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Cianciolo, Patricia – Elementary English, 1975
Professional educators should expose children to "feeling books" which will help children learn about ". . . people's motivations, their strengths and frailties, their sensitivities and their hopes and dreams." (JH)
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Books, Childrens Literature, Emotional Experience
Darling, Richard L. – Elementary English, 1974
Censorship of children's books is a fairly recent phenomenon. (JH)
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Books, Censorship, Childrens Literature
Margione, Anthony Roy – Elementary English, 1971
The teacher must now look for alternatives to one set of values in teaching English. The author lists some folk-rock songs which, when taught together with the traditional poems, may complement each other in helping the students. (MR)
Descriptors: Literature Appreciation, Literature Guides, Literature Programs, Poetry
Galbraith, Lachlan N. – Elementary English, 1975
The current undesirable preoccupation in children's books with social problems should be replaced by a return to traditional literature such as myths, folktales, and epics. (JH)
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Books, Childrens Literature, Fiction
Markwell, Margaret – Elementary English, 1973
To raise children's level of taste and reading interests to good'' literature, teachers must provide the right kind of guidance and be familiar with children's literature. (MM)
Descriptors: Books, Childrens Literature, Literature, Literature Appreciation
Troike, Dorothy – Elementary English, 1973
Descriptors: Childhood Interests, Childrens Literature, Literary Criticism, Literary Devices
Ward, Nancy – Elementary English, 1973
Pays tribute to Laura Ingalls Wilder's style as a writer of children's books and comments on her life as a woman. (RB)
Descriptors: Authors, Biographies, Books, Childrens Literature
Erdman, Loula Grace – Elementary English, 1974
Comments from young readers can be a valuable way of learning about children's books. (JH)
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Authors, Books, Characterization
Hopkins, Lee Bennett – Elementary English, 1973
Describes the life and writings of children's author, Jean Craighead George. (RB)
Descriptors: Authors, Biographies, Books, Childrens Literature
Simmons, Clifford – Elementary English, 1971
Reports the history, objectives, and projects of the National Book League. (SW)
Descriptors: Books, Childrens Literature, Literature Appreciation, National Organizations
Johnson, G. S. – Elementary English, 1974
Presents an annotated list of representative examples of Australian children's trade books. (TO)
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Australian Literature, Bibliographies, Books
Bird, Kathy – Elementary English, 1973
Suggests that present day American children's literature does define and reinforce present concepts of individualism. (MM)
Descriptors: Books, Childrens Literature, Individualism, Literary History
Cianciolo, Patricia Jean – Elementary English, 1971
The reading fare of all children, regardless of their cultural background, must merge the new and the strange with what is believable, authentic, familiar and immediate. Discusses the why and how to do this. Bibliography. (Author/RB)
Descriptors: Books, Childrens Literature, Cultural Enrichment, Directed Reading Activity
Fox, Paula – Elementary English, 1975
Descriptors: Authors, Books, Childrens Literature, Literature Appreciation
Chambers, Dewey W. – Elementary English, 1971
Children's literature can help the young student develop an open and receptive attitude toward the arts. (MR)
Descriptors: Art Appreciation, Books, Childrens Literature, Illustrations
