Tunnel and Jacobs explain the different literary types or "genres" in chapter 6. They mention that all literature is either prose or poetry. The main difference is that prose is written in paragraph form. A diagram on page 57 further illustrates the different types of prose and poetry.
Chapter 7 explains the various types of picture books. Namely, these books can be any genre, including poetry, alphabet, counting, concept, participation, and predictable. Picture books are unique in that the text and illustrations both share the job of telling the story or teaching a concept.
Tunnel and Jacobs discuss poetry in chapter 8. They offer advice to teachers regarding this topic. Namely, that they do not turn off children from poetry. They recommend that teachers be subtle in teaching poetry. They stress that teachers should teach children an appreciation for poetery without ulterior motives. They provide an example of a teacher who would write a new poem on the chalkboard every day without reading or referring to it. Eventually, the children begin to point out their favorite poems and it became a topic that they could discuss on an irregular basis. The teacher's subtle manner taught the children an appreciation for poetry.
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Chapter 8 was very interesting to me. I really like the way in which poetry was explained. It gives a bigger and better picture of how to create and understand it better.
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