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| Elementary English | 57 |
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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
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
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
Porter, Jane – Elementary English, 1973
Reviews research studies investigating the role of literature in elementary schools today. (MM)
Descriptors: Books, Characterization, Childrens Literature, Elementary Education
Donelson, Kenneth L. – Elementary English, 1974
Discusses the possibility of censorship of children's and adolescent's books and offers concrete suggestions for preventing or combatting such censorship. (TO)
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Books, Censorship, Childrens Literature
Brubaker, Nancy L. – Elementary English, 1975
A good children's book is an exciting alternate language arts textbook. (JH)
Descriptors: Books, Childrens Literature, Creative Dramatics, Creative Writing
McCracken, Glenn – Elementary English, 1972
People may be overreacting when they condemn all violence in children's literature. (MF)
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Books, Childrens Literature, Elementary Education
Colbath, Mary Lou – Elementary English, 1971
The author compares and contrasts the work of J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, and Lloyd Alexander. She believes that fairy tales encourage the development of idealism necessary for adulthood. (AF)
Descriptors: Allegory, Fiction, Literary Influences, Literature
Painter, Helen W. – Elementary English, 1970
Discusses the life and art of the illustrator-author, Leonard Weisgard. (SW)
Descriptors: Authors, Biographies, Books, Children
Beaven, Mary H. – Elementary English, 1974
Suggests using books to encourage self disclosure (an individual expressing the affect experienced toward his or her own thoughts and emotions and toward interactions with other people and the environment) as one way to foster healthy personality growth. (TO)
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Affective Objectives, Books, Childrens Literature
Gunderson, Ethel – Elementary English, 1972
Offers reactions of seven year olds to some of the books read to them and evaluates the books in view of these reactions. Bibliography of books under discussion. (RB)
Descriptors: Books, Child Development, Childrens Literature, Critical Thinking
Kamenetsky, Christa – Elementary English, 1974
Discusses the paradox of the folktale style, its natural simplicity without being simplistic, that the Grimm brothers recorded and perfected in their collection of folktales. (TO)
Descriptors: Books, Childrens Literature, Folk Culture, Literary History
