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7%OFFHearne, Betsy; Stevenson, Deborah - Choosing Books for Children: A COMMONSENSE GUIDE - 9780252069284 - V9780252069284
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Choosing Books for Children: A COMMONSENSE GUIDE

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Description for Choosing Books for Children: A COMMONSENSE GUIDE paperback. Presents a tool for choosing books for children of all ages. This title offers practical guidance on sorting through the bewildering array of picture books, pop-up books, books for beginning readers, young adult titles, classics, poetry, olktales, and factual books. Num Pages: 248 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DSY. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5830 x 3895 x 407. Weight in Grams: 375.

If you have ever stood in the children's section of a bookstore or library wondering how to go about matching a book to the age, abilities, and interests of a particular child, Choosing Children's Books is for you. Renowned children's librarian and children's book review editor Betsy Hearne offers practical guidance on sorting through the bewildering array of picture books, pop-up books, books for beginning readers, young adult titles, classics, poetry, folktales, and factual books. Each chapter includes an annotated list of recommended titles.

A gold mine of commonsense, sound advice, this newly revised and completely updated edition of ... Read more

Newly available in paperback, this revised and updated third edition of Betsy Hearne's classic guide stands as the lodestar for navigating through the bewildering array of books for young readers. Hearne surveys everything from picture books, pop-up books, classics, and books for beginning readers to young adult titles, poetry, folktales, and factual books, with an annotated list of recommended titles accompanying each chapter. A gold mine of common sense and sound advice, her guide remains an indispensable tool for choosing books for children of all ages.

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Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
Number of Pages
248
Place of Publication
Baltimore, United States
ISBN
9780252069284
SKU
V9780252069284
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-50

About Hearne, Betsy; Stevenson, Deborah
Betsy Hearne, a professor in the Graduate School of Library and Information Science at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, is the author of Beauty and the Beast: Visions and Revisions of an Old Tale and several award-winning children's books. Deborah Stevenson is the associate editor for the Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books.  

Reviews for Choosing Books for Children: A COMMONSENSE GUIDE
"The third edition of this excellent guidebook to children's books . . . offers articulate, authoritative, and thought-provoking discussions of the books and the issues surrounding them, as well as solid bibliographies and advice on choosing books and introducing them to young people. . . . [A] friendly, reliable guide to the world of children's literature."
Booklist "The ideal guide to ... Read more

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