Follow these examples for specific situations. You can find a printable version of these examples at the bottom of this list.
| Book: No Author |
Title. Place: Publisher, Date.
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Let’s Discover Land Travel. Milwaukee, WI: Raintree Publishers, 1981.
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| Book: One Author |
Last Name, First Name. Title. Place: Publisher, Date.
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Poole, Josephine. Anne Frank. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2005.
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| Book: Two Authors |
Last Name, First Name and First Name Last Name. Title. Place: Publisher,
Date. |
Kalman, Bobbie and Rebecca Sjonger. The Life Cycle of a Crayfish. New York:
Crabtree, 2007. |
| Book: More than Two Authors |
Last Name, First Name, et al. Title: Subtitle. Place: Publisher, Date.
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Davies, Paul B., et al. The Beginner’s Guide to Drawing. England:
Paragon Publishing, 2003. |
| Editor, Compiler instead of Author |
Last Name, First Name, ed. Title. Place: Publisher, Date.
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Cook, Deanna F., ed. FamilyFun Birthday Cakes. New York: Disney Editions,
2003.
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| Encyclopedia: Author Listed
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Last Name, First Name. “Article Title.” Encyclopedia Title. Edition Date.
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Hedgecoe, John. “Photography.” The World Book Encyclopedia. 2005.
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| Encyclopedia: No Author Listed |
“Article Title.” Encyclopedia Title. Edition Date.
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“Salmon.” The World Book Student Discovery Encyclopedia. 2004.
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| Periodical (Magazine): Author Listed |
Last Name, First Name. “Article Title.” Magazine Title Day Month Year:
pages. |
Wexter-Mitchell, Elaine. “Teaching a Cat to Play.” Cat Fancy October 2007:
30-31. |
| Newspaper article: Author Listed |
Last Name, First Name. “Article Title.” Newspaper Title Day Month Year:
Section and page. |
Walker, Ben. “Beagle Takes Best in Show.” Seattle Times 13 February 2008: A2.
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