Children's Literature: Discovery for a Lifetime
Children’s Literature: Discovery for a Lifetime is an indispensable tool that teachers, librarians, and parents can use to create and foster children’s interest in books. The authors concisely illuminate the highest quality of children’s literature, choosing titles that will captivate children and promote a lifetime of reading. \ The fourth edition of this popular text now features:\ \ NEW! Classroom snapshots that provide concrete examples of teachers promoting cognitive development with...
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The goal of the fourth edition of Children's Literature: Discovery for a Lifetime is to help teachers, librarians, and parents infuse literature into children's lives and to promote a lifelong interest in books. The theme is "literature for a lifetime." Some of the key elements of this text are to help educators select books that will enhance children's learning and development, implement literature in the classroom that will support the curriculum and meet established standards, identify books children will respond to, share literature that will stimulate their responses, infuse literature into elementary classrooms and homes, choose appropriate literature for English Language Learners, and enhance literature experiences with the computer and the Internet.BooknewsPrepares teachers, librarians, and parents to select children's books, help children respond to books, and incorporate literature across the curriculum. Chapters on oral and silent approaches to literature, children with challenges, and unit studies, plus various genres such as poetry and historical fiction, include key terms, opening vignettes, overviews, and discussion questions, as well as many suggested activities and units for use in the classroom, with worksheet examples. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
1. Introduction to Children's Literature2. Understanding Literature3. Issues Relating to Literature for Children and Young Adults4. Picture Books: Visual and Verbal Art5. Poetry for Every Child6. Traditional Literature: Stories Old and New7. Modern Fantasy: Today's Magic8. People Now: Contemporary Realistic Fiction9. People Then: Historical Fiction10. Truth is Stranger than Fiction: Nonficiton11. Biography: Fascinating Real Life12. Literature about Children with Real-Life Challenges13. Literature about Children in Many Cultures14. Oral and Silent Literature15. Engaging with and Responding to Children's Literature16. Unit Studies: Learning with Literature
\ BooknewsPrepares teachers, librarians, and parents to select children's books, help children respond to books, and incorporate literature across the curriculum. Chapters on oral and silent approaches to literature, children with challenges, and unit studies, plus various genres such as poetry and historical fiction, include key terms, opening vignettes, overviews, and discussion questions, as well as many suggested activities and units for use in the classroom, with worksheet examples. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)\ \
