Children's Literature: Discovery for a Lifetime with CD-ROM

by Stoodt-Hill, Barbara D.; Amspaugh-Corson, Linda B.

• ISBN13: 9780130877291
• ISBN10: 0130877298
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback w/CD
• Copyright: 2001-01-01
• Publisher: Prentice Hall

Summary

For introductory courses in Children's Literature.The goal of this book is to prepare future teachers to infuse literature into children's lives, to know to which books children will respond, and to promote continuing interest in books throughout their lives. The theme of literature for a lifetime is integrated throughout the book. The authors offer fresh ideas on how to share literature with children in authentic ways that will stimulate their responses.

Table of Contents

Introduction to Children's Literature	2	(20)
Understanding Literature	22	(26)
Connecting Children and Literature: Evaluating and Selecting Books	48	(24)
Encouraging Children's Response to Literature	72	(28)
Literature for the Youngest	100	(18)
Picture Books	118	(26)
Poetry for Every Child	144	(24)
Make-Believe: Traditional Literature and Modern Fantasy	168	(32)
People Now: Contemporary Realistic Fiction	200	(22)
People Then: Historical Fiction	222	(24)
Truth is Stranger than Fiction: Biography and Nonfiction	246	(28)
Oral and Silent Literature	274	(28)
Literature for Children with Real-Life Challenges	302	(18)
Unit Studies: Literature, Response, and Learning	320	(26)
Culturally Conscious Literature	346	(22)
Appendix: Book Awards	368	(5)
Glossary	373	(5)
Subject Index	378	(7)
Index of Children's Book Titles, Authors, and Illustrators	385	(24)
Credits	409