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Zähringer, Raphael – Children's Literature in Education, 2017
This article explores the functions of paratextual and intra-textual pirate treasure maps in works of literature for children and young adults. Based on an examination of how the indexical X that "marks the spot" operates as the focal point of the semiotic endeavours of treasure maps, the article outlines the fragile stance of maps…
Descriptors: Maps, Childrens Literature, Adolescent Literature, Teaching Methods
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Shen, Lisa Chu – Children's Literature in Education, 2018
Modern children's literature in China has largely been dominated by narratives of the nation and nationalism. The present article sets out to question the dominance of that nationalist stance as the country transitioned into the modern era in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. By examining poetic children's literature, the author…
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Authors, Nationalism, Social Change
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Ousbey, Jack – Children's Literature in Education, 1981
Describes how one school developed six literature-based explorations involving an author of children's books that was intended to develop children's imaginations. (HOD)
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Class Activities, Creative Activities, Creative Writing