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This guide is intended to connect you to our library resources and reliable websites to assist you in your research. Click on the tabs above for information on how to find books, articles, streaming videos, citation assistance, and more. Contact your librarian with any questions.

New Books
Check out some of our newer titles. Click on the cover to view the book in the catalog.

Book Recommendation
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Books
Library Catalog
Find books, DVDs, government documents, and more from any of the 5 CAC Libraries and all of the Pinal County Public Libraries.
If the book you want is at a different campus or one of the public libraries, hit the request button and enter your login information. Your barcode is found on your ID (not your 880 number) and your password is the last 4 numbers of your phone number.
Your student or staff ID is your library card. Twenty items can be checked out at one time, books for 3 weeks and DVDs for 10 days.
Use the call number to find items on the shelf.

- P – Language and Literature
- P (subclass) – Philology. Linguistics
- PA – Greek language and literature. Latin language and literature
- PB – Modern languages. Celtic languages
- PC – Romance languages
- PD – Germanic languages. Scandinavian languages
- PE – English language
- PF – West Germanic languages
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- PG – Slavic languages. Baltic languages. Albanian language
- PH – Uralic languages. Basque language
- PJ – Oriental languages and literatures
- PK – Indo-Iranian languages and literatures
- PL – Languages and literatures of Eastern Asia, Africa, Oceania
- PM – Hyperborean, Indian, and artificial languages
- PN – Literature (General)
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- PQ – French literature – Italian literature – Spanish literature – Portuguese literature
- PR – English literature
- PS – American literature
- PT – German literature – Dutch literature – Flemish literature since 1830 – Afrikaans literature – Scandinavian literature – Old Norse literature: Old Icelandic and Old Norwegian – Modern Icelandic literature – Faroese literature – Danish literature – Norwegian literature – Swedish literature
- PZ – Fiction and juvenile belles lettres
WorldCat
Lists materials from libraries worldwide and can be checked out through InterLibrary Loan. Come and speak to a library staff member to request books.
eBooks*
eBook Collection (EBSCO)
A growing collection of books covering a wide range of topics. Search by keyword(s) or browse eBooks in this subject by selecting Literature & Criticism under Browse by Category.
Gale eBooks
Complete, full-text eBooks covering most topics including subject-specific encyclopedias. Search by keyword(s) or select Literature under Browse Collections.
*Articles, eBooks, and streaming videos accessed through our databases are available only to CAC students, faculty, and staff. For this reason, authorized users who are off-campus must log in through Blackboard. Once in Blackboard, select CAC Library Page under Your Institution or Student Library Resources under Organizations, then select Databases: Articles, eBooks, and Streaming Videos.
Instructional Videos
Here are some instructional videos on using your library account online and accessing the library’s eBooks. You can view more of our instructional videos on our YouTube page.
Journal Articles*
Academic OneFile
Enter your keyword(s) into the search box at the top of the homepage. In addition to using search terms in a keyword search, Academic OneFile provides a type of search that gives you a good overview of the number of material available for a search term. For example: click on Subject Guide Search and enter literary criticism as a search term. Click on the link for Subdivisions to find articles on specific topics within the overall subject or click on Related Subjects to find broader, narrower, and related terms.
OmniFile
Access journal articles by entering your keyword(s) into the Search box. OmniFile also lets you search by subject. Click the Advanced Search link and select SU Subject from the drop-down Select a Field (optional) menu to the right of the search box.
*Articles, eBooks, and streaming videos accessed through our databases are available only to CAC students, faculty, and staff. For this reason, authorized users who are off-campus must log in through Blackboard. Once in Blackboard, select CAC Library Page under Your Institution or Student Library Resources under Organizations, then select Databases: Articles, eBooks, and Streaming Videos.
Communication and Mass Media Collection
Search by keyword(s) for information on all aspects of the communications field, including advertising, public relations, linguistics, and literature.
Gale Power Search
Search all available Gale databases and modules from just one place or select specific ones to search, such as Gale Literature Resource Center. Search by keyword(s).
LitFinder
Use keywords to search literary criticisms about authors and their works, as well as some primary sources written by the authors.
Salem Literature
Online access to the Critical Survey of Long Fiction and Masterplots. Search by keyword(s).
Streaming Videos*
Films on Demand
Find full length streaming video by entering a keyword in the Search box. Click on the triple bar symbol to find the subject English under View All Subjects. From there you can narrow that subject further to American Literature, British & Irish Literature, World Literature, etc.
