What are Book Connections and TeachingBooks?
Answer
Hello,
Book Connections is a repository of items to enhance the experience of reading children's and young adult books. It doesn't contain whole books. Inside, you'll find videos of authors reading parts of their books and talking about their work, links to extras from book publishers, quizzes, trivia and more. Book Connections makes browsing easy with categories for Fun, Readers, and Professionals.
There is an alternate interface to these same resources called TeachingBooks, which provides an interface designed for Students and Educators, highlighting worksheet templates and instructional materials. While the categories differ between the two interfaces, the same resources are available through both.
Book Connections and TeachingBooks are provided through the California State Library. Links are in the Books & Reading and Homework Help sections of our eResources page. You'll need your Carlsbad City Library card to access these resources.
Please explore and let us know if you have questions!
Thank you,
Reference Librarian