1997) The Seattle Space Needle. Woodbridge, CT: Blackbirch Press.

Gardner, Robert (1994) Architecture. New York: Twenty-first Century Books.

Hill, Lee Sullivan (1997) Towers reach high. Minneapolis: CarolRhoda Books.

Hudson, Karen E. (1994) The will and the way: Paul R. Williams, architect. New York: Rizzoli.

Isaacson, Philip M. (1993) Round buildings, square buildings, and buildings that wiggle like a fish. New York: Knopf.

Macauley, David (1999) Building the book cathedral. Boston: Houghton Mifflin.

Malone, Mary (1995) Maya Lin: Architect and artist. Springsfield, NJ, USA: Enslow Publishers.

Murphy, Wendy B. (1990) Frank Lloyd Wright. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Silver Burdett Press.

(Later deleted in favor of Rubin, which looks to be the best from the Hornbook review.)

Perdrizet, Marie-Pierre (1992) The cathedral builders. Brookfield, CT: Millbrook Press.

Riggs, Jennifer (1994) Architecture and construction. New York: Scholastic.

(Later decided to remove until I could at least examine it. Possible redundant.)

Rubin, Susan Goldman (1994) Frank Lloyd Wright. New York: Abrams

Seltzer, Isadore (1992) The house I live in: At home in America. New York: Macmillan.

Singer, Donna (1994) Structures that changed the way the world looked. Austin: Raintree Steck-Vaughn.

Thorne-Thomsen (1994) Frank Lloyd Wright for kids. Chicago: Chicago Review Press.

(Later removed in favor of Rubin.)

Ventura, Piero (1993) Houses, structures, methods, and ways of living. Boston: Houghton Mifflin.

Wood, Richard (1995) Architecture. New York: Thomson Learning.

(Later decided to remove until I could at least examine it. I feared it might be redundant.)

Zelver, Patricia (1994) The wonderful Towers of Watts. New York: Tambourine Books

(Decided to remove until I could examine it. Fear it might be no better than current title.

What I would really like to find is one with color photos. This title has watercolors.)

Note for Instructor: The above list, and its accompanying chart were developed as I examined sources, including the catalogs of the two large systems in the area, King County Library System (KCLS) and Seattle Public Library (SPL). If the catalogs are noted in the chart it is because the particular title was obviously circulating well. The catalogs also included reviews for the more recent books, and although I read them, I did not note them on the chart. I waited until I had narrowed the list of possible additions before using Children’s Book Review Index.

AUTHOR DEWEY # SOURCES LISTING

Bentley	J722	KCLS
Clinton	J720.23	Gillespie(C)
Corbishly	J720	Gillespie(T), Homa, Horn, Price, Wilson, KCLS
Crosbie	J721	Horn, KCLS
Crosbie	J720.1	Horn
Crosbie	J729.1	Horn
Curlee	J722	Horn
Doherty	J725.827	KCLS
Doherty	J725.97	SPL
Gardner	J721	Gillespie(T)
Hill	J725	Wilson
Hudson	J720.92	Horn
Isaacson	J720	Horn, Gillespie(C), KCLS, Lewis, Price, Wilson
Macaulay	J726.6	Best, Gillespie(T), KCLS, NCTE. SPL
Macdonald	J726.6	Homa, KCLS
Malone	J720.96	Horn, Price, SPL
Murphy	J720.96	Horn
Perdrizet	J726	Gillespie(C),
Riggs	J721	Horn
Rubin	J720.92	Horn, Price
Seltzer	J728	Horn, Gillespie(C), KCLS, SPL
Singer	J720	Horn, KCLS
Thorne-Thomsen	J720.96	Horn
Ventura	J728	Homa, SPL
Wood	J722	Horn, SPL
Zelver	J725.97	Homa, Gillespie(C).

