Welcome to the Bank Street Children's Book Committee's (CBC) Searchable Best Books List, a tool designed to help educators, families, librarians, and others access developmentally appropriate and engaging books for young readers (ages birth - 18).
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Efficient, Inventive (Often Annoying) Melvil Dewey, The
Alexis O'Neill
Illustrator: Edwin Fotheringham
Ages: 6+
Published: 2020
Publisher: Boyds Mills & Kane/Calkins Creek
ISBN: 978-1-68437-198-3
Keywords: libraries, Dewey Decimal System
Quirky and compulsive, Dewey created a library cataloging system, started the first library training school, and promoted free libraries. Digital illustrations, author's notes, timeline, and sources.