| Description |
x, 335 pages : illustrations, map ; 26 cm |
| Contents |
Introductory Essay : Wordcrafting : What Makes a Book Notable in the Language Arts? / Susan Lehr -- Picture Books : Language That Sparks the Mind and Fuels the Imagination / Janice V. Kristo and Linda Leonard Lamme -- Poetic Texts and Poetic Language / Amy A. McClure -- The Language of Facts : Using Nonfiction Books to Support Language Growth / Sylvia M. Vardell -- Notable Novels in the Classroom : Helping Students to Increase Their Knowledge of Language and Literature / Christine Doyle Francis -- Language Use through Drama / Anthony L. Manna -- Language of the Storyteller / Inga Kromann-Kelly -- Connecting Writing, Talk, and Literature / Yvonne Siu-Runyan -- How to Do Things with Words : Trickster Stories, Multicultural Awareness, and Language Arts / Jon C. Stott -- Diversity in Language : Using Notable African American Children's Literature in the Classroom / Deborah Thompson -- International Books and the Language Arts / Carl M. Tomlinson -- Linking Literature and Language Use through Thematic Units / Barbara Chatton and Susan Hepler. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 309-323). |
| Subject |
Children's literature, American -- History and criticism -- Theory, etc.
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Children's literature -- Authorship.
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Children -- Books and reading.
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Language arts.
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| Added Author |
McClure, Amy A.
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Kristo, Janice V.
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| ISBN |
0814103707 paperback |
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