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Peer reviewedKatz, Wendy R. – Children's Literature in Education, 1980
Discusses food and food-related images, notions, values, and customs that have a unique and significant role in children's literature. (MKM)
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Cultural Traits, Elementary Education, Food
Kennedy, X. J. – School Library Journal, 1991
This exploration of the two leading varieties of nonsense literature defines strict nonsense as that in which the laws of nature are suspended and replaced by new laws which the author decrees, and loose nonsense as usually comic writing about a singular unlikely event. Examples of these two types of verse in children's literature are cited. (22…
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Elementary Secondary Education, Fantasy, Fiction
Alberghene, Janice M. – Journal of Children in Contemporary Society, 1988
Surveys research on children's literature and humor by professionals in the field. Presents an overview of pre-twentieth century books which indicate the main lines of development of humor in children's literature. (FMW)
Descriptors: Children, Childrens Literature, Eighteenth Century Literature, English Literature
Peer reviewedLink, Nina; Cherow-O'Leary, Renee – Educational Technology, Research and Development, 1990
Discusses the publication process as well as research and development activities of The Magazine Group, the part of the Children's Television Workshop (CTW) that produces print materials for children, parents, and elementary school teachers. Highlights include reformatting a magazine, testing story appeal, testing children's humor, and the…
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Childrens Television, Educational Television, Elementary School Teachers
Peer reviewedHowe, Frederick C. – Child Study Journal, 1993
Explores developmental patterns in children from kindergarten through grade six. Highlights physical development, including height, activity level, motor skills, and health; mental development, including abstract thought, academic focus, learning difficulties, subject preferences, and creativity; psychosocial development, including interpersonal…
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Books, Child Health, Childrens Literature
