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Building a Child's Library »
Authors: Miriam J. Johnson
ISBN-13: 9780809142293, ISBN-10: 0809142295
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Paulist Press
Date Published: January 2004
Edition: (Non-applicable)
Author Biography: Miriam J. Johnson
Book Synopsis
This very personal approach provides a way for parents, teachers, and librarians to choose from among today's top children's books, then launch meaningful discussions about them. The selections reflect today's extraordinary diversity in children's literature while emphasizing strong traditional values. Kids may like a particular book or dislike it, but with these essays as guides, discussions will never be boring.
Table of Contents
| Preface | 1 | |
| One Flake at a Time: Snowflake Bentley by Jacqueline Briggs Martin | 5 | |
| Black Stands for Warmth: Appalachia: The Voices of Sleeping Birds by Cynthia Rylant | 9 | |
| From Dust to Life: Out of the Dust by Karen Hesse | 14 | |
| An Outdoor Comfort Zone: When Sophie Gets Angry - Really, Really Angry by Molly Bang | 18 | |
| Let's Hear It For ...: Joseph had a Little Overcoat by Simms Taback | 21 | |
| Hierarchy of Fear: Chato's Kitchen by Gary Soto | 25 | |
| The Potter's Secret: A Single Chard by Linda Sue Park | 29 | |
| The Hound of Heaven: Siloh by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor | 35 | |
| When Roots Grew from Rocks: Bud, Not Buddy by Christopher Paul Curtis | 40 | |
| Always on Her Mind: Wemberley Worried by Kevin Henkes | 45 | |
| Temporary Atheism: Preacher's Boy by Katherine Paterson | 48 | |
| The Cat Person: Mrs. Katz and Tush by Patricia Polacco | 52 | |
| Living in a Dream World: Tar Beach by Faith Ringgold | 57 | |
| The Power of Words and Pictures: Martin's Big Words by Doreen Rappaport | 61 | |
| Fishy Handkerchiefs: Number the Stars by Lois Lowry | 65 | |
| What's in a Name?: Amazing Grace by Mary Hoffman | 70 | |
| The House a Goat Built: Beatrice's Goat by Page McBrier | 74 | |
| The Big Picture: Seven Blind Mice by Ed Young | 79 | |
| Echoes from the Elephant: Religions Explained by Anita Ganeri | 84 | |
| A Symbol of Indian Sentiment: And Still the Turtle Watched by Sheila MacGill-Callahan | 89 | |
| Christ and Karma: Mother Teresa: Sister to the Poor by Patricia Reilly Giff | 92 | |
| "Know Thyself" - He Did: Handel, Who Knew What He Liked by M. T. Anderson | 99 | |
| Notes in a Tree: Mole Music by David McPhail | 103 | |
| A Musical Brain Wave: Beethoven Lives Upstairs by Barbara Nichol | 107 | |
| Telltale Steps: Sing to the Stars by Mary Brigid Barrett | 111 |
Subjects
Fiction Books & Literature
Literary Criticism General & Miscellaneous Literary Criticism
Fiction Books & Literature Literary Criticism Literary Reference
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