Customer Reviews

Literature and the Child (with CD-ROM's - 2 and InfoTrac )

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The authors (Lee Galda, et al) of this textbook took a truly exciting and important subject, which I am extremely interested in, and produced the most tedious, lackluster, monotonous, yet overly expensive volume I have ever been REQUIRED to purchase. They should be ashamed for having made sharing the love of reading with children such a mind-numbing experience for future educators. Indeed, there are not enough synonyms in the English language to convey how dull this book is. Do not purchase it unless you absolutely must, and by all means get is a cheaply as possible.

I ordered this book for a reading course. What a great book! I have used the book for almost all of my classes. It is a terrific reference book for reading research. I aso like that it is a hardcover book because I use it so much. Well written, well organized, great content, excellent reference resource. It also has a huge list of books for students that can be used throughout the full range of the curriculum. It is a teacher's guide to literacy. This is a super resource for reading teachers and reading coaches.

As a student, I hate buying textbooks that I hardly ever open and will never use but this book is great. So much information, graphics, charts... Not a difficult read either :)

A recommended buy for anyone interested in having a handheld source to endless children's literature!
Educators or parents will find this well worth the money.

The conditions was very good as stated in the description. Well priced and very quick delivery. Very satisfied!

The text book is easy to read, the books listed in the appendix are a good mix of books for all ages. The text book's information is positive and the set up is in a logical order.

I enjoyed learning how to use more literature in my classroom. In some cases the content is cluttered by book titles but they are very good references for creating a literacy rich environment.

Im sure this is a great book......for someone who ORDERED A 3RD EDITION!!!! However, I ordered a 6th edition....and was sent a 3rd. When I contacted the seller to resolve this matter, they simply informed me that Amazon has a tendency to put the same ISBN numbers on numerous editions of books. So, when I asked them what they were going to do about it, they simply said, "im not sure what you are asking for, we sent what you ordered." So, needless to say, I probably wont be doing this again!

Great reference for teachers and parents alike. Book lists are fantastic and take the guess work out of figuring out which book is appropriate for which age as well as what genre the books fit into. The reading gets a bit tedious with too many book examples given for each topic, but it is very easy to skip over those parts and move on to the next topic. The book lists throughout the chapter list the books for each age and genre so you don't miss anything by skipping over 2-3 paragraphs.

This book came as a hard cover book with the cover intact and brand new. Got it very fast and in time for my class!