Elementary Children's Literature: Infancy Through Age 13 - Softcover

Nancy A. Anderson

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9780137151431: Elementary Children's Literature: Infancy Through Age 13

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0137151438 ISBN 13: 9780137151431

Publisher: Pearson, 2009

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Written in a personable tone, Elementary Children's Literature: Infancy through Age 13, 3/e is filled with teaching strategies, technology applications, and discussion topics for teachers and parents of children from infancy to age 13. Organized around genres, this student-friendly text presents the basic children's literature content as well as numerous book annotations. This exceptional textbook not only includes books about minorities in each chapter, but it also features a chapter written by minority literature specialists who provide annotations of quality works by minority authors and illustrators.

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From the Back Cover:

Newest trends, classic tales. . .

This unique reader-friendly book presents general children’s literature content as well as including information about hundreds of the best books in children’s literature today. Organized around genres, Elementary Children’s Literature: Infancy through Age 13, Third Edition features works by minority authors and illustrators—not just a chapter about minorities. The author ties in literature across the curriculum, includes discussion topics on current issues, presents technology applications throughout the text, and includes Literature Response boxes in each chapter. Chapters open with attractive illustrations that are then discussed within a chapter devoted to the art in children’s books.

This literature methods text is filled with teaching strategies that make it a must-have resource for teachers and parents of children from infancy through age 13.

Exciting features new to this edition:

End-of-chapter summaries recap the key content in each chapter.
A six-page insert of full-color illustrations showsreaders the beauty and quality of the illustrations in children’s books.
The author shares her favorite books, selected over a 30-year career from many hundreds of books she has read.
Outstanding authors in each genre are featured in boxes that highlight their works.

Reviewers and Students Rave:

“[My] students felt overwhelmingly that this was one of the most readable and well organized textbooks they’ve encountered. They really benefited from the consistent boxes ‘Responding to Literature,’ ‘Integrating Literature and Technology,’ etc. in each chapter.” -- Jill Hughes, Casper College

“Anderson clearly has extensive experience, and has read sensitively and well. I’m impressed with the many practical and useable teaching ideas. Elementary Children’s Literature is practical and wise. It’s clearly and concisely written, presents useful discussions of genres and specific texts in these genres, and suggests a variety of ways to share literature with children.” -- Harold Nelson, Minot State University

“One strength of this book is its ability to capture the students. I love the tone Anderson has chosen to impart her knowledge. It is written in a reader-friendly fashion. It is less ‘textbook-like,’ less didactic, and feels more like a conversation with the author.” --Traci P. Baxley, Florida Atlantic University

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[My] students felt overwhelmingly that this was one of the most readable and well organized textbooks they’ve encountered. They really benefited from the consistent boxes “Responding to Literature”, “Integrating Literature and Technology”, etc. in each chapter. Comments showed that these boxes really gave them “something to think about and helped them generate ideas for how to use books in their classrooms.” Those who responded said that this book would be one they’d keep for future reference. -- Jill Hughes, Casper College

Anderson clearly has extensive experience, and has read sensitively and well. I’m impressed with the many practical and useable teaching ideas. These ideas are particularly helpful because Anderson clearly has a broad and varied experience as a teacher, and she makes it clear that the ideas are based on this experience. Elementary Children’s Literature is practical and wise. It’s clearly and concisely written, presents useful discussions of genres and specific texts in these genres, and suggests a variety of ways to share literature with children. -- Harold Nelson, Minot State University

One strength of this book is its ability to capture the students. I love the tone Anderson has chosen to impart her knowledge. It is written in a reader-friendly fashion. It is less “textbook-like”, less didactic, and feels more like a conversation with the author...In addition, Anderson uses her practical experience to support her facts. --Traci P. Baxley, Florida Atlantic University

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