{"product_id":"childrens-literature-isbn-9780470111048","title":"Children's Literature","description":"\u003cp\u003eThose who work with children need a wide and deep knowledge of children's literature. This new text, through its developmental approach, examines children's abilities, needs, and interests. \u003ci\u003eChildren's Literature: A Developmental Perspective\u003c\/i\u003e combines children's literature with developmental psychology, aiming to better prepare future teachers to meet the needs of individual children and to help develop their literary skills. By reading this text, students will learn what makes the most recently published books attractive to children, while still recognizing the value of books that have held children's interests in the past.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cb\u003ePart One. Introduction.\u003c\/b\u003e  \u003cp\u003eChapter 1. Children, Literature, And Development: Interactions And Insights.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 2. Children And Their Literature: Changes Through The Years.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart Two. Understanding Children's Literature.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 3. Genres In Children's Literature.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 4. Analyzing, Selecting, And Responding To Children's Literature.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 5. The Craft Of Writing And Illustrating.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 6. Diversity In Children's Literature.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart Three. The Content Of Children's Literature.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 7. Literature For The Early Years (Birth To Two).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 8. Literature For The Preschool Years (2-4).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 9. Literature For The Early Elementary School Years (5-7).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 10. Literature For The Intermediate Years (8-11).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 11. Literature For The Middle School Years (11-14).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 12. Literature For The High School Years (14-18).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart Four. Topics For Teachers And Librarians.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 13. Science Literature Through The Grades: A Curricular Model.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 14. Issues For Teachers And Librarians.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBarbara E. Travers\u003c\/b\u003e has a master's degree from Boston College with a concentration in children's literature. She has been a teacher and librarian and has received a Horace Mann Award for her creativity in teaching children's literature.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJohn F. Travers\u003c\/b\u003e is a published author of several child development and educational psychology textbooks. He has won numerous rewards at Boston College including Teacher of the Year, and he was recognized as one of eight (out of 1,000) outstanding teachers in the university.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis book takes a developmental approach to children’s literature, offering a fresh perspective in the field. By combining children’s literature with developmental psychology, future teachers and librarians will have a better understanding of the appropriate book for a child at a certain stage of their life. Each genre is covered within a chapter devoted to a certain developmental stage.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47988912750821,"sku":"NP9780470111048","price":68.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780470111048.jpg?v=1761782025","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/childrens-literature-isbn-9780470111048","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}