Essentials of Children's Literature - Softcover

Lynch-Brown, Carol

Softcover

ISBN 10: 020513937X ISBN 13: 9780205139378

Publisher: Allyn & Bacon, 1993

Synopsis

Clear, concise, direct narrative that combines lists, examples, figures, and tables with prose make this brief, affordable, straightforward book the perfect guide to sharing literature with children in the classroom. Written by a well-respected author team, this resource is ideal for pre-service and in-service teachers alike, and much appreciated for its wealth of hands-on suggestions and ideas. Selective, up-to-date lists of recommended books are conveniently organized by sub-genre; multicultural and international children’s literature is integrated throughout; and an up-dated color insert features recent illustrations from picture books (including examples of computer-generated art) and graphic novels.

About this title

From the Back Cover

The sixth edition of Essentials of Children's Literature energizes children's literature study by offering a concise, straightforward presentation of children's literature and by encouraging students to share literature with children.

 

Enthusiastic responses to Essentials of Children’s Literature

 

“This text presents key information in a brief and succinct manner. It also provides great lists of recommended children’s books with appropriate age levels. Congratulations to the authors of Essentials of Children’s Literature. This text contains valuable information, demonstrates serious research on the subject, and is a very useful resource to classroom teachers.”

Sr. Louise Auclair

Rivier College

 

“The clarity and practical nature of the book distinguish it from others in the field. Students like that they are able to get the ideas easily.”

Andrea Bartlett

University of Hawaii at Manoa

 

Written as a “facts-only” approach for students and their instructors, renowned authors Carol Lynch-Brown and Carl Tomlinson offer an abundance of examples to illustrate how to use children's literature in the classroom. Part One of the book covers current trends and the introductory material students need in order to begin selecting, reading, and evaluating children's trade books. Part Two defines and describes specific genres of literature and discusses the types of books that fall within the categories. Part Three presents curriculum and teaching strategies.

 

What’s new in the sixth edition?

 

Notable among the many changes and improvements in this edition are:

• More color illustrations from picture books placed in a color insert to demonstrate artistic styles, visual elements, and the narrative aspects of illustrations
• A new chapter, “Learning about Reading and Literature,” that focuses on policy issues, recent national reports, and resistant readers
• A completely revised chapter on diversity that includes strategies for providing culturally responsive teaching through multicultural and international literature.

About the Author

Carl M. Tomlinson taught graduate and undergraduate courses in children’s literature and language arts at Northern Illinois University. As an elementary school teacher, he packed his classroom with good children’s books and read aloud to his students every day. His research interests are literature-based reading and international children’s literature. In addition to Essentials of Young Adult Literature, he has co-authored Essentials of Children’s Literature (Allyn and Bacon) and is the editor of Children’s Books from Other Countries (Scarecrow/USBBY).

 

Carol Lynch-Brown taught graduate and undergraduate courses in children’s and young adult literature, reading, and language arts education at Florida State University.  She was a teacher in elementary school, grades 1, 2, and 4, and in middle school, grades 6 to 8, in St. Paul and Minneapolis Public Schools. She also taught English to young adults in French public schools. Literature was the foundation of her instruction in all these classroom situations. She is currently raising a teenaged grandson and seeing, once again, the benefits of literature in a young person’s life.

Edition details

• Publisher: Allyn & Bacon
• Publication date: 1993
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 020513937X
• ISBN 13: 9780205139378
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 331