Children's Literature in China: From Lu Xun to Mao Zedong
By:"Mary Ann Farquhar"
Published on 2015-04-22 by Routledge
This book introduces the major works and debates in Chinese children's literature within the framework of China's revolution and modernization. It demonstrates that the guiding rationale in children's literature was the political importance of children as the nation's future.
This Book was ranked 8 by Google Books for keyword children literature.
Children's Literature and its Effects
By:"Cedric Cullingford"
Published on 2000-11-01 by A&C Black
A study of children's authors who are typical of their time, such as Enid Blyton, Angela Brazil, Judy Blume and Ronald Dahl. The book discusses comics as well as \
This Book was ranked 31 by Google Books for keyword children literature.
Children's Literature
By:"Seth Lerer"
Published on 2009-04-01 by University of Chicago Press
Ever since children have learned to read, there has been children’s literature. Children’s Literature charts the makings of the Western literary imagination from Aesop’s fables to Mother Goose, from Alice's Adventures in Wonderland to Peter Pan, from Where the Wild Things Are to Harry Potter. The only single-volume work to capture the rich and diverse history of children’s literature in its full panorama, this extraordinary book reveals why J. R. R. Tolkien, Dr. Seuss, Laura Ingalls Wilder, Beatrix Potter, and many others, despite their divergent styles and subject matter, have all resonated with generations of readers. Children’s Literature is an exhilarating quest across centuries, continents, and genres to discover how, and why, we first fall in love with the written word. “Lerer has accomplished something magical. Unlike the many handbooks to children’s literature that synopsize, evaluate, or otherwise guide adults in the selection of materials for children, this work presents a true critical history of the genre. . . . Scholarly, erudite, and all but exhaustive, it is also entertaining and accessible. Lerer takes his subject seriously without making it dull.”—Library Journal (starred review) “Lerer’s history reminds us of the wealth of literature written during the past 2,600 years. . . . With his vast and multidimensional knowledge of literature, he underscores the vital role it plays in forming a child’s imagination. We are made, he suggests, by the books we read.”—San Francisco Chronicle “There are dazzling chapters on John Locke and Empire, and nonsense, and Darwin, but Lerer’s most interesting chapter focuses on girls’ fiction. . . . A brilliant series of readings.”—Diane Purkiss, Times Literary Supplement
This Book was ranked 4 by Google Books for keyword children literature.
Children's literature of Bengal
By:"Prabhash Ranjan Dey"
Published on 1978 by
This Book was ranked 29 by Google Books for keyword children literature.
Music Through Children's Literature
By:"Donna B. Levene"
Published on 1993 by Libraries Unlimited
Illustrated folk songs, rhythmic poems, stories with musical themes, and other picture books with a strong musical basis are used in this teacher resource to provide a springboard for learning about music and developing music appreciation. The books covered offer a rich diversity of text and graphic styles and are generally available thorugh school and public library collections. Titles include Possum Comes a-Knockin', All Join In, There's a Hole in the Bucket, Ragtime Tumpie, Berlioz, the Bear, and Follow the Drinking Gourd.
This Book was ranked 30 by Google Books for keyword children literature.
Children's Book of Virtues
By:"William J. Bennett","Michael Hague"
Published on 1995-10-01 by Simon and Schuster
A collection of stories and poems presented to teach virtues, including compassion, courage, honesty, friendship, and faith.
This Book was ranked 10 by Google Books for keyword children books.
A Critical Handbook of Children's Literature
By:"Rebecca J. Lukens"
Published on 1998-03 by DIANE Publishing
A Critical Handbook of Children's Literature, Ninth Edition, gives future teachers, practicing teachers, librarians, and parents many examples of quality children's literature to guide them in choosing the best books for the classroom, library, or home. The Handbook analyzes children's books that showcase positive examples of the literary elements, formats, and genres that are the focus in the field of children's literature. The books are noteworthy children's books, from classics to favorites to just-published titles, all selected as thought-provoking, important, or motivating choices. The authors suggest that readers examine the Handbook and then apply the literary concepts to additional reading from today's ever-expanding selection of children's books.
This Book was ranked 15 by Google Books for keyword children literature.
A Treasury of Children's Literature
By:"Armand Eisen"
Published on 1992 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
A collection of traditional and original stories and poems by such authors as Aesop and Lewis Carroll, including excerpts from \
This Book was ranked 3 by Google Books for keyword children literature.
Children's Literature
By:"Barbara Stoodt"
Published on 1996 by Macmillan Education AU
This Book was ranked 26 by Google Books for keyword children books.
Children's Literature
By:"M. O. Grenby"
Published on 2008 by Edinburgh University Press
Introducing students to the unique challenges of working with children's literature, this title outlines what is different about writing for children followed by a succinct account of the often neglected history of children's literature.
This Book was ranked 16 by Google Books for keyword children literature.
The Continuum Encyclopedia of Children's Literature
By:"Bernice E. Cullinan","Diane Goetz Person"
Published on 2005 by A&C Black
Provides articles covering children's literature from around the world as well as biographical and critical reviews of authors including Avi, C.S. Lewis, J.K. Rowling, and Anno Mitsumasa.
This Book was ranked 10 by Google Books for keyword children literature.
