Teaching children's literature -- An introduction to genre and to the history of children's literature -- Selecting and evaluating children's literature -- The picture book : linking word and image -- Poetry : the music of language -- Drama : the art of the present -- Folklore : a global legacy -- Informational books : finding the aesthetic -- Integrated historical literature : the human dimension -- Life's vocations and callings : biography, autobiography, and memoir -- Contemporary realism : through the eyes of others -- Fantasy and science fiction : what if? -- Celebrations and commemorations : understanding our world.