Project Gutenberg 2004-09-01 Public domain in the USA. 123 Barnes, Walter 1880 1969 Types of Children's Literature A Collection of the World's Best Literature for Children, For Use in Colleges, Normal Schools and Library Schools Produced by Curtis Weyant, Charles Franks and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team "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 ease score: 72.4 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Children's literature PZ Text Category: Short Stories Category: Children & Young Adult Reading Category: Poetry Category: Teaching & Education 1150107 2025-07-03T08:08:14.026135 text/html 1149928 2025-01-09T23:39:31.132045 text/html 492277 2025-07-03T08:08:31.040063 application/epub+zip 504317 2025-07-03T08:08:19.052184 application/epub+zip 490271 2025-07-03T08:08:16.895140 application/epub+zip 889990 2025-07-03T08:08:39.261042 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 800122 2025-07-03T08:08:28.401147 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 791183 2022-09-03T12:31:20.211331 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1047434 2025-07-03T08:08:13.288223 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 1042529 2020-12-29T21:23:32 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17021 2025-07-03T08:08:39.398018 application/rdf+xml 14012 2025-07-03T08:08:17.397125 image/jpeg 3493 2025-07-03T08:08:17.149182 image/jpeg 384728 2020-12-29T21:23:32 application/octet-stream application/zip 476497 2025-07-03T08:08:14.110136 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog