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| Acknowledgments | |
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| Introduction | |
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| An Introduction to Children and Their Literature | |
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| Becoming Literate | |
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| Literacy Development | |
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| Emergent Literacy | |
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| Schools and Reading | |
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| Reading Aloud | |
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| Sustained Silent Reading (SSR) | |
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| Readers' Advisory | |
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| Selecting and Reviewing Children's Books | |
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| Awards in Children's Literature | |
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| Other Major Awards | |
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| Best Lists | |
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| What Books? | |
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| Learning About Authors, Illustrators, and Poets | |
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| Literature in Action: Launching Literature and Literacy Celebrations | |
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| Ongoing Professional Development | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| Professional Resources for Children's Literature | |
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| Assignments in Action: Getting Started | |
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| Picture Books | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Definitions | |
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| Types of Picture Books | |
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| Major Authors and Illustrators of Picture Books | |
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| Children's Picture Book Illustration | |
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| Evaluation Criteria | |
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| Awards for Picture Books and Illustration | |
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| Literature in Action: Sharing Picture Books Aloud | |
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| Sharing Picture Books | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| Professional Resources on the Art of Picture Books | |
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| Assignments in Action: Looking into Picture Books | |
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| Traditional Tales | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Definitions | |
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| Types of Traditional Tales | |
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| Major Retellers of Traditional Tales | |
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| Evaluation Criteria | |
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| Awards for Traditional Tales | |
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| Literature in Action: Featuring Folktale Variants | |
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| Sharing Traditional Tales | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| Professional Resources for Traditional Literature | |
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| Assignments in Action: Celebrating Traditional Tales | |
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| Poetry for Children | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Definitions | |
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| Types of Poetry Books for Children | |
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| Major Poets | |
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| Evaluation Criteria | |
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| Awards for Poetry | |
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| Literature in Action: Leading Choral Reading and Poetry Performance | |
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| Sharing Poetry | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| Professional Resources in Children's Poetry | |
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| Assignments in Action: Exploring Poetry Possibilities | |
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| Contemporary Realistic Fiction | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Definitions | |
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| Types of Contemporary Realistic Fiction | |
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| Controversy and Contemporary Realism | |
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| Major Authors of Contemporary Realistic Fiction | |
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| Evaluation Criteria | |
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| Awards for Contemporary Realistic Fiction | |
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| Literature in Action: Guiding Book Reports and Responses | |
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| Sharing Contemporary Realistic Fiction | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| Professional Resources in Contemporary Realistic Fiction | |
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| Assignments in Action: Checking Out Contemporary Realistic Fiction | |
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| Historical Fiction | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Definitions | |
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| Types of Historical Fiction | |
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| Major Authors of Historical Fiction | |
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| Evaluation Criteria | |
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| Awards for Historical Fiction | |
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| Literature in Action: "What Would Cleopatra Do?" | |
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| Sharing Historical Fiction | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| Professional Resources for Historical Fiction | |
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| Assignments in Action: Digging Deeper into Historical Fiction | |
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| Fantasy | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Definitions | |
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| Types of Fantasy | |
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| Controversy | |
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| Major Authors of Fantasy | |
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| Evaluation Criteria | |
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| Awards for Fantasy | |
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| Literature in Action: Expanding Reading with Audiobooks | |
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| Sharing Fantasy | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| Professional Resources in Fantasy Literature | |
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| Assignments in Action: Delving into Fantasy | |
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| Informational Books | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Definitions | |
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| Types of Informational Books | |
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| Major Authors of Informational Books | |
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| Evaluation Criteria | |
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| Awards for Informational Books | |
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| Literature in Action: Introducing Access Features | |
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| Sharing Informational Books | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| Professional Resources in Nonfiction | |
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| Assignments in Action: Investigating Informational Books | |
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| References | |
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| Bibliography of Children's Books Cited | |
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| Credits | |
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| Index | |