Includes index

in English

Defining Literature for Young Children -- Evaluating Literature for Young Children -- Creating a Literate Environment -- Partnering with Literature -- Promoting Young Children`s Language Development -- Nurturing Children`s Intellectual Development -- Supporting Children`s Personality Development -- Fostering Social-Emotional and Moral Development -- Generating Children`s Aesthetic and Creative Development -- Planning and Implementing Your Literature-Rich Curriculum

The 8th edition of this bestselling text provides a framework and instructional strategies for identifying, selecting, and teaching high-quality children`s literature for ages 0 - 8. This new edition`s emphasis on diverse literature will assist in positively impacting the lives of all young people. Effective instructional approaches for using literature as a teaching tool are coupled with developmentally appropriate methods for sharing literature with young children. This book is a foundational text for graduate and undergraduate students in early childhood education, early literacy, literacy methods, children`s literature, and literature instruction

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