Introduction to children's literature
Title:
Introduction to children's literature
Author:
Glazer, Joan I.
ISBN:
9780023441110
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Edition:
2nd ed.
Publication Information:
Upper Saddle River : Merrill, ©1997.
Physical Description:
xv, 537 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Contents:
Literature and children: making choices -- Literature for children: learning about literature -- Classroom or center: creating a community of readers -- Planning a curriculum: literature at the center -- Books for the early years: helping children become literate -- Picture books: a balance between text and illustrations -- Poetry: bringing poems for children to life -- Traditional literature: familiar tales, different voices -- Modern fantasy: a small step from reality -- Realism: fiction out of fact -- Biography and informational books: factual portraits and explorations -- Changes over time: society's view of the child.
Abstract:
The focus of Introduction to Children's Literature is on the early years of children's interactions with books, from preschool through grade four. The organization reflects the central focus literature for children has taken in many elementary schools and puts information about how teachers can help children develop into avid and knowledgeable readers before the chapters on types of literature.
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