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Children's Literature: Engaging Teachers and Children in Good Books
Daniel L. Darigan, West Chester University
Michael O. Tunnell, Brigham Young University
James S. Jacobs, Brigham Young University

ISBN-10: 0130813559
ISBN-13: 9780130813558

Publisher: Allyn & Bacon
Copyright: 2002
Format: Cloth Bound w/CD-ROM; 608 pp
Status: Temporarily unavailable

Suggested retail price: $125.80
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For introductory courses on K-8 reading Methods courses.

More than any other text available, this innovative book links quality children's books to an effective reading and language arts program. It hinges on the philosophy that teachers who have a passion for literature influence their students to become passionate about reading. An effective combination of current information on children's book titles, interviews with influential authors, and language arts strategies create a blueprint for establishing a meaningful children's literature methods text for contemporary classrooms. An original cover illustrated by Caldecott-winning David Wisniewski and interior artwork by children's author Steven Kellogg distinguish this text's design.

  • Text sets are explained and demonstrated—Each chapter opens with a recommended text set and showcases a student's response to one title in this set. Additional text sets are located in the chapter.

    • Illustrates for students how to fully embrace and utilize this essential component of a literature/reading program.

  • Conversations with children's authors and illustrators—Includes interviews with over 15 leading children's book authors.

    • Reflects personal experiences and insights on relevant children's literature perspectives.

  • Chapters devoted to teaching reading and language arts.

    • Offers practical strategies for integrating the teaching of language arts and children's literature.

  • Bookmark: Integrating Technology—Three-part approach in each chapter.

    • Combines chapter content with online activities, research sources, and author information to integrate the reader's learning experience.

  • Free dual-platform CD-ROM—The CD features 14,000 titles searchable by author, illustrator, awards, subject, keyword, genre, and age level (11 fields in all). CD margin notes expand text content.

    • Allows students to easily create their own text sets.

  • Free Companion Website—Referenced in margin notes. Provides Internet-based classroom activities, modules covering children's magazines, publishing children's books, audiovisual media, and author and illustrator visits to classrooms, and cases from classrooms.

    • Offers students additional resources and activities to broaden their information base.

I. ENGAGING READERS IN GOOD BOOKS.

 1. Why We Read.

 2. What Is a Good Book?

II. THE GOOD BOOKS THEMSELVES.

 3. Picture Books.

 4. Poetry.

 5. Traditional Fantasy.

 6. Modern Fantasy.

 7. Contemporary Realistic Fiction.

 8. Historical Fiction.

 9. Multicultural and International Children's Books.

10. Informational Books.

11. Biography.

III. USING GOOD BOOKS IN THE CLASSROOM.

12. Motivating Children to Read.

13. Teaching Reading Using Children's Literature.

14. Evaluation and Assessment.

15. Teaching across the Curriculum with Children's Literature.

Appendix A: Book Selection Aids.

Appendix B: Children's Book Awards.

Appendix C: Publishers' Addresses.

Children's Literature: Engaging Teachers and Children in good Books is based on a two-part philosophy...

  • a passion for children's books is contagious. To get students passionate about reading, teachers need to be passionate about children's literature.
  • text sets are the cornerstone for literature-based reading. Each chapter opens with a suggested text set and an authentic student response; alternative text sets appear within each chapter.
Children's Literature: Engaging Teachers and Children in good Books has several key, unique features...
  • Original interviews with 21 children's book authors/illustrators
  • Integrated technology features including Internet teaching strategies, an accompanying free CD database, and guidance for using the Companion Website
  • Teaching Tips that share practical K-8 teaching strategies and

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