Encountering children's literature : an arts approach / Jane M. Gangi ; with a foreword by Joseph Bruchac.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Gangi, Jane M.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Boston : Pearson, ©2004.
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Table of Contents:
  • Teaching children's literature
  • An introduction to genre and to the history of children's literature
  • Selecting and evaluating children's literature
  • The picture book: linking word and image
  • Poetry: the music of language
  • Drama: the art of the present
  • Folklore: a global legacy
  • Informational books: finding the aesthetic
  • Integrated historical literature: the human dimension
  • Life's vocations and callings: biography, autobiography, and memoir
  • Contemporary realism: through the eyes of others
  • Fantasy and science fiction: what if?
  • Celebrations and commemorations: understanding our world.