http://childrensliteraturesite.com Childrens Literature News en-us Copyright 2008 Sun, 05 Oct 2008 10:01:45 -0500 http://childrensliteraturesite.com/children-literature-articles/childrens-literature-and-movies.phpChildrens Literature And Movies<p>Movies are the perfect vehicle for children's fairy tales. These fairy tales are centuries old but there is reason that they have survived through the ages. Their themes, characters, and magic appeal to children and adults because they resonate with everyone. Who doesn't want to read to see a story about a beautiful young girl who tames a beast and makes him her prince? Who doesn't want to find his true love without ragard to her wealth or station? When they were written, they appealed to the rich and poor alike. Of course, Disney did the world a great service when th... <b>Tags: </b><a href="http://technorati.com/tag/Childrens+Literature+And+Movies" rel="tag">Childrens Literature And Movies</a></p>Sun, 05 Oct 2008 10:01:45 -0500 http://childrensliteraturesite.com/children-literature-articles/illustrations-from-classic-childrens-literature.phpIllustrations From Classic Childrens Literature<p>Another favorite to children of all ages, especially girls, is The Secret Garden. Who couldn't love this book about friendship, magic, and mystery? The lovely illustrations make the story so genuine and beguiling. The Garden is a major part of the story and is reproduced beautifully in this classic book. <b>Tags: </b><a href="http://technorati.com/tag/Illustrations+From+Classic+Childrens+Literature" rel="tag">Illustrations From Classic Childrens Literature</a></p>Sun, 05 Oct 2008 10:01:45 -0500 http://childrensliteraturesite.com/children-literature-articles/childrens-literature-lesson-plans.phpChildrens Literature Lesson Plans<p>A great writing assignment after students have read a book, they write fan fiction. They might write another story about the characters in their book or write what happens to everyone after the book ends. <b>Tags: </b><a href="http://technorati.com/tag/Childrens+Literature+Lesson+Plans" rel="tag">Childrens Literature Lesson Plans</a></p>Sun, 05 Oct 2008 10:01:45 -0500 http://childrensliteraturesite.com/children-literature-articles/integrating-childrens-literature-with-science.phpIntegrating Childrens Literature With Science<p>Most of the schools encourages Reading and Writing by including them in their curriculum.This has enabled the students to improve their vocabulary and prove sound in their academic career.Also, in most academic classes, the teacher only assigns reading in the text books. Because science is one of the more technical classes, science teachers tend to be very wedded to their textbooks. In order for children to improve reading and writing skills, even science teachers must start integrating children's literature with science. <b>Tags: </b><a href="http://technorati.com/tag/Integrating+Childrens+Literature+With+Science" rel="tag">Integrating Childrens Literature With Science</a></p>Sun, 05 Oct 2008 10:01:45 -0500 http://childrensliteraturesite.com/children-literature-articles/childrens-literature-and-diversity.phpChildrens Literature And Diversity<p>Another way to add diversity to a library is in the Biography section. If you were to do a study of most libraries' Biography section, you would find that most of the books are about white men. Times are changing. There are so many biographies about famous people of color and libraries must make an effort to buy them. Particularly if a school has many minority students, librarians have a duty to make sure that their collection reflects their population. Catalogs arrive in libraries every day. These catalogs have myriads of collections of multicultural encyclopedias an... <b>Tags: </b><a href="http://technorati.com/tag/Childrens+Literature+And+Diversity" rel="tag">Childrens Literature And Diversity</a></p>Sun, 05 Oct 2008 10:01:45 -0500 http://childrensliteraturesite.com/children-literature-articles/childrens-literature-conferences.phpChildrens Literature Conferences<p>The 2008 conference will feature several very important children's authors. For anyone interested in children's literature or for professionals, this conference is a not to be missed opportunity. One of the featured speakers is Lois Lowry who received the 2007 Margaret A. Edwards Award for lifetime achievement in writing for young adults. Anyone who is familiar with children's literature knows that Ms. Lowry has written some the finest books in young adult literature. If she had just written one book, she would have deserved the award. Her book The Giver is certainly ... <b>Tags: </b><a href="http://technorati.com/tag/Childrens+Literature+Conferences" rel="tag">Childrens Literature Conferences</a></p>Sun, 05 Oct 2008 10:01:45 -0500 http://childrensliteraturesite.com/children-literature-articles/genre-in-childrens-literature.phpGenre In Childrens Literature<p>Non-fiction books are another genre. These include non-fiction, informational books, and biographies. These very important books help children to learn about famous people, different historical events, and fun information like animals and dinosaurs. These books work well when integrated into academic classes. <b>Tags: </b><a href="http://technorati.com/tag/Genre+In+Childrens+Literature" rel="tag">Genre In Childrens Literature</a></p>Sun, 05 Oct 2008 10:01:45 -0500