Educator's Companion to Children's Literature: Folklore, Contemporary Realistic Fiction, Fantasy, Biographies, and Tales from Here and There

by Sharron L. McElmeel

Each of these volumes explores five popular genres and shows how they can be used to promote learning in the library and classroom. After introductory discussions of each genre, McElmeel recommends books, gives lists of related titles, and provides a variety of ideas for genre-related activities that complement classroom thematic units. Grades 4-

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1563083302
• ISBN13: 9781563083303
• Release Date: August 1996
• Publisher: Libraries Unlimited
• Length: 157 Pages
• Weight: 1.12 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 8.5" x 11.0"

Customer Reviews

A teacher's must-have!

This comprehensive book goes into each genre of children's literature, giving ideas for implementing themes into the classroom as well as activities and open-ended questions to get the kids thinking critically.