Suggested Search Terms
Literary criticism, Literary work, Literary history, Criticism, Literary themes, Literary critics, Literary styles, Literary forms, Literary research, Literary analysis, Literary theory
Instructional Videos
Scroll through to view our research and database instructional videos or check them out on our YouTube page.
Websites
American Library Association (ALA)
The American Library Association (ALA) is the oldest and largest library association in the world.
Banned & Challenged Books
Find information about Banned Books Week, frequently challenged books, top 10 most challenged books by year, and more on ALA’s Banned & Challenged Books site.
Caldecott Medal
The Caldecott Medal is awarded annually by the Association for Library Service to Children, a division of the American Library Association, to the artist of the most distinguished American picture book for children. This website offers a list of every medal and honor book from 1938 to the present.
Here are some helpful and reliable websites. Remember that anyone can put information online so it is always important to verify that what you find is accurate and unbiased.
Horn Book
The Horn Book Magazine and The Horn Book Guide are the most distinguished journals in the field of children’s and young adult literature.
Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre
Learn about the history of the Globe Theatre, seeing what’s currently playing, and also watch Shakespeare’s Films on Demand.

MLA 9th ed.
Books
Last Name, First Name, and First Name Last Name. Title of Book. Edition if needed, Publisher, Publication Date.
Example:
Haenfler, Ross. Goths, Gamers, and Grrrls: Deviance and Youth Subculture. 3rd ed., Oxford UP, 2016.
Journal Articles from a Library Database
Last Name, First Name. “Title of Article.” Title of Journal, Volume, Issue, Publication Date, Page Range (p. for 1 page, pp. for multiple). Title of Container, URL (without the https://).
Example:
McDermott, Jim. “My Inner Zombie: Living with ‘The Walking Dead.” America, vol. 213, no. 12, 26 Oct. 2015, p. 29. Academic OneFile, go.galegroup.com/ ps/i.do?id=GALE%7CA436232268&v=2.1&u=cazc_main&it=r&p=AONE&sw=
w&asid=259323757322497d07e6671fa5267b47.
Here are handouts with additional examples and further assistance can also be found on our Citation Guide.
APA 7th ed.
Books and eBooks
Author, A. A., Second, B. B., & Third, C. C. (Year of publication). Title of book: Capital letter also for subtitle. Publisher. DOI or URL if available.
Example:
Wilson, F. (1998). The hand: How its use shapes the brain, language, and human culture. Pantheon.
Print and Electronic Journal Article
Author(s), A. A., Author, B. B., & Author, C. C. (Year of Publication). Title of article. Title of Journal, volume number(issue number), pages. DOI or URL if available.
Example:
Craner, P. M. (1991). New tool for an ancient art: The computer and music. Computers and the Humanities, 25(3), 303-313.
Here are handouts with additional examples and further assistance can also be found on our Citation Guide.
RefWorks
RefWorks is an easy to use citation manager that can help you…
- Access and manage research information online, from any browser.
- Import references from CAC Library databases and websites.
- Generate and format bibliographies in virtually any style (APA, MLA, Chicago, etc.) in seconds.
RefWorks is offered free to all CAC students and you can set up your account any time you are ready. Simply follow the link below and create your account using your campus e-mail address. After you create your account, RefWorks offers an easy tutorial when you get started. If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact a librarian or the Learning Center staff with any other questions you might have.
Click on the title to view the video on YouTube.
