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Each chapter concludes with "Conclusion," "Suggested Activities," "For Further Reading," "Websites," and "Awards." | |
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Credits | |
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Foreword by | |
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Preface and Acknowledgments | |
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Teaching Children's Literature | |
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About the Encounters | |
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Encountering Literature Through Narrative Pantomime | |
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A Passion for Reading | |
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Diversity and an Arts Approach in Teacher Education | |
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An Arts Approach in a Technological Society | |
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Responding to Literature: An Arts Approach to Achieve Engaged Reading | |
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Research in the Arts | |
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Theory into Practice: Approaching Performance | |
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An Introduction to Genre and to the History of Children's Literature | |
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Encountering Literature Through Reading Aloud | |
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Genre: Spreading the Feast | |
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Approximating a Picture of the World: Classroom Libraries | |
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The Emergence of Genre in the History of Children's Literature | |
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Cultural Studies and Children's Literature | |
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Encountering Literature with the Storytelling Shawl | |
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Defining Children's Literature | |
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Mass Media and the Commercialization of Children's Literature | |
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Gender and Children's Literature | |
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Diversity and Children's Literature | |
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Teaching with Diverse Literature | |
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Guidelines for Selection | |
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Literary Elements and Criticism | |
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Critical Theory and Children's Literature | |
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The Picture Book: Linking Word and Image | |
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Encountering Literature Through the Visual Arts | |
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History of the Picture Book | |
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The Picture Book and the Teaching of Reading | |
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Criticism and Evaluation of the Picture Book | |
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The Elements, Styles, and Media of the Visual Arts | |
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Grids | |
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Poetry: The Music of Language | |
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Encountering Literature Through Choral Reading | |
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Choral Reading and Culturally Responsive Teaching | |
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The Poetry Genre | |
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History of Poetry and Poetry Timeline | |
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Poetry, Creativity, and Memorization | |
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The Elements of Poetic Language | |
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Forms of Poetry | |
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Types of Poetry | |
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Poetry and the Teaching of Reading | |
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Drama: The Art of the Present | |
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Encountering Literature Through Readers Theater | |
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Definitions | |
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Drama Timeline | |
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The Elements of Drama/Literature | |
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Classroom Drama: Philosophical Foundations | |
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Drama as Culturally Responsive Teaching | |
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Research in Education on Drama | |
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Drama in the 21st Century: A Venue to Develop | |
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Responding to Drama | |
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Encountering Literature Through Story Theater | |
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Folklore: A Global Legacy | |
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Encountering Literature in a Storytelling Workshop | |
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The Meaning of Folklore | |
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The Oral Tradition and the Education of Children | |
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Storytelling in the Reading Program in a Digital Age | |
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Definitions and Categories of Folklore | |
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History of Folklore Collection | |
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Cross Cultural Distortions of Folklore | |
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Criticism and Evaluation of Folklore | |
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Encountering Myth Through Music, Movement, and Tableaux | |
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Informational Books: Finding the Aesthetic | |
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Encountering Literature Through Discovering Patterns | |
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The Information Genre | |
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History of Informational Literature | |
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Categories of Informational Literature | |
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Boys and Informational Literature | |
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Making Invisible Groups Visible | |
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Criticism and Evaluation of Literature | |
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Nurturing Individual Interests | |
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Integrated Historical Literature: The Human Dimension | |
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Encountering Literature Through the Art of Conversation: Literature Circles | |
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Definitions | |
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Integrating Historical Literature | |
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History and Timeline of Realistic Fiction | |
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Historical Realism: Classics of Children's Literature | |
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Criticism and Evaluation of Historical Literature | |
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Life's Vocations and Callings: Biography, Autobiography, and Memoir | |
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Encountering Literature Through Oral Interpretation | |
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History of Biography and Autobiography | |
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Authors and Illustrators of Children's Literature | |
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Value of Biography for Children | |
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Value of Biography for Future and Practicing Teachers | |
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Biography and Cultural Responsiveness | |
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Criticism and Evaluation | |
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Contemporary Realism: Through the Eyes of Others | |
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Encountering Literature Through Roleplaying | |
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The Contemporary Realism Genre | |
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Multicultural Contemporary Realistic Fiction | |
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The New Realism | |
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Bleakness in Multicultural Books | |
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Censorship | |
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Fantasy and Science Fiction: What If?Encountering Literature Through Metaphor.T | |