Essentials of Children's Literature (What's New in Literacy)

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Essentials of Children's Literature (What's New in Literacy)
- NEW! Multicultural and global literature are integrated throughout the genre chapters and book lists.
- NEW! Connections for librarians features have been added throughout all chapters.
- UPDATED! All special features (Recommended Book Lists, Milestones, Excellent Books to Read Aloud, Notable Authors and Illustrators, and Invitations for Further Investigation) have been updated to include the newest titles, creators, and trends and issues related to the field.
- NEW! Includes expanded coverage of graphic novels. (Chapter 5)
- NEW! A separate chapter on Illustration and Visual Elements highlights the increasingly significant role of these elements across all genres and formats.
- Features strategies to engage readers in close reading, and astronger focus on reader response (for example, see Reader Connections sections at the end of each genre chapter.)
- UPDATED! Stronger connections and alignment with Common Core Standards appear throughout the book, including:
- An updated discussion on the influence of standards on the use of literature in classrooms and libraries (Chapter 13);
- Updated research on reading interests and evaluation of text complexity (Chapter 2); and
- Stronger focus on the features of expository texts as it relates to informational literature (Chapter 11).
- NEW! A new section on book-related apps shows the great expansion of apps available to children.
- UPDATED! Historical Fiction (Chapter 10) is now organized around major themes that cut across the genre, while still including the time period information.
- UPDATED! The discussion of censorship has moved to Literature in the Curriculum (Chapter 13).
- UPDATED! Charts of landmark studies, and studies related to children’s literature, reading, and writing, help support the use of literature with readers in classrooms and libraries. In addition, instructors can use the charts to involve students in professional reading (Chapters 1 & 13).
- Multicultural and global literature are integrated throughout the genre chapters and book lists.
- Connections for librarians have been added throughout all chapters.
- All special features (Recommended Book Lists, Milestones, Excellent Books to Read Aloud, Notable Authors and Illustrators, and Invitations for Further Investigation) have been updated to include the newest titles, creators, and trends and issues related to the field.
- Features expanded coverage of graphic novels (Chapter 5).
- Stronger connections and alignment with Common Core Standards appear throughout the book, including:
- Updated discussion on the influence of standards on the use of literature in classrooms and libraries (Chapter 13);
- Updated research on reading interests and evaluation of text complexity (Chapter 2); and
- Stronger focus on the features of expository texts as it relates to informational literature (Chapter 11).
- A separate chapter on Illustration and Visual Elements highlights the increasingly significant role of these elements across all genres and formats (Chapter 4).
- The chapter on Historical Fiction (Chapter 10) has been reorganized according to major themes that cut across historical fiction.
- A new section on book-related apps shows the great expansion in apps available to children.
- The discussion of censorship has moved to Chapter 13–Literature in the Curriculum.
- Charts of landmark studies and studies related to children’s literature and reading and writing help support the use of literature with readers in classrooms and libraries. In addition, instructors can use the charts to involve students in professional reading (Chapters 1 & 13).
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Country	USA
Brand	Pearson
Manufacturer	Pearson
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	9780134532592
UnitCount	1
Format	Illustrated
EANs	9780134532592
ReleaseDate	0000-00-00