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• Includes selective, up-to-date lists of recommended books at the end of each genre chapter, organized conveniently by sub-genre.
• Includes annotated suggested “Books to Read Aloud” lists within each genre chapter.
• Integrates multicultural and international children's literature throughout, as well as having a separate chapter on these topics.
• Highlights the importance of introducing and sharing poetry throughout the school year by starting each chapter with a poem.
• Historical fiction and biography are organized by historical era for ease in developing social studies units of instruction.
• Includes a “Milestones” chart in every genre chapter to recount the major historical events in the development of that genre.
• Includes twenty-one major U.S. and English language international award lists to broaden perspectives beyond Newbery and Caldecott Awards. (For example, Boston Globe-Horn Book Award, National Book Award, Batchelder Award, and Carnegie Award.)
• A separate list of Transitional Books for new readers tackling chapter books is included in Appendices.
• Coverage of censorship and first amendment rights with a statement of the authors’ position on these issues offers guidance to teachers and librarians.

New To This Edition

• NEW Color illustrations from picture books are now included in a four-page insert to demonstrate artistic styles, visual elements, and other aspects of picture books. A guide explains each illustration in terms of artistic style and visual elements represented and the elements of fiction it helps develop.
• New chapter 2, Learning about Reading and Literature discusses policy issues, recent national reports, resistant readers, and a summary of reading interest research.
• All new content in chapter 11 (formerly ch. 10), Multicultural and International Literature, focuses on strategies for culturally responsive instruction and the literature to support this instruction.
• Two new pedagogical features:
  • “Related Films, Videos, and DVDs” feature in all genre chapters (4-12) provide additional information for teachers.
  • “Topics for Further Investigation” feature in all chapters offer suggestions for students to further their knowledge on the chapter topic.
• New section on using literature in a school practicum experience, including a chart of suggested classroom activities. (Ch. 12)
• New cover art by David Soman, illustrator of many children's picture books.
• Completely up-to-date Recommended Books lists at the end of each genre chapter (Chapters 4-11) and updated book awards lists in Appendix A.

Table of Contents

PART 1 Children and Literature

            Chapter 1 Learning about Children and Literature

            Chapter 2 Learning about Reading and Literature

            Chapter 3 Learning about Literature

PART 2 Categories of Literature

            Chapter 4 Poetry and Plays

            Chapter 5 Picture Books

            Chapter 6 Traditional Literature

            Chapter 7 Modern Fantasy

            Chapter 8 Realistic Fiction

            Chapter 9 Historical Fiction

            Chapter 10 Nonfiction: Biography and Informational Books

            Chapter 11 Literature for a Diverse Society

            Chapter 12 Planning the Curriculum

            Chapter 13 Developing Teaching Strategies

Appendix A Children’s Book Awards

Appendix B Professional Resources

Appendix C Children’s Magazines

Appendix D Transitional Books

Credits and Acknowledgements

Index to Children’s Books and Authors

Subject Index

Courses

Children's Literature / Methods  [BRIEF / ESSENTIALS]   (Reading & Literacy)

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• Essentials of Children's Literature, 7/E
  Lynch-Brown, Tomlinson & Short
  ©2011  |  Allyn & Bacon  |  Paper; 432 pp  |  Instock
  ISBN-10: 013704884X  |  ISBN-13: 9780137048847
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  This brief, affordable, straightforward book–packed with rich resources–is a true compendium of information about children’s literature and how to use children’s literature in the classroom. It is designed to awaken, reawaken, and motivate students to share literature with children.

   

  In clear, concise, direct narrative using recommended book lists, examples, figures, and tables in combination with prose, this book conveys the body of knowledge about children’s literature and about teaching literature to children. The Seventh Edition of this best-selling book adds a new co-author, Kathy G. Short, to the well-known author team of Carol Lynch-Brown and Carl M. Tomlinson.

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• Essentials of Children's Literature (with MyEducationKit), 7/E
  Lynch-Brown, Tomlinson & Short
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  This brief, affordable, straightforward book—packed with rich resources—is a true compendium of information about children’s literature and how to use children’s literature in the classroom. It is designed to awaken, reawaken, and motivate students to share literature with children.

   

  In clear, concise, direct narrative using recommended book lists, examples, figures, and tables in combination with prose, this book conveys the body of knowledge about children’s literature and about teaching literature to children. The Seventh Edition of this best-selling book adds a new co-author, Kathy G. Short, to the well-known author team of Carol Lynch-Brown and Carl M. Tomlinson.

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Carl M. Tomlinson taught graduate and undergraduate courses in children’s literature and language arts at Northern Illinois University. As an elementary school teacher, he packed his classroom with good children’s books and read aloud to his students every day. His research interests are literature-based reading and international children’s literature. In addition to Essentials of Young Adult Literature, he has co-authored Essentials of Children’s Literature (Allyn and Bacon) and is the editor of Children’s Books from Other Countries (Scarecrow/USBBY).

Carol Lynch-Brown taught graduate and undergraduate courses in children’s and young adult literature, reading, and language arts education at Florida State University.  She was a teacher in elementary school, grades 1, 2, and 4, and in middle school, grades 6 to 8, in St. Paul and Minneapolis Public Schools. She also taught English to young adults in French public schools. Literature was the foundation of her instruction in all these classroom situations. She is currently raising a teenaged grandson and seeing, once again, the benefits of literature in a young person’s life.

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“This text presents key information in a brief and succinct manner. It also provides great lists of recommended children’s books with appropriate age levels. Congratulations to the authors of Essentials of Children’s Literature. This text contains valuable information, demonstrates serious research on the subject, and is a very useful resource to classroom teachers.”

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“The clarity and practical nature of the book distinguish it from others in the field. Students like that they are able to get the ideas easily.”

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University of Hawaii at Manoa

Written as a “facts-only” approach for students and their instructors, renowned authors Carol Lynch-Brown and Carl Tomlinson offer an abundance of examples to illustrate how to use children's literature in the classroom. Part One of the book covers current trends and the introductory material students need in order to begin selecting, reading, and evaluating children's trade books. Part Two defines and describes specific genres of literature and discusses the types of books that fall within the categories. Part Three presents curriculum and teaching strategies.

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Notable among the many changes and improvements in this edition are:

• More color illustrations from picture books placed in a color insert to demonstrate artistic styles, visual elements, and the narrative aspects of illustrations
• A new chapter, “Learning about Reading and Literature,” that focuses on policy issues, recent national reports, and resistant readers
• A completely revised chapter on diversity that includes strategies for providing culturally responsive teaching through multicultural and international literature.

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