(Dewey #’s given are the first one listed in WorldCat)

Titles To Be Retained (Except for Excess Copies) and Rationale

J720 Barr, Donald (1964) The how and why wonder book of building. New York: Grosset & Dunlop.

J720 Brown, David J. (1992) The Random House book of how things were built. New York: Random House.

Retain 2 best copies title: good reviews, circ.

J720 Caselli, Giovanni (1992) Wonders of the world. New York: Dorling Kindersley.

Retain 3 best copies title: good reviews, circ.

J720 Jessop, Joanne (1993) The x-ray picture book of big buildings of the modern world. New York: Watts.

Retain: good circ.

J720 Macaulay, David (2000) Building big. Boston: Houghton Mifflin.

Retain all copies: good reviews, circ.

J720 O’Gorman, James F. (1998) ABC of Architecture. Philadelphia, PA: University of Pennsylvania Press.

Retain: good circ.

J720 Paine, Roberta M. (1974) Looking at architecture. New York: Lathrop, Lee & Shepard.

Consider retaining for building photos although low circ.

J720 Rubin, Susan Goldman (2001) There goes the neighborhood: ten buildings people loved to hate. New York: Holiday House.

Retain: good reviews, fun book.

J720 Stevenson, Neil (1997) Architecture. [New York]: Dorling Kindersley.

Retain: adequate circ, beautiful book.

J720 Wilkinson, Philip; Donati, Paolo ill. (1993) Amazing buildings. New York: Dorling Kindersley.

Retain best 3 copies: good circ, beautiful book.

J720 Young, Caroline; King, Colin; Page, Steven, et al. (1989) Castles, pyramids, and palaces. Tulsa, OK: EDC Publishing.

Great circ. Replace single worn PB copy with HB if poss. or reinforced PB.

J720.228 Maxwell, Colin (1991) Model making. New York: Franklin Watts.

Retain 2 copies only: adequate circ.

J720.3 Dorling Kindersley, Inc. (1992) The visual dictionary of buildings. New York: Dorling Kindersley.

Retain 2 copies: good circ. and reviews.

J720.483 Heywood, Matthew; Pang, Alex (1997) Fantastic cutaway book of giant buildings. Brookfield, CT: Copper Beech Books.

Excellent circ. Consider buying another copy since single one is worn.

J720.483 Johmann, Carol A. (2001) Skyscrapers: super structures to design & build. Charlotte, VT: Williamson Pub.

Retain: circ is not good, but it is newer and has some good press.

J720.483 Joseph, Leonard M.; Calvetti, Leonello (2002) Skyscrapers: inside and out. New York: PowerPlus Books.

Very nice book. If circ picks up may need another copy.

J720.483 Landau, Elaine (2001) Skyscrapers. New York: Children’s Press.

Retain: adequate circ. Nice for larger print and briefer text.

J720.483 Neumann, Dietrich (1999) Joe and the skyscraper: The Empire State Building in New York. New York: Prestal Verlag.

Retain: circ is not good, but story concept is nice and book is still

in perfect shape. Consider reading to grades 2-3.

J720.483 Oxlade, Chris (2001) Skyscrapers. Chicago: Heinemann Library.

Retain: adequate circ. good shape, good reviews.

J720.483 Riciutti, Edward R. (1998) America’s top 10 skyscrapers. Woodbridge, CT: Blackbirch Press.

Retain: good circ.

J720.483 Severence, John P. (2000) How America grew up. New York: Holiday House.

Retain for now: good reviews, but my guess is it will never move in juv because

there is too much text and content is more likely to appeal to nostalgic adults.

J720.9 Cesarani, Gian Paolo; Ventura, Piero, ill. (1983) Grand construction. New York: G.P. Putnam’s Sons.

J720.9 Lynch, Anne (1996) Great buildings. [Alexandria, VA]: Time-Life Books.

Retain: good circ.

J720.9 Milo, Francesco; Cecchi, Lorenzo; Ricciardi, Andrea (1999) The Story of architecture. New York: Peter Bedrick Books.

