Illustrated resource book of insights, strategies and resources for storytelling to primary and pre-school children, adapted by Maurice Saxby who has added teaching suggestions and resources suitable to an Australian environment. Suitable as a text for courses in children's literature and primary teacher reference. Includes a bibliography. Pamela Cooper is professor of communication studies at Northwestern University. Rives Collins is assistant professor of theatre at Northwestern University. Also available in hardback. Maurice Saxby is a respected authority on children's literature in Australia and is the co-editor of 'Give Them Wings: The Experience of Children's Literature'.
The Rainbow Serpent - Southern Cross - Prometheus - Maui - Osiris - Seven sleepers - Jonah - Noah and the Great Flood - Midas and the golden touch - Daedalus and Icarus - Holy Grail - Apocalypse - The seven seals.
Based on 'A History of Australian Children's Literature 1841-1941' first published in 1969. Provides an overview of children's literature in Australia over one hundred years with an emphasis on social and educational attitudes. Takes a genre -based as well as a chronological approach, and incorporates material that has been made available from private collections since 1969. Includes references, a select, chronological bibliography and an index. Also available in hardback. The author has been made a member of the Order of Australia, has been awarded the Dromkeen Medal and the Lady Cutler Award for services to children's literature, and was first president of the Children's Book Council of Australia.
Primary teacher reference book which considers children's literature. Discusses the range of literature available and the techniques authors employ; considers elements to look for in children's reading; and outlines strategies which can be employed to inspire enthusiasm for literature in children. Includes a bibliography, a list of references to children's books and a list of teaching resource material.
Russell's weekend adventures with his grandparents at their beachside cottage on Botany Bay. A nostalgic children's picture story book, superbly illustrated and designed.
Sequel to the author's two-volume 'A History of Australian Children's Literature', which covered the period 1841-1970. It examines trends as well as themes and the work of individual authors and illustrators. Each chapter concludes with references and further reading lists. It is indexed according to title, author and editor, illustrator and photographer, and subject. Author was the first president of the Children's Book Council of Australia, and has been awarded the Dromkeen Medal and the Lady Cutler Award for services to children's literature.
A listing of recommended Puffin books for children of all ages. Suggestions are made by Maurice Saxby, a consultant to 'The Puffin Bookclub' and lecturer in children's literature at colleges and universities in Australia and overseas. Divided into age groups starting with books for babies (0-3), books for early childhood (2-6), beginning school (4-6), early and middle primary (7-9+), middle and upper primary (9-12), upper primary and junior secondary (11-15+), young adult or teenage literature and then a general chapter on books for all age groups.
Entries for nearly 1000 children's books are arranged in this guide in order of reading age, ranging from wordless books to upper primary and poetry books. Authors' names and, where appropriate, brief descriptions of story lines are included. Indexes cover titles, authors, illustrators and subjects.
Stories for young and old with dramatic illustrations about 25 women from the history and legends of Greece, China, Israel, Arabia, Britain, Europe and the Amerindians. The heroines, rulers, holy women, courageous survivors, enchantresses and goddesses include Pocahontas, Boadicea, Hildegard of Bingen, Atalanta, Scheherazade, Guanyin and Aphrodite. By the author of the 'History of Australian Children's Literature' and illustrated by the winner of the 1986 Hans Christian Andersen Illustration Award. With an introduction, bibliography and an index.
The lives of 25 extraordinary women ranging from Aphrodite, Goddess of Love, through to Mary Bryant, drawn from myths and legends, history and folklore. Companion volume to the author's TGreat Deeds of Superheroes'.
Images of Australia' examines the range of fiction being written for and offered to children in that particular period of our national development when Australia was reinventing itself after the Great Depression of the 1930s and its involvement in World War II. The fiction documents the multiple images of Australian life - the land and its people - that were being presented to young readers both at home and abroad. Many of these images arose from a developing national identity and hence helped form the outlook of a generation of Australians. In many ways, this period, 1940-1970, also laid the foundation for an Australian children's literature that has now won international acclaim.
Books in the Life of a Child explores the value of books and reading in the stimulation of children's imagination and their fundamental importance in the development of language and true literacy. It examines not only the vast range of children's books available but also how to introduce young people to the joys of reading in the home, the school and in the community. The book has been written as a resource for all adults, especially teachers, student teachers, librarians and parents, and those who care about the value of literature for children. It is a comprehensive and critical guide, with chapters on the history of children's literature and an analysis of its many forms and genres, from poetry, fairytale, myth, legend and fantasy, through realistic and historical fiction, to humour, pulp fiction and information books.
Illustrated resource book of insights, strategies and resources for storytelling to primary and pre-school children, adapted by Maurice Saxby who has added teaching suggestions and resources suitable to an Australian environment. Suitable as a text for courses in children's literature and primary teacher reference. Includes a bibliography. Pamela Cooper is professor of communication studies at Northwestern University. Rives Collins is assistant professor of theatre at Northwestern University. Also available in hardback. Maurice Saxby is a respected authority on children's literature in Australia and is the co-editor of 'Give Them Wings: The Experience of Children's Literature'.
Books in the Life of a Child explores the value of books and reading in the stimulation of children's imagination and their fundamental importance in the development of language and true literacy. It examines not only the vast range of children's books available but also how to introduce young people to the joys of reading in the home, the school and in the community. The book has been written as a resource for all adults, especially teachers, student teachers, librarians and parents, and those who care about the value of literature for children. It is a comprehensive and critical guide, with chapters on the history of children's literature and an analysis of its many forms and genres, from poetry, fairytale, myth, legend and fantasy, through realistic and historical fiction, to humour, pulp fiction and information books.
Sandrino was so handsome that when he passed by, people turned their heads to look at him. But the fact that he was beautiful was more of a curse than a blessing because every woman who laid eyes on him fell instantly in love. Annoyed with his good looks, he vowed that he would make a pact with the Devil if only he could be not so attractive. The Devil appeared and the bargain was struck.
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