Author: Emily Rodda
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 0060297077
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 170
Book Description
The people of Rin have long lived knowing the legend of the dragon of the Mountain, hearing the dragon's roar each day. When the village's precious stream stops flowing, young Rowan must join the six strongest leaders of Rin on a frightening journey to the Mountain to the stream's source, and Rowan weathers each test he is faced with.
Rowan of Rin
Author: Emily Rodda
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 0060297077
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 170
Book Description
The people of Rin have long lived knowing the legend of the dragon of the Mountain, hearing the dragon's roar each day. When the village's precious stream stops flowing, young Rowan must join the six strongest leaders of Rin on a frightening journey to the Mountain to the stream's source, and Rowan weathers each test he is faced with.
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 0060297077
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 170
Book Description
The people of Rin have long lived knowing the legend of the dragon of the Mountain, hearing the dragon's roar each day. When the village's precious stream stops flowing, young Rowan must join the six strongest leaders of Rin on a frightening journey to the Mountain to the stream's source, and Rowan weathers each test he is faced with.
The Fiction Gateway
Author: Suzanne Eberlé
Publisher: Aust Council for Ed Research
ISBN: 0864318804
Category : Children's literature
Languages : en
Pages : 178
Book Description
In this guide, two experienced school librarians provide a selection of books for librarians, teachers and parents. The Fiction Gateway is an essential resource that supports individual, group and social reading program and provides an instant guide to matching children's interests with suitable reading material.
Publisher: Aust Council for Ed Research
ISBN: 0864318804
Category : Children's literature
Languages : en
Pages : 178
Book Description
In this guide, two experienced school librarians provide a selection of books for librarians, teachers and parents. The Fiction Gateway is an essential resource that supports individual, group and social reading program and provides an instant guide to matching children's interests with suitable reading material.
For Younger Readers
Teaching Primary Years
Author: Katherine Main
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1000247759
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 449
Book Description
The primary years are recognised as a distinct period in a child's development with significant consequences for ongoing educational success. During this critical time, formal schooling and the associated activities introduce children to new and extended social roles where they learn to cooperate and collaborate with their peers and adults. Children also begin to develop a sense of themselves and their competence in a range of domains including social, academic, sport and music. This edited collection provides specialist guidance in developing curriculum, pedagogy and assessment to meet the needs of primary years children. The text begins by exploring the unique characteristics of this age group including cognitive, social, emotional and physical development. It considers the expectations of teachers, including ethical and legal issues and guidance on how to develop positive learning spaces and collaborative approaches. There is an exploration of the needs of the child including facilitating transition from the early years and into secondary school. The text then considers the curriculum in depth including language and literacy, mathematics and numeracy, science and technology, health and physical education and the humanities. A focus on some of the key challenges in primary education bring the book to its conclusion, including effectively harnessing digital technology, developing age appropriate pedagogies, practising differentiated learning and effective assessment. Rich with insights from experts in the field and featuring case studies and practical examples throughout, this is a key resource for both pre-service and in-service primary teachers. Other professionals working with primary years students and parents will also benefit from engaging with this book.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1000247759
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 449
Book Description
The primary years are recognised as a distinct period in a child's development with significant consequences for ongoing educational success. During this critical time, formal schooling and the associated activities introduce children to new and extended social roles where they learn to cooperate and collaborate with their peers and adults. Children also begin to develop a sense of themselves and their competence in a range of domains including social, academic, sport and music. This edited collection provides specialist guidance in developing curriculum, pedagogy and assessment to meet the needs of primary years children. The text begins by exploring the unique characteristics of this age group including cognitive, social, emotional and physical development. It considers the expectations of teachers, including ethical and legal issues and guidance on how to develop positive learning spaces and collaborative approaches. There is an exploration of the needs of the child including facilitating transition from the early years and into secondary school. The text then considers the curriculum in depth including language and literacy, mathematics and numeracy, science and technology, health and physical education and the humanities. A focus on some of the key challenges in primary education bring the book to its conclusion, including effectively harnessing digital technology, developing age appropriate pedagogies, practising differentiated learning and effective assessment. Rich with insights from experts in the field and featuring case studies and practical examples throughout, this is a key resource for both pre-service and in-service primary teachers. Other professionals working with primary years students and parents will also benefit from engaging with this book.
Crossing Boundaries with Children's Books
Author: Doris Gebel
Publisher: Scarecrow Press
ISBN: 9780810852037
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 450
Book Description
This annotated bibliography-organized geographically by world region and country, describing nearly 700 books representing 73 countries-is a valuable resource for librarians, teachers, and anyone else seeking to promote international understanding through children's literature. It is the third volume sponsored by the United States Board on Books for Young People. The first, Carl M. Tomlinson's Children's Books from Other Countries (1998) is a compendium of international children's literature with annotations of both in and out of print books published between 1950 and 1996. Susan Stan's The World Through Children's Books (2002) was the second and it included books published between the years 1997 and 2000. Crossing Boundaries includes international children's books published between 2000 and 2004, as well as selected American books set in countries other than the United States. Editor Doris Gebel has compiled an important tool for providing stories that will help children understand our differences while simultaneously demonstrating our common humanity.