Retain: appealing book with good reviews and adequate circ.

J720.917 Leacroft, Helen and Richard (1976) The buildings of early Islam. Reading, Mass: Addison-Wesley Pub.

Retain: excellent information not in other books. Examine newer books

If possible to see if any cover the topic as fully. If so replace.

J720.92 Greenberg, Jan; Jordan, Sandra (2000) frank o. gehry outside in. New York: Dorling Kindersley.

Retain: good circ and reviews.

J720.971 Shemie, Bonnie (2001) Building Canada. [Toronto]: Tundra Books.

Retain: newer book. Good for comparison with Weaver.

J720.973 Fisher, Leonard Everett (2000) The architects. New York: Benchmark Books/Marshall Cavendish.

Retain for now, but circ is slow and I don’t seem much value

In the content, which appears dated even though it has a 2000 pub date.

J720.973 Weaver, Janice; Shemie, Bonnie, ill. (2002) Building America. [Toronto] uTndra Books.

Retain: adequate circ. good reviews. Nice building timeline and glossary.

J721 Adam, Robert (1995) Buildings: how they work. New York: Sterling Pub. Co.

Retain: adequate circ and good review.

J721.0421 Ingoglia, Gina; LaPadula, Tom, ill. (1989) The big book of real skyscrapers. New York: Grosset & Dunlap.

J722 Wood, Tim (1997) Ancient wonders. New York: Viking.

Retain: good circ and reviews. Beautiful book.

J725 Madian, Jan (1968) Beautiful junk: A story of the Watts Towers. Boston: Little, Brown & Co.

Retain: diverse focus. Examine new Watts Tower book as possible complement.

J725.0904 Cox, Reg; Morris, Neil (1996) The seven wonders of the modern world. Parsippany, NJ: Silver Burdett.

J725.1 Smith, Nigel (1998) The houses of parliament. Austin, TX: Raintree Steck-Vaughn.

Retain as only book on the topic?

J725.827 Nardo, Don (2002) Roman amphitheaters. New York: F. Watts.

Retain: newer book. This series is more nicely illustrated than

Lucent, but still is quite heavy in text for juvenile.

J725.827 Nardo, Don (1998) The Roman Colosseum. San Diego: Lucent Books.

Retain: adequate circ. Don’t buy more Lucent Books though.

Too heavy in text for even most YAs, and dull black and white photos.

J725.827 Oxlade, Chris (2001) Stadiums. Chicago: Heinemann Library.

Retain: adequate circ. unique topic, large print.

J725.9709 Greene, Meg (2001) The Eiffel Tower. San Diego: Lucent Books.

Retain: adequate circ, full coverage of topic. Again Lucent

Books too wordy for even most ya’s, and dull black and white photos.

J726 Macaulay, David (1973) Cathedral: The story of its construction. Boston Houghton Mifflin.

Retain 3 copies: classic – the model of much since, adequate circ.

J726 Parker, Jane (1997) Pyramids and temples. Austin, TX: Raintree Steck-Vaughn.

J726.1207 DuTemple, Leslie (2003) The Pantheon. Minneapolis: Lerner Pub.

Retain : New book, unique single volume coverage of topic.

J726.1208 Nardo, Don (1999) The Parthenon of ancient Greece. San Diego: Lucent

Books.

J726.1208 Nardo, Don (2002) Greek temples. New York: Scholastic.

Retain one copy only. Unique in coverage, but not circulating much.

J726.5 Vale, Edmund; Mansbridge, John, ill. (1954) Churches. London: B.T.

Batsford.

J726.5509 Giudici,Vitorrio; Galante, L. R. (2000) The Sistine Chapel: Its history and

masterpieces. New York: Peter Bedrick Books.

Retain: Gorgeous book, good review, adequate circ.

J726.6 Jacobs, David (1969) Master builders of the Middle Ages. New York: American Heritage Pub.

