Children's Books in Children's Hands: An Introduction to Their Literature (4th Edition) (MyEducationKit Series)
Renowned authors Charles Temple, Miriam Martinez, and Junko Yokota give teachers a myriad of practical ideas and strategies for sharing literature with children—and helping them enjoy the experience. The authors show how effective teaching with children’s literature involves three roles: thecriticwho brings an understanding of how literature works and how children respond to literature into the classroom, theresourceful teacherwho knows a wide range of good books to bring to children, and theliteracy activistwho guides children into books and helps them enjoy the experience. The authors do this through a variety of practical applications and unique pedagogical features, like “Teaching Ideas,” “Top Shelf” book lists, “Technology in Practice” teaching tips, “Experiences for Further Learning” activities, and wonderful, extensive “Recommended Books” sections that emphasize cultural diversity. Here’s what makes this new fourth edition unique:Dozens of new titles and authorslisted in each chapter make this edition a “turn-to” reference for teachers.A new chapter on international books (Ch. 5)reinforces and strengthens the authors’ continuing focus on cultural diversity.A special four-color inserthelps readers appreciate the visual elements of picture books.This new edition is available in paperback,making it economical for students to use—and leaving more funds with which to buy more children’s books.MyEducationKitmargin notes and end-of-chapter features lead readers to the robust online resource with video clips, assignments, and opportunities to hone teaching skills.To order this text WITH MyEducationKit, use either ISBN:ISBN-10:0137074034ISBN-13:9780137074037To order this text WITHOUT MyEducationKit, use either ISBN:ISBN-10:0137048777ISBN-13:9780137048779