This bibliography lists 585 books suitable for children or adult new readers, classified into the following themes: (1) African American Experience; (2) Appalachia; (3) architecture and engineering; (4) art; (5) communities and change; (6) death; (7) family; (8) farm life; (9) geography; (10) history of Ohio; (11) history of the United States; (12) world history; (13) holidays and celebrations; (14) humor; (15) immigration; (16) Latin America; (17) legends and tales; (18) literature; (19) mathematics and economics; (20) music; (21) reminiscences; (22) science; (23) urban living; (24) war; (25) women in history; and (26) work. The books are also classified according to the following genres: biographies and autobiographies; diaries and journals; drama; essays; photography; poetry; short stories; and wordless or almost wordless books. The bibliography begins with a page of suggestions for using books thematically. (KC)