Retain: Classic with adequate circ.

J726.6 Macdonald, Fiona (1990) A medieval castle. New York: Peter Bedrick Books.

Retain: Nice book. Note that classification is different in WorldCat.

Perhaps it would move better in the 900’s?

J726.640 Lace, William W. (2001) The medieval cathedral. San Diego: Lucent Books.

Retain: Newer book, but if circ doesn’t pick up, weeding is

appropriate course since topic is nicely covered by Macaulay.

J726.8 Moorcroft, Christine (1998) The Taj Mahal. Austin, TX: Raintree Steck-Vaughn.

Retain: good circ. Beautiful book with good reviews.

J726.8095 DuTemple, Leslie (2003) The Taj Mahal. Minneapolis: Lerner Publications Co.

Retain: New with good reviews.

J728 Dorros, Arthur (1992) This is my house. New York: Scholastic.

Retain: adequate circulation. Would probably move better in picture books.

J728 Jupo, Frank (1974) a place to stay: Man’s home through the ages. New York: Dodd, Mead and Co.

J728 Osmond, Edward (1956) Houses. New York: Macmillan.

Retain: It’s still circulating.

J728 Yue, David and Charlotte (1984) The tipi: a center of Native American life. New York: A.A. Knopf.

Retain: Interior looks somewhat dated but content is excellent. Includes tipi construction

information and diagrams. During some years it circulates a lot. (Reports?)

J728.0973 Devlin, Harry (1967) To grandfather’s house we go: a roadside tour of American homes. New York: Parents’ Magazine Press.

J728.0973 Glenn, Patricia Brown (1995) Under every roof: A kid’s style and field guide to the architecture of American houses. New York: John Wiley &

Sons.

Retain? This is considered a classic, but I really think the content

Is more appealing to nostalgic or house-hunting adults than to young people.

J728.8 Cole, Joanna; Degen, Bruce (2002) Ms. Frizzle’s adventures: Medieval castle. New York: Scholastic Press.

Retain: Popular character/series with good circulation.

J728.8094 Kruckmann, Peter O. (2001) The king and his castle: Neuschuanstein. London: Prestel Verlag.

Retain: Newer book with somewhat surprisingly good circulation.

J728.81 Adkins, Jan (1971) The art and industry of sandcastles. [New York]: Walker.

J728.81 Sancha, Sheila (1979) The castle story. New York: Thomas Y. Crowell.

Retain: Fair circulation, but massive amount of text and small print make it unappealing

to youth. Consider getting another copy of Williams or an additional castle book.

J728.81 Siebert, Ted (1990) The art of sandcastling. Seattle, Wash: Romar Books.

Retain: occasional circ, possible in-house use for illustrations.

Text more likely to be of interest to adults only.

J728.81 Williams, Brian (1994) Forts and castles. [New York]: Viking.

Needs rrpair or Replacement (x2? See Sancha). Retain: Content and illustrations remain fresh. Good circ.

J728.8109 Salley, Victoria (2001) Castles and knights. New York: Prestel Verlag.

Retain: Newer book with good circulation.

Titles and Copies to be Weeded

Looking at circulation, there is little evidence that any more than two copies – one for each branch – are needed for most of these titles. This would of course not be the case if there were any prediction that another branch will be opening in the foreseeable future. Barring that, I would be inclined to weed all copies above two, except in those cases noted in the above where circulation or condition warrant retaining more copies. In some cases one or two copies need to be weeded for condition anyway. I might consider creating a display of books in this section before weeding third copies. Many of the books have great visual and browsing appeal. If they were put in front of patrons, I think they would move.

I believe the following nine titles merit complete removal from the collection for the reasons stated. I have not yet checked to see if any of them happen to be valuable, and would do so before I got rid of them. The only one I consider at all likely in this regard is Churches by Vale, but one never knows.

J720 Barr, Donald (1964) The how and why wonder book of building. New York: Grosset & Dunlop.

