Bibliograph

How to read literature like a professor, for kids, Thomas C. Foster

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How to read literature like a professor, for kids, Thomas C. Foster

Language

eng

Index

index present

Intended audience

820L, Lexile

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

How to read literature like a professor

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Oclc number

841488195

Responsibility statement

Thomas C. Foster

resource.studyProgramName

Reading Counts RC, 6-8, 5.4, 9, Quiz: 61314.

Sub title

for kids

Summary

In How to Read Literature Like a Professor: For Kids, New York Times bestselling author and professor Thomas C. Foster gives tweens the tools they need to become thoughtful readers. With funny insights and a conversational style, he explains the way writers use symbol, metaphor, characterization, setting, plot and other key techniques to make a story come to life. From that very first middle school book report to that first college course, kids need to be able to understand the layers of meaning in literature. Foster makes learning this important skill fun and exciting by using examples from How the Grinch Stole Christmas to The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, from short stories and poems to movie scripts. This go-to guide unlocks all the hidden secrets to reading, making it entertaining and satisfying

Target audience

juvenile

Classification

Creator