Educator's Companion to Children's Literature, Volumes 1 and 2

by Sharron L. McElmeel

illustrated by Deborah L. McElmeel

Published by Libraries Unlimited

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Educator's Companion to Children's Literature, Volume 1: Mysteries, Animal Tales, Books of Humor, Adventure Stories, and Historical Fiction

This book is brimming with fascinating facts, intriguing anecdotes, and helpful suggestions. A fun, plus educational approach to getting students to read and write. --THINK


This volume helps educators create a literature-rich environment that inspires students to read and learn. -- Curriculum Administrator

Explores five popular genres and includes genre-related activities to complement classroom thematic units. Authors profiled include: Lois Duncan, Joan Lowery Nixon, Lynn Hall, Jean Craighead George, Johanna Hurwitz, Louis Sachar, Gloria Skurzynski, Gary Paulsen, Christopher Collier and James Lincoln Collier, and Mildred Taylor. ©1995, ISBN 0-56308-329-9.

Educator's Companion to Children's Literature, Volume 2: Folklore, Contemporary Realistic Fiction, Fantasy, Biographies, and Tales from Here and There

An exemplary guide for using books across the curriculum....suggests a wealth of classroom and library activities. Her choice of books is excellent. (The author's) enthusiasm is catching. -- Booklist


Teachers integrating literature into the classroom will welcome Volume 2 and Volume 1 ..., invaluable resources. -- Iowa Reading Journal


Using the same format as in Volume 1 this book includes an overview of each genre, related titles, suggestions for classroom explorations, and author profiles. Authors profiled include: Jan Brett, Paul Galdone, Betsy Byars, Mavis Jukes, David Wisniewski, Betty Ren Wright, Russell Freedman, and Jean Fritz.©1996, ISBN 0-56308-330-2.


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