Social & Cultural Diversity
Adelita by Tomie dePaola
Ambitious Girl by Meena Harris (read by author)
Brown Sugar Babe by Charlotte Watson Sherman
Carmela Full of Wishes by Matt de la Pena
The Case for Loving: The Fight for Interracial Marriage by Selina Alko
A Chair for My Mother by Vera B. Williams
The Colors of Us by Karen Katz
Coming to America: the Story of Immigration by Betsy Maestro
The Day You Begin by Jacqueline Woodson (read by author)
Don’t Call me Special: A First Look at Disability by Pat Thomas
Dona Flor by Pat Mora
Dreamers by Yuyi Morales
Everywhere, Wonder by Matthew Swanson
Eyes That Kiss in the Corner by Joanna Ho (read by author)
From the Stars in the Sky to the Fish in the Sea by Kai Cheng Thom
Fry Bread: A Native American Family Story by Kevin Noble Maillard (read by author)
Happy Adoption Day by John McCutcheon
Happy to the Nappy by bell hooks
I am Jazz by Jessica Herthel
I Can Do Hard Things: Mindful Affirmations for Kids by Gabi Garcia
I’ll Walk With You by Carol Lynn Pearson
Last Stop on Market Street by Matt De La Pena
Looking after Louis by Lesley Ely
Mango, Abuela, and Me by Meg Medina
Marisol McDonald Doesn’t Match by Monica Brown
Missing Daddy by Mariame Kaba
My Hair is a Garden by Cozbi A. Cabrera
My Two Dads by Claudia Harrington
Thunder Boy Jr. by Sherman Alexie
Tia Isa Wants a Carby by Meg Medina
We’re all Wonders by R.J. Palacio
We’re Different, We’re the Same by Bobbi Jane Kates
We’re Going to Find the Monster by Malorie Blackman
Ecological Diversity
All Around Us by Xelena Gonzalez (read by author)
The Boy and the Whale by Mordicai Gerstein
Butterflies Belong Here: A Story of One Idea, Thirty Kids, and a World of Butterflies by Deborah Hopkinson
The Cat Man of Aleppo by Irene Latham & Karim Shamsi-Basha
Harlem Grown: How One Big Idea Transformed a Neighborhood by Tony Hillery
I am the Rain by John Paterson
Jayden’s Impossible Garden by Melina Mangal
Love Grows Everywhere by Barry Timms (read by author)
Nibi’s Water Song by Sunshine Tenasco
Our Green City by Tanya Lloyd Kyi
Ten Ways to Hear the Snow by Cathy Camper
Thank You Earth: A Love Letter to Our Planet by April Sayre
A Voice for the Everglades: Marjory Stoneman Douglas by Vicki Conrad
The Water Walker by Joanne Robertson
We are Better Together by Bill McKibben (read by author)
We are Water Protectors by Carole Lindstrom
When We are Kind by Monieue Gray Smith
Where Wonder Grows by Xelena Gonzalez (read by author)
Zonja’s Rain Forest by Juana Martinez-Neal
The ABC Bunny by Wanda Ga’G
The Absolutely Awful Alphabet by Mordicai Gerstein
Alphabet City by Stephen T. Johnson
Alphabatics by Suse MacDonald
Animalia by Graeme Base
Ashanti To Zulu by Margaret Musgrove
Chicka Chicka Boom Boom by Bill Martin Jr
Colors, Numbers, Letters byLeon Lionni
Gone Wild by David McLimans
The Graphic Alphabet by David Pelletier
The Handmade Alphabet by Laura Rankin
Jambo Means Hello by Muriel Feelings
The Sleepy Little Alphabet by Judy Sierra
The Z was Zapped by Chris Van Allsburg
Anno’s Counting Book by Mitsumasa Anno
The Grapes of Math by Greg Tang
Moja Means One by Muriel Feelings
My Granny Went to Market by Stella Blackstone & Christopher Corr
Olivia Counts by Ian Flaconer
One by Kathryn Otoshi
One fish, two fish, red fish, blue fish by Dr. Seuss
One, Two, Three! by Sandra Boynton
Zero by Kathryn Otoshi
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- The Accidental Zucchini by Max Grover
Ballet for Martha by Jan Greenberg
The Big Storm by Nancy Tafuri
The Black Book of Colors by Menena Cottin
The Book With No Pictures by B.J. Novak
Color Farm by Lois Ehlert
The Colors of Us by Karen Katz
The Deep Blue Sea by Audrey Wood
Dog’s Colorful Day by Emma Dodd
Flight by Robert Burleigh
Green by Laura Seeger
How Are You Peeling by Saxton Freyman
How Much is A Million? by David M. Schwarz
I am Jazz by Jessica Herthel
I Stink! by Kate & Jim McMullan
Leonardo DaVinci by Diane Stanley
Mars by Conrad Strorad
