Understanding Children's Books: A Guide for Education Professionals
- ISBN-10
- 085702955X
- ISBN-13
- 9780857029553
- Category
- Education
- Pages
- 144
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2008-06-24
- Publisher
- SAGE
- Author
- Prue Goodwin
Description
Children's books play a vital role in education, and this book helps you to choose books that have the most to offer young children. Each chapter reflects on a different theme or genre and their role in educational settings, and recommends ten 'must reads' within each one. The themes covered include: - books for babies - literature for the very young - narrative fiction - books in translation - poetry - picture books - graphic texts. Early years professionals, childcare professionals and teachers working from nursery to Key Stage 3 will find this book a fascinating and useful resource.
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