Books About a Topic and by Age Group or Reading Level
These tools can help you identify books about a topic and narrow to a specific age group or reading level.
- TeachingBooks This link opens in a new window
This link opens in a new window
Resources about children's and young adult books for readers and educators, including book guides, activities, teaching ideas, and read-along audiobooks. - Children's Literature Comprehensive Database This link opens in a new windowIdentifies children’s literature, (infant to young adult, fiction and non-fiction) by author, illustrator, subject, genre, age or grade level, language, Lexile Range and publisher.
*Readers age determined by reviews, so limiting by age automatically restricts your search to those that have been reviewed.
Children's Literature Comprehensive Database Search Tip*
Look for the heart icon for books matching our collection OR select University of South Carolina to limit your results only to our library collection. It's not perfect. You may find several results for the same book, but only one will match. It's a good first step, but search Find It @USC yourself if it is critical when you know a title.
- NoveList K-8 Plus This link opens in a new window
- This link opens in a new window
Fiction and nonfiction titles for children and teens. - Children's Core Collection This link opens in a new windowCovers fiction and nonfiction works, story collections, picture books and magazines recommended for readers in preschool through 6th grade.
- Middle and Junior High Core Collection This link opens in a new windowSelective list of fiction and non-fiction books recommended for children and young adolescents (grades 5 through 9).
- Senior High Core Collection This link opens in a new windowSelective list of books recommended for young people in grades 9 through 12.
- EveryDay Literacy Toolkit (South Carolina State Library)Booklists by reading level, tips for reading success, family activities and STEM resources.
- Lexile Framework for ReadingNot a library database, but you can enter a Lexile range and then browse categories to identify books. Some of the English Programs for Internationals instructors use this.
Linking to content from Children's Literature Comprehensive Database
- OpenAthens Link Generator (use with CLCD)Paste the Persistent Link from Children's Literature Comprehensive Database into the generator for a new link to use in your projects