Mine, All Mine by Ruth Heller
Miss Fox’s Class Goes Green by Eileen Spinelli
Mouse Paint by Ellen Stoll Walsh
Olivia’s Opposites by Ian Falconer
Over in the Ocean by Marianne Berkes
Ten, Nine, Eight by Molly Bang
Those Rebels, John & Tom by Barbara Kerley
Waddle! by Rufus Butler Seder
What Do You Do With a Tail Like This? by Steve Jenkins
When Sophie Gets Angry — Really, Really Angry… by Molly Bang
White is Blueberry by George Shannon
Whoever You Are by Mem Fox
- The Accidental Zucchini by Max Grover
A Ball For Daisy by Chris Raschka
The Boy & The Book by David Michael Slater
Flashlight by Lizi Boyd
Flora and the Flamingo by Molly Idle
Flotsam by David Wiesner
The Girl and the Bicycle by Mark Pett
The Grey Lady and The Strawberry Snatcher by Molly Bang
Journey by Aaron Becker
The Lion & The Mouse by Jerry Pinkney
The Mysteries of Harris Burdick by Chris Van Allsburg
Noahs Ark by Peter Spier
Quest by Aaron Becker (author read)
Red Book by Barbara Lehman
Sector 7 by David Wiesner
Sidewalk Flowers by Jon Arno Lawson
Time Flies by Eric Rohmann
Tuesday by David Wiesner
Wave by Suzy Lee
The Cat in the Hat by Dr. Seuss
Danny and the Dinosaur by Syd Hoff
Dixie and the Big Bully by Grace Gilman
Frog & Toad are Friends by Arnold Lobel
George and Martha Tons of Fun by James Marshall
Minnie and Moo: Go to the Moon by Denys Cazet
Minnie and Moo: The Case of the Missing Donut by Denys Cazet
Mr. Putter & Tabby: Drop The Ball by Cynthia Rylant & Arthur Howard
Mr. Putter & Tabby: Walk The Dog by Cynthia Rylant & Arthur Howard
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- Babushkas Mother Goose by Patrica Polacco
- Casey at the Bat: A Ballad of the Republic Sung in the Year 1888 by Ernest L. Thayer
Dark Emperor & Other Poems of the Night by Joyce Sidman
The Green Mother Goose by Jan Peck & David Davis - Mother Goose and Friends by Ruth Sanderson (illust.)
Mother Goose: Numbers on the Loose by Leo Dillon
My Very First Mother Goose by Iona Opie (chapter 1)
Nursey Tales Around the World by Judy Sierra- The Bun
The Pancake
Slowpokes and Speedsters
3 Little Pigs
The Rooster and the Mouse
Odon the Giant
Anansi and the Pig
The Cat and the Parrot
The House that Jack Built
Gunny Wolf
Groundhog’s Dance
Boy Who Tried to Fool His Father
I Know an Old Lady
The Ram in the Chili Patch
The Gingerbread Man
Sody Sallyraytus
- The Bun
- Other Goose by J. Otto Seibold
Random House Book of Poetry by Jack Pretlusky - A River Words: The Story of William Carlos Williams by Jen Bryant
The Underwear Salesman by J. Patrick Lewis
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- The Adventures of Beekle: The Unimaginary Friend by Dan Santat
All the World by Liz Garton Scanlon
Anansi The Spider by Gerald McDermott
Arrow to the Sun by Gerald McDermott
A Ball for Daisy by Chris Raschka
Ben’s Trumpet by Rachel Isadora
Black and White by David Macaulay
Click, Clack, Moo: Cows That Type by Dorren Cronin
Coming On Home Soon by Jacqueline Woodson
A Couple of Boys Have the Best Week Ever by Marla Frazee
Creepy Carrots! by Aaron Reynolds
The Dinosaurs of Waterhouse Hawkins by Waterhouse Hawkins
Earnest L. Thayer’s Casey at the bat: a ballad of the republic sung in the year 1888 by Christopher Bing
Ella Sarah Gets Dressed by Margaret Chodos-Irvine
Extra Yarn by Mac Barnett
Fables by Arnold Lobel
The Faithful Friend by Robert D San Souci
Finding Winnie by Lindsay Mattick
First The Egg by Laura Vaccaro Seeger
Flora and the Flamingo by Molly Idle
Free fall by David Wiesner
The Funny Little Woman by Arlene Mosel
The Garden of Abdul Gasazi by Chris Van Allsburg
The Girl Who Loved Wild Horses by Paul Goble
The Glorious Flight: Across the Channel with Louis Bleriot by Alice & Martin Provensen
Golem by David Wisniewski
Grandfather’s Journey by Allen Say
The Great Fire by Jim Murphy
Heart and Soul by Kadir Nelson
Hello Goodbye Window by Norton Juster
Henry’s Freedom Box by Ellen Levine
Hershel & The Hanukkah Goblins by Eric Kimmell
