A Critical Handbook of Children's Literature - Fifth Edition by Rebecca J. Lukens

Written specifically for children's literature courses, this text trains future teachers and librarians to make judgments about what constitutes quality children's literature. The book begins with a discussion of the nature - and the inherent rewards - of literature and then addresses the many genres of children's literature with a chart that shows how literary elements are related across genres. Subsequent chapters develop and define literary terms, reviewing plot, character, theme, setting, point of view, style, and tone. The text sets up sound criteria for assessing the merit of children's books and includes material on rhymes, nonsense and poetry, as well as nonfiction trade books. The fifth edition features many new and recent examples of children's literature published within the last five years, and an updated chapter on picture books discusses how artists combine their skills with text. This 1995 HarperCollins Paperback is in very good condition.

ISBN: 9780673469373 SKU: 1274482 Note: Any image shown is from a stock photo and is not the actual book.

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