This succinct yet comprehensive introduction to children's literature focuses on genres and concepts rather than on particular authors. This completely updated edition provides a clear, literary perspective for understanding the foundations and contexts of literature, including the various genres of children's literature, from picture to informational books.
The Sixth Edition continues to be approachable and inviting with its clear and logical organization and its simple and direct prose. Arguing that teachers need to love literature, appreciate its beauty, explore its complexity, and enjoy its magic, the Sixth Edition stresses the need for teachers to first appreciate literature in order to later use it in the classroom. Well known for its booklists, this book focuses on the traditional genres of children's literature, and the discussions within the chapters are organized according to themes.
- ISBN10 0205591930
- ISBN13 9780205591930
- Publish Date 13 February 2008 (first published 12 December 1994)
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 2 July 2011
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Pearson
- Edition 6th edition
- Format Paperback
- Pages 352
- Language English