Through the Eyes of a Child: An Introduction to Children's Literature - Couverture rigide

Norton, Donna E.; Norton, Saundra

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0132202964 ISBN 13 : 9780132202961

Editeur : Pearson, 2006

Synopsis

In its seventh edition Through the Eyes of a Child: An Introduction to Children’s Literature continues to be a visually stunning, theoretically sound, comprehensive overview of children’s literature.  It will prepare teachers to appreciate, evaluate, and share children’s literature by examining the most important elements of the literature and by addressing the interests and needs of its readers. 

 

This edition threads discussions and examples of young adult and multicultural literature, informational and biographical books, and technology resources throughout making the seventh edition a must have for teachers entering today's classrooms.  

A propos du livre

À propos de la quatrième de couverture

Through the Eyes of a Child: An Introduction to Children’s Literature continues to be a visually stunning, theoretically sound, comprehensive overview of children’s literature.  It will prepare you to appreciate, evaluate, and share children’s literature by examining the most important elements of the literature and by addressing the interests and needs of its readers. 

 

No text better prepares you for evaluating, choosing, and sharing quality children’s literature than Through the Eyes of a Child.

·         A full chapter, Chapter 3, is devoted to the discussion of evaluating and choosing literature for children.

·         Evaluation Criteria boxes in every genre chapter outline exactly what you need to look for in quality literature.

·         In-Depth Analysis features take you deep into an exemplary title to help you discover the elements that compose quality literature.

 

The seventh edition of the text broadens its look at the literature that appeals to and nourishes children and adolescents.

·         Every chapter looks at Young Adult Literature, examining the ways to intrigue and nurture young adult readers, to evaluate titles for this audience, and to integrate these quality titles into your teaching.

·         The text’s long-known coverage of multicultural literature has been embedded into every chapter to help you integrate and appreciate these titles.  Look for the Multicultural Literature logo to find specific coverage in every chapter.

·         Because of the increased popularity and quality of nonfiction titles, coverage has been expanded to two chapters: Chapter 11’s Biographies and Chapter 12’s Informational Books.

 

By incorporating media the 7th edition gives you the tools to stay up to date, do research, and utilize technology to enrich your learning and teaching.

·         A Database of Children’s Literature CD-ROM accompanies the text, providing you information on thousands of excellent titles worth sharing with children and adolescents.

·         Technology Resource features throughout chapters help you make the most of the media available with the text, providing specific ideas for integrating the technology into teaching.

·         A robust Companion Website containing lessons, online activities, self-assessment opportunities and valuable links to literature-related sites gives you the tools to enrich your study of children’s literature.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Pearson
• Date d'édition: 2006
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0132202964
• ISBN 13: 9780132202961
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 694
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: Riccardo Bacigalupo; riccardo.bacigalupo@sanoma.it; ; Sanoma Italia Via Arconati, 1 �; Milano; 20135; Italie