Recommended Books in Spanish for Children and Young Adults, 2000 through 2004 (review)

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Reviewed by: Recommended Books in Spanish for Children and Young Adults, 2000 through 2004 Hope Morrison Schon, Isabel Recommended Books in Spanish for Children and Young Adults, 2000 through 2004. Scarecrow, 2004415p ISBN 0-8108-5196-2$45.00 More than 1,300 Spanish language titles published between 2000 and 2004 are included in Schon's third compilation of recommended books for preschool through grade twelve. As in her previous collections, titles are categorized into reference, nonfiction (which is roughly sorted by Dewey order), series books, and fiction (both easy and general). Each entry includes both Spanish and English titles, publication information, an age recommendation, and a brief citation, which often includes information of specific interest to Spanish-speaking readers (whether a title employs Latin American or Peninsular Spanish, whether a pronunciation guide is included, whether the book was written in Spanish or translated, etc.). The citations provide detailed consideration of each title and, when warranted, honest criticism of the title's drawbacks. This extremely user-friendly guide remains a key resource for building or further developing a collection of Spanish-language materials. Of particular use for collection development purposes is the appendix of Spanish language book vendors; author, title, and subject indexes are also included. Copyright © 2005 The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois