Pub Date : 2015-01-02DOI: 10.1080/13614541.2015.976075
J. Beach
A content analysis of two annual lists of the “best” children’s books in the United States was conducted to discover whether adults’ and children’s views overlap or diverge. All the children’s books on two prominent lists were included for the years 1975 to 2005 (for books published from 1974 to 2004): the American Library Association’s Notable Children’s Books (chosen by a committee of librarians) and the International Reading Association’s Children’s Choices (chosen by children). Analyses reveal that instead of an expected 50% overlap of titles (chosen to offer each perspective equal status), there is only a 4.36% overlap averaged for a thirty year period. Using a test of proportions, the difference is significant for each year and overall at the p < .01 level. The results suggest a significant divergence between the providers and consumers of children’s literature. Relatively few authors were appreciated by both groups, most being preferred by one and not the other. Award winning books prominent on the adult list seldom appear on the children’s list. This study raises the question of whether parents, teachers, and librarians may need to pay closer attention to children’s views of what is interesting and desirable reading matter if we are to assist all children in becoming strong and avid readers. Suggestions are made for achieving a balance between the efferent and aesthetic poles evident in this divergence.
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Pub Date : 2015-01-02DOI: 10.1080/13614541.2015.976073
Margaret K. Merga
The possibilities for making social connections around books have increased with the advent of online social networking. This article explores engagement of keen adolescent book readers from the West Australian Study in Adolescent Book Reading in social networking in general, and social networking around books. Frequent book readers are found to have a lower frequency of engagement in social networking than infrequent readers, with some students resistant to social networking in general. Others used social networking to access book reviews, without active participation. The most active participants were members of reading and self-publishing sites of fiction and fan-fiction.
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Pub Date : 2014-07-03DOI: 10.1080/13614541.2014.863657
J. H. Swain
In this study of Quentin Blake’s wordless picture book, Clown, which won the International Bologna Ragazzi Award in 1996, I examine the ways that the layout, color, line, perspective, directional bias and point of view act as subtexts which can influence the ‘reading’ of the pictorial narrative. Besides brief outlines of other wordless picture books and their creators there are references to those literary theorists who have informed my own work. I conclude that the lack of words in Clown is compensated for by the abundance of images, the clown’s expressive body language and the textual quality of the drawing style.
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Pub Date : 2014-07-03DOI: 10.1080/13614541.2014.948340
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Pub Date : 2014-07-03DOI: 10.1080/13614541.2014.929439
D. Xerri
Revolving around an interview with the contemporary children’s poet Michael Rosen, this article examines some of the potential effects of teachers’ attitudes toward poetry. The interview explores Rosen’s views on teachers’ attitudes toward poetry and the implications of such attitudes on students’ engagement with poetry. This article argues that teachers need to act as role models by positioning themselves as readers of poetry in order for students to perceive such reading as an enjoyable activity.
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Pub Date : 2014-07-03DOI: 10.1080/13614541.2014.929448
J. H. Swain
In this study of six illustrations from Satoshi Kitamura’s picture book, Sheep in Wolves’ Clothing, the author considers the dynamics of the images by looking at the ways that the various components relate to each other, the ways that the positions of these components might relate to our progress through the pages of the picture book, and the relationship between beholder and image. Changes in perspective and mood are considered as are the ways that a sense of animation seems sometimes to be created, all of which, the author concludes, present challenges and visual exercises for the beholder and an exciting “reading” experience.
在本研究中，作者从Satoshi Kitamura的绘本《穿狼衣的羊》(Sheep In Wolves’Clothing)中选取了六幅插图，通过观察不同组件之间相互联系的方式，这些组件的位置可能与我们在绘本页面中的进展有关的方式，以及观察者和图像之间的关系，来考虑图像的动态。视角和情绪的变化被认为是创造动画感的方式，作者总结说，所有这些都给观众带来了挑战和视觉练习，以及令人兴奋的“阅读”体验。
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Pub Date : 2014-07-03DOI: 10.1080/13614541.2014.929437
Sandra Williams
The focus of this article concerns the role the animal character can play in presenting a cultural identity that is inclusive. With reference to the metaphor of mirrors, windows, and doors (Botelho and Rudman 2009), the significance of the animal character in the genre of domestic fantasy is highlighted. Drawing on research into less well-known children’s literature in the Czech Republic, Nepal, Mauritius, and Singapore, it is argued that the talking animal is able to pass under the radar in the case of censorship and avoid representing only one particular ethnic group in multi-cultural societies. In conclusion, the case for recognition of the significance of works by minority authors in emergent children’s literature is made.
这篇文章的重点是关注动物性格在呈现一种包容性的文化认同中所起的作用。通过对镜子、窗户和门的比喻(Botelho and Rudman 2009)，强调了动物角色在家庭幻想类型中的重要性。根据对捷克共和国、尼泊尔、毛里求斯和新加坡不太知名的儿童文学的研究，作者认为，在审查制度下，会说话的动物能够通过雷达，避免在多元文化社会中只代表一个特定的民族。最后，对少数民族作家作品在新兴儿童文学中的重要性进行了论证。
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Pub Date : 2014-01-02DOI: 10.1080/13614541.2014.863666
J. Elkin
This article presents an overview of current research on the importance of access to language and story in the early years and highlights the critical influence of story, rhyme, and song in the development of babies’ early language. It highlights positive book and language experiences taken from the author's personal research and observation of parents, grandparents, babies, and toddlers during 2011–12. The conclusions suggest that we underestimate the impact of the early years on children's future development: all babies are born equal, but research shows that their experiences in the early months of life affect their life chances.
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Pub Date : 2014-01-02DOI: 10.1080/13614541.2014.863671
Andrew K. Shenton, A. Pickard
While information literacy is frequently taught through the imposition on learners of an established framework, this article suggests a different approach by taking a lead from James Herring's ideas. Specifically, it provides guidance to school-based information professionals who would like to encourage their pupils to devise their own flexible, information literacy models that are unique to them. Drawing on existing material in information science and wider thought, the article proposes areas for coverage and considers how information professionals may support the dynamic process of model construction. It is recommended that those who are intent on facilitating the creation of personal information literacy models help pupils to: identify the roles they take on in their lives; reflect on the information needs that result; ascertain the information they require in particular situations; explore their information-seeking activities; consider means by which information can be captured; and give thought as to how the information they have accessed may be used. This framework is, however, by no means rigid and readers are, of course, free to make their own adjustments.
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Pub Date : 2014-01-02DOI: 10.1080/13614541.2014.863645
A. M. Ramos
Migration is an important theme in adult Portuguese literature and an object of fictionalization by many well-known writers. Recent publications in children's literature have also begun depicting this subject and after decades of Portuguese departures, Portugal has witnessed the arrival of immigrants searching for better living conditions. This article aims to collate a set of books which deals with the issue of migration in Portuguese children's literature by identifying different types of journeys, what motivated them and where they took place. Special emphasis will be given to migration, as well as the issue of decolonization.
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