Children's literature, briefly
By: James S. Jacobs, Michael O. Tunnell.
Contributors: Tunnell, Michael O.
Publisher: Merrill
Published: 1996
Place of publication: Englewood Cliffs, N.J
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 367
ISBN-13: 9780675214018
Subjects: Children's literature -- History and criticism.; Children's literature -- Study and teaching.; Children -- Books and reading.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Table of contents: title: Preface : Why this book?; title: Part one : The book.; title: Why read?; title: What is a good book?; title: What is a good book? The words; title: What is a good book? The pictures; title: Children's books : history and trends; title: Part two : The content.; title: Categories of children's literature; title: Traditional fantasy; title: Modern fantasy; title: Contemporary realistic fiction; title: Historical fiction; title: Biography; title: Informational books; title: Picture books; title: Poetry; title: Multicultural and international books; title: Controversial books; title: Part three : The classroom.; title: The teacher as reader; title: Motivating students to read; title: Building a classroom library; title: Teaching reading with children's literature; title: Evaluating children's reading; title: Teaching the curriculum with children's literature; title: Appendixes.; title: Book selection aids; title: Magazines for children; title: Publishing children's books; title: Audiovisual media and children's books; title: Author and illustrator visits; title: Children's book awards; title: Publishers' addresses