Charlotte Huck's Children's Literature: A Brief Guide ISE

PART ONE LEARNING ABOUT CHILDREN AND LITERATURE
CHAPTER 1 Knowing Children’s Literature 
CHAPTER 2 Reading Responses at Different Ages 

PART TWO EXPLORING GENRES AND FORMATS IN CHILDREN’S BOOKS 
CHAPTER 3 Picturebooks
CHAPTER 4 Graphica 
CHAPTER 5 Traditional Literature 
CHAPTER 6 Speculative Fiction 
CHAPTER 7 Contemporary Realistic Fiction
CHAPTER 8 Historical Fiction
CHAPTER 9 Nonfiction
CHAPTER 10 Biography 
CHAPTER 11 Poetry

PART THREE EXPERIENCING LITERATURE 
CHAPTER 12 Extending Experiences with Literature 

APPENDIXES
APPENDIX A Children’s Book Awards
APPENDIX B Book Lists
APPENDIX C Recommended Read Alouds 


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Charlotte Huck’s Children’s Literature: A Brief Guide, provides essential information for designing pre-K to 8 literature programs to capture students' attention and foster a lifelong love of reading. Expertly designed in a vibrant, full-color format, this streamlined text has a strong emphasis on researching, evaluating, and implementing quality books in the classroom, the critical skills needed to search for and select literature. The guide gives readers the tools they need to evaluate books, create curriculum, and share the love of literature.