Weed: info in this volume is good, but the book smells musty,

the pages are yellowed, and the illustrations are dated. Last circ Oct 98.

J720.9 Cesarani, Gian Paolo; Ventura, Piero, ill. (1983) Grand construction. New York: G.P. Putnam’s Sons.

Book has come loose from cover, content jumps around in time

without even including dates, and it is not circulating.

J721.0421 Ingoglia, Gina; LaPadula, Tom, ill. (1989) The big book of real skyscrapers. New York: Grosset & Dunlap.

Unappealing, content done better in more recent books, not circulating.

J725.0904 Cox, Reg; Morris, Neil (1996) The seven wonders of the modern world. Parsippany, NJ: Silver Burdett.

Dull text, uninteresting photographs, not circulating.

J726 Parker, Jane (1997) Pyramids and temples. Austin, TX: Raintree Steck-Vaughn.

Content is better done in other titles in collection, not circulating.

J726.1208 Nardo, Don (1999) The Parthenon of ancient Greece. San Diego: Lucent Books.

All the books in this Lucent Books series are filled with smaller font text and have only sparse

black and white uninteresting photographs. This one at least is older, and has been given a chance to circulate.

Since it hasn’t, it is time to weed it. The Parthenon is well covered within some other titles.

J726.5 Vale, Edmund; Mansbridge, John, ill. (1954) Churches. London: B.T. Batsford.

Yellowed, musty book with dated appearance. Only 3 circs since 1996.

Really appears to be a book of interest to adults only.

J728 Jupo, Frank (1974) a place to stay: Man’s home through the ages. New York: Dodd, Mead and Co.

Both copies of this book are yellowed and unappealing.

One last circulated in 1996, the other in 1999.

J728.0973 Devlin, Harry (1967) To grandfather’s house we go: a roadside tour of American homes. New York: Parents’ Magazine Press.

Book is shoddy workmanship. Many illustrations darkened. Last circ Jan 2001. I feel the

only patrons who would find this Title of any appeal would be nostalgic adults, not children.

J728.81 Adkins, Jan (1971) The art and industry of sandcastles. [New York]: Walker.

Book is falling apart with yellowed pages and circulation does not warrant replacing it. The “sandcastle” content is actually

minimal, the author’s intent being to inform children about the construction and purpose of real castles. I doubt that patrons looking for

that kind of information would look in a sandcastle book. It’s an idea that didn’t work. The information is available in other titles.

Review Source Abbreviations Found in Title Addition List Below

(Periodicals as abbreviated Children’s Book Review Digest)

ASBYP – Appraisal: Science Books for Young People

BL – Booklist

BR – Book Report

CBRS – Children’s Book Review Service

CCB-B – The Center for Children’s Books Bulletin

CUR R – Curriculum Review

HB – Hornbook

HB Guide –Hornbook Guide

KR – Kirkus Reviews

LT – Library Talk

NYTBR – New York Times Book Review

PW – Publishers Weekly

SA – School Arts

SB – Science books and Films

SLJ – School Library Journal

SE – Social Education

(Print or online sources used – for complete citation see earlier list)

Best – The best books of the year/Selected by the Children’s book committee at the Bank Street College of Education. (1981-2002)

Gillespie(C) – Best books for children: Preschool – Grade 6 (1998)

Gillespie(T) – Best books for young teen readers: Grades 7-10 (2000)

Homa – The elementary school library collection: A guide to books and other media

(2000)

HB Guide I – Horn Book Guide Interactive

KCLS – King County (WA) Library System website

NCTE – National Council of Teachers of English Orbis Pictus Award site.

