A brand new version of the best-selling enquiry desk reference text, Know it All, Find it Fast, specifically designed for those working with children and young people in schools, public libraries and at home.
Including an invaluable overview of the education system and the school curriculum as well as a comprehensive listing of useful resources by topic, this A-Z covers school subjects from science and maths to reading and literacy, and more general themes such as children’s health, wellbeing and hobbies.
Each topic is broken down into useful sections that will help to guide your response;
- Typical questions outline common queries such as ‘Have you got any information about volcanoes?’
- Considerations provides useful hints and tips i.e. ‘Geography now encompasses not only physical and human geography but also environmental geography, social geography, geology and geopolitics.’
- Where to look lists relevant printed, digital and online resources with useful annotations explaining their scope and strengths
Readership : This is the must-have quick reference tool arming librarians and teachers with the knowledge to deal with any queries thrown at them from children and young people as well as their parents and caregivers. It will also be a handy reference for parents and anyone working with children and young people in other organizations such as homework clubs and youth workers.
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Introduction
PART 1: GENERAL SOURCES
Section 1: Schools and Education Section 2: General Sources
- Books
- Dictionaries
- Encyclopedias
- Fact Books
- Language Dictionaries
- Online Libraries
- Search Engines
- Telephone Directories
Section 3: General Knowledge
- Dates, Calendars and Anniversaries
- Discoveries, Inventions and How Things Work
- Flags
- Money
- Myths and Legends
- Olympics
- Population
- Space, Astronomy and the Solar System
- Weather
- Weights and Measures
PART 2: SCHOOL SUBJECTS
- An Overview of the National Curriculum
- Art
- Citizenship
- Design and Technology
- Drama and Theatre Studies
- English (Literacy) and English Literature
- Geography
- History
- ICT
- Mathematics (Numeracy)
- Modern Foreign Languages (MFL)
- Music
- P.E. (Physical Education)
- PSHE (Personal, Social and Health Education)
- RE (Religious Education)
- Science
- Welsh and Gaelic
PART 3: SCHOOL AND HOME LIFE: ISSUES AND CONCERNS
- Alcohol and Alcoholism
- Bereavement
- Bullying
- Drugs and Smoking
- English as an Additional Language (EAL)
- E-safety
- Examinations, Assessments and Revision
- Food and Healthy Eating
- Further Education
- Gifted and Talented Children
- Home Education (includes home tutors)
- Homework
- Relationships, Sex, Sexual Health and Puberty
- School Attendance and Behaviour
- School Travel
- Special Educational Needs (SEN) and Disability
- Work Experience
PART 4 HOBBIES, LEISURE AND SPORT 207 Section 1 Hobbies and Leisure
- Acting and Performing
- Animation, Cartoons, Comics and Manga
- Chess
- Cinema, Film and Television
- Collecting Things
- Computer Games (for fun)
- Cooking and Baking
- Crafts
- Drawing and Painting
- Duke of Edinburgh’s Award
- Family History
- Fishing
- Games – Indoor and Outdoor
- Growing Fruit, Vegetables and Flowers
- Magic and Magic Tricks
- Music – Enjoying and Playing Musical Instruments
- Nature
- Pets
- Places To Visit and Things To Do
- Reading
- Uniformed Organizations
- Writing
Section 2 Sports
- An Overview of Sports
- Athletics and Field Athletics
- Boxing
- Cricket
- Cycling
- Dance
- Football
- Golf
- Gymnastics
- Hockey
- Horse and Pony Riding
- Ice Skating
- Martial Arts
- Netball
- Rugby
- Skateboarding and Scootering
- Swimming
- Tennis
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Christinea Donnelly is Development Officer for Young People at Bradford Libraries and works with schools and educational organisations to promote reading, literacy and information skills. She was the co-author of the original Know It All Find It Fast.
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