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Weir, Beth – 2000
This book provides K-8 teachers with an introductory resource on folk tales. The book acknowledges that teachers are often very interested in folk tales but lack the time to research them. Each chapter contains some background information on a story type or a character. The book's six chapters are as follows: (1) "The Folk Tale Tradition"; (2)…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Childrens Literature, Elementary Education, Language Arts
Download full textDonoghue, Mildred R. – 2001
In today's schools, the additional time demanded by administrators and parents for literacy instruction of school beginners has almost eliminated content area instruction in science and social studies and has reduced instruction in math. This paper shows how to present such instruction in content areas to emergent readers without sacrificing…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Beginning Reading, Class Activities, Learning Activities
Pierce, Kathryn Mitchell, Ed. – 2000
Books that expand children's horizons and stimulate their imaginations are the focus of this 12th edition, an annotated bibliography of selected children's books published between 1996 and 1998. The 20 chapters in the book contain traditional and nontraditional categories of literature: Stories of the Universe: From Questions and Observations to…
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Annotated Bibliographies, Childrens Literature, Elementary Education
Scharioth, Barbara, Ed.; Weber, Jochen, Ed. – 1998
This catalog presents descriptions of over 41 children's picture books from 19 countries that formed an exhibition sent worldwide to promote and help maintain peace. The majority of the books do not deal directly with the horrors of war but rather deal with its preconditions: intolerance, xenophobia, prejudice against being different, misuse of…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Childrens Literature, Elementary Education, Foreign Countries
Peer reviewedWendelin, Karla Hawkins – Reading Psychology, 1980
Discusses children's attitudes toward humorous stories, the variables regarding children's sense of humor, and the results of a study examining the relationship between children's grade level and sex and their preference for and perception of select elements of humor. Includes a bibliography of 50 books children might find humorous. (Author/HTH)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Childrens Literature, Elementary Education, Humor
Goerss, Betty L. – Indiana Reading Journal, 1998
Describes how elementary teachers are integrating children's literature into content lessons. Describes three reasons for the use of picture books in content classrooms and describes specific ways that various books can be used in teaching a range of content area subjects. Lists resources for teachers, children's literature for specific content…
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Content Area Reading, Elementary Education, English Instruction
Bloem, Patricia L. – 1995
This publication attempts to answer some common questions from adult basic education and General Educational Development teachers about the practice of using children's literature in the adult literacy classroom. Answers include the following: some books in the children's literature market are meant to be read and enjoyed by a wide diversity of…
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Reading Programs
Burnett, Jeanie – 1997
This paper shows examples of thought-provoking picture and chapter books that can be used as springboards for discussing, analyzing, and solving authentic problems by pre-school through middle-level children in diverse settings. The paper begins with a description of a conference presentation which introduced participants to the notion of using…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Childrens Literature, Discussion (Teaching Technique), Elementary Education
Narahara, May – 1998
A study investigated whether some books read by kindergarten teachers to their students represent a higher proportion of female or male characters in text and imagery, and whether there was a higher proportion of female characters or male characters portrayed in stereotypical activities and roles. Subjects were four kindergarten teachers at Gauer…
Descriptors: Characterization, Childrens Literature, Content Analysis, Gender Issues
Narahara, May M. – 1998
Research has examined how gender stereotypes and sexism in picture books affect the development of gender identity in young children, how children's books in the last decade have portrayed gender, and how researchers evaluate picture books for misrepresentations of gender. A review of the research indicated that gender development is a critical…
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Elementary Education, Fiction, Gender Issues
Peer reviewedKettel, Raymond P.; Douglas, Nancy L. – Voices from the Middle, 2003
Contends that when teachers use theme as a guiding force for instruction rather than the single text, students of diverse reading abilities can benefit. Notes that one advantage of a multi-book, single-theme approach with children's literature is that readers of all levels can participate because books of all levels can be used. Concludes that…
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Elementary Education, Fiction, Instructional Effectiveness
Peer reviewedNeal, Judith C.; Moore, Kay – Journal of Reading, 1992
Asserts that picture books are appropriate supplementary materials for use with secondary students. Provides a rationale for incorporating them into the secondary school curriculum. Describes the selection of appropriate picture books for use with older students and provides sample teaching strategies in selected subject areas (English/reading,…
Descriptors: Art Education, English Instruction, Language Arts, Picture Books
Peer reviewedBainbridge, Joyce M.; Pantaleo, Sylvia; Ellis, Monica – Social Studies, 1999
Conveys that multicultural children's literature can support and encourage tolerance and understanding among children. Presents information about multiculturalism in Canada and gives criteria to help teachers select multicultural literature. Suggests a number of picture books that may be used to encourage positive attitudes toward difference at…
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Cultural Differences, Cultural Pluralism, Diversity (Student)
Richardson, Maurine V.; Miller, Margaret B. – 1997
A picture book is defined as a book in which the illustrations are as important as the text or written story. Picture books published today seem appropriate and exciting for anyone from 1 to 100 years old. Among the many kinds of picture books are Mother Goose books; toy books (board books, pop-up books, concept books, flap books, cloth books, and…
Descriptors: Art Education, Content Area Reading, Elementary Secondary Education, Illustrations
Matthews, Stephen – 1993
This resource book is intended to help parents identify good books for their children by offering a list of the best contemporary Australian books for children and by explaining ways to recognize what qualities to look for in new and unfamiliar books. The first section of the book answers some common questions about why books and reading aloud are…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Childrens Literature, Early Childhood Education, Evaluation Criteria
