Chapter 7 in the textbook was all about realistic fiction. Realistic fiction is the sense that the setting, characters, and events are plausible, meaning they reflect contemporary places, people, and situations. There are many different categories for realistic fiction. These include: survival/ adventure, mystery, humor, animals, sports, family, and growing up. Children benefit from reading realistic fiction in several ways. One way is because realistic fiction honestly portrays the realities of life so children can gain a more in-depth understanding of human problems and relationships. A good realist fiction book will portray the real world in all its contexts. Children and adults in various societies and cultures can relate to books that reflect and confirm their lives.
Towards the end of the chapter I visited some of the resources that were given. An important resource for parents, teachers, and students to visit is Censorship, the Internet, Intellectual Freedom, and Youth website. This website has a great section under the “Children’s Literature” page for young children to visit. On this page you will find: Special Interest Page, Readings in children's literature, Project Eclipse, Cookbooks, Children's book publishers, Sharing literature, Webbing, Female voices in picture books, African-American, Part one, African-American, Part two, Asian-American, Hispanic-American, Native-American, Sensitive issues, Censorship, Traditional literature, Fairy tales, Snow White, Female stories, Pirates, David Wisniewski's Golem, Literary biographies, Author biographies, Informational resources, Author, Children writing and publishing, American history on the Web, Selected bibliography for children's and youth services in libraries, Analysis of a Picture Book, Creation of a Visual Interpretive Analysis, Visual Interpretive Analyses Page, Cyber library, Children's Literature Literacy Test, Picture Inconsistencies, Islamic Traditions and Muslim Cultures, and Native Americans: A Resource List for Teaching. There truly is something for everyone on this website, and that is why I think it is such an awesome resource for you to be acquainted with!
The other resource that I thought offered a large amount of information was the CCBC Intellectual Freedom Services. This website is part of the Cooperative Children’s Book Center which specializes in intellectual freedom issues as they relate to children’s and teens’ access to materials in libraries and classrooms. There is a rich variety of resources that include a list of education and advocacy groups and a “what if” library of questions and answers about book challenges. The website also offers many book lists, books of the week, and award winning books for children to browse.
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