"Wait a Second...": Negotiating Complex Narratives in "Black and White.".

McClay, Jill Kedersha

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ERIC Number: EJ607836

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Publication Date: 2000

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"Wait a Second...": Negotiating Complex Narratives in "Black and White."

McClay, Jill Kedersha

Children's Literature in Education, v31 n2 p91-106 Jun 2000

Considers some aspects of contemporary picture books that can be especially engaging for readers young and old. Reports a study of readers of various ages who read and discussed David Macaulay's picture book "Black and White." Considers questions of concern that these readings raise for adults who are interested in children's reading. Reports several reading strategies used by subjects. (NH)

Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Early Childhood Education, Picture Books, Postmodernism, Reader Response, Reader Text Relationship, Reading Strategies

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive; Reports - Evaluative

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Language: English

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