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Children's books in children's hands : an introduction to their literature / Charles Temple, Miriam Martinez, Junko Yokota.
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Title:Children's books in children's hands : an introduction to their literature / Charles Temple, Miriam Martinez, Junko Yokota.
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Variant Title:Children's books in children's hands : a brief introduction to their literature
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Author/Creator:Temple, Charles A., 1947- author.
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Other Contributors/Collections:Martinez, Miriam G., 1948- author.
Yokota, Junko, author.
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Published/Created:NY, NY : Pearson, [2019]
©2019
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Location:Temporarily shelved at EDUCATION LIBRARY stacksWhere is this?
c.1 Temporarily shelved at MAA LIBRARY (IKB) reserve collection
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Call Number: PN1009.A1 C5118 2015
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Number of Items:2
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Status:Available
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Location:Temporarily shelved at EDUCATION LIBRARY stacksWhere is this?
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Library of Congress Subjects:Children's literature--History and criticism.
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Edition:Sixth edition.
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Description:xix, 392 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 28 cm
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Summary:""Understanding Literature and the Child Reader," orients the reader to the study of children's literature, and gives you the critic's perspective. Chapter 1,"Children's Books in Children's Hands," introduces children's literature as a distinct category, and discusses the genres of children's books as well as their qualities. Chapter 2, "Literary Elements in Works for Children," introduces a set of literary concepts with which to approach children's books, describing how plots are organized, how characters are drawn, and how themes are developed. Chapter 3, "Picture Books," focuses on how art and text combine to form unique works"-- Provided by publisher.
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Notes:Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
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ISBN:9780134798684 (paperback)
0134798686 (paperback)
9780133098518
0133098516
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Contents:Machine generated contents note: What Are Good Books for Children?
What Are Good Books for Each Child?
Issue To Consider 1.1: Children's Books Are Nice, But Are They Educational?
How About Just So-So Books?
What Is Children's Literature?
Qualities of Children's Literature
Qualities of Outstanding Children's Literature
Children's Books and Childhood
Children in the Middle Ages
Children in Puritan Times
Ask The Critic: Betsy Hearne
Children in the Enlightenment
"Golden Age of Children's Literature"
Contemporary Children's Books
Genres of Children's Literature
Bending Genres/Shifting Formats: An Introduction
Children's Books and English Language Learners
Censorship: Which Books Will Make it into Children's Hands?
Resources for Children's Books
Issue To Consider 1.2: Censorship of Children's Books
Experiences For Further Learning
References
Artistry of Literary Elements
Genres: The "Rules of the Game"
Bending Genres, Shifting Formats
Settings: How Do Authors Create Times and Places?
Settings in Folktales and Fairy Tales
Settings in Realistic Fiction
Ask The Editor: Cheryl Klein
Settings as Important Features in Themselves
Characterization: How Do People Emerge from the Page?
Characters: What They Do
Characters: How They Relate to Others
Characters: What They Think and Feel
Characters: What They Say and How They Say It
Characters: The Roles They Play in the Plot
Characters: As the Author Describes Them
Round Characters and Flat Characters
Round Characters Undergo Changes
Plots: How Do Stories Happen?
Plots and Conflicts
Plot Structures
Recurring Plots
Episodes: Stories Within Stories
Layered Stories: The Code of Actions and the Code of Revelation
Themes: How Do Stories Convey Meaning?
Explicit and Implicit Themes
Issue To Consider 2.1: Are Themes Really There?
Reading Against the Grain
Stance of the Implied Reader
Identifying with Characters
Taking the Intended Moral Stance
Filling in the Gaps
Point of View
Stories in the First Person
Stories in the Second Person
Stories in the Third Person
Style
Words
Images
Metaphors
Voice, Tone, and Mood
Intertextuality
Visual Literacy
For English Language Learners
Experiences For Further Learning
Resources And References
What Are Picturebooks?
Evolution of Picturebooks
Development of the Concept of the Picturebook
Changes in Printing and Technology
Authors and Illustrators Who Have Defined the Field
Categories of Picturebooks
Early Childhood Books
For English Language Learners
Wordless Books
Picturebooks with Minimal Text
Books for Beginning Readers
Picture Storybooks
Visual Literacy
Elements of Design
Appreciating the Artistic Craft of the Picturebook
Artistic Media
Artistic Style
How Picture Storybooks Work
Book Design
Issue To Consider: Should Teachers Take the Time to Teach Students How to Interpret and "Read" the Illustrations in Picturebooks?
