Throughout the book the authors consider language as a complex and refined semiotic system, which should be learned and practised in its multiple functions and contexts.
Besides a careful and accurate theoretical basis, the book presents several suggestions of activities and resources that allow the reader to make its own research and investigation. It focuses various themes, such as difficulties in learning and writing or multicultural dialogue using juvenile literature.

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Fernando Azevedo
Professor Auxiliar do Departamento de Ciências Integradas e Língua Materna do Instituto de Estudos da Criança e coordenador da área de Literatura Infantil e Educação para a Literacia do Centro de Investigação em promoção da Literacia e Bem-Estar da Criança (Universidade do Minho)