Extra+Credit+-+Book+Review

//National-Louis University// **RLS 511 School Library Collection Development** **Spring 2010 (Hybrid)** **Extra Credit Opportunity: Reviewing (10 points)** **Due: Sunday, May 23, 2010, 5pm** Book reviews are instrumental for school librarians making selection decisions. This is an opportunity for you to try your hand at writing and possibly publishing a review. Consult the selection from **//From Cover to Cover: Evaluating and Reviewing Children’s Books//** by Kathleen T. Horning for advice on writing reviews. For your assignment, please include:
 * The bibliographic citation in the format described on p. 184-185 of Horning.
 * A balanced presentation of the book being reviewed including Descriptive, Analytical and Sociological categories as described by Horning.
 * Length: 150 words is ideal. Review does not exceed 200 words.
 * Consider publishing your review on Goodreads, Shelfari or other book oriented networking site.

Please submit your review by 5pm on Sunday, May 23, 2010 to linda.diekman@nl.edu with a copy to lmdiekman@sbcglobal.net. If using Word, please submit as a .doc file or .pdf. If you decide to publish the review, please indicate that in the email and make sure that I am “friended” on the service and can access your work.