Interpreting Literature With Children

• Contents: Prologue: Engagement Beyond the Edges of the Earth. Part I: Salutations! Learning About Literature. Critical Perspectives. Literary Elements in Prose & Poetry. Part II: Ways of Taking From Literature. Talking About Literature. Culture & Class in Children's Literature. Gender in Children's Literature. Part III: Ways of Doing Literature. Interpreting Literature Through Writing. Interpreting Literature Through the Visual Arts. Interpreting Literature Through Drama. Epilogue: How Like the Mind.

"this book would be an excellent supplementary text for use in children's literature classes....Each chapter is concise, well organized, and highly readable....This book should be a part of any children's literature instructor's personal professional library."—CHOICE"Shelly Wolf offers an enticing new construct to demonstrate that literary response and interpretation deepen the reading experience. This book can serve as a bridge between the study of literature in an English class and in an education methods course and would also be a superb tool for classroom teacher professional development study groups."—Language Arts"If you remember a favorite teacher's story about a magical moment in a child's learning, this book is for you. Embedding learning in the wisdom of intuition, the rigor of research, and the joys of children's literature, these accounts from teachers will stick with every reader as a reminder of why teaching is a profession that makes not 'a difference,' but all kinds of difference."—Shirley Brice HeathStanford University"To me the key to the book is interpretation. That's a piece of children's literature instruction that is difficult to teach well. Shelby hands it to readers on a delicious platter. Its strength is the expression and description of teaching strategies coupled with Shelby's deep knowledge of literary forms. It promises to be a powerhouse book."—Pat EncisoOhio State University