Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Picture Book Database Description An account of the resource The Children's Picture Book Database at Miami University (CPBD@MU) contains abstracts of over 5900 picture books for children, preschool to grade 3. Search over 1100 keywords (topics, concepts, and skills) to locate books with story lines adaptable to your curriculum or program. Picture Book Entry The elements of an Entry ISBN The ISBN of the work 0-679-80401-3 pub_city Publisher City New York pub_year Publication Year 1997 abstract_author Author of the Abstract Abstract provided by Julie Ivan, 2000 updated Date stamp updated 2005-10-18 14:36:22.848341 abstract_year Year abstract written 2002-06-03 11:26:18.82 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Tomas and the library lady Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Mora, Pat Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Alfred A. Knopf Description An account of the resource Tomas and his family are migrant workers who travel between Iowa and Texas to find work. Tomas loves to listen to his grandfather's stories but he knows all of them and decides to go to the library to learn some new stories. The librarian welcomes Tomas in and offers him cold water to drink and stories to read. Tomas visits the library lady whenever he can and even teaches her some of his native language, Spanish. When Tomas' family must leave the library lady gives Tomas a book to take with him. author's note books careers dinosaur family farm geography grandparents immigrants language library mexican american multicultural parents playing reptiles siblings sleep soccer spanish sports storytelling water work