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Taking Humor Seriously in Children's Literature
Patricia L. Roberts
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Description for Taking Humor Seriously in Children's Literature
Paperback. This teaching aid helps librarians and teachers incorporate humor into their classes by presenting quality humorous children's literature and experiences that develop children's sensitivity toward humor. Series: School Library Media Series. Num Pages: 240 pages, 2 line drawings. BIC Classification: DSY; GL; JNU. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 278 x 216 x 13. Weight in Grams: 540.
Educators and librarians are becoming increasingly aware of the importance of humor to children, especially the way it stimulates their interest in reading and enhances the quality of the reading experience. Presents quality humorous children's literature and experiences that develop children's sensitivity toward humor. Literature-based mini-units are accompanied by discussion questions and a variety of ideas and activities that emphasize the components of humorous stories. Creative librarians and teachers can use the mini-units as models to adapt other books to the children they work with daily. Each unit is followed by additional readings about the subject that include features ... Read more
Educators and librarians are becoming increasingly aware of the importance of humor to children, especially the way it stimulates their interest in reading and enhances the quality of the reading experience. Presents quality humorous children's literature and experiences that develop children's sensitivity toward humor. Literature-based mini-units are accompanied by discussion questions and a variety of ideas and activities that emphasize the components of humorous stories. Creative librarians and teachers can use the mini-units as models to adapt other books to the children they work with daily. Each unit is followed by additional readings about the subject that include features ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
Series
School Library Media Series
Number of Pages
240
Place of Publication
Lanham, MD, United States
ISBN
9780810832091
SKU
V9780810832091
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Ref
99-15
About Patricia L. Roberts
Patricia L. Roberts is Professor of Education at California State University, Sacramento. She is the author of twenty teaching works including Alphabet: A Handbook of ABC Books (Scarecrow, 1994), and Multicultural Friendship Stories and Activities for Children 5-14 (Scarecrow, 1997).
Reviews for Taking Humor Seriously in Children's Literature
...an excellent introduction...a most useful book. Its treatment of humor is thorough, and it combines this with numerous practical ideas for looking at humor as a serious topic in the elementary classroom. A must for all elementary libraries.
Appraisals
...may provide the sanity-saving lesson that both teachers and students need from time to time.
Library Lane
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Appraisals
...may provide the sanity-saving lesson that both teachers and students need from time to time.
Library Lane
... Read more