Cover of Charlotte Huck's Children's Literature

Charlotte Huck's Children's Literature

This classic text shows readers how children s literature can capture the attention of K-8 students and foster a lifelong love of reading. It is the standard work in the field. The text covers learning about children s literature, understanding children s responses to literature, the history of children s literature, beginning books, picture books and all of the genres (fantasy, poetry, realistic fiction, historical fiction, biography, and informational books), planning the literature program, and extending and evaluating children s understandings of literature."

Audience
childrens
Length
epic · 665 pages

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