The 20th Century Children's Book Treasury
By:"Janet Schulman"
Published on 1998 by Alfred a Knopf Incorporated
A collection of picture book stories by such authors as Ludwig Bemelmans, Ezra Jack Keats, and Maurice Sendak.
This Book was ranked 40 by Google Books for keyword picture books.
Children's Picturebooks
By:"Martin Salisbury","Morag Styles"
Published on 2012-02-08 by Laurence King Publishing
Children's picturebooks are the very first books we encounter, and they form an important, constantly evolving, and dynamic sector of the publishing world. But what does it take to create a successful picture book for children? In this publication, Martin Salisbury and Morag Styles introduce us to the world of children's picturebooks, providing a solid background to the industry while exploring the key concepts and practices that have gone into the creation of successful picturebooks.
This Book was ranked 9 by Google Books for keyword picture books.
Illustrating Children's Books
By:"Martin Salisbury"
Published on 2004 by Allen & Unwin
A unique book for art students and creatively minded beginners who want to learn how to target their drawing and painting skills to the ever-expanding children s book market.
This Book was ranked 8 by Google Books for keyword children books.
Historical Dictionary of Children's Literature
By:"Emer O'Sullivan"
Published on 2010-11-22 by Scarecrow Press
Children's literature comes from a number of different sources-folklore (folk- and fairy tales), books originally for adults and subsequently adapted for children, and material authored specifically for them-and its audience ranges from infants through middle graders to young adults (readers from about 12 to 18 years old). Its forms include picturebooks, pop-up books, anthologies, novels, merchandising tie-ins, novelizations, and multimedia texts, and its genres include adventure stories, drama, science fiction, poetry, and information books. The Historical Dictionary of Children's Literature relates the history of children's literature through a chronology, an introductory essay, appendixes, a bibliography, and over 500 cross-referenced dictionary entries on authors, books, and genres. Some of the most legendary names in all of literature are covered in this important reference, including Hans Christian Anderson, L. Frank Baum, Lewis Carroll, Roald Dahl, Charles Dickens, C.S. Lewis, Beatrix Potter, J.K. Rowling, Robert Louis Stevenson, Mark Twain, J.R.R. Tolkien, Jules Verne, and E.B. White.
This Book was ranked 36 by Google Books for keyword children literature.
Exploring Children's Literature
By:"Nikki Gamble","Sally Yates"
Published on 2008-02-20 by SAGE
This book is based on the belief that deep subject knowledge of language and literature provides a foundation for effective teaching and learning. It provides a comprehensive guide to the range of genres and characteristic features of English language fiction written for children. It will help readers to: o develop their understanding of literature within social, cultural and political reading practices o extend their knowledge of language features and conventions of different genres o develop skills in analytical and critical reading. The scope of the first edition has been expanded from solely fiction to cover a range of contemporary literature, including poetry, plays and picture books. The case study material, investigative activities and practical exercises promote an active approach to learning. The second edition focuses on a range of fiction relevant to the National Curriculum for England and the National Literacy Strategy. It provides examples from a range of world literature written in English. Examples from work in translation are also included. It also addresses the requirements of the primary curriculum for ITT English. This book is essential reading for student teachers on PGCE, and undergraduate teacher education courses, and for teachers undertaking CPD in English, literacy or children's literature. It provides useful support material for language coordinators, SCITT coordinators and literacy consultants.
This Book was ranked 26 by Google Books for keyword children literature.
You Can Write Children's Books
By:"Tracey Dils"
Published on 1998-02-15 by Writer's Digest Books
An author and editor of children's books guides the budding author from book idea to sales, explaining how to write, edit, and submit works for publication
This Book was ranked 35 by Google Books for keyword children books.
Art Through Children's Literature
By:"Debi Englebaugh"
Published on 1994 by Libraries Unlimited
Presents the award-winning illustrations of 56 Caldecott Books as the launching point for these 168 lessons that guide students in creating art with similar qualities. Focusing on principles and elements, the book gives step-by-step instructions, material lists and detailed illustrations.
This Book was ranked 39 by Google Books for keyword children literature.
Telling Children's Stories
By:"Michael Cadden"
Published on 2010 by U of Nebraska Press
The most accessible approach yet to children's literature and narrative theory,Telling Children's Storiesis a comprehensive collection of never-before-published essays by an international slate of scholars that offers a broad yet in-depth assessment of narrative strategies unique to children's literature. The volume is divided into four interrelated sections: \
This Book was ranked 18 by Google Books for keyword children literature.
Children's Literature and the Fin de Siècle
By:"Roderick McGillis","International Research Society for Children's Literature. Congress","International Research Society for Children's Literature","Children's Literature Association (U.S.)"
Published on 2003 by Greenwood Publishing Group
The close of a century invites both retrospection and prognostication. As a period of transition, it also brings a sense of uncertainty, finality, and apocalypticism. This volume examines fin de siecle tensions in 19th- and 20th-century children's literature from around the world. The contributors look back at children's literature of the past and ahead toward children's literature of the future, while probing such issues as literary nonsense and the breakdown of language, the image of the child as redeemer, social engineering in children's literature, the Holocaust in children's fiction, fear in contemporary fantasy, and changing notions of masculinity.
This Book was ranked 19 by Google Books for keyword children literature.