Picture/Text Relationships
Visual Representations of Literary Elements
Criteria for Evaluating Picturebooks
Ask The Author/Ask The Illustrator: Jon Scieszka and Lane Smith
Experiences For Further Learning
Recommended Books
Resources
Children's Books Referenced
References
Diverse Perspectives in the United States
Ask The Author: Alma Flor Ada
Role of Schools in Presenting Multiple Perspectives
Literature's Potential for Influencing the Reader's Perspective
What Is Multicultural Literature?
Value of Multicultural Literature
Identifying Multicultural Books
Culturally Generic Books
Culturally Specific Books
Evolution of Multicultural Literature
Issues Related to Multicultural Literature
Cultural Authenticity
Issue To Consider: How Much Artistic License Should Be Given to Illustrators as They Create Images of a Culture?
Perspective: Insider or Outsider
Stereotyping and Other Unacceptable Depictions of Cultural Groups
Ask The Author: Julius Lester
Identification of Cultural Groups
Criteria for Evaluating and Selecting Multicultural Literature
Do the Author and Illustrator Present Authentic Perspectives?
Is the Culture Portrayed Multidimensionally?
Are Cultural Details Naturally Integrated?
Are Details Accurate and Is the Interpretation Current?
Is Language Used Authentically?
Is the Collection Balanced?
Awards for Multicultural Literature
Coretta Scott King Award
Pura Belpre Award
Tomas Rivera Mexican American Children's Book Award
Americas Book Award for Children's and Young Adult Literature
Asian Pacific American Award for Literature
American Indian Youth Literature Award
Jane Addams Children's Book Award
Educators' Roles in Presenting Multiple and Diverse Perspectives
Understanding Diverse Perspectives through Adult Literature
Understanding Diverse Perspectives through Professional Literature
Helping Children Gain Diverse Perspectives
Experiences For Further Learning
Recommended Books
Other Cultural Groups
Resources
References
Issue To Consider 1.1: Why Take the Extra Effort to Find International Books?
What Is International Literature?
Evolution of International Literature
Issues Related to International Literature
Criteria for Evaluating International Literature
Authors and Illustrators of International Literature
Authors from Past Decades
Featured Illustrator/Author: Mitsumasa Anno
Issue To Consider 1.2: Featured Author: Ana Maria Machado
Ask The Author: Beverley Naidoo
Awards for International Literature
Hans Christian Andersen Award
Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award
Mildred Batchelder Award
White Ravens List
Other International Book Awards
Outstanding International Books for Children
Experiences For Further Learning
Recommended Books
Resources
References
What Is Poetry?
Ask The Poetry Advocates: Sylvia Vardell and Janet Wong
Evolution of Children's Poetry
Early Poetry for Children
More Sympathetic Voices
Contemporary Poetry for Children
Categories of Poetry For Children
Mother Goose Rhymes and Other Rhymes of the Nursery
Why Do We Call Them "Mother Goose" Rhymes?
Jump Rope and Counting-Out Rhymes
Folk Songs Popular Among Children
Lyric or Expressive Poems
Narrative Poems
Ask The Poet: Naomi Shihab Nye
Nonsense Verse
Form Poems: Limericks
Bending Genres/Shifting Formats
Form Poems: Haiku
Issue To Consider: Should We Distinguish Between "Poems" and "Rhymes"?
Concrete Poems
Dialogue Poems and Poems for Two Voices
Free Verse
Poetry Collections
Elements of Poetry
Sounds
Images
Comparisons
Forms
Insight
Children's Preferences in Poetry
Criteria For Selecting Poetry For Children
Issue To Consider: How Can We Keep Children's Liking for Poetry Alive?
Poetry And English Language Learners
Major Children's Poets and their Works
Ask The Poet: Nikki Grimes
Experiences For Further Learning
Recommended Books
Resources
References
Poets Who Contributed to This Chapter
What Is Traditional Literature?
Value of Traditional Literature
Evolution of Traditional Literature
Categories of Traditional Literature
For English Language Learners
Folk Literature from Many Cultures
Folktales from Italy
Folktales from France
Folktales from Germany
Folktales from Wales, Ireland, Scotland, and England
Folktales from Russia
Folktales from Norway
Folktales from the United States
Ask The Reteller: Joseph Bruchac
Folktales from Latin America
Folktales from Africa
Folktales from the Jewish Diaspora
Folktales from the Middle East
Folktales from Asia
Myths from the Classical World
Religious Tales
Issue To Consider: Religious Stories in Public Schools?
