Children's Literature : Discovery for a Lifetime - With CD
How do you captivate children with literature, promoting a lifetime of reading?\ This book's purpose is to educate teachers, librarians, and parents about the art of capturing and nurturing children's interest in books. This text offers readers:\ \ NEW! A wealth of current and classic literature titles for children of all cultures and abilities\ NEW! Expanded chapters on traditional literature, modern fantasy, nonfiction, and biography\ NEW! Technology references and links to Internet...
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How do you captivate children with literature, promoting a lifetime of reading? This book's purpose is to educate teachers, librarians, and parents about the art of capturing and nurturing children's interest in books. This text offers readers: NEW! A wealth of current and classic literature titles for children of all cultures and abilities NEW! Expanded chapters on traditional literature, modern fantasy, nonfiction, and biography NEW! Technology references and links to Internet resources for literature Through this text, readers will also be able to: Explore the content and distinctive characteristics of picture books, poetry, traditional literature, modern fantasy, realistic fiction, historical fiction, and nonfiction books in the detailed chapters Learn to understand, select, and evaluate children's literature using the abundance of information, figures, and tables in each chapter Search for children's literature by author, title, topic, high-interest, publisher, and award-winning distinctions using the extensive database located on the enclosed CD-ROM Become acquainted with authors and illustrators who serve as great models for classroom study in the Biographical Profiles Discover authentic ways to stimulate children's response to literary experiences in the Classroom Activities Find out how to develop children's social and cultural consciousness by exploring literature-based units that cut across cultures in the Unit Studies chapter
Preface. 1. Introduction to Children's Literature. 2. Understanding Literature. 3. Connecting Children and Literature. 4. Picture Books: Visual and Verbal Art. 5. Poetry for Every Child. 6. Traditional Literature: New and Old Stories. 7. Modern Fantasy: Today's Magic. 8. People Now: Contemporary Realistic Fiction. 9. People Then: Historical Fiction. 10. Truth Is Stranger Than Fiction: Nonfiction. 11. Biography: Fascinating Real Life. 12. Literature for Children with Real-Life Challenges. 13. Literature for Children in All Cultures. 14. Oral and Silent Literature. 15. Engaging With and Responding to Children's Literature. 16. Unit Studies: Literature and Learning. Appendix: Book Awards. Glossary. Subject Index. Index of Children's Book Titles, Authors, and Illustrators. Credits.