Hey, Al by Arthur Yorinks
Hondo & Fabian by Peter McCarty
Hot Air by Marjorie Priceman
The House in the Night by Susan M. Swanson
Hush! by Mingfong Ho
In the Night Kitchen by Maurice Sendak
In the Small, Small Pond by Denise Fleming
Joseph Had a Little Overcoat by Simms Taback
Jumanji by Chris Van Allsburg
King Bidgoods in the Bathtub by Audrey Wood
Kitten’s First Full Moon by Kevin Henkes
Knuffle Bunny: A Cautionary Tale by Mo Willems
Last Stop on Market St. by Matt De La Pena
Locomotive by Brian Floca
Lon Po Po: A Red-Riding Hood Story from China by Ed Young
The Man Who Walked Between the Towers by Mordicai Gerstein
Martin’s BIG words by Dorren Rappaport
Mirette on the High Wire by Emily Arnold McCully
Moses by Carole B. Weatherfor
Mr. Rabbit and the Lovely Present by Charlotte Zolotow
Mr. Wuffles! by David Wiesner
Mufaro’s Beautiful Daughters by John Steptoe
My Friend Rabbit by Eric Rohmann
Nana in the City by Lauren Castillo
The Noisy Paint Box by Barb Risebstock
Officer Buckle and Gloria by Peggy Rathmann
Olivia by Ian Falconer
One Cool Friend by Toni Buzzeo
One Fine Day by Nonny Hogrogian
Outside Over There by Maurice Sendak
Owen by Kevin Henkes
Owl Moon by Jane Yolen
Ox-Cart Man by Donald Hall
The Paperboy by Dav Pilkey
Peppe The Lamplighter by Elisa Bartone
The Polar Express by Chris Van Allsburg
Radiant Child by Javaka Steptoe
Rapunzel by Paul O Zelinsky
Raven by Gerald McDermott
Red Sings from Treetops by Joyce Sidman
The Relatives Came by Cynthia Rylant
The Right Word: Roget and his Thesaurus by Jen Bryant & Melissa Sweet
A River of Words The Story of William Carlos Williams by Jen Bryant
Rosa by Nikki Giovanni
Rumpelstiltskin by Paul O Zelinsky
Saint George and the Dragon by Margaret Hodges
Sam & Dave Dig a Hole by Mac Barnett
Separate Is Never Equal by Duncan Tonatiuh
Seven Blind Mice by Ed Young
Shadow by Marcia Brown
A Sick Day for Amos McGee by Philip C. Stead
Sleep Like A Tiger by Mary Logue
Smoky Night by Eve Bunting
Snow by Uri Shulevitz
Snowflake Bentley by Jacqueline Briggs Martin
Song and Dance Man by Karen Acherman
The Spider and the Fly by Tony Diterlizzi
The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales by Jon Scieszka
A Story, A Story by Gail E. Haley
The Story Of Jumping Mouse by John Steptoe
Strega Nona by Tomie De Paola
Sylvester and the Magic Pebble by William Steig
The Talking Eggs by Robert D San Souci
Tar Beach by Faith Ringgold
There was an Old Lady who Swallowed a Fly by Simms Taback
This is Not my Hat by Jon Klassen
The Three Pigs by David Wiesner
Tops & Bottoms by Janet Stevens
Trombone Shorty by Troy Andrews
The Village of Round & Square Houses by Ann Grifalconi
Viva Frida by Yuyi Morales (author read)
Waiting by Kevin Henkes (author read)
Where The Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak
Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People’s Ears by Verna Aardema
Working Cotton by Sherley Anne Williams
Zen Shorts by Jon J Muth
Zin! Zin! Zin! A Violin by Lloyd Moss
- The Adventures of Beekle: The Unimaginary Friend by Dan Santat
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- Amelia Earhart: the legend of the lost aviator by Shelly Tanaka
Amelia Lost: The Life and Disappearence of Amealia Earheart by Candace Fleming
An American Plague by Jim Murphy - Balloons Over Broadway by Melissa Sweet
Drowned City: Hurricane Katrina and New Orleans )by Don Brown - The Frog Scientist by Pamela S. Turner
- Mesmerized by Mara Rockliff
Planting Stories: The Life of Librarian and Storyteller Pura Belpré by Anika Aldamuy Denise
Quest for the Tree Kangaroo by Sy Montgomery
Secret World of Walter Anderson by Hester Bass
Soldier for Equality: José de la Luz Sáenz and the Great War by Duncan Tonatiuh
A Splash of Red: The Life and Art of Horace Pippin (2014 winner) by Jen Bryant
When Marian Sang by Pam Munoz
- Amelia Earhart: the legend of the lost aviator by Shelly Tanaka
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