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Peer reviewedChance, Rosemary – ALAN Review, 2003
Describes characteristics of fairy tales. Discusses use of fairy tales and novels for teens in the classroom. Presents annotations of 31 titles including both picture books and young adult novels grouped by nine popular tales. Concludes that through comparing picture books and teen novels, there is one last chance to introduce fairy tales to older…
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Annotated Bibliographies, Childrens Literature, Critical Thinking
Moss, Joy F. – 2000
This book offers suggestions for developing literary experiences that provide middle-grade students with opportunities to build an awareness of literary elements, genre, and the craft of authors and artists, and to learn strategies for exploring multiple meanings in literary texts. The literary experiences in the book are developed within a series…
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Classroom Techniques, English Instruction, Fairy Tales
Download full textMcClure, Amy A., Ed.; Kristo, Janice V., Ed. – 1994
Intended to encourage teachers and students to take a fresh look at children's literature, this practical collection of ideas offers plot summaries and suggests teaching strategies for 57 notable children's books. Books in the collection were chosen "outstanding trade books" by a National Council of Teachers of English committee on trade…
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Class Activities, Critical Thinking, Early Childhood Education
Muse, Daphne, Ed. – 1997
This comprehensive guide to multicultural children's literature features over 1,000 critical and detailed book reviews for pre-school, elementary, and middle school students. The reviews in the guide cover a vast range of picture books, biographies, poetry, anthologies, folktales, and young adult novels, and include synopses, suggestions for…
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Biographies, Book Reviews, Childrens Literature
Trelease, Jim – 1995
This new edition of a guide which has made reading aloud a special pleasure for millions of people offers a chance for a new generation of parents, teachers, grandparents, and siblings to discover the rewards--and the necessity--of reading aloud. The guide provides an up-to-date annotated bibliography ("treasury") of more than 1200…
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Early Childhood Education, Elementary Education, Fairy Tales
Farber, Betty, Ed. – 1997
Parents and teachers may often have wondered how preschoolers learn, or why certain things, events, or people are more interesting to them than others? This book provides information on how young children learn, and offers activities to encourage emerging literacy, promote creativity and imagination, and enhance knowledge and development in music,…
Descriptors: Art Activities, Child Development, Childrens Literature, Childrens Writing
