Through the Eyes of a Child: An Introduction to Children's Literature

by Saundra Norton, Donna Norton, Saundra E. Norton

No text better prepares you for evaluating, choosing, and sharing quality children's literature than Through the Eyes of a Child: An Introduction to Children's Literature. This streamlined eighth edition continues to provide a visually stunning, theoretically sound, comprehensive overview of children's literature. Sharpened focus on contemporary issues in the field, deepened coverage of biography and informational books, and newly integrated technology...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 013702875X
• ISBN13: 9780137028757
• Release Date: March 2010
• Publisher: Pearson
• Length: 640 Pages
• Weight: 3.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 8.5" x 10.9"

Customer Reviews

Thank You- Very Pleased

Thank you for your prompt and honest service. I have already used this book a great deal in my teaching language arts class. Thank you very much!

Theory, Practice and More

Seldom did I read and enjoy a book that assembles theory, practice and methodological councelling. Each chapter will provide you with the theory concerning genre and historical perspective of the literary works as well as the writers that have become the representatives of the literature aimed for children and young adults. This is a book to buy, read, enjoy and cherish

Through the Eyes of a Child: An introduction to Children's literature

This book has a TON of information on different types of children's literature. I had to purchase this book for a class, but it has tons of list of books that are good books to read.

Thorough course in literature for children

I just got finished using this book for a course in Children's Literature, and it was extremely informative.Since I am interested in children's literature (to read, and possibly to write), it was great to find out about all the different facets of literature for children, from historical children's lit, to multicultural lit, to award-winning literature. If you are a teacher and haven't taken a course on children's literature, this book is a must-read (it even includes helps for the classroom at the end of each chapter). If you want to write for children, check this out -- it's a veritable goldmine of information to get your book noticed & published.

The very best teacher's reference for children's literature.

Norton has once again done the impossible-- making her best-selling text on children's literature even better. The newest edition provides concise yet helpful summaries of the finest in children's books, and offers an updated CD-ROM tool to help teachers search and discover just right books. I heartily recommend it to all elementary teachers!