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Tables of Contents for Edging the Boundaries of Children's Literature
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Preface
vii
The Boundaries of Children's Literature
1
20
Picture Books and the Narrative Role of Illustration
21
34
Alphabet and Counting Books: Teaching More Than Letters and Numbers
55
19
The Delight and Wisdom of Children's Poetry
74
26
The Oral Voices of Folklore
100
33
Myths and Epics: Tales of Universal Truths
133
29
The Retelling of the Biblical Tale
162
31
Fantasy: Conceiving Truth through the Imagination
193
35
Realism: Truth, Whether It Happened or Not
228
32
Historical Fiction: Recasting the Past
260
33
Biography: The Telling of a Life's Story
293
36
Nonfiction: A Pack of Facts in Pursuit of Truth
329
29
Caldecott Award Books
358
6
Newbery Award Books
364
9
Subject Index
373
3
Author, Illustrators, and Title Index
376