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Children's Literature Basics

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Closing [3:15]
Sylvia Vardell used the idea of past, present, and future as a way of looking at and discussing childhood and books. From helping children learn about the world and how it works, developing relationships and family bonds in the early stages of childhood to looking at what children's literature can do for their future by creating more critical thinkers, better writers, and more well-rounded caring citizens, children's literature is one of the most important things you can share with children.

About the Author

Sylvia M. Vardell

Sylvia Vardell is Professor Emerita of literature for children and young adults in the School of Library and Information Studies at Texas Woman's University. She has authored or co-authored more than 100 published articles, more than 25 book chapters and given more than 150 presentations at national and international conferences. She is the author of Children's Literature in Action: A Librarian's Guide, Poetry Aloud Here!, The Poetry Teacher's Book of Lists, Poetry People, and co-edits many poetry anthologies for young people with collaborator and poet Janet Wong.

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Vardell, Sylvia M. "Children's Literature Basics. Closing [3:15]." School Library Connection, ABC-CLIO, September 2015, schoollibraryconnection.com/Content/Course/1960214?learningModuleId=1960216&topicCenterId=2247902.

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