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Charlotte Huck's Children's Literature: A Brief Guide, provides essential information for designing pre-K to 8 literature programs to capture students'' attention and foster a lifelong love of reading. Expertly designed in a vibrant, full-color format, this streamlined text has a strong emphasis on researching, evaluating, and implementing quality books in the classroom, the critical skills needed to search for and select literature. The guide gives readers the tools they need to evaluate books, create curriculum, and share the love of literature. 

Table of Contents
PART ONE LEARNING ABOUT CHILDREN AND LITERATURE
CHAPTER 1 Knowing Children’s Literature
CHAPTER 2 Reading Responses at Different Ages

PART TWO EXPLORING GENRES AND FORMATS IN CHILDREN’S BOOKS
CHAPTER 3 Picturebooks
CHAPTER 4 Graphica
CHAPTER 5 Traditional Literature
CHAPTER 6 Speculative Fiction
CHAPTER 7 Contemporary Realistic Fiction
CHAPTER 8 Historical Fiction
CHAPTER 9 Nonfiction
CHAPTER 10 Biography
CHAPTER 11 Poetry

PART THREE EXPERIENCING LITERATURE
CHAPTER 12 Extending Experiences with Literature

APPENDIXES
APPENDIX A Children’s Book Awards
APPENDIX B Book Lists
APPENDIX C Recommended Read Alouds


INDEXES

Charlotte Hucks Childrens Literature A Brief

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    A Paperback / softback by Barbara Kiefer, Cynthia Tyson

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      Publisher McGraw-Hill Education
      Published 20 April 2022
      ISBN-13 9781265218270
      978-1265218270
      ISBN-10 1265218277
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Charlotte Huck's Children's Literature: A Brief Guide, provides essential information for designing pre-K to 8 literature programs to capture students'' attention and foster a lifelong love of reading. Expertly designed in a vibrant, full-color format, this streamlined text has a strong emphasis on researching, evaluating, and implementing quality books in the classroom, the critical skills needed to search for and select literature. The guide gives readers the tools they need to evaluate books, create curriculum, and share the love of literature. 

      Table of Contents
      PART ONE LEARNING ABOUT CHILDREN AND LITERATURE
      CHAPTER 1 Knowing Children’s Literature
      CHAPTER 2 Reading Responses at Different Ages

      PART TWO EXPLORING GENRES AND FORMATS IN CHILDREN’S BOOKS
      CHAPTER 3 Picturebooks
      CHAPTER 4 Graphica
      CHAPTER 5 Traditional Literature
      CHAPTER 6 Speculative Fiction
      CHAPTER 7 Contemporary Realistic Fiction
      CHAPTER 8 Historical Fiction
      CHAPTER 9 Nonfiction
      CHAPTER 10 Biography
      CHAPTER 11 Poetry

      PART THREE EXPERIENCING LITERATURE
      CHAPTER 12 Extending Experiences with Literature

      APPENDIXES
      APPENDIX A Children’s Book Awards
      APPENDIX B Book Lists
      APPENDIX C Recommended Read Alouds


      INDEXES

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