The Kid's Guide To Research

by Deborah Heiligman, David Cain (Illustrations)

A resource for kids doing research projects--created with the cooperation of the New York Public Library--features advice on using the card catalog and online catalogs, where to look for videos and other visual resources, and tips on selecting topics. Reprint.

Genres: Reference, Nonfiction

144 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1998

About the author

Deborah Heiligman has been writing for children since she worked at Scholastic News soon after college. Since then she has written more than thirty books for children and teens. Her books include picture books, both fiction and nonfiction, and young adult nonfiction and fiction. Some titles: Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith, a National Book Award finalist; The Boy Who Loved Math: The Improbable Life of Paul Erdos, a Cook Prize Winner and Orbis Pictus honor; Intentions, a Sydney Taylor Award winner, and a picture book series about Tinka the dog. Her latest book is Vincent and Theo: The van Gogh Brothers. For more information please visit www.DeborahHeiligman.com

Reviews

[Cilla Savary · Rating 4 out of 5]

Excellent and thorough introduction to doing research on any topic.

[Sarah Sammis · Rating 3 out of 5]

Would have been a lot more useful 12 years ago.