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Understanding children's books : a guide for education professionals / [edited by] Prue Goodwin.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Children--Books and reading.
- Children.
- Genre:
- Libros electrónicos.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xiii, 130 p.) : ill.
- Place of Publication:
- Los Angeles, [Calif.] ; London : SAGE, 2008.
- Los Angeles ; London : SAGE, 2008.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Children's books play a vital role in education, and this text will help you to choose books that have the most to offer young children. Each chapter reflects on a different theme or genre and their role in educational settings, and recommends ten 'must reads' within each one.
- Contents:
- Cover; Contents; About the Author; About the Contributors; Acknowledgements; 1 A World of Children's Books; 2 Babies Really Do Need Books; 3 Literature for the Very Young; 4 Learning to be a Reader: Promoting Good Textual Health; 5 Traditional Tales: The Bedrock of Storytelling; 6 Fiction for Children and Young People: The State of the Art; 7 Into New Worlds: Children's Books in Translation; 8 More than Information: Engaging Hearts and Minds with Non-fiction; 9 Poetry for Children; 10 Picturebooks: Looking Closely; 11The Powerful World of Graphic Texts; References; Index
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 119-125) and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 9786612795060
- 9781446269442
- 1446269442
- 9781282795068
- 1282795066
- 9780857029553
- 085702955X
- OCLC:
- 607841678
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