Author: Margaret C. GillespiePublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 405
Book Description
Creative Growth Trough Literature for Children and Adolescents
Author: Margaret C. GillespiePublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 405
Book Description
Creative Growth Through Literature for Children and Adolescents
Author: Margaret C. GillespiePublisher: Merrill Publishing Company
ISBN:
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 424
Book Description
Little House, Long Shadow
Author: Anita Clair FellmanPublisher: University of Missouri Press
ISBN: 0826266339
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 360
Book Description
Beyond their status as classic children’s stories, Laura Ingalls Wilder’s Little House books play a significant role in American culture that most people cannot begin to appreciate. Millions of children have sampled the books in school; played out the roles of Laura and Mary; or visited Wilder homesites with their parents, who may be fans themselves. Yet, as Anita Clair Fellman shows, there is even more to this magical series with its clear emotional appeal: a covert political message that made many readers comfortable with the resurgence of conservatism in the Reagan years and beyond. In Little House, Long Shadow, a leading Wilder scholar offers a fresh interpretation of the Little House books that examines how this beloved body of children’s literature found its way into many facets of our culture and consciousness—even influencing the responsiveness of Americans to particular political views. Because both Wilder and her daughter, Rose Wilder Lane, opposed the New Deal programs being implemented during the period in which they wrote, their books reflect their use of family history as an argument against the state’s protection of individuals from economic uncertainty. Their writing emphasized the isolation of the Ingalls family and the family’s resilience in the face of crises and consistently equated self-sufficiency with family acceptance, security, and warmth. Fellman argues that the popularity of these books—abetted by Lane’s overtly libertarian views—helped lay the groundwork for a negative response to big government and a positive view of political individualism, contributing to the acceptance of contemporary conservatism while perpetuating a mythic West. Beyond tracing the emergence of this influence in the relationship between Wilder and her daughter, Fellman explores the continuing presence of the books—and their message—in modern cultural institutions from classrooms to tourism, newspaper editorials to Internet message boards. Little House, Long Shadow shows how ostensibly apolitical artifacts of popular culture can help explain shifts in political assumptions. It is a pioneering look at the dissemination of books in our culture that expands the discussion of recent political transformations—and suggests that sources other than political rhetoric have contributed to Americans’ renewed appreciation of individualist ideals.
Resources in Education
Author: Jesse Stuart
Author: J.R. LeMasterPublisher: University Press of Kentucky
ISBN: 0813194725
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 198
Book Description
J. R. LeMaster and Mary Washington Clarke have here assembled a distinguished collection of essays on the works of Jesse Stuart. A prolific writer, Stuart is at home in many different genres; his poetry, his short stories, his novels, and his autobiographical writings are widely known, and his books for children have enjoyed great popularity. Despite the variety of his work and despite the diversity of the ten essayists' points of view, there emerges from this volume a consistent view of a man whose close contact with the land and the people of his region has produced a distinctive body of writing. H. Edward Richardson offers us a glimpse of Jesse Stuart at home, freely and earnestly discussing his work and relating it to the scenes about him. This essay forms a background for the other contributors' discussions of Stuart's humor, his use of folklore, and his persistent agrarian point of view. This, the first collection of all new critical essays on Stuart's writings, succeeds admirably in what criticism is supposed to do-making more accessible the important work of a significant writer.
Bibliotherapy
Author: John T. PardeckPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1000510131
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 132
Book Description
First Published in 1993 Bibliotherapy provides literature for mental health professionals which can be used with a clinical approach in helping children with problems. For those not familiar with bibliotherapy, it provides an extensive introduction to the field including reviews of its effectiveness, value and limitations, as well as examples of practical application. Chapters include an overview of bibliotherapy, clinical application, changing role models, blended family, separation and divorce, child abuse, foster care, adoption, and childhood fears. Over 350 children’s books are listed, each briefly annotated, from which the clinician can select suitable material for therapeutic intervention. This book is an essential read for scholars, researchers, and practitioners of clinical psychology, psychology in general.
Creativity in Counseling Children and Adolescents
Author: Teresa Behrend FletcherPublisher: Taylor & Francis
ISBN: 1351819569
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 426
Book Description
Creativity in Counseling Children and Adolescents shows counselors and other mental health professionals how to use a wide variety of creative and experiential activities that emphasize strengths and skills-focused work. The first section addresses the basic tenets of experiential learning, guiding readers through ways to build a creative and interactive environment for counseling. Later chapters lay out methods for choosing activities and finding the right match between diverse interests, skills, abilities, and cultural considerations. Once an activity is identified and implemented, the book shows counselors how to help children make meaning and capitalize on the benefits of the activity through processing and transferring skills.
Choosing Books for Young People
Author: John R. T. EttlingerPublisher: Chicago : American Library Association
ISBN:
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 248
Book Description
Catalog of Copyright Entries. Third Series
Author: Library of Congress. Copyright OfficePublisher: Copyright Office, Library of Congress
ISBN:
Category : Copyright
Languages : en
Pages : 1608
Book Description
Youth Literature
Author: W. Bernard LukenbillPublisher: Taylor & Francis
ISBN: 9780824084981
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 488
Book Description
General Books publication date: 2009 Original publication date: 1911 Original Publisher: Eaton