Childrens Literature
Subtitle: A Developmental Perspective
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Wiley; John Wiley & Sons
Published: January 14, 2008
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 440
ISBN-13: 9780470111048
Subjects: Primary / junior schools; Elementary; Teaching Methods & Materials - Reading; Education / Teaching Methods & Materials / Reading; Education; Education / Teaching; Books and reading; Children; Children's literature; Study and teaching
Description: "This book takes a developmental approach to children's literature, offering a fresh perspective in the field. By combining children's literature with developmental psychology, future teachers and librarians will have a better understanding of the appropriate book for a child at a certain stage of their life. Each genre is covered within a chapter devoted to a certain developmental stage." -- Publisher description.