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childcare
childrens books
early years
education
education professionals
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literacy
primary school
reading
young children
Product details
- ISBN 9781847870315
- Weight: 430g
- Dimensions: 170 x 242mm
- Publication Date: 24 Jun 2008
- Publisher: SAGE Publications Ltd
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Hardback
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Children′s books play a vital role in education, and this book helps you to choose books that have the most to offer young children. Each chapter reflects on a different theme or genre and their role in educational settings, and recommends ten ′must reads′ within each one.
The themes covered include:
- books for babies
- literature for the very young
- narrative fiction
- books in translation
- poetry
- picture books
- graphic texts.
Early years professionals, childcare professionals and teachers working from nursery to Key Stage 3 will find this book a fascinating and useful resource.
Prue Goodwin works as a freelance lecturer in literacy and as a consultant on children′s books.
