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Children's literature, briefly

Author

Tunnell, Michael O.

Title

Children's literature, briefly / Michael O. Tunnell, James S. Jacobs.

Format

Book CD-ROM

Edition

4th ed.

Published

Upper Saddle River, N.J. : Pearson Merrill Prentice Hall, c2008.

Description

xvi, 300 p., [12] p. of plates : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 24 cm. + 1 CD-ROM (4 3/4 in.)

[Description]

System requirements: Windows 2000 or XP; or, Macintosh OS 10.3.9; CD-ROM drive; Adobe Acrobat Reader.

URL

<Table of contents only> http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip078/2007001844.html

Other contributors

Jacobs, James S., 1945-

Notes

Rev. ed. of: Children's literature, briefly / James S. Jacobs, Michael O. Tunnell. 3rd ed. c2004. List of Caldecott and Newbery Award winners inside covers. CD-ROM contains a children's literature database of over 20,000 books for young readers, pre-K through eight grade with some being appropriate for ninth-twelfth grades. Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Contents

• Why read?
• What is a good book?
• How to recognize a well-written book
• How to recognize a well-illustrated book
• Children's books : history and trends
• Organizing children's literature by genre
• Picture books
• Poetry
• Traditional fantasy
• Modern fantasy
• Contemporary realistic fiction
• Historical fiction
• Biography
• Informational books
• Multicultural and international books
• Controversial books
• Motivating students to read
• Teaching with children's books.

Subject headings

Children's literature--Study and teaching. Children's literature--History and criticism. Children--Books and reading.

ISBN

9780131734906 0131734903