Publisher: Scarecrow Press
ISBN: 9780810852037
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 450
Book Description
This annotated bibliography-organized geographically by world region and country, describing nearly 700 books representing 73 countries-is a valuable resource for librarians, teachers, and anyone else seeking to promote international understanding through children's literature. It is the third volume sponsored by the United States Board on Books for Young People. The first, Carl M. Tomlinson's Children's Books from Other Countries (1998) is a compendium of international children's literature with annotations of both in and out of print books published between 1950 and 1996. Susan Stan's The World Through Children's Books (2002) was the second and it included books published between the years 1997 and 2000. Crossing Boundaries includes international children's books published between 2000 and 2004, as well as selected American books set in countries other than the United States. Editor Doris Gebel has compiled an important tool for providing stories that will help children understand our differences while simultaneously demonstrating our common humanity.
Popular Series Fiction for K–6 Readers
Author: Rebecca L. Thomas
Publisher: Libraries Unlimited
ISBN:
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 1022
Book Description
Indexes popular fiction series for K-6 readers with groupings based on thematics, consistant setting, or consistant characters. Annotated entries are arranged alphabetically by series name and include author, publisher, date, grade level, genre, and a list of individual titles in the series. Volume is indexed by author, title, and subject/genre and includes appendixes suggesting books for boys, girls, and reluctant/ESL readers.
Publisher: Libraries Unlimited
ISBN:
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 1022
Book Description
Indexes popular fiction series for K-6 readers with groupings based on thematics, consistant setting, or consistant characters. Annotated entries are arranged alphabetically by series name and include author, publisher, date, grade level, genre, and a list of individual titles in the series. Volume is indexed by author, title, and subject/genre and includes appendixes suggesting books for boys, girls, and reluctant/ESL readers.
Deconstructing the Hero
Author: Margery Hourihan
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1134761783
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 267
Book Description
Childrens Literature is now a recognised area of study, mainly PG but also on undergraduate education courses. Makes literary theory accessible to teachers
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1134761783
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 267
Book Description
Childrens Literature is now a recognised area of study, mainly PG but also on undergraduate education courses. Makes literary theory accessible to teachers
For Younger Readers; Braille and Talking Books
Fantasy Literature for Children and Young Adults
Author: Ruth Nadelman Lynn
Publisher: Libraries Unlimited
ISBN:
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 1216
Book Description
Bibliographic information, grade level, and annotations for nearly 7,500 fantasy books for grades 3-12 are given. The introduction discusses the history of fantasy, and awards presented to fantasy titles are listed.
Publisher: Libraries Unlimited
ISBN:
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 1216
Book Description
Bibliographic information, grade level, and annotations for nearly 7,500 fantasy books for grades 3-12 are given. The introduction discusses the history of fantasy, and awards presented to fantasy titles are listed.
Bush, City, Cyberspace
Author: John Foster
Publisher: Elsevier
ISBN: 1780634153
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 202
Book Description
Aimed at academic, professional and general readers, Bush, city, cyberspace provides a snapshot of the state of Australian children's and adolescent literature in the early twenty-first century, and an insight into its history. In doing so, it promotes a sense of where Australian literature for young people may be going and captures a literary and critical mood with which readers in Australia and beyond will identify. The title of the work is intended to capture the fact that the field has changed dramatically in the century and a half that 'Australian children's literature' has existed, from the bush myths and heroism that inform the past and the present, through the recognition that the vast majority of authors and readers live in cities, to the third wave of 'cyberliterature' that incorporates multimedia, hypertext, weblinks and e-books - none of which lessens the enduring enthusiasm of practitioners and readers for books.Bush, city, cyberspace is not meant to be an encyclopedic volume. Rather, well-known, recent and/or award-winning works have been emphasised, with the addition of others where these help to illuminate particular points. The book is similar in coverage and approach to Australian Children's Literature: An Exploration of Genre and Theme, written by the same three authors and published by the Centre for Information Studies in 1995. In the intervening period, much has changed in the field, notable examples including the blurring of the dividing line between 'quality' and 'popular' literature; the blending of genres; the rise of a truly indigenous literature; the demise, to a significant extent, of 'Outbackery' in fiction; the acceptance of multiculturalism as the norm; and the advent of the literature of cyberspace, with new methods, and the sheer speed, of communication between writer and reader. All these trends, and others, are reflected in this work.
Publisher: Elsevier
ISBN: 1780634153
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 202
Book Description
Aimed at academic, professional and general readers, Bush, city, cyberspace provides a snapshot of the state of Australian children's and adolescent literature in the early twenty-first century, and an insight into its history. In doing so, it promotes a sense of where Australian literature for young people may be going and captures a literary and critical mood with which readers in Australia and beyond will identify. The title of the work is intended to capture the fact that the field has changed dramatically in the century and a half that 'Australian children's literature' has existed, from the bush myths and heroism that inform the past and the present, through the recognition that the vast majority of authors and readers live in cities, to the third wave of 'cyberliterature' that incorporates multimedia, hypertext, weblinks and e-books - none of which lessens the enduring enthusiasm of practitioners and readers for books.Bush, city, cyberspace is not meant to be an encyclopedic volume. Rather, well-known, recent and/or award-winning works have been emphasised, with the addition of others where these help to illuminate particular points. The book is similar in coverage and approach to Australian Children's Literature: An Exploration of Genre and Theme, written by the same three authors and published by the Centre for Information Studies in 1995. In the intervening period, much has changed in the field, notable examples including the blurring of the dividing line between 'quality' and 'popular' literature; the blending of genres; the rise of a truly indigenous literature; the demise, to a significant extent, of 'Outbackery' in fiction; the acceptance of multiculturalism as the norm; and the advent of the literature of cyberspace, with new methods, and the sheer speed, of communication between writer and reader. All these trends, and others, are reflected in this work.