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Peer reviewedHeins, Ethel L. – Theory into Practice, 1982
In attempting to define what constitutes a good children's book, the author looks at attitudes of those who have set standards in the past, such as Caroline Hewins, a Hartford, Connecticut, librarian of the late nineteenth century. Points that must be considered in evaluating children's books are made. (PP)
Descriptors: Childhood Interests, Childrens Literature, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Criteria
Peer reviewedHannabuss, Stuart – Children's Literature in Education, 1977
Surveys what was being read by children in Britain from 1910 to 1950 and what the experts advised teachers, librarians, and children to read. (GT)
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Childhood Interests, Childrens Literature, Foreign Countries
Download full textAdler-Kassner, Linda – 1995
A study explored the debate over comic books and children in the 1950s, addressing the communication role of comic books in forming a new community of comic book fans during that period. Using E.C. (Educational Comics) comic books as a case study, the conventions of the comic books, correspondence between producers and consumers, and articles by…
Descriptors: Audience Response, Case Studies, Childhood Interests, Comics (Publications)
Axford, Roger W. – 1980
The lives and careers of 24 contemporary American Indians, including Dr. Louis W. Ballard (musician and composer, Cherokee and Sioux); Charles Banks Wilson (artist and historian); Veronica L. Murdock (President of the National Congress of American Indians, Mohave); Peter MacDonald, Sr. (Chairman of the Navajo Tribal Council, Navajo); and Jim…
Descriptors: Alaska Natives, American Indians, Artists, Athletes
Barber, Marshall A. – 1953
Written in 1953, this book presents the reminiscences of a renowned scientist about his early education in a one-room school at Prairie View, Kansas, during the 1870s and 1880s. The first chapter records early memories of the road to school, and describes the community of Anglo and German farmers served by Prairie View. Other chapters describe…
Descriptors: Childhood Interests, Educational Environment, Educational Experience, Educational History
Sebesta, Sam – 1990
The wealth of information gleaned from reading research both past and present needs to be applied to a practical eclectic reading methodology. First, an emergent instruction model needs to be created that takes into account the immediate interests and needs of the learner. This model should recognize that learning is a transaction, with the…
Descriptors: Basal Reading, Beginning Reading, Childhood Interests, Childrens Literature
Beust, Nora E. – Office of Education, United States Department of the Interior, 1940
The importance of reading in the lives of children demands that teachers, librarians, and parents give careful attention to the selection of books from which children may make their choices. The purpose of this bibliography is to acquaint adults and children with the wide range of interesting subjects and readable styles of literature which are…
Descriptors: Educational History, Childrens Literature, Instructional Materials, Public Libraries