Bending Genres/Shifting Formats
How Traditional Literature Works
Openings and Closings
Settings
Characters
Themes
Plots
Hero Cycle
Criteria for Evaluating Traditional Literature
Traditional Literature and Storytelling
Ask The Storyteller: Fran Stallings
Experiences For Further Learning
Recommended Books
References
What Is Modern Fantasy? What Is Science Fiction?
Definition of Modern Fantasy
Definition of Science Fiction
Distinction Between Fantasy and Science Fiction
Evolution of Modern Fantasy
Categories of Modern Fantasy
Bending Genres/Shifting Formats
Personified Animals
Personified Toys
Outlandish Characters and Situations
Magical Powers
Extraordinary Worlds
Supernatural Elements
Time Slips
High Fantasy
For English Language Learners
How Fantasy Works
Setting
Character
Plot
Theme
Criteria for Evaluating Modern Fantasy
Ask The Author: Bruce Coville
Other Notable Writers of Modern Fantasy
Ask The Author: Jane Yolen
Evolution of Science Fiction
Categories of Science Fiction
Projecting Scientific Principles
Utopian and Dystopian Societies
Surviving Environmental Catastrophes
Science Fantasies
How Science Fiction Works
Issue To Consider: Can Reading Fantasy Be Inappropriate for Children?
Contents note continued: Criteria for Evaluating Science Fiction
Experiences For Further Learning
Recommended Books: Fantasy
Recommended Books: Science Fiction
Resources
References
What is Contemporary Realistic Fiction?
Value of Contemporary Realistic Fiction
Feature: Bending Genres, Shifting Formats
Evolution of Realistic Fiction
19th Century
20th Century
From New Realism to Diverse Perspectives
Categories of Contemporary Realistic Fiction
Books About Self-Discovery and Growing Up
Issue To Consider: Growing up in a Culture Outside the Mainstream
For English Language Learners-Series Books in Readers' lives
Books About Families and Family Diversity
Books About Interpersonal Relations
Books About School
Books About Sports
Books About Nature and Animals
Books About Survival
Books About Mental, Physical, Emotional, and Other Challenges
Books About Moral Dilemmas and Moral Responsibility
Books About Social Diversity and Society
Books About Aging, Death, and Dying
Mystery and Suspense Books
Feature: Out Of Print But Look In Your Library
Humorous Books
Series Books
How Contemporary Realistic Fiction Works
Setting
Plot
Theme
Character
Point of View
Criteria for Evaluating Realistic Fiction
Experiences For Further Learning
Recommended Books
Resources
References
What Is Historical Fiction?
Time Periods Emphasized in Historical Fiction
Value of Historical Fiction
Issue To Consider: Does Historical Fiction Have a Place in the Study of History?
Evolution of Historical Fiction
Style
Historical Perspective
Subject Matter
Picturebooks
Bending Genres/Shifting Formats
Ask The Author: Deborah Wiles
For English Language Learners 10.1
Categories of Historical Fiction
Fictionalized Memoirs
Fictionalized Family History
Fiction Based on Research
For English Language Learners 10.2
How Historical Fiction Works
Setting
Plot
Character
Theme
Criteria for Evaluating Historical Fiction
Experiences For Further Learning
Recommended Books
Resources And References
What Is Nonfiction?
Value of Nonfiction
Topics Addressed in Nonfiction
Formats of Nonfiction
Evolution of Nonfiction
Ask The Author And Illustrator: Candace Fleming and Eric Rohmann, Creators of Giant Squid
Issue To Consider: Is It Acceptable to Fictionalize Nonfiction?
Bending Genres/Shifting Formats: Nonfiction And Biography
Categories of Nonfiction
Factual Nonfiction
Interpretive Nonfiction
Nonfiction of Inquiry
How Nonfiction Works
Structure
Organizational and Support Tools
Style
Graphic and Visual Features
Criteria for Evaluating Nonfiction
What Is Biography?
Value of Biography
Evolution of Biography
Categories of Biography
Partial Biographies
Complete Biographies
Collective Biographies
Autobiographies and Memoirs
Picturebook Biographies
How Biography Works
Characterization
Structure
Visuals
Organizational and Support Tools
Criteria for Evaluating Biography
For English Language Learners
Experiences For Further Learning
Recommended Books
Resources
References.