Growing and knowing : a selection guide for children's literature / Mary Trim.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Trim, Mary.

Series:

Gale eBooks

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Children--Books and reading.

Children.

Children's literature--Bibliography.

Children's literature.

Children's libraries--Book selection.

Children's libraries.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xxvi, 253 pages) : illustrations

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Munchen, Germany : K.G. Saur, 2004.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Growing and Knowing is designed to meet the needs of professionals working with children and their books. Intended for use as a reference book for library assistants and librarians in children's libraries, school libraries, resource centres, and general reference libraries, it also will provide sound information for trainee librarians, teachers and parents. The primary function of this book is to serve as a guide to the selection of books for children, recognizing the vast range of books published and the individual rates of reading and social development of different children. The first section

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

List of Illustrations

Contributors

Acknowledgements

Introduction

CHAPTER ONE. The Developing Child

CHAPTER TWO. The Knowing Child

CHAPTER THREE. The Child, Growing with Genres

CHAPTER FOUR. Every Child Deserves the Best

CHAPTER FIVE. The Exploring Child

CHAPTER SIX. Selecting Activities: Focus on Library and School

CHAPTER SEVEN. Selecting Electronic Books

CHAPTER EIGHT. Selecting for All Communities

Backmatter

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 246-250) and index.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

9786613403315

9781283403313

1283403315

9783598440076

3598440073

OCLC:

62762986