children's literature, american

Contains nine essays in which the author examines the ways in which American society and culture is stifling the creativity and freedom of its children, focusing on the dubious success of children's literature.

Presents more than 350 thematically arranged booktalks designed to help teachers increase their students' interest in reading nonfiction books.

Ed Emberley and his children, Rebecca and Michael, present a collection of poems, folklore, recipes, and original illustrations, most of which use the number or concept of three.

Nearly thirty stories, poems, and nonfiction pieces by such notable authors as Natalie Babbitt, Marilyn Sachs, and Jane Yolen illustrated with pictures and photographs by the likes of Steven Kellogg and Susan Jeffers, demonstrate some of the environmental problems now plaguing our planet, such as overpopulation, tampering with nature, litter, pollution, and waste disposal.

Reproduces sixty-nine posters created by American children's book illustrators in celebration of Children's Book Week, from 1919 through 1994.

Presents interviews with fifteen well-known children's writers, including Judy Blume, Karen Cushman, Russell Freedman, James Howe, Lois Lowry, Gary Paulsen, and Laurence Yep.

A reference guide to the best books for children which provides information on more than 475 of the best-loved children's authors and illustrators.

Supplies information about Newbery Award-winning authors and books, arranged chronologically from 1922 through 2001, and includes plot summaries, hints on how to introduce the books to young readers, and suggestions for related follow-up reading.

Profiles the writings which have won the NCTE's award for excellence in children's nonfiction over the last ten years and explains how the committee chooses the award-winning books.