Picture-Book Professors
Picture-Book Professors

Author: Melissa M. Terras

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2018-10-04

Total Pages: 152

ISBN-13: 9781108438452

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How is academia portrayed in children's literature? This Element ambitiously surveys fictional professors in texts marketed towards children. Professors are overwhelmingly white and male, tending to be elderly scientists who fall into three stereotypes: the vehicle to explain scientific facts, the baffled genius, and the evil madman. By the late twentieth century, the stereotype of the male, mad, muddlehead, called Professor SomethingDumb, is formed in humorous yet pejorative fashion. This Element provides a publishing history of the role of academics in children's literature, questioning the book culture which promotes the enforcement of stereotypes regarding intellectual expertise in children's media. The Element is also available, with additional material, as Open Access.

The Power of Picture Books
The Power of Picture Books

Author: Mary Jo Fresch

Publisher: National Council of Teachers of English (Ncte)

Published: 2009

Total Pages: 164

ISBN-13:

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Picture books aren't just for little kids. They are powerful and engaging texts that can help all middle school students succeed in language arts, math, science, social studies, and the arts. Picture books appeal to students of all readiness levels, interests, and learning styles. Featuring descriptions and activities for fifty exceptional titles, Mary Jo Fresch and Peggy Harkins offer a wealth of ideas for harnessing the power of picture books to improve reading and writing in the content areas. The authors provide a synopsis of each title along with discipline-specific and cross-curricular activities that illustrate how picture books can be used to supplement--and sometimes even replace--traditional textbooks. They also offer title suggestions that create a "text set" of supporting resources. By incorporating picture books into the classroom, teachers across the disciplines can introduce new topics into their curriculum, help students develop nonfiction literacy skills, provide authentic and meaningful cultural perspectives, and help meet a wide range of learning needs.

Picture-Book Professors
Picture-Book Professors

Author: Melissa Terras

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2018-10-31

Total Pages:

ISBN-13: 1108540325

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How is academia portrayed in children's literature? This Element ambitiously surveys fictional professors in texts marketed towards children, who are overwhelmingly white and male, tending to be elderly scientists. Professors fall into three stereotypes: the vehicle to explain scientific facts, the baffled genius, and the evil madman. By the late twentieth century, the stereotype of the male, mad, muddlehead, called Professor SomethingDumb, is formed in humorous yet pejorative fashion. This Element provides a publishing history of the role of academics in children's literature, questioning the book culture which promotes the enforcement of stereotypes regarding intellectual expertise in children's media. This title is also available, with additional material, as Open Access.

Love That Dog
Love That Dog

Author: Sharon Creech

Publisher: A&C Black

Published: 2002-01-01

Total Pages: 113

ISBN-13: 0747557497

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This is an utterly original and completely beguiling prose novel about a boy who has to write a poem, and then another, and then even more. Soon the little boy is writing about all sorts of things he has not really come to terms with, and astounding things start to happen.

Mushroom Rain
Mushroom Rain

Author: Laura K. Zimmermann

Publisher:

Published: 2022

Total Pages: 32

ISBN-13: 9781534111509

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"Through lyrical text and colorful detailed artwork, the mysterious and sometimes bizarre world of mushrooms is explored. Back matter includes a glossary and science facts"--

Picture Books for Children
Picture Books for Children

Author: Mary Northrup

Publisher: American Library Association

Published: 2012-03-12

Total Pages: 202

ISBN-13: 0838911447

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Revised edition of: Picture books for children / Patricia J. Cianciolo. Fourth edition. 1997.

Everything I Need to Know I Learned from a Children's Book
Everything I Need to Know I Learned from a Children's Book

Author: Anita Silvey

Publisher: Macmillan

Published: 2009-10-13

Total Pages: 242

ISBN-13: 1596433957

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"What children's book changed the way you see the world?" Anita Silvey asked this question to more than one hundred of our most respected and admired leaders in society, and she learned about the books that shaped financiers, actors, singers, athletes, activists, artists, comic book creators, novelists, illustrators, teachers... The lessons they recall are inspiring, instructive, and illuminating. And the books they remember resonate as influential reading choices for families. EVERYTHING I NEED TO KNOW I LEARNED FROM A CHILDREN'S BOOK--with its full color excerpts of beloved children's books, is a treasury and a guide: a collection of fascinating essays and THE gift book of the year for families.

Handbook of Research on Children's and Young Adult Literature
Handbook of Research on Children's and Young Adult Literature

Author: Shelby Wolf

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2011-04-27

Total Pages: 568

ISBN-13: 1136913572

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This multidisciplinary handbook pulls together in one volume the research on children's and young adult literature which is currently scattered across three intersecting disciplines: education, English, and library and information science.