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TSL570 Research Guide: Publishers

Your Guide to Finding L1 & Bilingual Resources for ESOL & Content Instruction

A Growing Industry

The number of publishers of L1 and dual language sources are growing. Below is a selection of them & the means of finding others. Visit their sites & see what books they have to offer!

Dual Language Publishers of Multiple Languages

Publishers with Language Specialty

Find Additional Publisher Sites for Dual Language Books

Publishers advertise what they have--take advantage!

Go to a publisher site, identify the book(s) you want, and then search in a library catalog.

To Find Publisher Sites:

Search Strategies:

  • "children's books" (bilingual OR "dual language") publishers
  • "children's books" (bilingual OR "dual language") [your language]

Sample Searches:

Going from a Publisher's Site to a Library Search

Once you identify a potential book to use from the Publisher's site, you can go to a library catalog to learn more about the book and/or to check out a copy.

A Note about Assessing Dual Language Books

Publishers who list these books sometimes  provide any or all of the following:

  • Age range
  • Information about the author
  • If the book has won any awards
  • Book reviews i

Sometimes, if you take the title of a book you'd like & look it up in a library catalog, you may also be able to get more information about that book. See the video above!