CLCD offers the power to streamline the tasks you perform everyday. CLCD helps you find titles that have garnered national and international awards and prizes; identify titles that appear on best book lists; link to author/illustrator web resources, features and interviews; access curriculum tools; read reviews of professional materials for teachers, librarians, and parents; download marc records; prepare booktalks; create book displays; compile orders; and respond to book challenges.

CLCD is the most comprehensive database of reading and educational materials for children and young adults grade preK-12. More than 350,000 reviews from 37 respected review sources. 2 million MARC records, Over 1500 reviews added monthly. CLCD contains a million value added elements such as awards, curriculum and author links as well as reading metrics. There are 50,000 cover images. The user can limit the search to award winners as well as qualifiers such as age, grade, publisher, publication date, etc.

“Before CLCD I needed to use several very thick books, and journals, to gather the information I needed. Now I can look up books by subject, and find details about the books and reviews – all in one easy to use package!” Barbara Shaffer, Education Librarian, Penfield Library, SUNY Oswego, NY.

Free 7-day trial is available through June 30, 2010 at:
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