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PDF pending restorationBirkman, Marlene Ann – 1977
Children's poetry no longer connotes holidays, nonsense, moral dicta, or the what's, why's, and how's of life, connotations that have frequently stereotyped poetry as sissy, baby, or boring stuff. Children's poems of the seventies suggest that any simple subject has become the province of a poem, including such topics as mud, oil slicks, sharks,…
Descriptors: Childhood Interests, Childrens Literature, Elementary Education, Language Arts
Apseloff, Marilyn – 1979
There has been a remarkable amount of production and publication of children's poetry since the 1960s. One of the early, popular anthologies of children's poetry was "Miracles" (Simon & Shuster, 1966), with poems from English-speaking countries revealing how imaginative children could be and their use of metaphors. "The Me Nobody Knows: Children's…
Descriptors: Anthologies, Childhood Attitudes, Childhood Interests, Childrens Literature
Sutherland, Zena; And Others – 1981
Designed for classes in children's literature in English and education departments and in library schools, the emphases in this book are on understanding children and their needs, on perspectives and background, on criteria and types of literature, and on artists and authors. The first part provides an overview of children's needs and interests,…
Descriptors: Authors, Censorship, Childhood Interests, Childhood Needs
