A Critical Handbook of Children's Literature

by Rebecca J. Lukens

Book Overview

KEY BENEFIT Gives future teachers, practicing teachers, librarians, and parents sound advice and many rich examples for choosing quality children's literature for use in the classroom, library, or... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0205360130
• ISBN13: 9780205360130
• Release Date: August 2002
• Publisher: Allyn & Bacon
• Length: 400 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 7.4" x 9.3"

Customer Reviews

Fantastic teacher resouce book!

A Critical Handbook of Children's Literature is a fantastic resource book for teachers. It really explains all the parts of literature- plot, theme, character analysis, etc to help teach literature to students. It is also a great book for anyone studying children's literature. I highly recommend this resource book!

SUCCINCT; EXCELLENT OVERVIEW OF THE ELEMENTS OF CHILDREN'S L

EXCELLENT. PROVIDES A SYNOPSIS OF THE ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS OF LITERATURE FOR CHILDREN. EXAMPLES FROM E.B. WHITE'S CHARLOTTE'S WEB HELPS MAKE CONNECTIONS FOR THE READER/STUDENT/LEARNER. SUCCINCT. SUGGESTION FOR UPDATE: INCLUDE CURRENT SOCIAL ISSUES AND DIVERSITY, WITH APPLICATIONS/EXTENDING ACTIVITIES.