The Arbuthnot Anthology Of Children S Literature

A collection of poetry, folklore, fantasy, short stories, biographies, and other non-fiction. Includes a history and discussion of children's literature with suggestions for using this literature with children.

A collection of poetry, folklore, fantasy, short stories, biographies, and other non-fiction. Includes a history and discussion of children's literature and suggestions for using this literature with children.

A collection of poems and stories for children, to be used in the classroom, home, or camp; especially planned for college classes in children's literature, with introductions and headnotes.

Single volume edition of: Time for poetry, Time for fairy tales, and Time for true tales.

Remarkably well researched, the essays consider a wide range of texts - from the U.S., Britain and Canada - and take a variety fo theoretical approaches, including formalism and Marxism and those related to psychology, postcolonialism, reception, feminism, queer studies, and performance studies ... This collection pushes boundaries of genre, notions of childhood ... Choice. Back cover of book.

An anthology of folklore, poetry, short stories, and selections from longer fictional and non-fictional works.

This book makes the perfect addition to teachers' and librarians' story time selections, containing 25 educational and entertaining tales from around the world as well as proven storytelling techniques. Storytelling predates reading. Storytelling is a vibrant tradition in nearly every culture on earth. And of course, storytelling serves as a perfect medium for educating young children and early readers. Specifically intended for elementary school and public librarians, teachers, storytellers, and camp counselors, Tell Along Tales!: Playing with Participation Stories contains 25 adapted tales from Czechoslovakia, Germany, Ireland, Korea, Norway, Spain, and West Africa that are appropriate for kindergarten through sixth grade students. These stories are linked to standards and are full of fun audience participation, making them perfect for the library, classroom, camp, or home. The book will illuminate the best methods for telling a tale, describe various types of audience participation and how to encourage it, identify elements in a story that provide opportunity for participation, explain when to include audience participation, and share the author's proven audience management techniques.