The brain power story hour
Subtitle: higher order thinking with picture books
By: Nancy J. Polette
Publisher: McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers; Mcfarland
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Jefferson, North Carolina
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780786468539
Subjects: Bibliography; Preschool children; Activity programs; Thought and thinking; Children's literature; Children's libraries; Study and teaching (Early childhood); Books and reading; Cognition in children; Picture books for children; Children
Description: "This innovative study offers age-appropriate book suggestions with related questions and activities tailored to a variety of thinking skills, including verbal/linguistic thinking, divergent/creative thinking, analytical/mathematical thinking, visual/spatial thinking, and many others. Ideal for children's librarians, school librarians, teachers of early childhood gifted programs, parents, and homeschoolers"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Literacy versus letteracy; title: Before we read; title: Building word power; title: Developing the creative mind; title: Developing analytical/mathematical thinking; title: Developing visual literacy; title: Developing critical thinking; title: Developing positive relationships and a positive self-image; title: The natural world; title: Appendix. Nancy's choices : nonfiction too good to miss.