Charlotte Huck's Children's Literature » (10th Edition)

Barbara Kiefer is an Associate Professor in the Department of Curriculum and Teaching at Teachers College, Columbia University where she teaches courses in Reading and Children’s Literature. Originally trained in art education, she taught grades 1-5 in several regions of the U.S. and in overseas schools. She has served as chair of the Elementary Section Committee of the National Council of Teachers of English and as a member of the NCTE Executive Board and was a member of the 1988 Caldecott Award Committee of the American Library Association. She has also served as chair of the NCTE/CLA notable Trade Books in the Language Arts committee and the Children’s Book Council/International Reading association Joint Committee. She has published articles and book chapters about reading and children’s literature. She is the author of THE POTENTIAL OF PICTUREBOOKS: From Visual Literacy to Aesthetic Understanding, the co-author of AN INTEGRATED LANGUAGE PERSEPCTIVE IN THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL with Christine Pappas and Linda Levstik and the sixth and seventh editions of Huck et al.: CHILDREN’S LITERATURE IN THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.

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.

Part I: Learning about Books and Children

Chapter 1: Knowing Children’s Literature

Chapter 2: Understanding Children’s Responses to Literature

Chapter 3: The Changing World of Children's Books and the Development of Multicultural Literature
Part II: Exploring Children’s Literature

Chapter 4: Books to Begin On

Chapter 5: Picture Books

Chapter 6: Traditional Literature

Chapter 7: Modern Fantasy

Chapter 8: Poetry

Chapter 9: Contemporary Realistic Fiction

Chapter 10: Historical Fiction

Chapter 11: Nonfiction Books

Chapter 12: Biography
Part III: Developing a Literature Program

Chapter 13: Planning the Literature Program
Appendices

A: Children's Book Awards

B: Book Selection Aids

C: Publishers' Addresses

D: Hot Off the Press

Name Index

Subject Index