BASIC REFERENCE COLLECTION LIST FOR YOUTH  4^TH GRADE AND OLDER

Prepared by Barbara Haymann-Diaz, Poughkeepsie Public Library District

Altman, Susan, Encyclopedia of African-American Heritage, 2^nd Edition,  Checkmark Books, 2000.
The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language., Houghton Mifflin. Newest Addition.
Aquatic Life of the World. 11 volumes, Marshall Cavendish, 2000.
Cultures of the World, 2^nd Edition, Multi Volume Set, Marshall Cavendish.
Encyclopedia of Mammals, 17 volumes, Marshall Cavendish, 1997.
Endangered Animals, 10 volumes, Grolier, 2001.
Endangered Wildlife and Plants of the World.  Marshall Cavendish, 2001.
Guinness Record Book. World Almanac Books. Annual
Hakim, Joy, A History of US. 11 volumes, Oxford University Press, 1999.
Inventions & Inventors. 10 Volumes, Grolier, 2000.
Janice Van Cleave’s Science Experiment Sourcebook. John Wiley & Sons, 1998.
New Book of Popular Science, 6 volumes, Grolier. Annual.
Scholastic Book of World Records. Scholastic. Annual.
Waldman, Carl, Encyclopedia of Native American Tribes, Revised Edition, Facts On file, 2000.
The World Almanac For Kids.  World Almanac Books. Annual.
World Book Encyclopedia. 22 volumes. World Book. Annual.
Zeman, Anne, Everything You Need to Know About…….Homework. Scholastic Homework Reference Series. (4^th – 6^th grades)

      Updated 10/04