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Through the Eyes of a Child: An Introduction to Children's Literature

Through the Eyes of a Child: An Introduction to Children's Literature more books like this

by Donna E Norton

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For courses in Children's Literature. This is a fresh, new edition of one of the most widely-respected sources for introducing future teachers to the wealth of literature available to children. The sixth edition is replete with expanded coverage of key topics, numerous new features, and an enhanced focus on multicultural literature. Its unique ...

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The Children's Book of Virtues

The Children's Book of Virtues more books like this

by Dr. William J Bennett

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A collection of moral tales for children which includes selections from Aesop, the Brothers Grimm and the Bible. These aim to inspire such virtues as compassion, honesty, loyalty and faith. This is the companion volume to "The Book of Virtues".

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Essentials of Children's Literature

Essentials of Children's Literature more books like this

by Carol Lynch-Brown, Carl Tomlinson

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The fifth edition of Essentials of Children's Literature energizes children's literature study by offering a concise, straightforward presentation of children's literature and by engaging students to share literature with children. Written as a "facts-only" approach for students and their instructors, this lucid text offers an abundance of ...

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Reading Magic: Why Reading Aloud to Our Children Will Change Their Lives Forever

Reading Magic: Why Reading Aloud to Our Children Will Change Their Lives Forever more books like this

by Mem Fox (Read by)

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Mem Fox, an author of children's books and a literacy expert, shares her thoughts on why reading aloud to children is so important to their emotional and intellectual growth.

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Critical Handbook of Children's Literature

Critical Handbook of Children's Literature more books like this

by Rebecca J Lukens

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Designed to facilitate the use of children's books from all genres, this exceptional resource helps teachers, librarians, and media specialists select the best children's literature for the classroom, library, or home. Unlike an anthology of children's literature, which includes selected chapters or text summaries, the Eighth Edition of this ...

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Collections for young scholars

Collections for young scholars more books like this

by Marilyn Jager Adams, Carl Bereiter

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Children's Literature, Briefly

Children's Literature, Briefly more books like this

by Michael O Tunnell

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Are you looking for a brief introduction to children's literature genres that leaves time to read actual works of children's literature? This new, significantly revised and streamlined edition of Children's Literature, Briefly introduces the reader to the essential foundations of each children's literature genre, supported by practical features ...

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Children's Literature in the Elementary School

Children's Literature in the Elementary School more books like this

by Charlotte S Huck

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This text shows readers how children's literature can capture the attention of K-8 students and foster a lifelong love of reading. The text covers learning about children's literature, understanding children's responses to literature, the history of children's literature, all the genres (beginning books, picture storybooks, traditional literature, ...

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From Cover to Cover: Evaluating and Reviewing Children's Book

From Cover to Cover: Evaluating and Reviewing Children's Book more books like this

by Kathleen T Horning, Stacy Innerst (Illustrator)

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A librarian and authoritative reviewer provides practical guidelines to help other librarians, parents, teachers, children's literature students and general readers evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of a children's book and write reviews for a particular audience. Kathleen Horning has served on many ALA award committees, including chairing the ...

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Storyteller's Start-Up Book

Storyteller's Start-Up Book more books like this

by Margaret Read MacDonald

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Seasoned storyteller MacDonald offers helpful information for the use of folktales in performance. She includes basic start-up information on how to find stories, learn them, look at them critically, network with other storytellers, and create a storytelling event. There are tips on performance style, and a thorough bibliography. She includes 12 ...

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Classics of Children's Literature more books like this

by John W Griffith

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For one quarter/semester courses in Literature, Children's Literature, Primary Education, and Library Science. This anthology provides-in a convenient, readable and economical format-the most celebrated and enduring children's literary works. Unlike other surveys of children's literature that present a large number of samples, excerpts and ...

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Growing Up with Literature more books like this

by Walter Sawyer

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This resource provides early childhood teachers, students, and parents with a understanding of children's literature and how to use it effectively with young children from birth to age eight. It explains the importance of introducing books to young children, how to plan successful literacy experiences, how to get children excited about literature, ...

