Through the eyes of a child : an introduction to children's literature
Print Book, English, ©1995
Merrill, Englewood Cliffs, N.J., ©1995
Books and reading
xx, 713, R-12, A-15, I-55 pages : color illustrations ; 27 cm + 1 computer disc (3 1/2 in.)
9780023883132, 0023883138
29877618
The child and children's literature
The history of children's literature
Evaluating and selecting literature for children
Standards, literary elements, and book selection
Involving children in literary elements
Artists and their illustrations
Understanding artists and their illustrations
Involving children with artists and their illustrations
Picture books
A book is more than words
Involving children in picture books
Traditional literature
Of castle and cottage
Involving children in traditional literature
Modern fantasy
Time, space and place
Involving children in modern fantasy
Poetry
Rhythmic patterns of language
Involving children in poetry
Contemporary realistic fiction
Window on the world
Involving children in realistic fiction
Historical fiction
The people and the past come alive
Involving children in historical fiction
Multicultural literature
Our rich mosaic
Involving children in multicultural literature
Nonfiction: Biographies and informational books
From who's-who to how-to
Involving children in nonfictional literature
Appendix A: Book selection aids
Appendix B: Book awards
Appendix C: Publishers and their addresses