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Title:
Types of Children's Literature
A Collection of the World's Best Literature for Children, For Use in Colleges, Normal Schools and Library Schools
Credits: Produced by Curtis Weyant, Charles Franks and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team
Summary: "Types of Children's Literature" by Walter Barnes is a collection of prose and poetry intended for educational use, likely written in the early 20th century. The work serves as an anthology for students and teachers, compiling representative selections that illustrate various genres, themes, and authors of children's literature across different time periods. The aim is to enhance the appreciation of literature among both children and adults, presenting the beauty, wisdom, and joy found in children's stories. The opening of the book sets the stage for its purpose and organization. Barnes outlines the need for a structured anthology that is suitable for teaching, highlighting the challenges faced by educators in finding accessible and high-quality children's literature. He explains his approach to curating a diverse collection that includes nursery rhymes, fables, fairy tales, and classic poems, ensuring that each selection is a masterpiece in its own right. This introduction conveys Barnes's dedication to providing a comprehensive resource that not only serves college students but also helps parents and children appreciate the richness of literature tailored for young readers. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Reading Level: Reading ease score: 72.4 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.
Editor: Barnes, Walter, 1880-1969
EBook No.: 6588
Published: Sep 1, 2004
Downloads: 159
Language: English
Subject: Children's literature
LoCC: Language and Literatures: Juvenile belles lettres
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.
This edition has images.
Title:
Types of Children's Literature
A Collection of the World's Best Literature for Children, For Use in Colleges, Normal Schools and Library Schools
Credits: Produced by Curtis Weyant, Charles Franks and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team
Summary: "Types of Children's Literature" by Walter Barnes is a collection of prose and poetry intended for educational use, likely written in the early 20th century. The work serves as an anthology for students and teachers, compiling representative selections that illustrate various genres, themes, and authors of children's literature across different time periods. The aim is to enhance the appreciation of literature among both children and adults, presenting the beauty, wisdom, and joy found in children's stories. The opening of the book sets the stage for its purpose and organization. Barnes outlines the need for a structured anthology that is suitable for teaching, highlighting the challenges faced by educators in finding accessible and high-quality children's literature. He explains his approach to curating a diverse collection that includes nursery rhymes, fables, fairy tales, and classic poems, ensuring that each selection is a masterpiece in its own right. This introduction conveys Barnes's dedication to providing a comprehensive resource that not only serves college students but also helps parents and children appreciate the richness of literature tailored for young readers. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Reading Level: Reading ease score: 72.4 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.
Editor: Barnes, Walter, 1880-1969
EBook No.: 6588
Published: Sep 1, 2004
Downloads: 159
Language: English
Subject: Children's literature
LoCC: Language and Literatures: Juvenile belles lettres
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.