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A Critical Handbook of Children's Literature (6th Edition)

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A Critical Handbook of Children's Literature is a fantastic resource book for teachers. It really explains all the parts of literature- plot, theme, character analysis, etc to help teach literature to students. It is also a great book for anyone studying children's literature. I highly recommend this resource book!

EXCELLENT. PROVIDES A SYNOPSIS OF THE ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS OF LITERATURE FOR CHILDREN. EXAMPLES FROM E.B. WHITE'S CHARLOTTE'S WEB HELPS MAKE CONNECTIONS FOR THE READER/STUDENT/LEARNER. SUCCINCT. SUGGESTION FOR UPDATE: INCLUDE CURRENT SOCIAL ISSUES AND DIVERSITY, WITH APPLICATIONS/EXTENDING ACTIVITIES.

this book arrived in the condition exactly as it had been represented. the service was very fast. i am very satisfied.

This book was rather redundant and boring. I did get a few things from it, but it certaintley wasn't worth the money.

This is not a book that I would buy to read just because I wanted to. I had to buy it for my Children's Literature class. I don't know why my teacher had us buy it, because she barely uses it and it's not a helpful book at all.

I like that this book includes referrals for books for different areas of study. It's an essential book to keep after you finish your children's literature course.

I got the book for a course required for my master's program. It was very informative but not very interesting. It served it's purpose for my school needs; however, I would not purchase this book for fun personal reading. If you need to write reserach papers on literature machanics then it is a good book to have. It is a well written easy read.

I took a children's lit class during a summer semester and the required text was this book. I thought it was okay as an introduction to the broad selection within this subject. I'm not sure if it is the best book out there, but it has been a good reference while on the job.

Horrible, horrible book unless you are writing a doctoral thesis. The author hates didactism, yet she does not explain things enough and give enough definitions. She spends the majority of the book quoting children's books as fluff to create a big book. Organized poorly. I only read it because it was required for my class I was taking. The book did nothing but give me a headache and put me to sleep. I cannot see how it has made it to print, let alone being the eight edition. Very boring book that does nothing to encourage the reader to love children's literature. The author does not even have a full glossary or index. Many terms and definitions are in the chapters, but no in the glossary or index. The book is not worth the money spent for it. Waste of money and time.