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Picture books for children

Identifies trends and describes the values and uses of picture books being produced today.

Picture Books for Children : Fiction, Folktales, and Poetry

Providing descriptive annotations of the best children's picture books published in the last decade, this comprehensive overview is perfect for librarians, teachers, parents, daycare providers, and anyone who works with young children.Providing descriptive annotations of the best children's picture books published in the last decade, this comprehensive overview is perfect for librarians, teachers, parents, daycare providers, and anyone who works with young children. It is both an excellent tool for collection development and an abundant resource for planning storytimes and other children's programming. With selections based on proven appeal and quality, Northrup's survey features An introductory essay on the nature of the picture book, and an explanation of the evaluation criteria Bibliographic information on each picture book, including author, illustrator, publisher, date, and age recommendation A thorough index for quick reference and an appendix of additional suggested resources Packed with ardent and insightful recommendations, this book makes it a snap to select and use just the right picture books.

Online EBSCO Academic Comprehensive Collection

Informational picture books for children

Presents guidelines for evaluating quality in informational books, and features descriptions of 260 contemporary informational picture books for children from six months to fourteen years, grouped in eight categories including the natural world, numbers and arithmetic, children and families, and arts and crafts.A guide to books that inform young readers. The author has selected over 200 books whose text and illustrations are skillfully combined to create literary works of art. The selected works are arganized into categories such as the natural world, and numbers and arithmetic.

Online EBSCO Academic Comprehensive Collection

Children's & young adult literature

Teaching About Africa for K-12

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