Odean – Great books about things kids love(2001)

Price – Middle and junior high school library catalog (2000)

SPL – Seattle Public Library System website

Wilson – Books children love (2002)

Titles To Be Added To Collection With Review Citations and Other Rationale

My overall rationale is that if the title is well reviewed, especially in multiple sources, then it is probably important to have in the collection. I was particularly impressed if the title was already in the KCLS and/or SPL collection and appeared to be circulating well. It should be noted that with some of the older core titles, it may actually be the case that Everett has already owned and discarded it for one reason or another, but I have no way of knowing that.

Clinton, Susan (1986) I can be an architect. Chicago: Children’s Press

BL v. 82 June 15, 1986 p. 1537

Gillespie(C) indicates that this is a core title

There is no occupational title in collection,

Corbishley, Mike (1996) World of architectural wonders. New York: Peter Bedrick

BL v.93 June 1, 1997 p. 1989+

HB Guide v.8 Fall 97 p.363

SLJ v.43 July 1997 p.81

Volume also listed as core title in Gillespie T., Homa, Horn, Price, and Wilson.

It will be good to add something aimed at older children to current similar titles.

Crosbie, Michael J. (2000) Arches to zigzags: An architecture ABC. New York: Harry N. Abrams.

BL v.97 Feb. 21, 2001 p.1054

CCB-B v.54 Dec 2000 p.140

SLJ v.46 Dec 2000 p.132

Adding this title and the two below because they have good reviews and

they will be something in the subject area for young children.

Crosbie, Michael J.; Rosenthal, Steve (1995) Architecture animals. Washington, DC: Preservation Press.

HB Guide Interactive (subject “architecture”) See above title.

Crosbie, Michael J.; Rosenthal, Steve (1993) Architecture shapes. Washington, DC: Preservation Press.

HB Guide v.5 Fall 94 p.370

HB Guide Interactive

Curlee, Lynn (2002) Seven wonders of the ancient world. New York: Atheneum Books for Young Readers.

PW v.248 Dec 24, 2001 p.64

HB Guide Interactive

Doherty, Craig A. and Katherine M. (1997) The Houston Astrodome. Woodbridge, CT: Blackbirch Press.

BL v.93 Feb 15, 1997 p.1018

HB Guide v.8 Spring 1997

HB indicates that this is impressive. Current Stadiums is popular.

Doherty, Craig A. and Katherine M. (1997) The Seattle Space Needle. Woodbridge, CT: Blackbirch Press.

HB Guide v.8 Spring 1997 p.137

Review is terse, but title would seem necessary in the Pacific Northwest.

It is circulating well at SPL

Gardner, Robert (1994) Architecture. New York: Twenty-first Century Books.

ASBYP v.28 Winter 1995 p.124

Gillespie(T) indicates this is a core title.

Hill, Lee Sullivan (1997) Towers reach high. Minneapolis: CarolRhoda Books.

BL v.94 Sept 16, 1997 p.237

KR v.65 April 15, 1997 p.640

SLJ v.43 July 1997 p.83+

Gillespie(T) indicates this is a core title.

Hudson, Karen E. (1994) The will and the way: Paul R. Williams, architect. New York: Rizzoli.

BR v.13 January 1995 p.52

HB Guide v.5 Fall 1994 p.370

SA v.94 May 1995 p.42

Social Education v.59 April 1995 p.214

The reviews make this seem an important title. I wanted it include because

Paul Williams is a black architect unmentioned in the current collection.

Isaacson, Philip M. (1993) Round buildings, square buildings, and buildings that wiggle like a fish. New York: Knopf.

HB Guide Interactive

Considered a core title in Gillespie(C), Price, and Willson.

This appears to be an important book, and though it is 10 years old

It is still circulating at KCLS.

Macauley, David (1999) Building the book cathedral. Boston: Houghton Mifflin.

BL v.96 Nov 15, 1999 p.620

CBRS v.28 Oct 1999 p.190

HB v.75 sept 1999 p.627

NYTBR v.104 Dec 5, 1999 p.16

SLJ v.45 Sept 1999 p.237+

Also considered a core title in Best, Gillespie(C), Price, and Wilson. The original is a classic. This volume

includes all original plus information on how it was written and changes or additions Macaulay might have

made if written today. It is hard to understand why EPL did not purchase it. I think it’s important.

