A classic. This books explains how books serve children's needs at different stages of their development up to the age of six. Although the books recommended are now somewhat out of date the text itself is still very helpful in explaining the importance of particular books to individual children.

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Product Description

The revised edition of this resource for guiding children through the books available to them, has been updated with an appendix of American titles alongside Butler's 475 original descriptions. Each chapter is devoted to an age-range and includes a summary of each book, including illustrations.

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Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #968536 in Books
• Published on: 1998-02-06
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 288 pages

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Customer Reviews

Books are essential to children's conceptual development.
Details the central role that words (concepts) have in the development of a capable child; Advocates reading to children from their earliest moments to make reading and thinking in words a core mental skill. Contains numerous recommendations of specific books, giving reasons, and concentrating on the features that will develop critical thinking skills, not political correctness.

Essential reading
Essential reading for parents - it provides a great list of books to help you find your way around the huge selection available. It gives you enough information to make informed choices for both your child's, and your own likes, and dislikes. Above all this a comforting read about imparting the joy of reading rather than the pain of "learning" to read.