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The Way of the Storyteller more books like this

by Ruth Sawyer

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First published in 1942, this classic work is unique in its blend of literary history, criticism, analysis, personal anecdote, and how-to instructions. International story collector Ruth Sawyer (1880-1970) traces the art of storytelling from its earliest narrative impulses and offers simple instructions in this most ancient art. Includes a ...

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Children's literature, briefly more books like this

by J Jacobs

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For Introduction to Children's Literature courses. Based on the assumption that a children's literature course should focus on children's literature, this compact, conversationally-written text offers an overview of children's literature genres, guidelines for using children's books with a diverse population of young readers, and four highly ...

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Unlocking Harry Potter: Five Keys for the Serious Reader more books like this

by John Granger

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To understand the story behind the stories, Granger introduces the themes and patterns J.K. This book is for "serious readers" but Granger writes in a very entertaining style.

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The Secret Life of the Lonely Doll: The Search for Dare Wright more books like this

by Jean Nathan

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Years after Dare Wright's beloved 1957 book "The Lonely Doll" was published, journalist Jean Nathan found Wright living out her last days in a decrepit public hospital in Queens. Nathan delivers this mesmerizing biography of a woman who struggled to escape the imprisonment of her childhood through her art.

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Literature for Children: A Short Introduction more books like this

by David L Russell

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This succinct yet comprehensive introduction to children's literature focuses on genres and concepts rather than on particular authors. This completely updated edition provides a clear, literary perspective for understanding the foundations and contexts of literature, including the various genres of children's literature, from picture to ...

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Children's Literature: A Reader's History from Aesop to Harry Potter more books like this

by Professor Seth Lerer

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Ever since children have learned to read, there has been children's literature. Seth Lerer here charts the makings of the Western literary imagination from Aesop's fables to Mother Goose, from Alice's Adventures in Wonderland to Peter Pan, from "Where the Wild Things Are" to "Harry Potter". The only single-volume work to capture the rich and ...

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Great Books for Boys more books like this

by Kathleen Odean

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An annotated bibliography of more than 600 books that have proven to be popular with boys between the ages of 2 and 14.

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Golden Age of Children's Book Illustration more books like this

by Richard Dalby

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For this wonderful collection of classic children's book illustrations from the 1860s to the 1930s, Dalby has written biographies for more than fifty of the artists whose talents helped create the Golden Age.

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The People V. Clarence Darrow: The Bribery Trial of America's Greatest Lawyer more books like this

by Geoffrey Cowan

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The dramatic story of the defense attorney's 1912 bribery trial and the spectacular events leading up to it. A revisionist biography and a rich courtroom drama, here is a fascinating look at L.A. law at the turn of the century and the corruption of justice by the wealthy and powerful. 8 pages of photos.

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Oxford Book of Children's Verse more books like this

by Iona A Opie (Editor), Peter Opie (Editor)

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This book brings together the most notable verse that has been written for children over the past five hundred years. Based on a fresh examination of the sources of children's literature, the book contains more than three hundred poems by well over a hundred named authors (a fifth of them American) arranged chronologically, from Chaucer and ...

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Boys and Girls Forever: Children's Classics from Cinderella to Harry Potter more books like this

by Alison Lurie

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Pulitzer Prize-winning author Lurie explores children's classics from many eras and relates them to the authors who wrote them--from "Little Women" author Louisa May Alcott to Salman Rushie--and shows how these gifted writers used children's literature to transfigure the struggles of their own experiences.

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Minders of Make-Believe: Idealists, Entrepreneurs, and the Shaping of American Children's Literature more books like this

by Leonard Marcus

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Marcus offers this animated history of the visionaries--editors, illustrators, and others--whose books have transformed American childhood and American culture.

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Books Children Love: A Guide to the Best Children's Literature more books like this

by Elizabeth L Wilson, Susan Schaeffer Macaulay (Foreword by)

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This comprehensive guide provides an overview of excellently written, interest-holding books on as wide a range of topics as possible--books that embody the ideals of traditional values and a Christian world view. "Books Children Love" is intended to bring children and fine books together.

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