Malone, Mary (1995) Maya Lin: Architect and artist. Springsfield, NJ, USA: Enslow Publishers.

BL v.91 April 15, 1995 p.1494

SLJ v.41 May 95 p.112

Also title in Price.

Reviews indicate details of her life are sparse, but I wanted to add it

Because women are currently not included in this part of the collection.

Perdrizet, Marie-Pierre (1992) The cathedral builders. Brookfield, CT: Millbrook Press.

HB Guide v.3 Fall 1992 p.333

HB Guide v.4 Spring 1993 p.65

Also core title in Gillespie(C)

Rubin, Susan Goldman (1994) Frank Lloyd Wright. New York: Abrams

HB Guide Interactive

Also core title in Price.

There are no juvenile biographies of this important architect in the collection.

Of the ones classified J720.06, this looked to be the best.

Seltzer, Isadore (1992) The house I live in: At home in America. New York: Macmillan.

BL v.88 March 15, 1992P.1385

CBRS v.20 July 1992 p.151

CCB-B v.45 April 1992 p.221

KR v.60 April 15, 1992 p.545

PW v.239 april 27, 1992 p.268

SLJ v.38 May 1992 p.127

Also core title in Gillespie.

This seems to be a classic. It is still circulating at KCLS and SPL.

Singer, Donna (1994) Structures that changed the way the world looked. Austin: Raintree Steck-Vaughn.

ASBYP v.28 Spring 1995 p.821

CUR R v.34 Feb 1995 p.13

LT v.8 Sept 1995 p.52+

SB v.31 May 1995 p.113

SLJ v.41 June 1995 p.117

HB Guide Interactive

Seems to be a classic that should be in the collection.

Ventura, Piero (1993) Houses, structures, methods, and ways of living. Boston: Houghton Mifflin.

HB Guide v.5 Spring 1994 p.141

Also core title in Homa.

This appears to be a classic. It is still circulating at SPL.

I consider it a better title than the two “house” titles I am weeding.

Cost of 19+2 New Titles

Clinton 0516018906 3.95 (Amazon)

Corbishley 0-87226-279-0 19.95 (BIP) ***

Crosbie 0810942186 13.27 (Amazon)

Crosbie 0-471-15289-7 27.80 (BIP)

Decided to go with 4-book set that includes Architecture Animals, Colors, Counts and Shapes at a good price.

Curlee 0-689-83182-X 17.00 (BIP)

Doherty 1-56711-113-0 17.95 (BIP)

Doherty 1-56711-114-9 17.95 (BIP)

Gardner 0805028552 28.85 (Amazon Used)

Hill 1575050366 14.60 (Amazon)

Hudson 0-8478-1780-6 14.95 (BIP) ***

Isaacson 0394893824 13.97 (Amazon) ***

Macauley 0395921473 20.97 (Amazon) ***

Malone 089490499X 20.95 (Amazon)

Perdrizet 1562941623 22.50 (Amazon used)

Rubin 0810939746 19.95 (Amazon)

Seltzer 0-02-781801-2 14.95 (BIP) ***

Singer 0811449378 15.88 (Abebooks)

Ventura 0395667925 6.95 (Amazon used) ***

$312.39 Total Price

It’s possible that a vendor discount would make this cheaper, but one would then have to add shipping charges if applicable. Amazon new books would ship free if one ordered from there. If funds are tight, I have starred 6 books that I consider to be the most important.

Last Comments

The Everett Public Library was actually amazingly well supplied with most volumes noted in review sources in the J720-J729 section. It compared well with the much larger library systems to the south. There were a few newer titles and several classics missing. Many of the latter were old enough so that their only availability is used. I have more comments about the process of this assignment and ancillary learning gained, but I will submit that as a separate document.

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