The Power of the Page : Children's Books and Their Readers (Paperback)

Introduction: Children’s Response to Story; Part 1 The Picture and the Story; Chapter 1 The Power of the Picture Book, Susan Fremantle; Chapter 2 The Multi-layered Picture Book, Walsh Sharon; Chapter 3 Bridging The Great Divide: Picture Books for Children in Secondary Schools, Martin Godleman; Chapter 4 Such Agreeable Friends: Children and Animal Literature, Pat Pinsent; Chapter 5 Making Connections: Children’s Books and Cohesion, Barbara Hearn; Part 2 The Reader; Chapter 6 ‘Once upon a time’: A Study of Children’s Response to Fairytale, Susan Fremantle; Chapter 7 ‘The Perfect Ending to the Perfect Story’: The appeal of Enid Blyton, Fiona Collins; Chapter 8 Children’s Books and the Emotions, Nicola Humble; Chapter 9 Finding the Right Book for a Reader, Philippa Hunt; Chapter 10 Moving On: Becoming a Mature Reader, Jacquie Nunn; Chapter 11 The Individual and Society: Novels for Adolescents, Catherine Sheldon; Part 3 The World; Chapter 12 Telly Texts: Children’s Books and the Media, Kim Reynolds; Chapter 13 Meg Meets the Turtles: Whose Books Count in Primary Classrooms?, Alison Kelly; Chapter 14 Story and the Development of Children’s Language and Literacy, Mary Walsh; Chapter 15 Finding Something to Read: How Libraries and School Bookshops Can Help Children to Become Readers, Sue Mansfield;